Evening journal., 1899-05-29
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS

PENINSULA NEWS PAR 4GRAPHs
The Jr. o. L. A. NJ Of Townsend
VIII celebrate Decoration Day in
the church grove by addresses by
prominent speakers. including Rev n
l. Watkins, OF New Castle. The sneak- |
ing Will begin at LSO o'c'ook In the an |
ternoon.
The Delaware Association Of old school
iiaptists was In session at Newark las,
week.
The children Of Christ Cnurch. Dover.
viii give an entertainment I'm tne rooms |
OF me Century Club on May 81, IN the
evening". May pole dance viii form
one Cd the special features
Representative Frank Il. Ewing, OF
ltockaLd, has bought from Mark g. |
l4otand, OF Milford, for $3.50, the PAGER
FOX which has developed great speed
MT. EWING Was one Of the Republicans |
who, during the recent session OF thc
Legislature, left the Regulars to vote
for j. Edward Addlcks for United States
Senator
Jonn Jones. colored man. who was
lodged In Dover jail several days ago on
suspicion OF having the s22l which wac
taken from A. A. Watson about twp
weeks ago. by Nora David has been
released Jones' house was searched ana
Sl3 was found hidden under the clrnct
but when ne had his hearing he pro led
concluslvey THAI II was not Mr.. Wat
sons money.
A handsome monument OF marble ls
being erected over the burial place o.
the hate eN-ChancellOr Wo,cC.t In Lake
side Cemetery. Dover.
An earnest effort is being made 10y
| the co9ored ministers Of The slate to se-
| cure a pardon Tor Rev. Charles G. q ,
| Inns, who Is now IN Dover jail, FOR brih-l
ing a voter to register.
The cut worm and the wire worm ar,
playing havoc with the corn fields. Nh,
| nseasonable ana prOtracted cold
| weather aids the worms IN cutting on
/ tle young corn. Many farmers have
had to plant over whole fields a thiiG
| time
The race track at Iron Hin Will be sold
al public sale on Saturday next by
| ShOckley a. Smith. AS agerts for the
i owncrs Each OF these tracks contains
about twenty acres and Is located near
Iron Hin station.
An efTort will be made to have o.
| Fourth OF July celebration In Elkton this
| year.
The Cecil County Board Of Health has
/ received ncricc from the State 10 lr4
that smallpox exists at Sparrow's Point
| Md. The attention ct parties VINO tm-
| y Cy imported latOrers Ia called TO the
| recent law which prohibits under q
| heavy penalty hiring laborers from an
| infested district who do not show PROOF
of successful vaccination since July 4,
| 1895. There are many Wimingto nans at
Sparrows Point
The contract for the erection Of the
| new Carpenters bridge near fredcrlsif
has been awarded to Frank White Of
Magnolia, al a cost Of N,@O.
Fourteen cottages have been built al
Rehuboth since last season.
John Lyon. n farmer near Harrington,
who was bitten by vicious doB heAlls
a year ago, is showing symptoms Vl
hx-f,1 mn "a ohia
rwsptv-eight per cent. Of the popula-
tlon Of this state belong 20 su.nas
school This is the largest per cent VI
any state in the Union
The various Sunday schools through
out the state are rehearsing their chi.-
. dlen's day music.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company
, is having a large oil house erected OF
brick, on the ste OF the old one recently
burned near the sutton al Georgetown
Milton people want some energei,
business man TO a.alt a lumber yafd on
general depot For builders supplies In
that town.
The strawberry season has been M US
/ height this week ana more slrlWperfi ei
have been shrpCl from thls state thl'
D week tihnn ever before. In few day.
the crop will begin 10 tal on, ana lhti
better prices VIII prevail
The public school teachers Of the sta q
are now getting siatistics OF tho sellqoa
. Cor the use OF the state beAiu ui hNu
cation Tile report. whrn competed, VII
be rhe best which has ever been securff
p ana will give the State Board cDnsident
d be Information which Will De VaiuNon
? Ia mapping out the WORK
l. The Methodist Episcopal Church a
| ocean View. was dedicated free VI debt
The church cost about $500 and 500
| Of the amount was raised before me dcd
| lcatlon, ard the remaining SLzW wa
raised the Sunday OF the dedic1iton
/ F..lt "a
Z entire indebtedness.
on wednesday afternoon next, at DO
3 yer. the closing exercises or the sle.
Z College Of COlOred Students wlh be held
. | IN the college building. Invitations nav
:. been sent out and al welcome TO az
: tend. These exercises have always beef
interesting.
{ jonathan D. wilson, Of Georgetown
9 has been granted a pension increas
8 from S TO SO
z Hebron Camp in Sussex county. wal
j commence this year on July %. and con
tinue ten days.
+ The Queen Anne Railroad Compan,
i have purchased the line Of the bewe
y and Rehoboth Telephone Company. Con
y nccuon will be made with Queeuslo~
!. so that Mr.. Uhler. the MANAGER, can b
= in direct touch with affairs M Iiehoboi m
Arthur Collins. aged II years. son o
/ W. r. Collins. Of Cheswold. has write
q congratuatcry letter TO Admire
b. Dewey.
Y, Two thousand people are busy pickn
Ne strawberries az Bridgcytlc. They na
u from al over the Peninsula, Blitimor,
4, Wilmington and Philadelphia. and som
= from more distant points
- CAPTAIN Suthard has arrived al IN
p Brcakwater with the oyster schOole
le William Edwards which ne will use
IL sweep the by for anchors. He made Oh
n nrst attempt on Thursday and got sey
v. cral hangs. but as yet has succeeded
re securing no anchors.
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