Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-05
MANY MA DOVER FOLK
AT BALL GAME
Capital in Fine Array-LaB
Regarding Foreign
Corporations

Dover, Sept 5.-The Greenwood base
ball team visited Dover yesterday, an
was altogether shut out, not scoring
run during the nine innings. The score
stood 8 to o. The day was fair, fault
less sky, azure and deep, a few Sleeps
feeces flecking the horizon, and u soft
September air hazy and mellow, COM
pleted the perfect enjoyment OF a crowd
OF Doyerites. The athletic field was
crowded, and the grand stand contain
ed many of the society people Of this
town.
Yesterday Griffith was pounded all
over the field, but the fielding of the
Dover team was perfect Camac, centre
fielder made a nasty error, which came
near costing the home team a run or
two. II was a batting game on both
sides. The visiting team was COM
posed of much lighter men than those
Of the Dover team The superb field
ing of the Dover team won the game,
The Dover people would like TO mako
dates with any good iirst-class ANA
teur teams on the Peninsula
Dover this week is decked In It's love-
liest and most gorgeous robes. Beau
tiful State street never was more at
tractive, and the blooming gardens
were never more in their glory. Dr..
and Mrs. Henry Rridgely have a pretty
garden in Division street, opposite
the Baptist Church. Gorgeous beds OF
blooming oannas containing hundreds
Of flower stalks Of the most select va
rleties. charm the eye. Beds OF mas
turtiums of variegated hues, sun flow
.ers, roses, dahlias, asters, chrysanthe-
NUNS, cosmas and others, with a per-
lfectly-kept lawn surrounding make the
sight a charming one. Besides this
garden, which is adjoining his lne resi-
dence, his front lawn is bower OF
beauty; gorgeous beds OF blooming
flowers. and the magnificent caladium
in nrofusion, lending an added effect.
The gardens and floral decorations sur
rounding the homes of II. A. Richard
son, DIR. James II. Wilson. John II.
Klingler. Judge James Pennewill, Mrs.
Wolcott, William Salisbury, Senator
Slaughter and G. w. Barger are beau
tiful to the sight. Mrs II. A. Rich
ardson has an exquisite bed of lotus
flowers surrounding a fountain. also
agaves, rubber trees. palms and ny
drangeas I'm profusions Dover streets
are clean after the recent rains, and
with the many fine shade trees present
"a view that Is difficult TO surpass.
Bartlett pears are being marketed.
and are bringing good prices. One
rart,,or cold Oo0 hooIs.t. r,t. q,,ro,t,.
six cents per basket. DIR. II. O. Glenn
ents had some fine white and yellow
peaches on sale at Benson's fruit store.
in Loockerman street.
Sweet potatoes are appearing in the
markets now.
Many Of the new Mccormick harvest
ers are being sold One Dover dealer
has sold forty already this year and
expects to place in all this season sew
anty. This will make the sale OF this
machine in all for two years reach
about one hundred. Boyer. OF Smyrna.
has sold thirty OF these same machines
this year, and, as is usual with him
every year, he gave a parade OF the
farm implements that he has sold this
season in Smyrna this week
1t seems that the law under which
the Secretary of State is trying 10 COM
Oel foreign corporations to pay the
legal $50 tax has this penalty attached
TO It as an enforcing clause:
That foreign corporations engaged
in prosecuting, or transacting any bust
ness Of any kind within the limits OF
this State, on and after the first day OF
June. A. d.. 1897. without first having
complied with the provisions Of this
act, shall be guilty of q misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than 5000
nor more than $500 for each and every
offense Any agent of foreign corpora
ton that shall transact any. business
within the limits of this State for any
foreign corporation before. such for
eign corporation has complied with all
the provisions OF this act
shall be guilty Of INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than 500. nor
more than $500 for each and every Of
Tense"
II William L. Pritchett caught a sew
enty-five pound sea turtle yesterday
while fishing at the Hammock.
The Kent county Levy Court met on
Tuesday to formulate plans for repair
ing The Woodland Beach road. but adj
iourned without accomplishing any
thing