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Evening journal., 1902-06-11
IMPROVING MIDDLETOHN PROPERTY
Mr.. Biggs Has Poor Yield Of Marella
Cherries
Special to the Evening Journal

biIN4aA ~ NAt ANNnlhE JuuIuttls
Middletown, June 11.--Mrs. Sarah
Gill has returned from a visit to Will
friends.
Mrs. Hannah Berry, of Wilmington,
is being entertained by her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Donovan, near town.
Mrs. J. b. Foard and Miss AIDA
Foard spent yesterday in Philadelphia.
Rowland Reynolds, of Colts, Nd, is
spending this week with his aunt, Mrs
Henrietta V. Parvis, on South Broad
street.
A. j. Pennington, of Baltimore, is the
guest Of J. Dennis Nowland, near town.
Miss Bessie Gooden, of Dover, is
Wishing Mrs. J. G. Cleaver.
Mrs. E. COPELAND, of Brooklyn, is the
guest Of Miss Josephine Biggs.
Miss Eugenia Beaston will leave to-
morrow for visit to Baltimore
friends.
Michael Kumple is improving the
appearance OF his tenant houses on
Lockerman street by fresh coat Of
paint.
w. Pierce Biggs picked his Marella
cherries from the farm tenanted by
fdLIlck MalOney on tuesday afternoon,
but the yield is nothing to compare
with the yield last year.
Mrs. Adam Reed and children are
Wishing her parents in Mechanicsburg,
Pa.
Miss Helen Brady, who has been at
tending school at Bishopthrope, Beth
lehem, Pa, is home for the sum
mer's vacation
Hiiss Helen Rowe is visiting her
grandparents at Kennedyville, Md.
J. II. Emerson has been awarded ths
contract to furnish awnings for the
Middletown Hotel.
}. ?. Mcintyre. proprietor of the
Middletown Hotel. is having a new
porch erected. 1t will run around oh,
east and north sides and will be Z
double one.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
HIS ENGLIsH FRIEND. :,
Asvisit sFhat wrecked the Nerves. soi
nnAmerfcan Host.

f1've beenlhaEing the time ofmylife,
/ ItelIyou," said the standardization
lily to his city friend atJupch.
'sWhat's the matter? Pipes6burst2
Furnace wOn't. work? Dog ldllingsthe
neighbors' chickensT' asked the friend,
sympathetically running through the
list of the suburbanite's usual .griev-
ances.
"No; worse than that ? sadly,Qpswer-
ed the first speaker. 1--WE beenghay-
ing an English friend visit me. It's
years since I'yefbeen. across the water.
so one or two of his ways were a little
strange. The worst Of his doings twas
what has broken me up so. He went
to bedithe first night before the rest of
us, and'wben l came along the corridor
an hour or so later there were his
shoes standing outside his door and
frightfully muddy too.
II looked at them@in astonishment.
Then 1 remembered the English Gus
tom of having the boy come up for
the boots. Weikeep,only two servants.
you know, both women, and tof course
in the country you have to rub them
the right waylor they'll leave. knew
perfectly well that If told either 'of
those free and independent Irishswo'
men to clean the Englishman's shoes
we'd be left seryantless, and that
would have been the death of fmy
wife.
Il lifted the shoes gingerly by two
fingers and carried them to my room
When 1 thought the servants must be
asleep, crept down stairs and got tc
work with a brush. At every sound
would nearly jump out Of my OWL
boots and drop his. 1 fancied every
moment that the girls would see my
candle and give the alarm of burglar;
or that my friend would be taken IL
and get up and find me brushing hii
shoes. Oh, had a pretty time of it
He stayed n week, that Englishman
and what with loss Of sleep and over
strained nerves I'm a wreck"
'Well. why on earth didn't you havI
the moral courage to-
'Moral couragel I'd like to see th
man who'd have the moral courage t
tell an English gentleman with a mono
Gle that the ways OF even well bre'
people in this country differ from thos
he's been accustomed tOl My friend
you do not know the breadp And h
drowned his sorrows and braced hi
nerves with second cup of unsul
passed coffee.-New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
PRATT MAY HAVE new TRIAL
Evidence That Nome Of tho Jurymsn We're
Prejndiced Produced

