Evening journal., 1899-04-17
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

An amateur dramatic club is to be or
ganized IN Dover.
MISS Adelaide V CorSran and Rev.
| George w. DOwson were married at Sea.
ford on Wednesday
FoX's now Opera House. Cambridge
Nd. VIII cost $4,000 vii scat SEQ and will
be heated with hot water.
John West Of Dover while resisting
arrest. was cubbed by Policemen Hurch
and Russell. and his condition is critical.
The Sunday School Institute of the
/ Diocese Of Delaware wiM be held In Inn
manuel Church, New Castle next Thurs
day.
Charles Bouldcn. colored, who was re-
leased from New Castle jail last Satur-
day on a pardon. died on Wednesday Of
| consumption at Hockessin
Samuel Morris a brakeman. on the
Queen Anne's railroad, was badly scad-
ed about the face whiie uncoupling
steam pipe az Queenstown last week.
A new beau had such "a bad effect on a
Georgetown girl That she was absent
minded enough The next day TO wear two
dresses all day without discovering the
fact TIN night.
The steam plant of the Old hosiery mill
and machinery az Dover is being put In
order 10y The Dover Machine Works for
Post 81 sheldon, who are to use the mill
for a silk factory
The statement Of the Loves National
Bank, made ON the second call Of the
comptroller for 1899 shows the fun
amount Of stock $4,000 paid
Charles Lingo OF near Trinity, Sussex
county had o. valuable colt drowned IN
| a creek leading into Indian river while
/ ne WIS serving on The COttCr jury hn the
| United States Court In Wilmington last
week
Robert r. Lawson. OF NIllsboro. mas
| been granted restoration of pension OF
So per month. aEd Maggie n. Thorough.
/ good. OF Trinity. has been granted as
original widows pension of 81 per
month
The dates for the Ta.bot county fair
have been changed TO AuPus, ~ 30. 81.
and september !. Colonel Robert Hough
! Of Baltimore, has been engaged TO start
the races at idiuwild Park during tho
week of the fair.
Rehoboth promises TO have great at
! fractions In store for pleasure seekers
/ The coming season. u Us rumQred that
] the Manning property was purchased
| for the Queen Annes Railroad Company
and that they will erect a large hotel.
woman In the southern part Of the
/ Peninsula advertised for a husband early
last Spring. She got him; he enlisted
and went away to Cuba, was killed and
| she drew 5000 insurance and Is now
drawing pension Of Sl2 p month from
| the government.
At the meeting OF the Robbins Hose
/
ing, the trustees We're instructed to wait
on the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany and demand the rights Of the use
Of the phone or have the same removed
from the building
Olin Ford, SON Of Thomas Ford. met
with a painful accident at his home in
Marydel a few days ago. He was acct.
| denttlly struck on the arm with the
blade OF an axe and the blow left deep
| cash. Fourteen stitches were required
to close the wound.
An Internal machine was found under
the safe I'm the railroad freight office al
| Harrington few Mornings ago, ana ID
was evidently the intention of some one
lo blow up the office for plunder. The
tuse had been lighted and was partly
burned. The bomb contained dynamite
Miss Bertha Fournival. to whom wa.
hcqueathed the property and practice OF
Dr. j. NJ. Comegys cf Dover, has beer
granted certificate to practice don't
l6try, and is the first woman ever H.
censod thus In This state a bill having
: passed the late General Assembly espe
cially for her.
Delaware College. has received plas
ter cast OF the last Senator Morrill,, o.
b Vermont, which will be placed IN th'
library April is has been selected \,
celebrate his memory, Senator Morril
was The author Of the bin instltuting az
ricultural colleges, cf which De,awar
. College Is one.
n The Peninsula Mutual Fire lnsuranc
IS Company was organized In Baltimore
! few days ago with the following boar
Of directors: Thomas l.. Day. of Caro-
= line county. l.. S. Flockcnsunc. of Caro-
o line county; IT, Il. Cannon, Of SUISSE
u lcounty; and james McCumming, Of Ken
"A | county. The home office viii be az Den
- ton.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
y pany has completed It's line 10 Harrinr
ton and is In thorough working ordc
Ihe company has nineteen subscriber
There is communication with MILFORD
Fredrica, Georgetown, Laurel, Lewe
~ Bridgevile. Dover Bowers Beach. Mas
& nolia, Smyrna. FELTON,, Woodsidc, Seafor
!, and other points.
Asscmblyman James T. shancross. wi
" is probably The largest grower OF peal
and small fruit IN New Castle count
says that the impression and general We
IN dict THAI the kcifcr pear crop Viii,
has become the most important I'm m
fruit-growing state. had been destroy'
I'd by the February blizzard. was entire
erroneous. They are all uight.
81 The Dover Machine Works arc busy
present working ON The Hooper printii
OF presses They have five presses und
1i- | construction at present and orders {
moro. ON Monday one of these prCsst
which will bee used FOR printing barn
oi ncads tn TWO collts. was shipped
,n. Toronto, Canada, and ON Tuesday %
NJ was shipped TO Pltishurg.
he a ucN style of swindlcr ls reported
nave made his appearance among 1
farmers in the lower part of the pcni
,m sula. The swindlcr represents hims
IL 10 be a government agent and tells {
- farmer that he Is liable 10 sm
lr- amount for war tax. lie then produt
is number Of blanks and proceeds
collect as much Of the alleged tax
the farmer can be induced TO pay.
oiy far very few farmers have been fool
The enough to pay.
err William G.. Conover. OF PhiladC lph
,ce has decided to locate q new canning I.
= tory az SeafOrd The factory. wh
81 completed. will cost S25.0cO and will ha
'on a capacity of l50c00 cans per day.
rfv will put up berries and Tomatoes. q
also fruit Juices during the sumo
io1i monihs and an kinds of sour. pcvit
OF etc ir the winter. Nh Co---s- \
an- have his own can making machine
aud viii manufacture his cans dur
the winter.