The Delawarean., 1900-06-13
THE DELAWAREAN.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

OcdulOu.
Grown" brand binder twine, 1O1kc,
at Behen's.
Miss Eva Cannon has been appointed
postmaster at Gumboro.
]. ]. Scanlon has bought 400 lambs
for his trade.
Mems and boys good clothing at
prices of the cheap sort at Lewis.
Seaford is arranging for a fine
Fourth of July celebration.
Best and cheapest line of stylish
straw hats you find at Lewis.
For Rent-The Norris cottage p
kits Hammock. Appy to Mrs. How
ard NJ. Wilkinson.
Measles and berry picking have al
most depopulated the Dover public
schools.
I guarantee my Paris Green to be
strictly pure and poisonous-Howard
M. Wilkinson.
A large number of school teachers
from all over Kent county came here
Saturday to take the examinations.
The wedding of Thomas H. Tucker
and Miss Margaret M. Vansant took
place at Ridgely to-day
My soda syrups are all made from
natural fruit juice-Howard M. Will
kinson.
The fair of Kent and Queen Anne's
counties, to be held at COLCHESTER will
begin August 2Sth, and continue four
days.
Secretary of State Hughes is settling
up the Harris estate, over which there
was famous will contest about five
years ago.
Cook Wanted on Farm-Want mid
dle-aged thoroughly experienced farm
woman to cook in private family and
to advise on the handling of small
chickens, etc. Must be fully competent
and reliable. To such will pay good
wages and give good home.-Box 313
Merchantville, N. ].
FOR SALE-12OO bushels of North
ern-grown EARLY Rose Potatoes; 700
bushels Northern-grown EARLY Hebron
Potatoes; 1850 bushels Western-grown
Clover Seed; 1000 bushels of Western
grown White Oats; 500 bushels OF
Black Cow Peas; $50 bushels Of Onion
Sets-Joseph e. Holland, Milford, Del
James T. Mullin & Sons, the noted
Wilmington clothiers and gents furn-
ishers, will refund railroad fare to any
amount not exceeding 10 per cent. of
four cash purchases, for all those who
desire to visit the Elks' Carnival next
week. This is an excellent opportunity
for citizens of this section.
"A conference of Sunday school work
ers of Kent county will be held in
Wesley Church next Friday afternoon.
The executive committee of the Della
ware State Sunday School Association
will be present. Rev. E. Morris Fergu-
son of New Jersey, who will perform
work in Delaware this year, will out
line his plans at the conference.
Sheriff John B. Wharton yesterday
brought a branch of Elberta from the
peach orchard of Hon. R. H. Wilson in
st. Jones Neck, which contained
peaches the size of walnuts. 1t was
loaded so heavily that the branch
would have been unable to bear the
fruit. Mr.. Wilson has 2,o00 trees of
the same variety in the same condition.
State Detective Bernard J. McVey
has obtained requisition papers in
Dover for Charles McAteer, now lock-
ed up in Philadelphia on charge of
being implicated in the robbery of
bonds from the Wilmington and
Branddywine Spring Railway Com
pany He went to Harrisburg Thurs
day ito have them properly signed.
Thomas Harris, colored, of Port
Penn, charged with breach Of peace,
was sentenced by Magistrate Reynolds
of Middletown, Saturday night to pay
a fine of 500. When Constable Collins
attempted to arrest Harris, the negro
got shotgun, and threatened to shoot.
but the constable finally overpowered
him, and brought him here. Harris
him. Harris was injured recently, and
is pretending to be crazy.
Joseph H. Bartley, one of the oldest
engineers in the service of the Della
ware railroad, who was injured in the
wreck near Dover on Saturday after
noon, June 2, while running the Della
ware railroad freight express known as
DIG, near Dover, is recovering and al
though unable to leave his room, is
able to be up and about. His wounds
are healing and the attending physi-
clan has every hope of a speedy re-
covery.
al movement has been begun
by prominent Methodist Protestants
of this county to bring into
the membership persons who have
NOT connected themselves with any