Evening journal., 1901-09-25
RUNAWAY HORSE
IN DOVER NTRHRTO
State Owns Valuable Oil POr-
trait Of General George
Washington
sneclal % ID Evenlng JournaI.

Dover. Sept. 25.-William Vaughn's
team ran up Loockerman street yester-
day. overturned and wrecked his large
hack.
The Masonic Lodge Is placing in po-
sition an eight-fOot concrete pavement
i'm front OF w. w. Richardson's new
house in State street.
The farmers Of Jones Neck report
that two-thirds of the wheat raised
this season i'm that section OF the coun-
try remains unthreshed in the stack
This Is the result OF the long continu-
GUS rains which visited this locality
after wheat harvest The farmers were
compelled to stack their crop to pro-
tect it from the damp weather and
TO prevent 10 from spfouting. The buy
ers offer sixty cents for wheat deliver
ed at the depot Much remains unsold.
Joshua ID. Deane, the cigar dealer
has on exhibition at his place of busi-
ness a pair Of steer horns that meas
ure fifty-one inches from tip to tip of
horn. They are beautifully polished
and finished with plush. They are the
property OF Jacob Simons, the fur
dealer. who received them as a gift
from a friend I'm Philadelphia.
Levy Scott, the druggist, also has
on exhibition in his window a box of
souvenirs collected by a Dover boy
who served in the late Spanish -Ameri
can war at Santiago. There are numer-
Gus specimens OF coral. shell fish, star
FISH, native woods, and implements of
Cuban warfare, shells, cartridges
knives and pistols. The display at
tracts considerable attention.
The fishermen ON the Kent shores
report a resumption of fine fishing this
week Many trout We're taken by
hook and line. and also by seine on
Monday They predict that this viii
continue until n very heavy storm from
the east visits the bay, which. they
allege. will drive the fish out of the
bay The disciples of Izaak Walton
are anticipating good sport for a week
to come.
One farmer of this county expects to-
harvest $1,000 baskets of Keiffer pears
rom 5000 young trees. He harvested
several thousand baskets OF peaches,
and says that he cleared, on the aver
lge on his peaches fifty cents perl
basket.
The women of the Century Club havel
issued invitations to a reception to bel
given in the club parlors on thel
Green ON October 3
There is hanging on the wall Of thel
Capital Building a valuable fell-lengthl
oil portrait of General Washington.
The picture was pronounced by theI
artist who retouchei it when the Statel
House was repaired several years ago,l
10 be a very valuable one. probably
mouth s.tnro1 fHnn9nuI IpIia4o Gel
hanging over the stairway. and repre-
sents General Washington I'm full regi-l
montals. It Is framed In a wide goldi
rame The size of the picture Prob !
ably Is six by ten feet The history of
II is as follows AT General Washing
toms death the Delaware Legislature
was in session. and when It first heard
,he news IL was so affected that i'll
appropriated $500 to pay q celebrated
Philadelphia artist to paint FULL
length portrait of the General This
is now the property Of the State of
Delaware Since that time it has notl
received the best of care.
The Conference Academy football
team IS at fast practice work preparing
to meet the Wilmington Military
Academy on Saturday. October 3. They
present n strong front, and from ap-l
pearances will. before the season isl
over, play good ball.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Miss Lille HAZEL Pratt, or Smyrna
was married yesterday to Howard Da-
Wis Taylor, Of Camden, at the residence
of the bride i'm Smyrna. The Rev. T.
II. Haynes performed the ceremony.
State Auditor Norman was a Dover
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. George II. Pierce. of Milford, was
a visitor at the capital city yesterday.
Master William Pierce, son OF For
.mer state Senator G.. f. Pierce, Of Mil
ford will attend the Conference Acad-
emy.
Harry Lanlx. Of Philadelphia, was a
visitor in the capital city yesterday
Willard Salisbury. of Wilmington.
was a guest OF his mother in State
street on Sunday
Edward d. Hearne. OF Georgetown,
was a Dover visitor yesterday.
William Dickson, of Woodside, was a
visitor >in Dover on Tuesday.
Former Judge Cullen. Of Georgetown,
was in Dover en- Tuesday
Mrs. John HUM and daughter were
Dover visitors yesterday.
! George p. Fisher of Wyoming. was
in Dover yesterday
Mrs. II. d. Emack is a guest of hei
parents Mr and Mrs. William II
Walker in State street
Mrs Eiswald, Of Pennsylvania, i!
visiting her parents, Mr.. AID Mrs
James Todd, in Bradford street.
Caleb S. Pennewin has returned from
a trip TO the Adirondacks.
Mr.. and Mrs Manlove Hayes anJ
Miss Hayes have returned from tn,
Pan-American Exposition.
Miss Nora Morris has returned {,
school at Chambersburg, Pa.