West Chester, June l1.-Eyidence
was produced in court yesterday,
whiCIh, unless successfully combatted
by the commonwealth, will give Will
liam II. Pratt, convicted at the Janu-
airy term of the murder of his wife, a
new trial.
Miss Hannah Upright. of Malvern.
testified that Juryman Armstrong re-
marked to her the day the January
term Of court began that he "believed
Pratt guilty and ought to he hung.
She was corroborated by Michael Nu-
gent. Samuel ]. Armstrong, of Ok
ford. testified that William II. Weaver,
the foreman OF the jury, told him "he
believed Pratt guilty" and "if l am on
THE jury I'll hang him. William II.
Thompson, of West Chester, testified
that Juryman Roberts remarked to
him ''he would see Pratt in hell before
he would clear him." as HE believed
him guilty.
Weaver and Roberts took the stand
and denied in uneQuivocal terms the
remarks attributed TO them, and az
Juryman Armstrong is in Ireland, ano
will not return until the first of next
monh. court adjourned the hearing I'M
I'll July z, when he will be heard in his
defense
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
BRANDYWISE TO PLAY DOVER
Various Notes OF Interest to People Of the
State CapitaI
speciaS TO the Evening Journal

Dover. June 1.-THE Dover nine.
which defeated kennedyville yesterday
by the score of IL TO 3. tomorrow will
play tne Sudlersville Club. The strong
Brandywine team of Wilmington, will
be the opposing club next Saturday.
Ezekiel Cooper. clerk Of City Coun-
ell. has sent ont cards instructing
property owners how TO number their
houses and the numbers for their
houses
FOR rehahlitating the Methodist
class meetings, a class leaders rally
WI be held here this evening in the
Sunday school room OF Wesley M. Il.
Church.
pills OF both instrumental and
vocal music who are studying under
the instruction of Miss Mary b. VIII
son and Professor j. A. Hopkins, gave
musicale in the study hall of the
Wilmington Conference Academy last
evening.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11

reception. which is to be given by them
on june 49, The Committee on Ar
rangements is composed Of A. Kee, p.
J. Ahern and J. B. Manlove.
Personal Matters
Lieutenant Deakyne, u. S. A., who
has been stationed in Florida, is visit
ing West Point. and from there he ex-
poets to come to New Castle to visit
his brothers and sisters.
Charles Hofmann is having his
chairs and tables in the pavilion paint
ed and some new ones have been
bought.
Miss Sarah Rodney, who has been
visiting friends in Germantown, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mr.. Enos and daughters. Miss Flora
and Miss Julia Enos, of Baltimore
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Rodney yesterday.
Mrs. A. b. Cooper and son, A. b.
Cooper, Jr., win leave today for Peters
burg, where they will visit Mrs
Cooper's daughter, Mrs. William Budd
Henry Padburg, of Philadelphia, was
a visitor I'm town yesterday.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
1Iusbands, MOTTO a nlbIe Verse.

lusbnn0s' Motto n btDie verse;
The Husbands Protection society OF
London has as its motto the naive
verse found in what is known as the
Wife Beater's Bible, published in 1549,
copies Of which may be found in many
museums and libraries This verse is
as follows:
''He dwelleth wyth his wyfe accord
inge to his knowledge and taketh her
as a necessarye healper and not as a
bonde servant or a bonde slave. And
If she be not obedient and helpful to
hym he endeavoureth to beate the fear
of God into her heade that thereby she
maye be compelled to learne her dutie
and to do it."-London News.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
When the Rod Was Not spared.

