Evening journal., 1899-11-01
TOWN OF DELMAR
IS A BRISK LITTLE PLACE, POPU-
LATED WITH ENTERPRISING
DEOpT Z

PEOPLE.
Delmar, Del, Oct. S1.-This is a
thriving manufacturing town, in the
extreme southern portion of Little
Creek hundred, twenty-five miles from
Georgetown, the county seat, seven
miles from Laurel; and the terminus
of the Delaware railroad, which con-
meets here with the N Y, p. & n. rail-
road, a line running 70 Cape Charles
via Salisbury The boundary line be-
tween Delaware and Maryland divides
the town, hence the name consisting Of
the first syllable of each state. The
lumber trade is an important item in
the business of the place, and the large
steam saw and planning mills OF Sirman
& Co., and Hastings & Co., manufac-
ture and ship large quantities of boards
joists, etc. The same firms own and
operate crate And basket factories, the
productions of which are utilized prin-
cipally in supplying the home demand,
which is very considerable the ship
ment of small fruits being very large
A brickyard is also operated here. The
land is principally light sandy loan,
well adapted to the production of small
fruits and garden vegetables Good
railroad communication with both
North and South, aud at Salisbury
steamboat communication with Balti-
more. Money order, telegraph and ex-
press Office. w. w. Hayman is post
master. There are five churches
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Protes-
tant, Old School Baptist, New Light
Baptist and new Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church will be built. The minis
ters are Rev. w. w. Sharp, Rev. j. e.
T. Ewell, w. w. Meredith and DR.. c.
n. Spalding.
Miss Mary Lou Slemmons is the
guest of her uncle, Elder II. Claude
Ker, at Middletown, n. Y.
Mrs. Ellegood has returned from a
visit with friends in Concord.
S. Ker Slemmons, purser on steamer
Cambridge, of Baltimore, Md, spent
several days with his mother, Mrs. %.
II. Slemmons, on East street.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Dunn and daugh-
ter, Loleta, and Mrs. Harry Hill have
returned from a visit to Mrs. George
Thompson, at Cape Charles. Va.
Mrs Lllewellyn b. Ker has returned
from an extended visit to friends in
Chicago. H., and Churchill. Va.
Mrs. S. B. Waller has been visiting
relatives in Wilmington.
Miss Ethel Hastings. who has been
the guest of friends in Salisbury has
returned home.
Elder and Mrs. Frank McGlade. of
Wagram, Ohio, spent several days with
friends in town this week.
Miss Minnie Smith, of Baltimore, is
the guest of Mrs. ID. J. Parker.
Miss Ida Trader, of Groton, Va, is
visiting her sister Mrs Robert Adkins
Rev. James S. Ellis and family, oi
Sheffield, Mass, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jonathan w. Ellis, on Jewell
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis anC
daughter, Ada are visiting friends il
Wilmington.
Harley Elliott who has been visitin,
friends at Cape Charles and Sea View
has returned home.
J. L. Culver, Of Philadelphia, was il
town the first of the week
T. A. Veasey, proprietor of tn,
Veasey House. is in Wilmington ant
Philadelphia.
A. c. Brown made a trip to Philadel
phia this week
Mrs. Sallie Elliott. widow Of the lat
Benjamin Elliott, died early Sunda!
morning after an attack of asthm;
lasting one hour. She was a years o
age.
sfrs. A. E. Perdue has returned from
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thomas Scott and daughters
Margaret, Matte and Marie, have re
turned from an extended visit in tn
northern part of the state.