Evening journal., 1901-09-16
DOVER " ANTS A
NHW TOWN HALL
Robbins Fire Company May
Build 1t News OF the
Capital
spocIai TO Inc Evcnlng Journal

Dover, Sept i6-Dover's sweet
singer Miss Mary r. Cannon, daughter
OF Wilson L. Cannon, was an eye wit
ness Of the attempted assassination Of
the President in Buffalo last week
The following real estate transfers
have been made
Nathan r. Leamy has hold his 200
acre farm. situated three miles north
OF Dover, to John Stein of Philadel
pha. for $500
William b. Cooper has purchased OF
Mrs. c. r. Culver a dwelling house,
situated in Willow Grove, Kent coun-
ty. Del.
The Rev. William II. Becker has
sold to Alfred Schmid his farm, stu
a1ed on the state Road near Bishops
Corner Mr.. Becker will remove to
California on account Of poor health.
Dr. j. l. CrossmOre has purchased
Of John d. Berry a dwelling house,
situated in Wyoming, for $1,000
AleXanderTeat has purchased ofGeCrge
H. Teat lot in Dover for $500
Arlington Porter has sold his 255-
acre farm. situated in Mispillion hun
bred to David Hurd. for $4,000
There viii be sold the valuable real
estate left by the late John Latchum
situated in Kent county.
Presiding Elder Baker reports that
about $4,000 has been paid on the
Conference Academy debt
Dover for q long time. has been
without a town hall in which TO hold
theatricals and concerts during the
evening hours. The Court House hall
was for a long time The only available
place for such entertainments to be
/ held. This was closed 10 tho public
for night use by an agreement made by
/ the Levy Court with the insurance
company which placed an insurance
policy on the Court House Tie Levy
lCouri was enabled to save SIEVE al thou
drCi dollars hy agreeing 20 close the
hell 90 all companies giving concerts
/ in the evening. The Robbins Hose
/ Company. recognizing the need for a
town hail. Is considering the feaslbil-
ity az building an addition to the
Hose House. suitable for such enter
/ tainments. They believe that a hall
ninety feet deep and twenty-cne feet
wide can be built that will serve COM
plctoly the purpose of a town hail. be
sides being centrally located in Gov
i ornor's avenue near Ioockerman street
Dressing rooms built in the reqr would
omen in New street This would ne
cessitate the purchase OF the strip OF
land I'm the rear Of the hose house
having dimensions of twenty-five by
e fifty feet
Wesley Chorus is preparing new mu.
r. sic for several concerts which IL has
p arranged for. One is to be given il
= Wesley Church on the evening o.
Z september &c. another is &c be in Cam
= den The chorus has been Increased Il
II forty members.
= Peaches have been scarce. and are c
e a poorer quality now than earlier il
4 the season.
Many of the farmers have nnishe,
y cutting corn. The new harvester wa
Z Used by many. and good reports ar
u heard. The darkey cannot compete, an
C. has been astonishei at the surpfisin
ght Of corn harvest. comingand goin
without his work being in demand. II
a has been spending the week at Cur
r swamp camp, and has been having
IF seed time generally The story is cur
a rent that the Mexican medicane show
In man decided one evening TO move Oh
Ii 20 Gum Swamn camnmeeting. He wen
~ and coened up for business on e.
camp ground. and before lcng had q
e est the whole assemblaee az his On