Evening journal., 1901-09-23
SAYS Bids WE'RE
UAFAIRLK AW ARDbO
Considerable Real Estate in
Kent County Changes
Hands
sneoiol no the Eyening Journa.


Dover Sept. 23.-The party Of iJZ
hunters who entered the chase from
Dover Thursday, returned enthusiastic
over the good hunting enjoyed. II. r.
Walker and w. w. Richardson caught
the trail Uf a fox about o'clock, and
their dogs ran it across the country
until 4. when fresh party ot hunt
ers met them near Denny's Corner, and
continued the chase until after eight
o'clock. They report that everything
was favorable to good hunting
The Rev. b. T.. Campbell pastor OF
the Armory NJ. f. Church of Dover
has arranged to have a public burning
OF the mortgage that has been paid by
the people of that church. his Will
Dee reformed on the evening Of Sep
ten ber %. The Rev. c. D. Baker, pre-
ing elder, win apply the match The
nucleus for the establishing Of this
church was two students at the Acad-
my several years ago who began a
Sunday school inalittle room and were
at the head Of it for several years. This
school finally grew into a church. They
planted an acorn and after these many
years of care they have the oak
The Baptist Church, through its truss
tees. has purchased the old Dyer
house which had been removed TO the
corner Of Division and Bradford
streets opposite the Baptist Church.
which will be used as a parsonage
The old parsonage and church edlfice
which were situated on the Green.
have been sold. They gave 81 $50, cash.
the old parsonage and church building.
for the new parsonage
Miss Blanche sllmser, formerly Of
Dover, lately of Philadelphia, died on
shipbOard enroute from Galveston to
New York, on September 16 in her
3Sth year. Her body was inferred in
the cemetary of Christs Church, Dover,
She died of consumption.
Mrs. Martha j. Ford. OF near Ches-
void. being declared on cOmpOs mentis,
her property, which amounted to about
$1,000, was placed in the hands of tfus-
tees by the court.
The first annual meeting of tho
Dover Century Club, will be held ON
Wednesday. October 2. in the club
house on the Green
The women of Dover have establish
ed a reading circle. which will be con-
Quoted On the lines laid down by the
ChautauQuan organization. The first
course of study will be of Italy and its
! literature. ant and history, which will
be conjoined with studies of Greece and
Switzerland as seen by tourists and
travellers.
George Scotten has purchased Of
| Thomas A. Reese a farm situated near
Templeton, for S24263
gho5.ffr I0ranTf Raady hos sold N he
vid H. Hancock one of his fine roam
horses.
Kent county court will be held Octo-
ber 2S in Dover.
The Berlin Construction Company
will soon begin building the Silver
Lake bridge. Material has arrived
The bridge is to be of iron and will
cost $4,000
At Magnolia. four miles east OF Do
yer. DR., McBuney of Philadelphia,
will deliver q sermon Sunday, Septem-
Der %
Miss Angelica Eager is teaching at
White Hall Neck
Charles H. Gleason, of near Staytons-
Vile. has purchased the Emory farm
for Sl,350, containing eighty acres.
+. T. Ferguson, OF Philadelphia, has
purchased the farm Of A. NJ Snyder,
containing forty-three acres, for S3.1O0
Mrs. Anna Williams. of IaclSawanna.
Pa. has purchased of David Refs and
George II. Draper, their hundred acre
farm situated near Houston. for S2,500
A large drove of cattle passed
through Dover this week.
10 is now known To be true that
George b. Millington Is TO resume pro-
pgictorship of the Capitol Hotel of this
city
Quite a contention has been aroused
by the Town Council refusing 10 award
! John BoheI. Jr. the contract for fur
nishing 100 tons of coal to the water
works. etc Mr. Behen's bid was fifteen
cents per ton less than any other bid,
yet he was not awarded the
contract Mr.. Behen In a signed state
mont SAYS that one member made rep-
reEontations that he could not sebastian
date namely. that his coal was of an
inferior quality Mr.. Behen makes the
lstctement that the coal boush. of him
WIS far better grade than any they
lhad used at the water works and that
according to the weight and books nj
the water works 1t required l9i pounds
per day more Of The other Goa than it
did his. He says that personal animus
ied the unwarranted attack upon him.
Tho now smOkestack at Market
s.reet bridge has been placed in posi-
tion by the Wilmington Machine Com
lpany