The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-31
NEWS OF
THE STATE.

Clayton, Del, May O.-Refrigerator
cars are to be used by Delaware fruit
growers this year in the shipment OF ber-
ries and peaches to points as far distant as
Boston.
William G. Hill of Clayton, who has in-
troduced tho use of refrigerator cars on
this Peninsula claims that the cost OF pro-
curing them Is only u trifls less (three-
fourths OF a cent per quart for berrles)
than express charges would be. and the
fruit will arrive in fnr better condition.
b Tho carrying capacity of the cars is FAR
more suitable, and the jolting consequent
iy less damaging.
Dover, Del, May 3O,-Shipments of ber-
RIGS ard fruit from the Delaware aud Mary
land Peninusia vineyards and orchards
which are fairly grooming with luxurious
fruits, have begun in earnest, and last
night and this morning forty-four trains
laden with choice products passed up to
the city MARKERS.
"a The Delaware Railroad Company is
bringing all Its resources to bear Tor
speedy delivery of all the crops rs soon AS
harvested. and Il siding three milcs long
has been built extending from Harrington
to Pine Grove to he used exclusively for
freights trains. In addition to the siding
built from Viola. two miles long, it would
only require some short stretches OF side
track to mako ono solid line for freight
trains extending from Green Spring in
New Castls County to Harrington i'll low
or Kent county.
Smyrna, Del, May 3O.-After having
been compelled to give up the mining
business in which hs had engaged 10 the
Philippines, after resigniEg his Office as
hsss ant pay master In the army, Roland
W. Bell has returned to Smyrna, Mr..
Bells health which had withstood the
rigors of army life In the Ladrones, failed
when the rainy season approached, and
return TO the States alone saved his llte.
He reports many privations among the
American troops now serving IN the far
off islands.
Dover Del, May 80 Mrs. r. L. Holli-
day. Mrs, Henry Ridgley, Jr; and Mrs
J, II. Wilson, tno judges selected by tina
faculty of the State College for Colorod
Students for the annual oratorical contest
today announced their finding on last
nights exercises. The prizes were awarded
for three qualifications OF the speaksrs-
onunciation, memory and expression The
addresses were exceptionally fine, no
more creditnble an exhibition Of orntori-
cal talents having ever baen known at this
State capital Miss Priscilla Augusta, Of
Easton, Md. won the first gold prize In
her defamation of "Curfew Shall not
Ring Tonight" James I. Cooper Of
Chicago, ILL.,, gained the second gold
prizo by his rendition Of The Black Reg,
Inent," Miss Mary Ellen Owens of
Lincoln. Del, gainod special honorable
mention for her rendition Of "Briar
Rose,
..Clayton Del, May 3o-Professor W. L.
Gooding, who was recently admitted to
the Kent County Bar, has resigned the
position OF principal OF the public schools
at Clayton, which place he has held since
1886. Tho Board of Education of Clayton
made. him II liberal offer to continue us
thor superintendent of instruction, but
he declined and announced that ho fully
intended to apply himself closely to his
chosen profession, the law.
Dover Del, May 3)-ihe father and
brother of james Gilmore, the young coi-
cred man who WAS murdered near the
post otics in Dover ut noon on Monday,
arrived yesterdey and to-day removed his
. body to Georgetown.
ECoroner Kno's jury found that murder
had been committed and ordered Frank
Brown, the assailant, held for the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer.