The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-10
State New Notes.

| State New 8 Notes.
| The Sussex County Convention OF thl
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at Laurel on Wedneday.
On the farm OF Thomas Wilson, neal
Rodney, Frank Miman shot an eagl(
that measured six feet from tip to tip.
The June drop" Of peaches has mol
commenced yet, and the growers are MOI
giving out any estimates on the prob.
able crop, until after this takes place
but at present there is room foFfully
fifty per cent. of the peaches now ON ths
trees to fall off.
Governor Hum has appointed the fol.
lowing persons members OF the State
| Library Commission which was created
| by an act passed at the late session Of
the General Assembly: Mrs. Charles e
Miller and George F. Bowerman, of VIII.
mington; Daniel w. Corbit, of Odessai
J John Barkley, OF Clayton; Mrs. II. A.
NllE. IIlia uluIEuol ouW
Manlove Hayes, Of Dover; Joseph r..
Holland, of Milford; Mrs. Margaret
Truxton, oil Georgetown.
Although there will be no fair at Faik
view Park, Dover. this year, the sits
will be used to great advantage 40 y
company of Dover young people are me-
gotiating for the lease OF the grounds
for the establishment of golf links. Be.
sides this fashionable sport, tennis,
rogue and baee ball will be INDUCED
in and some races will be given on the
fine race track. The organization, 1t IT,
the work of improving the site will be-
gin at once.
Reports on Jane l from the officers
and members of the Peninsula Horticul-l
trral Society chow continued favor
able condition of nearly all the leading
fruits. On the basis of 100 as q full OF
normal crop, the following averages arc
given: Peaches, 96 pears, 80; apples,
40: plums, 80; ounces, 90; cherries, 81;
strawberries, so; blackberries, 20; rasps
berries, 40. The season has been cold
and backward but warm, clear weather
is now bringing everything forward rap
idly. Asparagus is giving fair yield
and bringing satisfactory prices and this
is true OF strawberries.
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The "trolleyites" are pushing the
work on their powerhouse near Camden.
fifty carts being employed to, haul away
the dirt. Contractor Murphy is enthpa-
iastic and says that the road will b
completed within the next few months. K
The roadbed has been graded for q dis
tance OF about nine miles, and % soon
as enough rails arrive they will be i'm.
mediately laid. About fifty Italian lab.
the working Of the company, as they are
getting steady work. More men are ex- \
pected within the next few days.
A tract OF land near the Delaware
railroad car shops belonging to A. L. \
Hudson, ST., OF Smyrna, has been s,ld
to the Armour Refrigerator Car Com
pany. The new owners will erect an Ice
manufacturing plant on the ground az
soon as the necessary arrangements can
be completed. The main office OF the
Delaware railroad will be located hers
and it is the intention Of the Armour
Company to manufacture its own Ice
and fill all the cars in use on the Della
ware railroad and other lines branching
from it. Heretofore the company has
had its cars reilIed at Dover by the local
company there, but found the contract
usually an eXpenaive ose, and it is now
trying to Lessen the cost OF shipping
fruit by the farmers to the city markets
by this new venture. 1t is proposed to
have the plant in complete working OF.
der before the peach season begins.
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William F. Seeds has contracted for
the erection Of ten houses to be built ON
the grounds OF the American Snuff Conn
pany at Yorklyn to accommodate the
extra hands employed in the mills. Mr.. VI
Seeds will also make some improve =
ments at the house occupied by Israel 4
Durham. A large warehouse is being
erected. M
The New Century Club of Milford has
elected the following officers: President. 4
Mrs. Jonathan s. Willis; vice -presidents,
Mrs. W. F. Causey, Mrs. T. V. Cahall
and Mrs. J. P. Pierce; secretary, Mrs.
B. p. Burn; treasurer, Miss Edna Barker.
The installation will te held this after
noon, which will be the final meeting OF
the year. "a