Evening journal., 1899-08-16
IN AND ABOUT HARRIEeToN


QUEER, FROM THAT RAILROAD
TOWN.
Harrington, Aug. Beniah Flem-
ing has disposed Of his distillery,
Charley Jones, OF Greenwood. being
the purchaser. The hotel men hero
are not sorry that IL has left the neigh
borhood, as they had the blame to bear
for a considerable amount Of drunk
enncss that originated around this
brandy house.
John S. Harrington Is building a
very pretty and neat home on Wsiner
avenue, near the Methodist church. Mr..
Harrington will take a bran new wife
to his bran new home as soon as COM
pleted.
There are several very offensive
slums in this town. One that should
be looked after is on Railroad street
near the NJ. r. church. Here is an
area Of not more than a quarter OF an
acre with three dwellings, and there
are six water closets and five hog
pens, and the odor arising from them
is enough to breed fevers of the worst
kind. One Of the most obnoxious
things in a town is a hog pen. II is
actually no saving to any one to raise
a hog in town If the cost Of everything
is considered. and the sickness and
even death, which 1t Is often the re-
suit.
Bradford Tyre, who came near meet.
ing death at the hands of some coloret
boys, is recovering slowly. He hac
been out to the col0red camp, ant
made himself too familiar with some
Of the duslSy hue, and when arrivns
in town he continued his familiarity
when he was attacked by two others
One struck him terrific blow with f;
pint bottle, knocking him senselesl
and leaving him. He recovered suffi
ciently to crawl around to o. J. Frank
Inns, and they hearing his cries, cam
to his assistance. This was at
o'clock in the morning He was car
ried home to his parents about sun
rise. where he lay in a semi-uneon
scious state. He is only about 10 year
of age
c. s. Harrington has sold his HON
to Reuben Sapp, OF near FELTON,, 70
1900, and has purchased a lot OF
Weiner avenue, farther out, and will
Il -
Robinson's cannery has begun oi
tomatoes. This cannery besan yer,
early, and it has never stopped. Whei
through with the peas it began OF
whortleberries. and than the pear, an
now the tomato, and 1t is expected {
run on until late Fall. This is a grea
help to the town, as it affords wor
for men, women and children.
DR.. B. L. Lewis and wife have al
rived home from Mountain Lake Pacl
where they have been for the last tw
weeks for ths doctors health. He
hooking much stronger.
Rev. Mr.. Wise is still under the phy
siclan's care at Wilmington. and i'm
proving very slowly. His pulpit wa
, filled on Sunday by Presiding Eide
Coruan. The society has interrogate
Rev. Mr.. Willis as to whether or ni
he will fill the pulpit until Mr.. Wi.
Z RECEIVERS sufficiently to resume n
work.
James A. Smith. clerk OF the o.
phans' Court, has fine tomato vine
They are eight feet high and at II
top OF the pen about eight feet acros
Mr.. Smith has built lattice work +,
them to run on.
w. E. Collision. the auctioneer, h'
fourteen grandchildren, and three
his children visiting him, Mrs Satte
field, from Baltimore, Mrs. Troup
and his son. William. from Philade
phia. The oldest of the fourteen is
years, "Bill' says he never had a Oe
ter time nursing He has a pate
, swing. and he can be seen most al
! time with four or five little ones. b
2 when the fourteen all get to squaekiI
4 "Bin" starts for down town. He ss.
I the Collisions are a very prolific sioc
Misses Edith McNeal and Name NJ
Neal. of Philadelphia, Miss Kate Go
= drey, of Pennington, and Miss No
+. Rust, OF Wilmington, have been Z
guests of Mrs. Annie MINER
w d. Sharp of the firm of Sharp
: Fleming, druggists, is a guest at {
r Douglass House, Rehoboth.