Evening journal., 1900-07-09
GETTING READY
FOR CAMP LIFE
Small Boys Narrow Escape
From Browning
Unknown Persons Attempt to Force
an Entrance Into House OC-
cupied by Girls

Milton, July THE management of
Lavania's Camp Meeting is making ex-
tensive preparations, In expectation OF
having a big time July 1S to "a. This
woods, Is undoubtedly one OF the best
in the county, in which to hold such a
gathering. The facilities for obtaining
water for the use Of teams are unsur-
passed, and this natural advantage has
been supplemented by the driving of
two pumps. on the ground. It's contig-
uity 70 Milton is also to its advantage
in obtaining such supplies as may be
needed for the use of the camp; this
may also be to its detriment in obtain
ing such refreshments as are not need
ed. However, il is not expected to have
all things favorable with no unpleas-
ant attachments. But few tents have
been erected at this time. There is
plenty Of lumber on the ground, and for
the next ten days the sound of the
hammer and the saw will be heard re-
sounding through the woods and along
the shore of the lake nearby.
The cries of a small colored boy who
slipped from the fiume at the waste
gates of the mill dam into the water
caused quite a CONSERVATION at that
point last week. The mother was all
most frantic. people ran from the town
to render assistance. when some Of
them met the boy who had crawled
out of the water and was blubbering
out: Mother, l ant drowned" When
asked how he got out, he said, "I
crawled on the bottom to the shore. -
Perhaps this was correct, as the bottom
at that point slopes downward from the
shore of the millhole.
The sinking of the schooner j. w.
Fox off Manasquan Inlet is reported.
The vessel belonged to Clerk of the
Peace J. B. Clark, Of this county, and
was in command Of Captain Wallace
Smith, Of Atlantic City. She was load
ed with bricks and bound from Hav-
erstraw to Atlantic City. The crew
was saved. Mr.. Dorman appears to be
very unfortunate in losing vessels, hav-
ing lost two or three vessels and a
tug during the last few years.
Charles Davidson, who has been i'll,
is cOnvalescing.
Mrs. Luke Clendaniel and mother.
Mrs. LOckerman, are visiting friends
at concord, ND.
The first watermelon appeared in
town on Thursday.
Miss Julia Hall. of Dagsboro, is the
guest Of Mrs. Daniel Wagaman.
J. c. Hazard has returned from a
business trip to Wilmington.
William Mcgee, machinist, of Will
mington, is visiting his mother, Mrs
Noah Mcgee.
Arthur Walls, who has been engag-
ing the oyster business at Mahon's
river, has arrived home for the season.
A. NJ Marshall. of Camden, n. j.,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Emma
Jones.
Considerable sickness prevails among
young children in the suburban dis
trict.
On Monday morning about LII
o'clock some one or more persons en-.
deavored to effect an entrance into tn,
home of Joseph Morris on Mill street
The father is away from home, tn,
mother is dead. and the home is kept b,
Miss Minnie aged about rs and Miss
Edith about u years Of age. Tn,
girls gave the alarm. and Captain Jacl
Vent. a neighor, went to their assis
tance. The parties fed and are un
known The girls spent the remainde
Of the night with Jacob Coffin ant
wife Robbery is not supposed to hav'
been the object, but an assault upor
\ the girls.
The pavement in front of the NJ. Z
/ Parsonage has been mended. the under
\ pinning of the porch has been given
coat Of concrete and nicely laid off il
4 squares.
w. f. Starkey, druggist, is visit
I ing his mother, who is i'll at Ander
\ sOntOwn, Md
William Maull. blacksmith is quit
!, sick at his residence on Chestnut street
New wheat is coming into market il
small quantities; the yield is said to b
\ good.