Evening journal., 1902-03-06
DOVER

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover. March 6.-Govrnor John |
HUM will go to Philadelphia tomorrow |
to attend the banquet of he Delaware
Society. of Philadelphia. Il be given in
honor of Norris s Barrat. the histor-
ian OF the society. Mr. Baratt has just
been appointed first ASSISTANT district
attorney. The banquet viii re given
at the Hotel Bellevue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond j. Clayton
have issued invitations TO their tenth
wedding anniversary, to be celebrated
at their home. near Lebanon, next
Tuesday evening, March IL.
At the State House yesterday after
noon the Hebrew Charity Association
filed a certificate of incorporation with
the Secreary of State. The company
is a Wilmington concern, and as its de-
signs are for charity, there is no capt.
tai stock required.
Miss Esther Cross. daughter Of Prin-
cipal e. L. Cross. of the Wilmington
, Conference Academy, is visiting rela-
tives in Carlisle. Pa.
The public roads of Kent county
have been seriously damaged by the
heavy rains of the past week The
roads are nothing more than a sheet Of
mud made by the unusual deluges and
the frost coming out of the ground.
The members of Fruitland Grange
have instructed William Pflegeir, A. n.
Brown and A. w. Slaymaker to push
their petition to the Kent County
Levy Court. asking for better roads
| The handsome new steel bridge at Sill
yer Lake has been seriously damaged
! bv the rains and the floods. The foun-
datiOn of the bridge has settled eigh-
teen inches. making travel dangerous
| The American Bridge Company, which
built the bridge has been instructed
to send it's representative to investi-
gate the matter in order that the
structure might be saved
DR.. William H. Cooper. former col
lector of port of Wilmington, will re-
move to Kenton. his former home, on
April 1. Miss Elizabeth Cooper, his
daughter, is at present visiting Dr. e.
W. Cooper, Of Camden.
Miss Nellie Cooper daughter of Dr.
p. w. Cooper of Camden, has returned
from spending ,Se winter with rela-
tiyes in Wilmington.
On Friday evening, Dr. Alfred Smith
who has been the pastor of Wesley NJ
e. Church for five years, and is closing
a very successful pastorate. will preach
special sermon to those he has re-
ceived on probation in the church On
Friday week he will also preach a me-
mortal sermon to the forty or so who
have died during his stay in Dover.
| Next Sunday morning DIR. Smith will
celebrate the sacrament of the Lords
supper, and in the evening DR.. G. S.
! Baker, presiding elder of Dover dis
trict. will preach.
l.. NJ Wright, formerly mayor of
Dover. has returned TO Dover and
stocked the store owned by Mrs Cora
Snowden. with a large line of dry
goods. The store has been thoroughly
renovated and repainted.
John B. Wharton. former sheriff of
Kent county. who is interested in
music at the State capital, has about
completed arrangements for a compli-
lmentary musicale for the Dover Con-
clave. l. o. II. Among the talent which
| Mr.. Wharton has obtained is the
Norma Glee Club.
The Glee Club is composed of the
! following members: DR.. John G..
Sharpe, Colonel c. f. Triedler. c. w.
Fisher and John Carrow Miss Mary
Cannon will sing and Miss Edith l..
Hooper will be the accompanies The
following prominent members of Wes-
lev Chorus will also participate Miss
Mary Wharton, soprano; Miss Matilda
b. Conwell, contralto Henry c. Colli-
son. Ir. baritone.