Evening journal., 1902-04-14
PREPARING FOR RECEPTION
kent Democrats Will Wear a Pickaxe
and SlOne Fence BADGE
Special to the Evening journal.

Dover. the friends Of Wesley Church.
the students OF the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy and other religious
workers will unite in a formal reoep-
ton TO the Rev Louis f. Barrett. d.
ID, the new pastor of Wesley. in the
lecture room of that church next
Thursday evening. The committee
which is making every effort to have
this one of the most notable of church
social evenings in Dover. consists OF
Professor James T.. Carroll Joseph T
Honecker and John S. Collins. on the
part OF the official board. and Mrs.
James Pennewil, Srs John S. Col
Inns. Mrs Wesley Webb, Mrs. William
Dyer and Mrs. N. b. Smithers. on the
part OF the ladies Aid Society. Be
side receiving DR.. and Mrs. Barrett
the congregation viii formally well
come Presiding Elder and Mrs S. c
Baker. the Rev. and Mrs. J. Il. Van
BurkalOw. the Rev. and Mrs. E &
Sunheld and President and Mrs. E. /,
Cross. Of the faculty of the Whining
ton Conference Academy.
A meeting OF the Sunday school
workers OF Dover will be held in the
lecture room OF Wesley Church tomor-
row night. TO hear report from the
committees recently appointed to make
canvass of the town and prepare a
census of all who do and do nor at-
tend church or Sunday school. II ia
expected that the meeting will be nm
der the management OF the East Do
yer Sunday School Association and
that Mrs. BOttie T. BrocksOn. the Sun
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ADDRESS the meeting on Primary
Work"
Both the Democratic and the Union
-kepublican State chaimen spent Sat
urday and Sunday at the State capital
uOlng effective campaign work. Demo
cratic Chairman Willard Salisbury ex-
pressed much pleasure at the early or
ganlzed efforts Of the Dover and Clay
ton Democrats. II is understood thar
the Durlesque resolution on
"one John Addicks" and his alleged
stone wall around Delaware" intro
dueed at the recent meeting of the Do
yer Democratic Association. has borne
fruit. inasmuch as the campaign badge
OF a pick-aXe and a shovel to DESTROY
the Addicks wall and throw il into the
Delaware bay, though intended as a
Dig joke has really been designed. and
a consignment will reach Dover by the
time OF the next association meeting.
Work on the new residence of Miss
Rose Virden. facing the academy
campus was begun today, and the new
building will be one of the prettiest of
Doyer's newest homes. Miss Ethel
Brown, OF New York, a niece Of Miss
Nirden, who has been studying art for
several years. will make her home
with Miss Virden, where both will have
n studio for work in burnt wood art
designs
Contractors Hirons and Hutton. with
large force Of men. began work to-
day on the new Richardson & Robbins
canning and packing factory.
Miss Edith Lucille Hooper. one Of
Doyer's best-knOwn panists. and also
organist Of Wesley Church. will give a
concert ON May I in the Century Club
rooms. She will be assisted by the fol-
lowing singers Of Delaware: Miss Mary
Cannon. soprano; Miss Mary Wharton.
soprano; Miss Matilda COnwell. CON
tralto: State Senator Simeon S. Penni-
well of Greenwood, tenor: J. Edwin
Honecker, Smyrna, tenor; DIR. John c.
Sharpe. baritone; John Carrow. basso;
Harry c. Collision. bassO; the Norma
Glee Club OMessr Sharpe. Carrow.
Fisher and Treidler); Professor. j. A.
Hopkins. violinist, and J. Milton Da-
wilson, flute.
Edward J. Scott and Miss Sallie Co
hee, both of near Magnolia, were
quietly married at Wesley parsonage
on Saturday afternoon by Or. Louis T.
Barrett.
The team of James b. Bice. of the
| firm of Slaughter & Bice. ran away on
Saturday, morning Mr. Bice had hitch
ed his team I'm front of the store in
LoOckerman street, and had gone into
the store. The horse being frightened
/ by the passing of another team, rush
ed up LoOckerman street to King
street. From King street it went to
American avenue. where the horse
leaped over a high barb wire fence.
the carriage remaining on the other
side OF the fence on account of the
traces and shafts breaking. Men ran to
catch the horse. but Mr.. Bice. jumping
into a team Of Harry Mcdaniel. follow
ed up the horse and captured IL in
Lewis pear orchard.
Miss Helen Wright. who left Dover
! tWN 9NAl . da0 ~ NNilllFlt utI Ulucltd
education, has developed a fine so
lprano voiceand viii sing at the recep-
ton that is to be given TO Dr. Louis
e. Barrett next Thursday evening.
Miss Alice DAILY and Miss Beatric,
Mast have been appointed superintend-
ent and assistant superintendent, re-
lspectlvely. Of the Junior League O
Wesley NJ e. Church.
The Farmers Institute. which
will be held in Magnolia mex
Friday evening. will be addresse,
by Professor g. p. Close. horticulturst
lof the Delaware College Experimental
Station
An unknown thief smashed a win.
dow pane in the store of William Hart.
nett and took about fifty cents in
change from the money drawer.
}. 4. Lee. or Reading, Pa, was 9
visitor IN the Kent county jail, anC
performed some sleight-of-hand tricks
to the utter amazement and entertain
ment of the prisoners.
News reached here yesterday OF tn
IviOlonf death of William = Williams