Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-17
DOVER

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tracted indisposition, has called the
Of Council together for a spe-
cial meeting at the Robbins Host house
tonight. The principal object Of the
meeting will be the announcement of
the standing committees Of the year,
which committees manage Dover's af-
fairs from one months meeting to the
next other matters of pre-eminent
import may be brought up tonight, es-
pecially the postponed action of Coun-
ell compelling the residents to number
their houses and Council itself making
an appropriation for the placarding Of
all street names on corner buildings.
This is the action required by the Fed
eral Government before Dover can
have a free mail delivery by uniformed
carriers. and it was upon this action or
this delay by Council that some funny
things have been said about Dover.
Another matter that Council may
decide Is to grant or refuse the request
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. through Lawyer George M. Jones
to plant a beautiful oval bed of flowers
down the centre of L.OOckerman street
for a few hundred feet from their sta
ton
Little Creek people do not seem to
relish their apportionment by the Will
mington Methodist Conference Com
mittee of 500 on the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy debt. Although living
within sight. almost. of the academy
dome. the bayside residents had raised
only about S27 of their share, although
one church alone in Dover raised ST.
800 The Rev Alfred Smith, ID. d., ac-
lcompanied by twenty-four members of
! Wesley Chorus. went to the Little
Creek Church Yesterday afternoon to
help along the cause: the choir sang it,
strongest selections, and DR.. Smith
preached. by request, his sermon on
They Have Taken Away My Lord! d
Al the conclusion of the sermon, Dr.
Smith offered to donate to the church
for the payment of its apportionment
S50-money which had been made by
the choir-provided the church would
pay the remaining S27 A canvass was
made. but only ST could be collected
Then DR. Smith withdrew the S5C
which had been offered conditionally
10 remained for the women, however
to save the day. They notified the Do
lver pastor that they would raise the
remaining $40 before a fortnight had
lrolled around and for him to be pre-
pared to place the $50 to their credit
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union wearies not in we'll doing sale
Mrs. Mary Mills Wolcott, the loca
president in addressing a large publ,
meeting last night in Wesley M. e
lChurch. commemorative of tn
l"heayenly birthday" of Frances E
willard. the distinguished Temperance
i leader. A life-sized portrait of Mis-
Willard. surrounded by white ribbon
adroned the platform, and Mrs. n. 3
Smithers. Mrs. T. X. Jones. Mrs. Rus
sell II. Holmes and Miss Lizzie Huttol
assisted in the exercises. A specia
musical program was also rendered
II Tomorrow the big herd of bloOdel
cattle belonging to the Carlisle Bro
theirs, who have been running a dair,
and creamery on probably the larges
scale ever undertaken in the Southern
States. will be sold out at their plant
near Frederick. 10 is safe to cOniec
ture that the entire herd some of whicI
.lcost over 500 a head. and includin
l Holsteins. Won HOllinger and Prime
lDoCalls. will be sacrificed. thus endin
la most interesting experiment and on
which required a big outlay of money
DR.. Paris 4. Carlisle contends that
would cost them more to attempt t
renew their stock of feed ensilage an
cereals at this time of year than
= would to begin all over again in tn
early summer Their feed and bar
buildings, covering large are;
We're all destroyed last week by fire
Dr. John G. Sharpe, proprietor of tn
Hotel Richardson. is visiting in Syrs
cuse. N. Y.
p Byred Compton, manager OF the Pc,
/ q Shelain silk mills. is visiting in Pa
/ erson n. j.
The Rev. B. r. Campbell. pastor
e Armory Church, entertained the SEQ
4 Literary Society of the Wilmingto
e. Conference Academy with a phon,
graphic entertainment Saturday evei
o. ing.
B. Governor HUM is being petitionS
r by people of Frankford. to appoil
Robert Davis. Of Dagsboro hundre
n Justice Of the peace. TO succeed WI
d liam Long
p Dr. Alfred Smith, pastor Of Wesll
p Church. will deliver an address 10 Il
% Milford W. C. T. q. tonight at the
p Frances Willard memorial exercises.
HOCKESSIN