The Delawarean., 1900-08-08
THROUGHOUT
KENT COUNTY.
CAMDEN.


of her young friends "a party ON Fri
day evening, the occasion being THE
celebration of her seventeenth birth
day. Those who participated in the
affair were: Mabel Nickerson and
Ilah Salloway of Philadelphia; Maggie
and Annie Salmons of Wilmington;
Justine Chambers, Ina and Kathleen
uord, Gladys Kuhns, Elsie Christie
pher, Ellen Walker, Rebecca Dunn,
Lillian Hinsley, Estherl Noll, and
Masters Scott Farley, George Kuhns,
Jack Lord, Gail Noll and Fred Lord.
Thieves are operating in this town.
A few nights ago the hen roosts of
Samuel Sarde, Charles Mcbride and
Levin Thompson were visited and "a
lot of fowls stolen from each place.
On Friday some one entered THE home
of Caleb Hickman and stole four dol
lars out of his SONS pants pockets.
1t is very evident that THE Addicks
Republicans are losing ground in this
district. On Saturday at the primaries
here only 25 votes were polled, which
selected these delegates ito THE State
Convention: DR.. L. S. Conwell, Geo.
M Fisher, Jabez Jenkins, T. E. War
ren and D. B. Murray. They were in
structed to vote for the men for office
THAT Mr.. Addicks suggested and es-
pecially for Mr.. john HUM, of Wyom-
ling, for Lieutenant Governor.
There were 167 voters registered
mere ON Saturday against 49 two years
ago ION the first day.
Some miscreants on Saturday night
placed in the middle of the road along
the Odd Fellows cemetery about
hundred trolley ties, where they were
found by some of our ciUzens on Sun
day morning aud removed. This was
a dangerous trick and the guilty par
ties should be brought ito justice.
Mr.. John Armstrong was in Smyrna
on Sunday.
MIR. H. 7. Booker of Church Hill,
Md, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. Samuel Armstrong, who has
been keeping "a hardware store here
tor several years, is selling his stock
of goods out at cost and proposes ito
remove from Camden the first of next
year.
Mary and Helen Jester of Delaware
City, who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Wesley Stevens, have returned
home.
Miss Reba Miller lof Elkton, Nd, lis
the guest of her sister, Mrs. 7. Hanson
Howell
Mrs. Nancy Howell has been enter
haining Mrs. Hannah Mason of Phila-
delphia.
Our town policeman should keep THE
streets clear. On Saturday evening it
was almost impossible for people to
get to some of the stores to do their
shopping on account lof the throngs lof
negroes. On one occasion he asked a
coDored man ITO ''stand back" SO per-
sons could get by, and the colored in
dividual at once began abusing the
officer. He ought Ito have arrested
ham and probably "a heavy fine i'm
posed would be a lesson for some of
them in THE future
Wesley Shannon of Magnolia. has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Benda-
min Shockley.
Miss Emma Barnard of Wilmington,
has been visiting here.
Mr.. Charles Cooper of Wilmington.
spent Sunday here.
James Hamilton and Edgar Powell
OF Wilmington, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Conner O.
Philadelphia, are visiting here.
Misses Bertha, Edith and Agnes Lee
Smith of gainesville, Ohio, and Miss
Roberta Mock of Philadelphia are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
Cooper
Harlan Hopkins of Philadelphia. lis
visiting here. He rode from Hhe
Quaker City Ito this town on his
bicycle.
'onn oeschler of Wilmington, SPENT
sunday here with his parents.
! MISS Salhe Stevens and Miss Lo1Iise
Jump, TWO ladies who reside by them
selves, imagined there We're burglars
in the house Sunday might and had
''all the braves" out hunting for the
robbers, but it proved only Ito be a |
dream.
Peaches sold at Wyoming this morn
ing at prices ranging frim 45 cents to
one dollar per basket. The latter
price was paid for yellow st. Johns.
1T lis stated ex-Representative R. H.
Wilson will make the heaviest ship
ment from this section of extra fruit.
BOWERS BEACH.
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