The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-22

cs1 Down State items.

Newark, Del. July el.-Twenty eight
! members of Wilmington Division, Uni
formed Rank, knights of Pythias, to day
attended u picnic given BY Osceola lodge,
Knights OF Pythias, 1T Donnelrs Grows.
near here. The Wilmington knights wero
in full uniform. and vera In command of
Captain Thomas Miller and Lieutenants
Thomas N. Foreman and Homer Simmons.
They returned home in the evening, alter
having spent an enjoyable day.
| ttho grove refreshments ond dinner
werc se!Nedl ard several address. ,c. NeE2
mado. AMONG tho speaker wero City Soil
or Horny g. Conrad, and the Rev. F.C
MncSorley Of Newark. A street parade, la
| which the Wilmington knights and Osceo-
la Lodge participated, was given in the af'
| ternoon.
In tho evening there was public install
lation OF officers for Osceola Lodge In the
| cpllor making the installation. An address
| also was given by Congressman l. Irving
| Handy.
smyrna. DEL, July 2l.-J. B. Lewis has
completed tho bridge over tho causeway
at Lake Como and the road is given over
10 opublic travel once more. Tho bridges
are strongly built of Georgia yellow pine
Ths work ia guaranteed 10 last for sixteen
years Undo. the heavy rain of yesterday
height of water again.
The steam barge Anna and Mary has
thu contract for carrying from hero 5oo
cords Of wood for William Former or
Blackbird. BY tho placing of this con
tract eleven men have heon called into en-.
plovmcnt
Charles f Woods, of Wilmington grand
recorder of the A, o. U. W, was IN town
on Monday evening and installed tho oil.
,ar, = Attu,nh nfpa M III A. O. IT. w.
After the above ceremony. ho gave tho
members of the order an Interesting ad-
dress. The organization has paid to the
widows and orphans Of the State OF Della
ware since 1893, $4,000, some of the claims
being paid four hours after Inc funeral
wns over.
Farmers and FUCKERS who planted n
good acreage of viii pota' oesa are harvest.
ing q paying crop Just now. Potatoes have
been quoted this week at from S2 to ~ 4.
barrel, and there Is agreat demand for
them. The local merchants aro nnving 30
and 3j cents per basket, AMI Mr.. Collingi,
of near town, sold 500 baskets to Z. >. Van
Burkalow last week for 35 cents rer baS.
ke caah. 1t is said that the army supply
has caused he demand.
Several parsons in town have soon
search light in the henvens in northeast
direction of the town lutely and claim 1t Is
the one at Fort Delaware
George al. Jones. tru. tee OF Alexander
Callahan. deceased, OH Tuesday sold tho
20.acre lot of land 81 uated in West Dover
hundred, to John Thompson for $500, also
the woodland 10 Emory Sco:ton for ss5.
Sheriff Ghaw on Tuesday sold the W-acre
farm of Eliza md Christian Nelson, stu
ated in West Dover hundred, with two
story dwelling, stable and other outbuili.
ingI to George NJ. Jones for $500.
The Milford Yacht Club started on its
fourth annual cruise last week, and will
visit Cape May Atlantic city and other
resorts. Ex-Governor William T, Watson
is commander. and John Welsh, Frank
Kramlich, Thomas Reynolds, Harry b.
Windsor and John P. Carmeans are tho
other officers.
Fully $50 persons left Dover yesterday
and went to Woodlawn Beach in hacks.
wagons and priva carriages. 1t was the
annual outing of Wesley NJ. r. Sunday |
school There were sevon other excursions
thee yesterday.
Robert H. Carson, on the Wilson farm
noir Little Crock, has the largest yield of
wheat yet reported to us. He received
twenty-five bushels to the acre Rol ert
II. Green, on the Long Point farm near
town, got twenty bushels to the acre.
Miss jackson of Wilmington. and the
Misses EttA and Susie Stants, Miss Clara
Goodwin aud Mcssrs. William Milbourn
and William ;Sa; terleld are teEiing at
kits Hammock.
The Diamond State Telephone Company !
OF this town Is considering tho advisable
ity OF extending their line to Midd'ctown |
ard Clay on. The present northern ter
minus IS Smyrna The line is being com.
plr'ed q. Lo "cs this week
William A. Kirg bury has been appoint.
ed assistant re.ght agent ..at Dover station |
and David Pyle has been transferred to
tho block station at Mt. Pleasant.
The Le,psic river Is filed with boats
daily where largo number Of persons can |
be seen c;abbing and fishing. Crabs and ]
fish being plentiful afford splendid .spors. |