when the Aod was NOT opureus
The change Of thought and condi
tions of mankind is no better illus
trated than by the history of the rod
In an article on the morals of the
child by DR.. Grace Peckham Murray
there is mention made Of a Suabiar
schoolmaster who during his ifty-on'
years Of superintendent of a large
school had given OIL 500 canings, 121,
600 floggings. 100000 custodes, 1856
600 tips with the ruler, 10000 boxes OF
the ear and 22,70O tasks by the heart
Delineator.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
BOYS SET FIRE TO STABLE
Bacon & Sons Factory Threatened
With Destruction Yesterday
speoIal ID the Evening Journal

Laurel, June 1.-THE large lumber
plant and sash and door factory of
Samuel Bacon & Sons narrowly es-
capped destruction yesterday morn
ing. Some boys who had
been playing around the stables
where the mill horses We're
Kept set fire to the fodder in the loft.
and when it was discovered the whole
building was on fire Prompt action on
the part Of the mill fire brigade saved
the place. Had it not been for This
body the mills would surely have been
consumed, as a high wind was blowing
toward them, and it would have gained
such headway by the time the local
hremen got on the scene that to save
i would have been an impossibility.
Two years ago the factories were con-
sumed by fire. the firm losing $50, 900.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
PersonaI Mention Ion LaureI

Special TO the Evening Journal
Laurel July 1.-THE Hon. W. w.
Morris Of near Greenwood, and Joshua
G. Morris, Of near Bridgeville were in
town yesterday.
G. q. Hurlburt has been very III this
week
Paul kenney, of Dover. IS spending
his vacation with his parents in this
place.
Mrs. George W. Stradley is very I'll.
Mrs. William Ward has been danger
|ously in this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E p, Horsey and chill
dren have returned from Rehoboth.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
ARRANGING FOR SHOOTING MATCH
Prizes Will Be Given to the Most Success.
fuI iIarksman
Special to the Evening Journal

Middletown. june 1.-THE Middle
town Shooting Association is making
extensive preparations for an all-day
shoot on July 4. The association
has obtained an l.. c. Smith double
barrel hammerless shot gun, and a
Winchester repeating shot gun, which
will be offered as prizes. The most
interesting event Will be the club
championship shoot Of the Peninsula.
All gun clubs on the Peninsula have
been asked to send teams Of five men
each. and the management has the as.
surance that several clubs will com-
ply The association has attempted to
create greater interest in trap and tar
get shooting and has had considerable
success.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
camps ln SUISSE CountY

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Georgetown, June 11.-Campmeet-
ing lovers OF the lower part Of the
State are Just now interested in the
preparations for the various camps,
which are now being made. Lambs
Woods Camp. near Frankford, will be-
gin on August g. in charge of the Rev.
Asbury Burke, and continue until Au-
gust 49, A choir OF 100 voices will be
feature OF the service. Fenwiok 3
Island Camp will begon August T..
Laurel Camp will begin on August 22,
and continue over three Sundays. A
great, innovation will be the lighting
of the grounds with electricity by
the Laurel Seaford Electric Company.
The Rev. j. M Holmes. OF Baltimore,
and the Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, of
Milford. win participate in the sor-
vices.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
Fatally Hurt in Runaway

7EVNItII % NIIo IINtHIUB JOurnaT,
MiddletOwn. June lion Monday
evening as Julian Cochran was coming
IN town from his farm in Choptank
road .-is horse took fright at the cars
near Frogtown crossing, and ran
away. The wagon was upturned and
Cochran was thrown violently to the
ground. Ris ankle was badly sprained
ana he was pretty well shaken mp. Dr.
q. b. rearson attended him and at this
time he is resting comfortably.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11

