The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-10
STATE NEWS NOTES.


/ STATE NEWS NOTES.
Rev, J.. R. Combs has rendered his
resignation as rector Of st. Lnke's par
lsh, Seaford, to take effect June 80
Tie announcement is made OF the
m irriage at Craggie Stone, Elnmttsbery,
MI OF Emily, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs J ). Cannon, 10 Water Rodney
!rton. son OF DIR. Hiram r Burton. OF
I ives, on Tuesday next, June II, at
) Cop m.
The Sussex County Convention Of the
Wnman's Christian fempnrance Union
will ce held at Laurel on wednesday.
On the farm of Thomas Wilson, near
R ,dney, Frank Milman shot an eagle
that measured six feet from tip to tip.
| The June DROP 81 peaches has not
commenced yet, a1d tie growers are not
/ giving out any estimates on tile prob
able crop, until after this takes place:
bnt at present there is room for fully
fifty per cent. of the peaches now on the
trees to fail off
| Governor HUM las appointed the fol-
lowing persons members OF the state
! Library Commission which was created
| uy an act passed at the ate session Of
tile General Assembly: Mrs Charles +.
Miller and George +. b ], yerman, OF Will
Mington; Daniel w. Corbit, OF odessa;
/ John B4rkiey, Of Clayton; Mrs. II. A.
Richardson, Mra. Ella Marshall and
/ sianiove Hayes, Of DIVER; Joseph f,
llal a"d, Of Milford; Mrs. Margaret
lfuxton, Of Georgetown.
| Although there will be no fair at Fair
View Park. Dover, this year, the site
VIII re used 70 great advantage as a
company 81 Dover yourgrpeople are ne
gotlatlng Tor tine lease Of The grounds
for the establishment Of golf links. B.
sides this fashionable sport. tennis
rogue and base bali will be INDUCED
n and some races will be given on the
tine race track. The organzltion, it is
Said, viii be formed in lew DAYS, and
thr work Of improving the site will be-
! gin at once.
Reports on June | from the officers
AID members OF the Peninsula Hurticul-
t la Society show continued favor
a2le conditien OF nearly all the leading
ttuis. Ga the basis OF ECO a, a iull or
n rinal crop, the following averages are
e veil: Peaches, So; pears, 50; app'es.
40 plnms, 80; ounces, so; cherries, !:
strawberries, 81; backbair:es, 10; r.sp-
berries, 10 The season has teen cold
aid backward but warm, clear weather
Il now bringing { We ything forward rap
Idly. Asparagus is giving fair weld
am bringing satisfactory prices and this
Il true Of straw berries.
The "troleytes" are pushing the
Werk on their pOWerhoGsa near Camden
tlttt carts being employed to haul away
lhe dirt Contractor Murphy is enthn :
lastlc and says that the road will be
completed within the next few months
lhr roadbed has been graded for a dis
lance Of ABOUT nine miles, and as soon
as enough rails arrive they will be i'm.
mediately laid. About fifty Italian lab
ofeis remain, and ale we'll satisfied as to
the working OF the company, as they are
getting steady work More men are ex-
pected within the next few days.
tract OF land near the Delaware
railroad car shops belonging to a. r.
Hudson, 81, OF Smyrna, has been & III
to the Armour Refrigerator Car Com
pany. The new owners will erect an ice
manufacturing plant on the ground as
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be completed. The main Office Of TIM
Delaware railroad will be located here
and it is the intention OF the Armour
Company to manufacture its own ice
and ill all the cars in use on the Della.
ware railroad and other lines branching
from it. Heretofore the company has
had its cara rttiled at Dover by the local
company there, but found the contract
ueually an expenaive ore, and it is now
trying to lessen the coet Of shipping
ifnlt by the farmers to the city markets
by this new venture. 1t is proposed to
have the plant in complete working or
DER before the peach season begins.
William F. Seeds has contracted for
the erection Of ten houses to be built on
the grounds Of the American Snuff Com.
/ pany at Gorklyn to accommodate the
extra hands employed in the mills. Mr..
Seeds will also make some improve
lnenta at the house occupied by Israel
Durham. A large warehouse is being
erected.
The New Century Club OF Milford has
elected the following officers: President
Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis; vice. presidents
Mrs. w. /. Causey, Mrs. T. v. Cahall
ana Mrs. j, J.. Pierce; secretary, Mrs
/ Z. +. Burn; treasurer Misc Edna Barker
/ Tie installation will be held this after.
noon, which will be the final meeting Of
the year.
Turner's Entertain.
The Wilmington Tnrngemeine enter
tanned about seventy members OF the
Philadelphia Turgemeinde Yesterday.
Tne visitors came TO this city on the
boat and we've met by delegation Of the
Wilmington members. They marcl ed
| 4 Tie new water tower and inspected it.
| pom IN II return dinner was s. rived in
/ Inrn Hall DutIpty FIN. IT.