Evening journal., 1902-02-25
DOVER

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Special to the Evening Journal
Dover, Feb. 25.-For the first time
in week, farmers from the thickly-set-
| tied rural districts all about began to
arrive in Dover yesterday, mail facil-
ties with some of the smaller towns
were resumed. and it began to look
like the opening of Spring, after being
shut in a whole winter. Many farmers
started in yesterday in sleighs or light
wagons, with peach baskets full of
eggs, and with like accumulations of
butter. The eggs could not be brought
to market before, as all had to travel
If travel they could, on horseback, and
the animals lunges in the snow drifts
would have converted the eggs into
liquid rennet. ]. Burt Wharton brought
in the first basketful yesterday, and, IL
is said. realized tlhirty-six cents per
dozen
William Salisbury, of Dover; Profess
sor e L. Cross, principal, and DR.. J.
T. Van BurlSalow, Jr., vice-principal of
the Wilmington Conference Academy
will be the e'speakers at the platform ser
vice next Sunday at Wesley Church,
when Missionary Day will be cele-
brated and the collections for foreign
missions will be raised. The Sunday
school viii have entire charge of the
lexercises at night. In the morning a
fun chorus croir will sing, and among
the selections will be a quartet by VII.
M s. Brown. of Wilmington, Must
, Jesus Bear the Cross AlOne?'
There was a report circulated yester-
day that Crisheld, Md, because of re-
q verses in the oyster industry this year
would not be able to entertain the an-
nual conference Of Methodist ministers
of this Peninsula, to begin March H.
2 The rumor was to the effect that There
: were residents of Crisfleld who had to
be helped themselves through the Sc
we're winter. Presiding Elder Baker, OF
the Dover district, was not found, but
la prominent layman declared that
Crisheld contained enough wealthy or
comfortable homes to ably entertain the
. conference There are now near,y 15O
7 members or visitors to be provided for
for about a week or ten days.
: Former Sheriff John b. Wharton en-
tertained the chorus choir of Wesley
I'M. E Church at his home in State
street on Saturday evening After a
rehearsal OF some fine Easter music
Mrs Wharton served refreshments. Mr.
Wharton is one Of the most active men
lin Dover in musical matters.
{ The Democratic convention to be helC
! next Thursday is to be one of the old.
fashioned kind. 1t will begin in The
Peoples Theatre, at II o'clock an'
continue, all day with short intermis
% sion at 1890 for lunch.
The Rev B. r. Campbell has beel
secured by the Junior League of Yves
Hey Church to give his fine phono
7 graphic entertainment in the Weslel
= lecture room next Saturday evening
u THE entertainment will be supporte
q lby a silver Offering, which go towarl
b the education of a HindOO girl
. The Athletic Committee of the vii
e lmington Conference Academy has elect
e cd IT, S. Grant Welsh to be captain o
?. the 'O3 football team. Grover Parvif
d of Milford. was elected captain of tn
!, baseball team for this spring, wit
!. Harvey Kellar as manager A schedul
t has been made. and it. is expected tn
people OF Dover will witness many fin
a games.
The sale OF Flambant, Harry McDan
h liel's French imported coach horse ha
been postponed until March l, on &C
q. count of the weather.
The twentieth wedding anniversar
| of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Graham too
o place last evening at their home in ID
r vision street
The quarterly meeting OF the kel
n County School Commissioners will b
=, held at the State House ON March 3.
: THE Elocuence of silence will b
y the subject that the Rev. John snap
10 of the Delaware Avenue Bapul
lChurch. of Wilmington. will speak O
= lin the First Church on March A.
III Miss Wilson and Mr. Hopkins, OF ul
=, Academy. was assisted by Williai
III Clark. a solo tenor in one OF chester
largest churches, have announced thi
Is musicale will be given in the STUD
IA hall of the Academy at an early da
in March
The Rev. William NJ. Green ana Wi
of Camden. win celebrate their twenC
,Rfth wedding anniversary on Fenrua
2S
a. The Mask and Wig Club, OF Delawa
,r College. will give an entertainment
a7 Dover at an early date for the Dene
of the baseball team. J. Groves Fard