Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-14
DOVER


Dover Feb. 14.-This was
memorable Valentine Day at
the State capital town. Every
mothers aealt was torn. and
every school child wept as passed
the funeral of little Boyd Prettyman.
one of Dover's brightest lads and a
prominent member OF Wesley Sunday
school, who had been drowned at Silver
Lake in the sight of scores Of play
mates, while enjoying a romp on the
ice In honor Of Lincoln's Birthday holi-
day While for two hours the towns
people eWarmed into THE residence Of
Professor James Il. Carroll, with whom
the little fellow had made lids home
since his mothers death, and as they
dropped flowers on the bier, took their
last look at the well-l1nOwn lads
handsome face. father, alone in the
world and crushed with an appalling
grief, paced the floor of room above.
1t was Charles B. Pettyman, the Dover
manufactures, and one OF the leaders
in the A. o. U. w. movement in Della
ware-a man possessing more friends
than many men can know I'm a life
time, because of lids sterling integrity,
his affectionate heart and his desire to
live every day that somebody else
might profit for his having lived. This
was what cast q gloom over Dover to-
day, such as Is seldom seen in amy COM
munity.
The Rev. Alfred Smith. ID. d., the
boys pastor. and his leader in the
Junior League, and DR. c. IS. Baker. pre-
siding elder of the Dover district. con-
Quoted the funeral services here, and
told how words seemed mockery
when used TO describe the gloom and
The blight of such a calamity as this. or
when poured out into that fathers
heart or into the ears of those who
were almost father and mother to The
boy. A selected choir of singers of the
town, including Miss Cannon, Miss
Davidson, Miss DAILY, Miss Stevens, Miss
BOsic, Mr.. Smithers, Mr.. Davidson.
Mr. Durborough, Mr. Wharton and Mr..
Carlow. sang the little boys favorite
hymn, Looking This Way. The song
was found put away among the ohild's
effects in q little book, well thumbed
and with the corner turned down at
his favorite hymn. Interment was
made today at Smyrna.
The girls Of Dover wished they had
pockets this week, and the boys wished
they had more pockets while the color
ed men could not find enough coffee
sacks or bushel baskets. The train
wreck here late on Wednesday night
was the cause of It ALL When the
smashed and burning cars were cleared
away it was found that peanuts had
fallen by The wayside thicker Than
SNOW. Whole carloads OF them were be-
ling transported from the Virginia
Kings plantation, by way of the Nor
folk barges and the Delaware railroad
and these cans were the ones smashed
TO smithereens by the Wilmington ac-
lcommodation reaching Dover at S.35
lp. m. Neritable mountains of peanuts
were piled about the scene of the
wreck, damaged to such an extent that
they We're no good TO the railroad com.
lpany or it's consignees. but not damaged
lat all in the eyes OF the Peoples The
Iatre gallery patrons who cut the lin.
lings Of their overcoats and stuffed
them with the Virginia product unit
they had a camels hump.
The Wilmington Conference Acad
Iemy was q scene OF beauty and feastini
last night The institution was bril-
lliantly lighted and adorned. inside with
some pretty flags and bunting. plant
and some of the prettiost and dainties
! girls on the Delaware Peninsula II
was the occasion of the Academy sup
per to which an admission was charged
10 defray certain extra expenses con.
Injected with the Institution. II wa,
lalsO In the nature of a celebration oil
the institutions dual success I'm passing
the 100 mark in the enrolment Of new
lstudents, and better than ALL rs
lemerging from the overwhelming deb
lof the past fifteen years. The leading
women Of The town were there, eithel
las patrons CT white-capped waiting
maids. Miss Wilson looked after Oh,
patrons as they arrived, Miss Potter sd.
j perviscd the serving Cf good thing.
THAT are characteristic Of southern De-.
aware tables. In the diniug-ro0m. Su.
perlntendent OF Buildings Carman sal
p IN the centre OF the room and smiled
as the cash box filled with silver and
notes. The scores Of visitors went away
: hoping that the social functions Ct the
= big Methodist school may become NOR,
b numerous. and that in the late sprint
4, just such a supper may be served OF
the beautiful campus, under the electro