Evening journal., 1902-04-15
NEWPORT ANNUAL ELECTION HELD
Several Members Of the Town Board
We're Re elected
speclal to 10 Evenlng Journal


Newport, April 15.-Joseph p. Cath
ers. superintendent Of the Delaware
Paint Company. spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family in Philadel-
phia.
Frederick Stanton Heck, an opera
singer and recently connected with
THE Parish Priest Company in New
York. is spending some time with his
brother. Alfred Heck. here
John Scarborough. Jr.. was the guest
of his parents on Sunday
Mrs. Pritchett. of Wilmington. has
been the guest OF Mrs l.. G. Vande-
grift the past week. While here she
was taken in. but lis now improving
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mahm, OF Will
mington. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James II. Mahan.
The citizens along the Wilmington
and Ohristiana turnpike are Indignant
at the treatment they are receiving
| from the said turnpike company Rain
makes the travel more dangerous, and
yet, they have to pay toll at the regu-
lar rates for the privileges they do not
receive Speaking to one Of the com
mittee appointed by the citizens. a
member Of the company said yesterday
that they are repairing the pike by
dumping ashes on it, He said that they
hoped. in the near future. to have the
matter adjusted.
The annual town election was held
in Red Mems Hall on Saturday after
noon. and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Commis-
siOners, w. J. Hilyard Webster
Wright and John Scarborough; treas
urer. John q. Whann; assessor. w.
Atwood Weldin. Messrs. Whann and
Weldin were reelected. the retiring
members of the board are S. NJ. John
son. r. II. First and J. Perkins Groom.
William Shaw and sister, Miss Car
rie Shaw. were entertained on Sunday
by Miss Margaret Sindall
The Ladies' Aid Society, of Newport
viii mold its regular monthly social in
the home of Mrs. John +. WAann to-
morrow evening.
Miss Florence Duncan, of Marshall
ton, spent Saturday with friends and
relatives here.
Miss Clara Abbott visited Whining
ton friends on Saturday.
ElwoOd COnlyn spent Sunday with
his aged mother here.
Mr. WoOdside and Iouetta Sillitoe
of Wilmington, were the guests of rela.
tives here on Sunday.
William Wilson, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with relatives here.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyman. of Rock
land. We're the guests of relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
William Guest, of Parkesburg, Pa.
spent Sunday in Newport.
Mrs. Addie Jones. of near Stanton
was the guest of relatives here on Sun.
day.
Miss Susie Davis, of Wilmington
spent Sunday as the guest OF her sister
Mrs Thomas J. Crawford.
Mrs. William j. King was the gues
Of Wilmington friends on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Nansant, OF vii
e mington, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Waite
Vansant. of Philadelphia, were th
guests Of Mrs. II. A. Dempsey on Sun
day.
Mrs. T. w. Currier, principal OF New
t port public school. spent Sunday wit
I relatives at Perryville.
James Jester. a workman at the roll
Z ing mill, met with a very painful acci
e. dent Saturday afternoon. While help
ing to load a heavy piece of iron int,
a cart. to be moved from one end o
THE mill to the other the castinl
slipped and fell on his right leg an,
bruised his foot. He was sent to hi
home in Wilmington, after the wounds
. had been dressed.
William Ruth. a teamster for Gran
ston & Justis. fell from his wagon ol
. Saturday. inficting a painful fractur
Of the right knee.
The Wawaset Gun Club, of Whining
ton. will shoot a match with the Non
g such Gun Club on the latter's ground
g on Saturday afternoon ait 1 o'clock.