PRINCIPAL CONVENTIONS HELD
IN VARIOUS PORTIONS or THE
UNITED STATES FOR WHICH
SPECIAL RATES WILL Be IN
EFFECT VIA BALTIMORE AND
OHIO RAILROAD.
Denver. Col.-Sunday School Inter
national Association Triennial Con-
yention. June 26-July 2. One fare
for the round trip to Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs or Pueblo, Col. Tick
cts good going June 21 to %, good
to return to August 81, inclusive.
Denver. Col.-Biennial Meeting An
cient Order Hibernians in America,
July 1922. One fare for the round
trip to Denver, Colorado Springs or
Pueblo. Col Tickets good going
July 10 to -, valid for return to Au-
gust 81. inclusive.
Denver. COl-National Fraternal Con-
gress, August 26-3O. One fare for
the round trip to Denver, Colorado
Springs or Pueblo, Col Tickets good
going August % and %, good re-
turning until September 80, in
elusive.
Denver. Col.-National Association OF
Letter Carriers, September 1-6. One
fare for the round trip to Denver
Colorado Springs or Pueblo, Col
Tickets good going August 20 to 81
good returning until September 80
inclusive.
Minneapolis. Ninn.-National Educa.
tional Association. July 7-11. On,
fare plus 50 for the round trip. Tick
cts on sale July 4 to G, good return
ing leaving Minneapolis not earlier
than July nor later than July IA
BY deposit of ticket with Join
Agent not earlier than July s, no
later than July Ia and payment o
fee OF so cents an extension OF re
turn limit may be secured to leav
Minneapolis to and including Sep
tember /.
Mt. Lake Park. Md.-Y. NJ. c. A. Sec
retaries of N. A. Biennial Confre
ence June 11-15. Ticket on sal
June 9 and 10. valid for return L
June IL. inclusive.
Salt Lake City, Utah.-Grand Lodg
~ 4 " Aasf august A--AAs OAAN Adli
for the round trip to Chicago OF 81
Louis added to fares authorize
therefrom. Tickets on sale Angus
to s. valid for return until SEP
tember 80. inclusive.
San Francisco. Cal-Imperial Council
Mobiles of Mystic Shrine Very lo'
rates. Tickets on sale May 2e-Jun
z. valid for return within sixty eco
days from date Of sale when proT
erly executed and on payment G
fifty cents at time Of execution.
Washington. d. C.-National Ell
campment, G. A. r.. October 6-1i
One fare for the round trip. Ticket
good going October 4 to z, valid fc
return until October IA. BY depos
of ticket with Joint Agent at Wasf
ington and payment of Zee Of fit
cents. extension of return limit ma
be secured to November 8.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
laurel Dogs Are Taxed

opeciaI % me EVoning Journal.
Laurel June 11.-Notices have been
posted requiring owners OF dogs TO pay
tax on all dogs kept in the town
limits. This has been brought about
by so many worthless ours wandering
about the streets and making the
nights hldeOus by their yells. II this
law is not complied with before the
first OF July an dogs found upon The
streets not wearing the tags furnish
ed by the town for those registered
will be placed in a pen, and If they are
not redeemed within two days will be
disposed of. :
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
No IoIsing Matter.

Goldsmith, it appears, is married
and has gone to housekeeping"
''Not at all. What made you think
sop
Hes been writing so many jokes
about servant girls lately he must
have had some experience with them"
'Nonsensel If he'd had such expe-
rience, he wouldn't joke about it."
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
Warded on.

Mr.. Phoxy-Did you send the Borems
a card for our musicale?
Mrs. Phoxy-Yes. How could I get
out of it?
AR. Phoxy-I'll tell Borem that jerks
is coming. Borem owes him money
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
Had smnII Home.

