Evening journal., 1901-08-13
MORE PEACH
ORCHARDS BOUGHT
Philadelphia Now Will Con.
troll 100000 Baskets
Of Fruit

Smyrna, Aug 13.-John Kienzle, the
Philadelphia commission merchant, !
who bought seven peach orchards here
last week, expecting to get $4,000
baskets Of the fruit. was in Smyrna
yesterday and purchased three more
orchards. those of James Truax, James
Davis and William Davis. Mr. Kienzle
will try TO buy three or four more
largg orchards so as he can get at least
$4,000 baskets OF the fruit He pays 40
cents a basket. delivered TO Brenf0rd,
and sends a check every day 10 the
grower. also posting a forfeit OF 5000
with each man to keep the bargain.
This Is the largest deal ever made in
Kent county for peaches by one man,
and the numerous buyers who are
here in the interests OF New York,
Philadelphia and Boston houses are
chagrined that they cannot get a
chance to handle any Of this fruit.
which is the pick OF the farming dis
trict of upper Kent
The report published in morning
paper Of Wilmington yesterday that a
negro man had been assaulted by his
companions and foully murdered by
beng sawed in two at a saw mill near
Woodland Beach. was a fake" There
is no mill OF this kind between
Smyrna and the bayshore Neither did
the colored people hire Captain Jack
sons launch. Saturday was "colored
day. at Woodland and the story
probably originated from there, as the
excursiOnists were IN numerous fights
but no one was hurt.
Harry Buclson, the young negro
giant who escaped from Officers Ford
and Turner on Saturday night a week
ago, was in Smyrna yesterday and
gave himself up to Magistrate Crow.
who fined him heavily. Buckson paid
the fine and promised 10 bring Chief
fords club in to him, having run on
with the officers billy" when he
made his escape.
President Porter has appointed tho
following ushers and collectors of the
ushers' Union of Asbury NJ. e. Church.
Ushers-Ralph Jefferson, J. Il. Webb.
~. B. Krusen. Harry Collins. A. G.
Price. A. ID. Cole, w. G. Roe. A. B.
Jester, Collectors. y. Brown. w. q.
FAIRIES, Harry Shapley. t. II. Porter.
lCharles Turner p. NJ. Webb. l.. r..
Boyer and Vernon Phillips. The aver
lage attendance at the various services
at Asbury for the past four weeks was
but ia.
OF A PERSONA MATURE.
Misses Beatrice Graham and Ger
trude Sa.lade. of Washington. are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. q. III. Beck.
Miss Gertrude Yerger, OF Whining.
ton. il being entertained by Miss Irms
C.. Iowes.
Mrs. w A. Fleming and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Prettyman. Mrs
+, A. p. Jardine and son. Miss Helen Col
! Inns and MISS Margaret Fell. o
{, Smyrna, are sojourning at Rehoboth.
/. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Weldon. O
= New York. are spending the week will
y Mr.-and Mrs. b. V. Weldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e Quinn. OF Ocean
! Grove, are guests OF Or. and Mrs. 7
c. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs William Wells. O
z Philadelphia, are making Mrs. Reb
y Pratt a visit.
= Miss Helen Brown, OF Philade,nhis
= is a guest Of her parents, Mr.. and MIS-
Jonathan Brown
Mrs. Herman HAZEL and daughter
Miss Blanche, are sojourning at Atlan
tic City. Mrs. Edwin Prettyman is ais
visiting The Jersey resort.
le Mrs. Eugene Grow is spending a fen
days at Ocean City N. J.
Mrs. Lydia Coverdale, OF Warwick
IS. is being entertained by Mr.. and Mr.
en- Edward Curry
r- Mrs. Rebecca Collins is maxim
ol- friends a visit at Centrevllle. Nd