Evening journal., 1898-03-26
NARROWLY ESCAPEDN ROWN ING


WHOLE FAMILY CAME NEAR.
FILLING A YyATERY GRAVE.
Special correspondence Eventng journal
seaford, March Pa crowd OF Sea-
lord nlgn school Doys nave organized
! debating club Ior tine purpose OF dis
cussing the social, polltica4 and eco
nomic questions Of the day. The name
of the organization is The Young Peo-
PIES DEBATING society, and the officers
are as lollows. Harry Morgan, presi-
aent; George Dutton, vlce-p -presldent;
Iowers MeUJen, secretary; Z. Lee hor-
sey treasurer.
Miss Clna Spicer delightfully."- enter
| tained a number OF frIenus at her home
near town ON Thursday evening. A
nne musical and literary program was
| rendered, after wnicn d CollaCion Was
served, consisting OF many delicacles.
| Among those present from here We're:
/ MISS Laura Locates, Miss Fannie Hur-
/ ley, Miss lrva Scott, Miss Virgie Phil
nps, Miss Helen Hurley, OF Cambridge;
| uessrs. Artie Purse, Carlton Allen, }.
| elmer Hueston, Walter Wallace,
Charles Purse.
Mrs. h. A. Shipley entertained the
sorosis at her home, on Pine street,
On Thursday afternoon. Owing TO the
inelenent weather there We're only
| Twelve members present. Refresh
ments. consisting OF ice cream and
cake, were served.
The women of st. Luke's Guild will
hold d bazaar during Easter week.
The graduating class of the Seaford
High school has elected the following
officers. Miss Goldie Hueston, pTesi-
dent: Miss Lilly Kinder, yice-president;
Miss Ida Harris, recording secretary;
Miss Maggie Hitch, corresponding sec
retary; Miss Eva Chase, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Matthews and
children, residing near here, had mar
row escape from drowning recently.
: | The horse became frightened ait the
J roaring of the water while being driven
over the mill-dam at Concord. The oc-
, cupants were thrown into the pond,
? but fortunately all regained the shore.
Mrs. Matthews sustained a few minor
injuries, and the vehicle was badly
damaged.
II From present prospects this year
: 1 promises to be good one for farmers.
! The acreage of berries, peas, tomatoes,
E and wheat is greater than ever be-
: fore.
The cornerstone of the First Bap-
!. / list Church (colored), OF Oak Grove
: 1 will be laid tomorrow (Sunday) Ad-
: / dresses will be made by Reys. A. H
: | Mayo, Henry Johnson and others.
/; The teachers annaual examination
!, / will be held at Seaford, April %.
j.. Members Of the Methodist Protest
n ant Church have elected w. w. Le-
8 I Gates to serve as delegate, and w. S.
/. 4 Stewart as alternate to the Maryland
/. A Conference, which meets in Baltimore
/, 4 on April 6.
The fish Matching force has begun
4 work at Sharptown but will take only
perch spawn for the present.
q The warm weather of the present
d month has considerably swelled the
] I peach buds, and some Of the trees arc
4 in blossom.
1 Miss Helen Hurley, Of Cambridge
d ] Nd, is being entertained by Miss Vir-
e 4 gle Phillips.
81 J. f. James has returned to his home
Z after having undergone an operation
in the Union Mission Hospital, oa
! Philadelphia. He is much improved il
+ 4 health.
& Mrs. Priscilla Kinder is visiting Mrs
3 3 Webster Kinder, of Atlanta.
W Miss Helen Donoho has returned Il
!. ] her home, after spending the Winter
e q with relatives in Philadelphia
LII s. p Fields is visiting friends in
/ ghestei and Philadelphia
Mrs. r. X. Stephenson is VISITING
] her parents, at Smyrna.
J. Theron Stewart has been spend
4 ing the week in the Quaker City.
d James Huey has left for the city tc
d 4 secure work
A. Goldman Morgan, Of the VIII
1 mington Conference Academy, of Do
y 4 yer, is spending his vacation with
y friends in and near town.
Mrs. p. G. DuVall is visiting her son
u Augustus, in Philadelphia.
Il G. W. Scott Of Bridgeville, was in
y 1 town Thursday.