First Physician-I understand the
measles have broken out in your neigh
borhood?
Second Physician-Yes, but the sfami-
lies are so scattered I'm afraid they
won't catch--Boston Post.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
nnhfn-

Father-HoMSIs it you meyer haze
any money?
TSon-Ifs notamy fault. It's alIsdue
to-otherpeople.-PhiladeIphia Press.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11

Onesman lies dnAhis words and gets 8
bad repntation3 3-anotherln his,mannerz
hndaenJoysa goodsone -lrii6reau. ~
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
NOTICES
IN SHIP COMPANY

Al OTICE.-OID DOMINION STEAM
IN SHIP COMPANY,
General Onlce, New York City.
A special meeting OF the stockholders
of the company viii be held ON Tuesday,
the 13th day Of June 1902. at ~ o'clock
noon. at the office OF the company, in the
city of Wilmington. Delaware.
AT this meeting there will be submitted
for consideration and action by the stock
holders. the acceptance OF the new Com
stitutiOn OF Delaware. and an amendment
OF the charter Of the company providing
that the Directors OF the Company shall
be not les than nine nor more than nf-
teen. the number TO be fixed by the by
laws. w. l.. GUILLAUDEU,
President.
II. B. WALKER. Secretary. j2-lst
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
REGATTA
REDUCED RATES TO HIGHLAND
POUGHKEEPSIE COURSE VIA
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

On account of the intercollegiate
Rowing Regatta over the Highland
-POughkeepsie course on the Hudson
river, Saturday. June 2l the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will sell
round-trip tickets to Highland or
Poughkeepsie on June 20 and 2l, good
to return until June %, inclusive, from
Washington, d. c., and intermediate
points to Philadelphia, inclusive, and
all stations on the United Railroads OF
New Jersey Division and the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad. at rate
of single fare for the round trip
Evening journal., 1902-06-11

Want ads" one cent a word In the
Evening journal.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11

Read the Evening Journal for all
the latest news.
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
HELP wANrED-MALE

VXT ANTED. .-Energetic, trustworthy
w young men; also young ladies to
take orders and collect for responsible
house, S2J0 per day guaranteed; chance
for advancement Coll at once. Office
No. 3 WILLIAM B. FOOTE, $50 Market
street once hours from TO y, TO g.
j5-6t
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
FOR SALE
Real Eatata

yVOR SALE. cheap. house, 10 rooms and
4 bath. front porch and large yard
Western side. Apply fi3 Market street
city ai3-codu
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
FOR RENE

NOR RENT.--l509 and 1911 West Fourth
il street. s rooms and bath, an con-
vtniencrs Ready for occupancy June 25,
1902 PETER J. FORD 4 co, Tenth and
Market streets. Jll-dt
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
ROOMS WANTED
FOR SALE
FOR SALE.

~ OR sALE--Coffee and tea route one
horse TO suit doctors purposes,
l1iairs Stable. Eighth and Tatnan
streets. B-u
NOR SALE Household goods ~
4 Tatnall street J3-tt
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
LOCAL QUOTATIONS.

Today local wholesale quotations reported
by StaytOn q Chandler. -
Tomatoes crate, 1852 .
Cabbage Va, bar, 2 50275
w White Potatoes, bushel, soc
White potatoes bar O0 to % 75
Peas, basket, 1 90
Beans, string basket, l 25
Strawberries, quart, &c Ito &c
eggs Deland.Md dozen lSc, l9c
Chickens, live, pound, I3C nR
Lemons, box $50 375
Evening journal., 1902-06-11
Death Of John Becker

John Becker. who has been i'll will
typhoid fever for five weeks, died this
morning at 5.15 o'clock. Mr.. Becker
was 40 years old. A wife and foul
children survive him. They are Mrs
Wallace Cannon. Rena, John anC
Joseph Becker. Mr.. Becker had beer
proprietor of a hotel in New Castl,
for fifteen years. and was well-ilSed by
all who knew him. He was a grea.
sportsman, and for years had a numbet
of thoroughbred dogs.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09
DINING CAR SERVICE.
Mobile and Ohio Reduces Time to
St. Louis.

