Evening journal., 1898-08-29
pEoGRESSIYg TENNIS AT EsWPORl
OTHER NOTES or INTEREST FROM
THE LIVELY LITTLE TOWN.
Special Correspondence Evening Journa

Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Newport, August 29.-Lists of the
REGISTERED voters of the First election
district OF the Seventh representative
district OF New Castle county qualified
TO vote at the general election TO be
held on Tuesday November 8 1898 are
hung no in the respective stores Of
Newport
Phillip Cummings has rented one of
the Cransiou houses. on Sc Jones
street
Cmnston & Justls have received a
carload OF shingles from Philadelphia
Misses Laura Cranston and Dora
Thompson have returned from VIII
mington.
Mrs. William Streart and Miss Nora
Streart, who have been visiting at
Centreville, Del, have returned home.
Miss Hemingway, who has been
visiting Miss Mary Green, has gone to
Jacksonville, Florida. to spend a few
days.
The Newport High school Is being
cleaned and the grounds fixed up pre-
paratory to opening.
Mrs Stell, formerly of Elkton, Md.
but now of this town, spent Thursday
in Wilmington.
Mrs. S. Kilgore has returned from
Wilmington.
Lewis Houk, who disappeared from
his home on last Saturday evening, hal
not returned and nothing as yet hai
been heard Of his Whereabouts.
Willis Groome was in Philadelphia
Thursday on business.
The Newport High School team de
feated the New Castle High Schoo
team on Thursday by the score of 10 I,
5.
Samuel Kilgore has returned from
G Wilmington.
John e. Whann spent Saturday even
i ing in Wilmington
Miss Kate Whann, who has bee
+ spending a few weeks with friends il
o Philadelphia, has returned home.
Miss Elsie Scarborough has bee
visiting Miss Helen Gray, Of nea
Stanton.
]. A. Cranston & Co. on Saturda
shipped sixty tons Of phosphate t
Blackbird by boat.
Harry Baldwin has rented one of tn
a Cranston houses, on Market street.
l. Progressive tennis was played upo
the grounds Of the Newport Lawn Ter
= mis- Club, on Saturday, and some yer
interesting sets were played. Anon
those present were: Misses Ella JohI
=. son, Bertha Cranston, Bessie Eyersoi
/. Edna Finn, Alice Johnson, Hele
" Cranston, Florence Duncan, ALI
Gallagher, Viola Cranston, Emma Mi
IL Ter, Estella Cranston, Mary Johnso
Rena Cranston, Dora Thompson al
t Laura Cranston; Ralph Finn, Howai
Weldin, Arthur Gamble, William Sn
at der, Paul Cranston, Alonza Newli
William Kirk and others.
n Miss Bertha Cranston was the que
S. Of Miss Edna Finn on Friday eve
r ing.
Miss Bessie Everson, formerly Of tn
n place, now Of Philadelphia, is spendiI
i a few days here.
A watermelon party was given r
Gently at the home of Miss Ethel Mi
d. ler in honor Of some friends. Amor
a those present were: Mr. and Nj
'e Harry Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nj
ler Misses Estella Washington, Eth
u Stuart, Charles Schneider, Belle Par
s. dee, Ethel Miller. holland Guther, Ora
Wilkins, John Griffith, Harry Watts
Mt and Elmer Miller.
ar Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Everson a
spending few days at Ocean Grol
N, N. j.
at DR., L. H. Ball, of Frankland, W
was nominated by the Republican co
az vention on Thursday for state tres
ay urer, was here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Thatcher ha
Ia returned from Philadelphia.
Jacob Nuber and family. of Washin
". ton. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Everson.
?" Tomatoes, canteloupes and watt
melons are very plentiful here
IS John Boyd has been awarded the CO
ek tract for keeping the tennis court
mt condition for the rest Of the season
Max Henze, Of Philadelphia, spe
he Sunday with friends here.
TO A number of colored people fr,
here attended the Big Quarterly,
ng Wilmington, on Sunday.
,Or Willis Graham and James Cr;
spent Sunday along the sea waves
is Atlantic City.
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