Evening journal., 1899-05-09
ENTERTAINED THE TOTS.
HAD A GOOD TIME AT THE LIFE
SAVING STATION-THE NEWS OF
IIrWlES.

litWeS May o.--Napudln lHtOIO-ic odl- /
mons, CT the Cape HenlOpsn llfe-sav !
ing station, elItentained the pupils Cf
.hA ". FAINT room of the Methodist Sum !
oay echool ON Saturday at his station. 4
The children were taken 10 The beach
I'M q large faIun wagon in charge of
Rscpl. Salmons. They were shown the
workings OF the lbts-sayi ing service, and
also visited the Hangopen Light The
object In giving this little picnic is be-
cause on the fact that when the regular
Sunday school excursion is given the
little folks are quite often left behind
NO GRADUATES THIS YEAR.
AS there has been a few new studies
added to- the curriculum OF our public
schools, there wlll bic no graduates this
year. II lis the aim OF the directors to-
raise THE standard of the school so that
a graduate here can enter a college pre-
paratOry school, or be able to pass a
teachers examination.
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
Rev. Jesse c. Taylor has boan APP
pointed by Bishop Coleman a member
OF the committee to represent the Do
cese Of Delaware lin its corporate ca
pacllty at the two hundreith anniver-
sary Of Old Slwedlss Church, Whining
ton, ON Trinity Tuesday, May 2S. Dr.
WilrAm p. CIR has been appointed lay
delegate to represent this parish ON
the same occasion.
A PAINTERS FAIL.
Matches Fisher, while painting the
roOf of the Virden House, lost his bah
auce arid fan eighteen feet. landing ON
THE porch roof Instead of breaking
himself to pieces, as is usually the case
I'M such am accident, Matches was not
injured In the least, his only cause fcr
worry being that he had spilled a gall
ION of paint
sNlALDPOX PATIENT RECOVERING
The smaEapOx patient at the Marlnls
Hospital, which was taken from the
Steamer Argonlla two weeks ago, is
Improving, and the men employed at
the hospital have been given the pi.R-
tega of visiting their homes. When
Dr. Young .nformdd the employees of
the '1cosenlrg az the ropes" there was
mluch rejoicing. and cma CT Them did
anIoihsr act Cf the same nature upon
reaching his home, as ne discovered
th-e his family had. during his GrsSucs,
lincreaseh Cne number.
ENCOUNTERED AN CIVIL.
While Joseph Lane was resting from
hts days toll on the engine, he was
lgLpnsgd 10 hear some very queer
LOSES I'M the Upzl9iTs Of his home. He
} took lantern and startli On a tour cl
. inspection, but as he entered ths rcclnl
.IOm which the Noise scanned 60 sma-
} Iaue he CclIys tn oJrl,act With q hug.
, figure that extlngrGshad his Light am
! la-lt cold bgco1 Through h while. hCiy
5 NJ. Lane called fC. hclp aJi. with
several neiehbors, again entered th,
3 room and found the cause CT tine com.
: motion to be large owl
REGARDING IlHE STRERIS.
qt has been IWmored for the pas
wU-k that the Beard Of Town Commits
n si-lills had passed an ordinance com
polling property owners along khl
misiln stu selts from the Qgrean Anne d
the Pennsylvania stations to pave tn
sidewalks i'm front of their property
4 This, however is false. There has beel
NO action taken ON the matter, ALTHOUGH
U has been discussed by the board a
, the last wO meetings. "a surveyor VIII
: be hare next week to lCcate the grade
fer paving. and when this is done /
anyclne wishes TO pave THE town VIII
bear Cine-thind of the expense.
NOTES.
J. Mrs Mltchsll widow ci Captain Iry
t ing Mitohe.., who formerly reside
II hare. but fer this past few years ha
u lElsd In Philadelphia, has again take
up Up b1r residence in Lewes.
% Captain Sbeelman, OF the schoone
i? john Shea, while entehlng the Break
d water ior hanbor, was struck by
d block which fd.l Lrom aloft, and wa
IT knocked semseleEs. He was taken to tn
e Marine Hospital.
h JOHN Sche.langer is painting Mr.
, CLcom's cottage ait RahobCth. job
I-ls SO much work on hand that he ha
y lerrl1 ii necessary to procure the SCI
l. vces OF a New York man. There us M
- a mschanlc IN Lewes Idle.
u Mess Bankers. BETTER known Z
''cui wives ane said to be very p3enq
is fur
~ The new pier at the American Frsl
pa enles, which Is being built by Con
20 tractor Virden, will be completed /
about two weeks.
S. Fred Dodldrs launeh will arrive
ne Lawes in a few days, JAMES BERTH
.n having been sent "Wednesday to trlr
ii to Lswes. III WEE be taken
Philadelphia On boat and thcn III
ll by HER own power to Lewes.
~ Jchin Church, pilots apprentice {
d. ths Edmunds, salllsl to Cape May
~ ,arld pilot amid made the round tr
- from Lewes i'm two hours and thlr
-, m,Iutes. This is conis.e1f excapa1l
~ ally fast sailing.
- The first strawberries and asparag'
o. on THE season has been ON the mark
" th'l5 week.
" fIfi1 Iewes Baseball Club win pl;
'u Tho Iafayettes OF Baltimore ON Decor
tom DAY.
J-itln Prettyman is having his
y-lr-oll colt trained for the trark II
i7airsr has Guaranteed to make h
1T trCb Below 225.
~ Captain TChn Norris went TO NJ
York with thla Schooner Marta Pearso
wItich WIS scld last week as tina mesh
an az a claim growing out of suit {
an damsges. caused by a collision with {
m tug Juno.
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