The sun., 1901-11-18
STATE NEWS NOTES

Several large lots of peach and other
fruit trees have been shipped to farmers
in Kent county during the past few days.
Owing To the last few years being good
fruit years the farmers are beginning to
rpplant their orchards. The farmers also
are complaining of the continued dry
spell. as ii is very hard ON next years
crop OF wheat which is now from three
10 five inches high. 1t has just been
five weeks since there has been enough
rain to amount TO anything IN this neigh
bolhood.
The public school building, for colored
children ut Newark is about completed.
1t is two-story frame structure about
10 by so feet. The colored people will
hold Il banquet in the building on Nov
cmber 30.
Mrs. X. II. Orr, wife OF Paymaster
Orr l.. $. n, who has just returned
from Il three years residence in Shang-
| lhai China, is visiting relatives in
Georgetown.
Prominent Episcopal Church people
| throughout Sussex county are Interested
| in the movement to raise fund for the
OF old Prince Georges
Church M Dagsboro. This is one of the
oldest churches in the county and at one
| time was the place of worship of Hon.
Iohn NJ. Clayton, who was a native of
Dagsboro.
| 4 lot of railroad tickets recently stolen
| from the railroad Office Mt Lewes. were
| fnund by some gunners in field near
the station, The iron box in which they
| were kept at the station and which was
/ stolen also. was found by the sportsmen.
The money which WIS in the box had
been taken and the other articles thrown
| lMay. The robbery WIS n very bold one,
occurring at noon while the station men
were as dinner.
i The merchants Of Bridgcville have
lagrecd To close their stores mt o'clock
each evening in the week. except Satnr
| lay during the progress Of the revival
lmrctngs- ut Bridgevillc NJ. r. Church.
i Herbert Clendanicl. n telegraph opera
tor ut Lcwes railroad station, has re-
signed his position and accepted a simi-
lar one on the Lackawanna railroad in
| New Jersey. A number Of other Sussex
county operators have accepted positions
n this railroad.
i Alfred Powell, who resides near Fred
erica. has one Of the largest Yields uf
.orn in that section. From 60 acres Of
land he realized $500 baskets Of shell
corn per acre.
Russell ID. Hobbs. n confederate sol
tlicr. who died nj his home in George
town. aged 80 years, was buried Satur-
day afternoon. services being held in the
Methodist Protestant Church Rev. i.
Franklin Bryan, the pastor. conducted
the services.
The Peninsula Student. the new paper
10 he issued by the students Of the Viii
lmingtan Conference Academy. will make
its first appearance Wednesday. The
l"arcr will contain eight pages and will
hr iSsned twice n month. Harvey l..
| Nrllar is caitor-in-chief and the assist
lutS are William Chandler. Dayton A.
Met lain aud Miss May Jump. The busi-
ncss managers are Harry +. Coulhourn.
II, |. Cochran and Grover G. ParviS.
The banking house Of the George.
town First National Bank is nearing
completion. II will be quite an orna-
ment tn the town.
The town Of Greenwood il undergoing
! much needed AMI practical improve.
mpMt in the way of brick pavcments
Bricks arr being distributed and the
streets surveyed preparatory to laying
wide substantial walks III the main
ihoronghfarcs.
| Whila raising the roof on the house
of Willard Coffin. in Laurel preparatory
a. putting in nm additional story. il
slipped from the jacks and fell To the
ground. carrying the second floor with il
Contractor Mitchell barely escaped be-
ns plnioncd beneath the falling timber