The Delawarean., 1900-07-07

Woulu IN rev years require Steu
: ladders to pick berries from the ton
of the plants. This was rather to-
much of recommendation to be true
yet Abbott bought some plants.
Senator Samuel R. Meredith and {
c. Clifton were guests of Nicholas r
johnson near Pennington, on tn
Fourth.
John D. Eaton was in Philadslphi
on Thursday.
John Sharp of Queen Anne, was th
guest Of his brother, George Sharp. OF
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Little Nettie Killen, 7-year-olt
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs William S
killen, picked on Wednesday 81 pint!
OF raspberries, for which she received
81 cents. This was good work for {
child of her age and size, and of course
1t pleased her very much. The picking
of berries places a great deal of money
in hands that otherwise would not have
much spending money.
Mrs. Henrietta Marvel, widow of the
late David Marvel. died at her late
residence near Marvels, ON FRIDAY
morning, June 30, in her 6Sth year
Services We're held at Laws Church on
Sunday afternoon, interment at Bar
rats Chapel.
Mr.. Kelley, who lives on what was
known as the Thomas P. Reynolds
land, one mile south of Canterbury,
now owned by Mr.. George Steward.
grew from IA acres of ground this year
24O bushels of good merchantable
wheat, the same land three years ago
would not produce 120 bushels. The
tenant last fall ploughed under light
growing of COW peas, they with a fair
dressing of phosphate, paid very nicely.
Cow peas and scarlet clover and ground
rock have certainly paid all farmsrs
in this community that have used them
the past eight years, with very few ex-
ceptions.
Benjamin Hugg, an old resident of
FELTON,, while crossing Church street
on Thursday morning was struck by
a carriage that was passing down the
street. knocking him down and run
over, but fortunately not seriously
hurt.
Notwithstanding the high temper
ature of Wednesday, FELTON, had nice
and orderly oa1ehrotion T.. -,
ing there was very interesting game
of base ball played between the Willow
irove and FELTON, clubs. After a hard
contest the game was won by the visit
ng club, the score resulting 16 to 10
n favor of Willow Grove. After din
Ter, and a recess till three o'clock, the
sack race took place on high street. 1t
vas very amusing to the hundreds that
it. The race was won by
Mr. Lowe from Lincoln. The wheel
'arroW contest Was won by William A.
1ane, near Reeves Crossing. The pig
-hase was very exciting. After quite
run it was caught in the woods near
'elton by Frank Dennis and Harry
'urse. After the pig chase resess
vas taken till 7.SO, at which hour Rev.
. d. Kemp, our NJ E. minister. deliv-
red very fine and appropriate Fourth
t July address. AT nine o'clock the
isplay of fireworks took place. The
lncoln band under the leadership of
lr. Edward Bacon, made plenty of
lusic. The band was one of the most
enerous bands that ever played in
elton, they were all gentlemanly men
nd very accommodating The bike
arade, headed by the band was very S
ice. There were a number of bikes 7
lat were very handsomely decorated,
nd the pretty Misses and the young !
who rode in the parade did
OF seem to mind the suns rays. Our
tlzens were we'll satisfied with the
'lebration. There was only one very =
lght accident during the celebration.
small boy fell from his bike and hurt a
IS wrist. but not very much. The
rye crowd behaved well, there was b
quarreling or in fact, anything aside '
ON the heated rays from Old Sol to |,
ar the pleasure of any one. There F
ere number of friends of different 7
miles in FELTON, that day. Business
as very good at all places that dealt
Fourth of July stock.