Evening journal., 1898-08-25


which makes 100 in all.
A large crowd Of sports from all over
Kent county attended the horse racing
at Cooks track on Saturday, near
town. The judges were William Evans
and John Cleaver. There will be more
racing there next Saturday. The fol-
lowing were the races:
THREE-MINUTE CLASS.
Harry Russell, Dr. e. J.
Brown ........ ............
Dixie, ]. G. Cook. ok........ p
Mountain Boy, Walter Le-
gates ........... ........... 81
Time-2.5S, 2.57. 3.01.
Hiram R., A. Downham. 2 II
Minneviola, w. r. Allaband.. 1 81
Joblots, Mr. Hughes ... 3 q
Time-2.41, 2.99. 254.
The infant daughter of Mrs. Carrie
Jackson died on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fisher, Of
Philadelphia, entertained large num-
ber Of friends on Friday. They hired a
hack and large wagon and the happy
party spent the day at Bowers Beach
While returning from Bowens' Beach
during an electrical storm the other
evening the horses became frightened
at the sharp flashes Of lighting, and
ran into barb wire fence and turn
ing the wagon over and severely in
juring the occupants, who were John
Cleaver and family. Of near Camden.
He managed to borrow a vehicle from
farmer and arrived here early Friday
morning. One of the horses sprained
his ankle and the other was cut up
pretty badly by the barb wire fence.
EnOch Gibbs, a colored lad of this
place, while playing around the ice
cream factory of r. J. Campbell, on
Monday, got his finger cut off by being
caught in some of the machinery. DR..
L. S. Conwel dressed the wound.
While returning from Bowers Beach
on Sunday night the horse of Herman
Anderson ran into ditch and the car
riage was upset, throwing him and HE
sister out, injuring them a little. The
carriage was pretty badly torn up.
They borrowed another carriage and
proceeded to their home, near Mag
nolia.
Even il Camden has no town bailiff
the citizens have managed to put a stop
I
While attending Wyoming NJ E.
Church on Sunday evening a young
man by the name Of McGinnis had his
team stolen.
Sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered at the NJ e. Church on
Sunday morning. and one person was
admitted to the church in the evening.
]. Milton Davidson, of Dover, assisted
Miss Miriam Sheppard with the singing
Sunday evening.
w. o. Price while in Philadelphia,
purchased a valuable horse for William
Simpson.
W. o. Price has purchased a running
horse.
a large number of voters in the mid
die and lower part Of Kent county are
in favor Of II. c. Collision for Kent
county's clerk of the peace.
The tomato cannery Of Stetson G FL
lison has commenced operations for the
season.
Mrs. Hood, of Sudlersville, Nd the
guest Of Mrs. T. Coke Chambers.
John Shields has returned to his
home in Philadelphia after a visit
here.
Mrs. II. c. Cooper and daughters
Sallie, Anna and Laura, DR.. Frank
Cooper and Mrs. Lou Mase. of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Elva Cooper, of VIII
mington, have been the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Phleegor.
Miss Blanche Hirons, Of Wilmington
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. f.
Waller.
c. w. Smith has gone to Easton, Nd.
on visit
Miss Katarine Ellison as returned
from a visit to Reohot.
Miss Sallie Stevenson has returned
from Bowers Beach.
Charles Ridgely, Of Washington, d
&C., is visiting here
/, Mrs Mary Janvier. Of New Castle, is
visiting relatives here.
DR.. Charles Kinkead and family. OF
Wilmington, are visiting his mother
Mrs. George Gildersleeve, who h2s
been seriously i'll, is convalescing.
Levi Scott has returned to Philadel
phia after a visit here.
William Graham has been entertain.
ing her brother, Samuel Graham, O.
Tyrone. Pa.
Misses Carrie Price, Martha Starkey
Emma Queen and J. Dennie Price hay,
returned from visit to Barkley, Nd
Misses Martha and Mary Slay enter
tanned William Slay and wife, at Ches.
tertown, Nd, on Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Ross, of Baltimore, Nd.
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ross