Evening journal., 1901-09-13
SUSPICIOUS OVER
DLAIH OP TWO
Dover People Proud Of Her
Lotus Bed aud Clean
Streets
special to ihe Eycnlng journal

NINfANl 10 til' AaF'NAtN "'fNA iAAf'
Dover, Sept l8.-Mrs. Aaron w.
Marshall died on Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock at The home Of her
sister. Mrs. n. G. Cain. Her body VIII
be inferred tomorrow afternoon at 1
% clock MIS- Marshall was the wife
l1i Aaron W. Marshall. OF Lewes, cne
Jf the Delaware pilots. Her sister,
! Mrs b. f. Davis. OF Cape Girardgau,
, Mo. had been at her bedside Tor some
months, hoping Tor her recovery when
.ast Saturday she departed for her
Western home. believing her sister in
la fair way to recover The cause OF
the sudden termination Of Mrs. Mar
. shalls life was due 10 a stroke Of pa
ralysis last Monday
lnere was a breakdown in Bakers
lcannory on Wednesday night, and a
traction engine had to be used to fur
nish necessary power to operate. Mr.,
Baker had 1000 baskets of tomatoes
for which he had paid % cents per
basket when the accident occurred.
Dover's 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,
and considerable enthusiasm has been
aroused. A. B, Richardson holds the
championship record so far and spirit
ed efforts are being made to snatch
The laures from his brow The old
fair grounds have been converted into
links.
The recent robbery at the Dover
tdepot has brought out the fact, that at
the station. when the o'clock evening
train arrives. the coloied population isl
ont IN full force. and through their
noise and disorder become a nuisance
To travellers his fact has been COM
mentcd many times by the travel
/ ing public but no action has been
taken to put q stop 10 the nuisance
The large congregation Of this ass of
people at the depot Is one outcome of
there being a negro settlement and a
whlskey distillery near the place. ltl
is really unsafe 10 walk into Dover
! from the depot while coming in on
the midnight train because OF the des-
lpcrate character OF these idle negroes
lt is not generally known among
| Delaware people that there Is a .arge
bed OF lotus flowers in one of the tribu-
ltariCs OF the st. Jones river but such
Is the lact. About four miles down
the river from Dover is a small tribu-
ltary. and there is and always has been
from time immemorial, 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
lrcady TO burst In boom, are as large
las largg-szed Florida oranges and
when i'm fun bloom. are white. with a
yellow centre, and send forth sicken-
/ ing sweet smell. These are said to be
the true Egyptian lotus but doubtless
Ghey are OF the American variety, OF
1 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
I this bed Is a lovely sight, and creates
a great deal OF pleasurable surprise TO
the visitor.
Il The general report among farmers is
that the apple crop is short except in
those orchards where liberal spraying
i. has been rosorted to- Tae favorite
mixture for spraying purposes IS the
4 Bordeaux mixture. and when used lib
b orally rs said 10 give satisfaction. 1he
most successful apple growers In Ksni
. county spray every tree in their or
chards thoroughly several times dur
e ing ihe season. This spraying do
g stroys the curcnlio, their young and
% the eggs that are lodged on the leaves
x twigs and branches This insect, If al
+ lowed 90 remain on the trees increases
In onCrmcns quantities. and when
= grown stings the apple while small
] This produces a small. knotty and un-
u salablc fruit, which no one wants "a
4 eat and finds no sale upon the mar
4 ket The spray destroys the inseo. be-
q fore the app'e is stung, and is de
he claIed by fruit growers % solve the
b riddle ~ the curcullio. AN fruit grow
". ers must resort 10 spraying their appl,
ar trees II they wish a crop of good. sal
to able fruit The peach crop, with The
w exception OF the late cling and Octobel
Of fruit. is about over Very few are seeI
rclin Dover.
The tomato crop, because of 10
smallncss. is interesting. not only thl
.g farmers. but the Gamers The latte
threaten suit against every farmer whit
n breaks his contract with them Th
farmer replies that the canner has M
a ground 10 stand upon for during heav
CROPS the canner c0mpels him 90 no
] main the whole day waiting 10 be nm
's loaded and then cuts the weight o
the tomatoes down beyond an reason
In causing him TO lose a larger share O
his crop The results viii be inter st
ing later on. when the lawyers get il
their hne work
lrcut ishinE along The bayside is re
.e- ported ass not ao Gnc ass &c was las
Ii- week
n THO Academy boys are observe
k kicking the pigskn ia practice game
mt for the coming fan. Dover's small boy
fly are De- oming excited over the adyer
Of circus news. and ar ueddlng pear