Evening journal., 1901-09-13
SUSPICIOUS OVER
DhAl'H UF TWO
Dover People Proud Of Her
Lotus Bed and Clean
Streets
Special to .he Evening Journal.

Marshall died on Wednesday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock at the home Of her
sister. Mrs. "A. G. Cain. Her body viii
be interfed tomorrow afternoon at 1
O'Clock. MS Marshall was the wife
of Aaron W. Marshall. OF Lewes, enc
OF the Delaware pilots. Her sister
Mrs. b. Il. Davis. of Cape Girardeau, |
NO. had been at her bedside for some
months hoping for her recovery. when
.ast Saturday she departed for her
western nome. believing her sister in
fair way to recover The cause OF
,he sudden termination of Mrs. Mar
shaila life was due to q stroke Of pa
ralysis last Monday
There was a breakdown in bakers
cannory on Wednesday night. and o !
Traction engine mad to be used to fur
nish necessary power to operate. Mr..
Baker had 1000 baskets of tomatoes
for which ne had paid % cents per
basket when the accident occurred.
Doyers preoccupying game among
the young society people is golf A ]
number OF good records have been
made ON the new links. Afternoons
are occupied In the entertaining sport. |
land considerable enthusiasm has been |
laroused A. b. Richardson holds the
championship record so far, and spirit !
ed efforts are being made to snatch
the laurels from his brow The old
fair grounds have been converted into
links.
The recent robbery at the Dover !
depot has brought out the fact that at |
the station when the o'clock evening |
train arrives. the colored population is
out in full force. and through their |
noise and disorder become a nuisance |
to travellers. This fact has been com
mented many times by the travel |
ing public. but no action has been |
taken to put stop TO the nuisance. |
The large congregation of this c.ass of
people at the depot is one outcome of |
there being a negro settlement and a |
whiskey distillery near the place. III
Is really unsafe TO walk into Dover
from the depot while coming in on
the midnight train because OF the des-
perate character OF these idle negroes |
IL Is not generally known among |
| Delaware people that there is a ,arge |
bed Of lotus flowers in one of the tribu- |
taries of the ST. Jones river, but such |
| Is the iact About four miles down !
the river from Dover is a small tribu-
ltary, and there is and always has been
from time immemorial. a large bed OF
lotos flowers. The leaves are higher
above the water at low tide and are
large some measuring two feet across
/ their broad surfaces The buds, when !
ready TO burst in boom are as large J
as large-sized Florida oranges, ana
when in full bloom, are wnite, with q
yellow centre, and send forth a sicken-
| ing sweet smell. These are said to be
the true Egyptian lotus. bat doubtless
.ithey are OF the American variety, OF
which there are numerous beds in
various parts of the Atlantic coast
Boys and colored youths gather the
flowers and sell them about town
lin punches. When in bloom
this bed is a lovely sight. and creates
"a great deal OF pleasurable surprise toI
1.-The visitor
Il The general report among farmers isl
that the apple crop is short except in
Those orchards where liberal spraying
p has been rosorted TO. The favOrits
mixture for spraying purposes is the
! bordeaux mixture. and when used lib
D orally is said % give satisfaction. The
nest successful apple growers in Kent
. county spray every tree in their or
chards thoroughly several times dur
& ing the season This spraying de-
e stroys the curculio, their young and
I the eggs that are lodged on the leaves
X twigs and branches. This insect, If al
r lowed TO remain on the trees, increases
in enormous quantities and when
grown stings the apple while small.
" This produces a small. knotty and un-
gaiable fruit. which no one wants TO
4 cat and finds no sale upon the mar
/, ket The spray destroys the insect be-
y fore the app e is stung. and is de-
10 clared by fruit growers to solve the
o. riddle Of the curculliO. All fruit grow
w. lers must resort TO spraying their apple
er trees If they wish crop of good. sal
to able fruit The peach crop. with the
w exception OF the late cling and October
OF fruit. is about over Very few are seer
rclin Dover.
The tomato crop because of It's
smaliness. is interesting. not only IN,
lg farmers. but the Gamers The lattel
threaten suit against every farmer VIII,
in breaks his contract with them Tit
farmer replies that the Gamer has n,
a ground to stand upon. Tor during heayl
CROPS the cannCr compels him to re
J main the whole day waiting to be um
a's loaded and then cuts the weight o
the tomatoes down beyond all reason
in causing him TO lose a larger share o
his crop. The results will be interss st
ing later on. when the lawyers get Fl
their fine work.
TROUT fishing along the bayside is re
be- ported as not 80 fine as It was las
ht- week
m The Academy boys are observe
TX kicking the pigskin in practice game
Jnt for the coming fan. Doyer's small boy
ely are becoming excited over the adver
q circus news. and are peddling pear
- By he quart. and turning their hand
TO almost gmvfhfnu Ia mob. nrafre.I,