The Delawarean., 1900-06-30
THE DELAWA AREAN.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
,hincoteague oysters at Blackstone


Mr.. Phineas Tharp has purchased
farm at Bridgeville.
Get your berry checks printed at this
office. Prices the lowest.
A full line of fine candies and fruits
wholesale and retail at R. J. Campbell:
Ice cream soda, all flayors, for cents
at Wilkinson's drug store.
Who made all those nobby wedding
suits? Why Treidler, of course.
Bargain-Slightly used Upright Lud-
wig piano.. A. Downham, Priscilla
Block, Dover, Del.
Clerk of the Peace Downs has issued
marriage license to Robert l.. Payne
and Miss Mary Eleanor Albertina Kirk
Leave orders for ice cream and ices
at R. ]. Campbell's. They will be filled
promptly with the best.
John Camac of Dover, has signed
with the Millville club in the South
Jersey League and left for that city
yesterday.
IMessrs. Lord & Hope are moving
their stock Of hardware and agricul-
tural implements to the handsome
store recently vacated by Wilkinson G.
Wilkinson.
GOLD BRICK.-I am now prepared
to furnish first-class paving brick.
Hard red and arch brick at very rea-
sonable prices in any quantity Apply
to John P. Hudson, Smyrna, Delaware.
George H. Otwell of Laurel, on Tues
day afternoon lost two-thirds of his
crop of wheat by fire caused by spark
from Traction engine. About 100
bushels were consumed.
Usual services at Dover NJ. p. Church
Sunday morning. Sunday school at
$50 and preaching at 1920. In the
evening at 6.45 Christian Endeavor,
7.90 brief song service, followed by Is
minute sermon by pastor.
One of the large plate glass windows
in the store of E. Downes G Co., in the
Priscilla Block was broken last Thurs
day by a shot that came from some
mysterious place. The glass is valued
at $50 and is insured
Come and see the new stock of
chamber and parlor suits, couches,
rockers, in fact, full line of all kinds
of furniture, which I will sell at the
lowest prices. Parlor lamps special
ty.-W. e. Smith, 125 Loockerman St.
While on trip down the river in the
launch Dixie, ex-Representative John
H. Jones lost valuable gold watch.
Mr.. Jones did not have chain on the
time-piece and bid it farewell as he saw
it slide over the side of the boat into
the water.
A new counterfeit silver quarter has
been discovered in circulation in Balti-
more. The coin is of the right size,
but is lighter in weight and color than
the genuine. The milling is fairly
good, but the figuring is very poor and
the coin has not a true ring.
In a game of baseball at Cheswold
on Thursday the Hartley club was
beaten by score of 10 to l. Stevens
and Camac of Dover, was the battery
for Cheswold and the Hartley boys
were completely at the mercy of
Stevens curves, only one hit being Sc
cured off his delivery.
Sunday Services at Wesley.-9.30 a.
M, Quarterly Love Feast; 1890 a. M,
preaching by the presiding elder, fol-
lowed by reception of probationers into
full connection; p. M, Sunday school
missionary program; $50 p. M, be-
ginning of twilight services, topic,
"When is Nation Safe?" (patriotic
in character.)
George Reason, colored, aged 102
years, died in Cecil County Wednesday,
Samuel D. Churchill, once professor of
languages at the Wilmington Confer
ence Academy, and Miss Cleora P. Bon
neville of Pocomoke City, were married
at the brides home Thursday Rev. E.
G. Macnichol, D. d., officiating. Prof.
and Mrs. Churchill will reside at
Honesdale, Pa.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.-The Board of
Directors of this company has declared
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
payable on and after July 2, 1900, to the
stockholders as they stand registered
June 5, at O'Clock p. m. Checks will
be mailed to all stockholders or their
legal representatives who have left
dividend orders at the treasurer's
office.-M. HAYES, Treasurer.
Mrs Mary Hartnett, wife of the late
Timothy r. Hartnett, who was buried
about five weeks ago, died at her home
near Marydel Wednesday afternoon ait
$50 o'clock, of paralysis of the heart. |
was 6S years of age and
childless. Funeral services were held
at Holy Cross Church yesterday morn
ing and interment was made at Holy
Cross Cemetery.