Evening journal., 1901-09-30
STATE CAPITALS
NEWNY NIDB
Temperance Union Elects
Officers Properties
Have New Owners
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Special to the Evening Journal
,, Dover. Sept. 30-1he Dover branch
lof the Womans Christian Temperance
Union has elected the following Officers
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Mary II. Wolcott, vice-presidents, MPs
j. E Kirk Mrs. II. Ii. Holmes Mrs.
Eliza Walker. Mrs. Elizabeth PrNohet,
Mrs Voshell; recording secretary, Mrs
Mary n. smithers; treasurer, Mrs.
Anna slaughter; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs Anna Alloway; delegates TO
State convention. Mrs. Mary A. Webb,
Miss Cora Clark, Mrs. Il. i. Jones.
Wesley Chorus of the Wesley NJ. IL.
Church. has arranged to give two very
interesting concerts on Thursday and
Friday evenings OF this week, at the
Century Club rooms on the Green. The
lchorus viii be assisted by Horace B.
Harrison, baritone Wilmington Dr.
H. Konrad Uhlg. tenor, Clayton
,. George IL. Walker baritone, Now
York: Mrs. Maize Townsend Parker
contralto. New York.
] William ID. Fowler, of Milford, who
was one time resident OF Dover, hay
ing filled the Office Of prOthonOtary OF
! NNnN AOMMAgH mum AoAA w ANA'f NANN
on September 22nd, aged 76 years.
A singular accident happened TO an
aged man OF Hartley Delaware, re-
Gently. While walking on the
Sunday evening. While walking on the
public road near Greensboro he was
d knocked down by a runaway team
and was run over. the wagon breaking
his leg. Unable TO walk and suffering
great pain, he hailed several passing
teams, whose occupants refused TO give
any aid whatever. He was compelled
10 remain by the roadside until morn
ing. when ne met W. II. Sipple, who,
like the good Samaritan, lifted him
from the roadside and carried him TO
his sisters home at Burrsyllle, where
medical attendance was secured
The school children OF near Moore's
Mill south OF Dover, were made happy
By the kindness of their teacher, Miss
Casa and several friends, last week.
They were given a watermelon and
peach party. Songs and recitations
were given 10y the scholars.
The students held a reception at the
Conference Academy recently and a
very pleasant time was had.
The Keiler pear crop Is now ready
for marketing, and many OF the far
mers are Placing estimates on the num-
Der OF baskets that they expect to har-
vest. Some sell their crop by weight
George n. Gildersleeye has sold his for
hfty-Gvc cents per hundred pounds,
and is now shipping to Wyoming. II
is expected that there will be shipped
this season from that place between
$4,000 and 100 600 baskets of keiifers
Tho growers estimate their crops ns
follows. Thomas n. Hanson, Rising
sun. $500 baskets; William Il. Nc
Kec. Dover. 4500 baskets; A. n
Brown. Wyoming. 5000 baskets;
Charles w. Lord. Camden. 10000 bas-
kets: James Lord. Dover. 5000 bas-
l0ets: Robert III. Wilson. Dover. $500
baskets: Samuel H. Derby Woodside
$500 baskets; Dr. II. o. Clements,
Dover. 200 baskets. lt is reported
that although the crop is not as large
as IL was last year. IL viii consist of
finer and larger fruit Many young
orchards are coming into bearing this
year for the first time. The shippers
oifer from fifteen cents to twenty cents
per basket There are many orchards
around Wyoming Rising sun and
Magnolia. The land I'm that locality
is wonderfully adapted to fruit grow
ing.
Many transfers OF real estate have
, been made here withOin the last few
e days The most important are as fol-
lows; Two farms near kits Ham
% mock OF five hundred acres sold for
SlO5OO and S45O0 TO Charles W. and
James Lord and Cares Woodau;
S the Howell farm. near Viola, consisting
r iof twenty-siX acres has been sold to
Mr. Alexander. of Rising Sun, for
l's1,450; the Comegy's farm. one mile
east of Dover. containing 105 acres has
s heen sold TO Alexander G.. Donald
Nova Scotia. for $1,000 ;Mr. Wollens
= has sC0i his hity-1cre farm situated
within three miles of Dover TO Mr.
s Glazier. of New York for $4,000
]. Mr.. Dimit Of Pennsylvania. has
purchased the Miller farm consisting
of 154 acres and situated in West
icvsr hundred. for $500.
b W. N. Hope and r.. Clough have pur-
I chased of the Dunning heirs a property
n IN Dover for SS, 150.
n a. B. Moore has purchased a lot on
Lockerman street.
B County Treasurer pennel Emerson
has purchased of Wilmer Wiley ;
J. Nsiv acre farm in East Dover
4. hundred for 81 400
Inc Samuel Wharton property in
10 oFr has been purchased by JOSEPH
lr 4 Hoiiecker. for Sl.350
m Miss Rose Nirden has purchased o
William salisbury lot on Bradfor,
& street.. in Dover.
4anneite Kelley has purchased from
is X. George, a store and dwelling com
l'ncd for $780,
llc Post g. Sheldon silk Compan
ae negotiating with owners Of the sill
rill wi.h q vi-w of 71rcA7aing tn
e property. The mil ten years ago COS
ar sf5 600