St. Louis.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad is engaged
in comm endable effort to annihilate space
between this city and st. Louis, and, be-
ginning Sunday, August 3lst, it will ma
terially shorten the time taken to traverse
the distance between the two cities by the
way OF Meridian. And this date, too, will
mark the Inauguration of dining-car serv-
ice la carte, on this line. This innovation
will be a welcome one to travellers, who
heretofore have been subjectedto the abom-
ination of taking their meals on the catch
as-cat ca can plan at meal stations along the
route. Passengers, by means Of this new
service, will be enabled to eat when they feel
disposed, eat what they want at their
leisure, and pay only for what they order,
with choice OF anything in the CASTRO
nomic line from cup Of coffee to course
dinner.
These new dining-cars, by the way, are
to be veritable palaces, fitted with every
possible convenience known to modern rail-
road traffic. The decorations are of SUI
perb order and the cars are brilliantly IL
Illuminated with incandescents, while Z
plenteous supply of electric fans will keep
the atmosphere at comfortable tempera-
ture, no matter how high the mercury may
soar outside the care. The cuisine will leave
nothing to be desired One of the most strik-
ing as well as pleasant feat of this serv-
ice is the announcement that the dining
car service will be made merely conven-
fence for the travelling public, serving every
thing at as near cost as possible, with no
desire to make the service a source of profit
to the company Times Democrat" New
Orleans, August 20.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09
STONES IN THE ROAD.
Telling Everybody of Your Little
Trials and Troubles II q Fer.
niciOus Habit.

The two boys were drawing their
small wagon, full of packages from
the grocery, slowly up the road toward
home. The older one pushed forward
steadily, but the younger was con-
stantly hopping first on one foot and
then on the other, and complaining
that the pebbles on the road hurt his
bare feet. At last his brother turned
upon him with mingling of reproof
and contempt:
Course there's stones in the road!"
he said. "There's always stones in the
road, and every Teller that comes along
has to get over 'em the best way he
can. You don't have to howl and tell
everybody whenever you strike one;
that doesn't help any," .
But many en- older one than Bobby
has failed to learn that lesson, and we
all have acquain tances whom we can
not meet without hearing a full ac-
count of the last pebble they have
struck. The maid has gone, or the
furnace doesn't work, or they couldn't
sleep last night with the toothache.
Discomforts, all of them, but the road
is full of such things, and telling ev-
erybody only fills the air with COM
plants, and helps not at all. Get over
the small troubles silently. - Well
spring.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-10-09

Wide graduated flources, sun plated and
inset with insertions of lace at regular in
tervals, form a pretty skirt finish. Ike
large box plat at the back is seen in a few
gowns. The lower part OF the back of tn
skirt is generally finished with tiny gath
cred ruff1es. Many gowns have shirt yokeS.
Others have position back finish. All sorts
of scarf notions are shown, any modifice-
ton of the old-time fichu being acceptable.
The scarf is arranged around the Shout
ders, in any becoming way. while long
ends form a sash al the back or at one side.
The ruling bodice of these summer dresses
Is the full blouse with fancy yoke and
bertha, yoke without bertha or with
handsome collar of lace and embr oidery.
The bodice matches the skirt in tucks and
plaits and in separate bodices the plaits
may not only dominate all trimmings, but
box-plaited white MORE bodice of the
group Cream lace, white embroidery, and
pink louisine silk were its trimmings.
all the transparent materials. They are
very loose all around. low at the throat
and trimmed with sailor collars or fichu
soaring. Lace insertion, bands and medal
lions trim many, too. All have elbow
sleeves with long lace ruffles or with lace.
trimmed rufles of the material. FlowereG
organizes and mulls are used extensively
for these garme nts and make up very pref
tily. Crepe de chine is fine. All delicate
shades, white, black and white and bright
red are stylish. The artist sketches here
sack of white china silk trimmed with
scarf of white chiffon knotting in big gill
buckle at the bust and with lace in medal
lions and bands.