Evening journal., 1900-07-28
'Fedge Finishes Its Work
at the DraWbridge
Ong Drought Badly Affected Corn
and Other Crops in Millions
Vicinity

ife, all OF Phlladelphla, ana MISS LOU
"a Atkins, Of Boston, the children and
randchildren of Professor p. Pagel
tkins and wife, with their compan-
ms, are visiting their parents.
John Morris and three children, OF
Philadelphia, are the guests Of Ford
aylor and wife.
DR.. S. p Manship, wife and child, OF
enton, Md, were the guests Of A. h.
lanship on Sunday
On Friday evening the school Doaru
lected the following teachers: Princi-
al c. w. Jones, of Georgetown; as
stants, Miss Mary Mcgee and Miss
iOllie Hazard, Of Milton, and MIS-. u
Bacon Of Lincoln.
DR.. w. j. Hearn is at his cottage at
4 roadkiln Beach, where he is making
lore repairs.
A carload of cans has been received
t Isaac Robinson's cannery.
Alfred Robinson is making some al
arations to his cannery, preparatory tol
he tomato pack.
Clement Hart has arrived home from
I Wilmington.
William Stevens, about 45 years Of
ge, is recovering from the measles.
II Viola, the young daughter of John
Iegee, fell last week and broke the
Ina Of her right forearm.
The colored people Of Milton Will
lold a camp meeting at Hazard S
/ ycods, near the end Of Milton lane, be-
7, inning on August 4.
Those wishing to telephone to any
iart of the country can now do so
Y through CAPTAIN c. II. Atkins long dis
E ance phone.
Isaac w. Nailor is erecting a large
building on the farm of Clerk Of the
Peace J. b. Dorman, near town, in
which to store hay.
Schooner John A. Lingo is loading
AIMED peas for A. p. Robinson, forI
Philadelphia.
The Sand Hill camp began to-day
luke Clendaniel will run a bus to and
rom the camp.
Peaches thus far are very inferior in
quality and small in size. They sell
.Or twelve cents per basket.
Quite a sight, that was not only ludi-
crous but interesting, was witnessed
when a bevy of young women and some
men were getting on board of a coun-
| try wagon to which was attached two
horses, their destination being Broad
,kiln Beach. The ludicrous part was the
fact that Federal street was partly
crowded with a company Of men, all
raised in the country, but who had
never seen the like before.
Ralph Seligman. Of Baltimore, who
has been visiting for two weeks in Mil
ton. has returned to the city.
William Reynolds and wife, former
residents Of this town, but now of New
York city, are the guests Of friends in
and near town.
Captain George Mcgee has purchased
Of William Chandler, of Scranton, Pa,
his cottage on BrOadkiln Beach,, and
is engaged in repairing it.
The long continued dry weather has
been detrimental to crops and garden
vegetation in this immediate locality.
The lot Of Captain John Fisher,
within the town limits, and being till
ed by Benjamin Johnson, is an example
of what the drouth has done. In this
lot the corn is from seven to eight feet
high and very rank, and before the
dry weather set in gave promise of
an abundant crop. Now the corn is
tasselled, and half way the stalk it is
yellow and wilted. There are but few
silks, and occasionally an ear or two
of corn. In general parlance there is
no corn on the stalks. The drouth
was broken late on Monday after
noon.
During the thunder storm of Monday
evening, sixteen telephone poles along
the line of the Queen Anne railroad
near VOLTS station, were more or less
shattered by lightning.
Captain William II. Mcgee, of Phil
adelphia, has rented the cottage be-
longing to Captain c. II. Atkins al
Broadlxiln Beach, and will spend a part
of the Summer there with his family.
On Saturday night a dayton wagor
was overturned along the woods at La
vinia's camp. Fortunately none Of thI
occupants was injured.
The dredge which has been at wOrl
near the drawbridge, has completed III
work at that place and returned to thu
mouth of the river
David Robbins, a much respected
farmer, died at his residence nea
town on Saturday of debility, aged s.
years, months and 20 days. The fu
neral services were held on Tuesda
morning at Coolspring Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. w. j. DuHadway. N
+. preacher Of this town, officiating
and the remains were inferred in tn
adjacent cemetery. S. S. Wilson direct
ed the funeral. Mr.. Robbins leaves {
survive him a widow. two sons an
three daughters. viz. John Robbins n
siding at the homestead, and an e.
member of the Legislature: James Rol
bins, whose home is in one Of the Ger
trail states; Mrs. James Ellingswortl
Of Milton; Mrs. David Nailor, of KeI
county; and Miss Maggie, who is
home with her mother.
Another octogenarian passed awsy {
Monday in the person Of Mrs. Jane
Perry, relict Of John Perry, Of Lew
and Rehoboth hundred. aged So yea
months and days Death was occ
stoned by inilrmity and old age. TT
funeral services were conducted by Il
Rev. Mr.. Hopper. of GEORGETOWN at Il
Presbyterian Church at CoOlspring,
Wednesday morning, and the remai
inferred in that cemetery. S. ]. w
son conducted the funeral. Mrs. Per
leaves to mourn their loss three so
and one daughter-William Perry, e
member of the LEGISLATURE and M