Evening journal., 1902-03-19
TO PROTECT FRUIT SHIPPERS
Dover Church Gives Strong Testimonial 10
Departing Pastor

Special TO tho Evening Journal.
Dover. March 19.-The Peoples Building
and Loan Association, whose stock
holders include people I'm every walk OF
life I'm the state capital, held its annual
meeting Monday night and tho report OF
the auditors, Jesse S. Burton, John $.
Collins and E. B. Louderbough, showed a
Remarkably healthy condition IN the asso-
ciatlon The first series issued In Septom-
Der. 1890. is now worth S941 per share
and will soon mature Only $50 has been
paid on each share The second series is
sued March, 1894, is worth 5000, and $4S
has been paid in; third series, March, 1895.
S5O66 Si2 paid IN; fourth, March 1896,
Si2.23. S36 paid in; NTH, March, 1897, $S42i
$50 paid in. The association has in ALL
nine series Of stock. Its president Is r..
Is. Jones: vice-prcsident r. J.. Jones;
treasurer John II. Jones; attorney, George
NJ. Jones. secretary, Cecil c.. Fulton
St. Patrick's Day was celebrated at
Holy Cross Church by high mass in the
morning at 10 o'clock. In the evening,
the ST. Johns Dramatic Association gave
am entertainment in the Peoples Theatre.
Tho singing Of the children was especially
fine. as were the recitations The laugh
able farce "Paddys Mlshaps" was pre-
Scented as the second part OF the enter
tainment. The character of Paddy was
Especially good.
The Norway naples which adorn the
| Dover Fair Grounds have been trans
planted in front of many residences in
Dover.
The Executive Committee appointed b,
the convention ofpeninsuia farmers to se
! cure protection for farmers and frui
lgrowcrs of the Peninsula in tehlr dealings
. lwith the railroad companies held Its frs
meeting Monday.
10 is proposed go employ three promlnen
! anti-railroad attorneys of Delaware an'
Eastern Maryland TO look after the inter
csts of shippers during the coming seasoi
b land obtain damages for delay In ship
mcut -or careless handling Of their goods
The annual election at the Robbins Hos
House on Monday for officers of the Fir
department for the ensuing year resultc'
as follows r.. j. Campbell chief; c. G
Clendanicl. first assistant. and J. u
Pierce. second assistant. The only con
test was i'm the latter position, 1t bein
, generally understood that tho fire chief
mantol and white hat shall De hande
down every year 60 ms nrst assistant
: ina. OF the first assistant going to tn
secretary.
Twenty members Of the official board o
y Wesley NJ. u. church assembled at IN
/ church Monday for the closing meeting
I of the year and of the nve-yoars' term O
ihc Rev Alfred Smith The collector
= land officials reported every dollar of tn
+ current expenses and outstanding collec
I, tion raised and the meeting then adopte
: "a minute. which is considered one of III
Z strongest testimonials ever given a de
lparimg pastor in this Conference.
n Several students of the Wilmingto
), Conference Academy have started 70
u Crlsuc,d. Md. whore Conference cor
7 vencd last evening. A great many of ia
: students who are studying for the min
4 istry preach every Sunday at some ar
!. pointment. Probably the most active on
is the Rev. Howard Jones. Mr. Jones a'
sisted the pastor al Leipsic. the Re-
William m Hudson. with Che service
Sunday