The Delmar news., 1904-05-20

home at Newark, Del.
Master Arthur Sturgis has accepted
position as clerk In the store of
Long and Penuel.
Messrs. M. H. German. Jos. Frazier
and Jas. e. Moore have been appoint
ed school trustees for the Delmar dis
trict.
DR.. Jos. A. Wright, formerly of this
town is.applicant for physician at the
House of Correction.
The fellow who shoots off with his
mouth never runs out of ammunition.
Col. J. J. Ross, of seaford won q
prize of $4,000 for the best hackney
horse in New York last week.
William B. Short, Pbiladelphis
Commission Merchant, who is ascer-
tanning the peach and berry prospects
in Delaware and on the Eastern Shore
expresses the opinion that the years
crops will be larger than for many
years.
Hon. George Gray, of Wilmington,
Del, has been elected president of the
National Civic Federation to succeed
the late Marcus A. Hanna.
Register of Wills Layton, of George
town has granted letters Of admins
tration on the estate of Geo. Campbell,
late of Baltimore hundred to Denard
Campbell.
During the last few days Deputy
Fish Commissioner has placed about
100000 young shad in the streams
of Wicomico.
| The following persons were elected
delegates from Sussex County, at the
Republican Convention, at Dover last:
DR.. W. P. Orr, Daniel Burton and O.
P. Swane.
The price of potatoes has increased
to such an extent that this staple food,
30 necessary to many people is actual
| ly a luxury. How can the man who
works for small wages supply his fam
lily with potatoes at present rates and
how can he get along without
| potatoes.
On account of being unable to secure
a ground the Seaford Base Ball Club
has cancelled all games for this season.
When man thinks he knows it all
he desires some one to tell him few
things.
An agent for the sale of incubators
has been in town this week.
The Commencement Exercises of
Washington College, at Chestertown
will be held June 18th. The graduat-
ing class is composed of E. II. Hitch,
Of Seaford; Leonard B. Smith, Cam
bridge; A. t. Tyler, Chance; E. A.
Coughlin, Salisbury, and Thomas
Geary, of Denton.
Messrs. O. E. Elliott Bros, Mill is
in operation on the land of r. +.
Elliott, near town.
During the last week the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad laid off about 10, 600.
The Prohibitionist of Delaware held
their State Convention in Wilmington
on Tuesday.
1t is nearly time to begin TO make
preparations for the Fourth of July
celebration.
Mr.. Chas. e. Williams has been
elected president of the Wicomico
County School Board.
Zoar Camp, near Georgetown will
begin August 12th., under the auspices
of the M. e. Church.
Flannel underwear is getting very
uncomfortable.
The Mormons have discovered the
secret of keeping good servant girls.
They marry them.
The colored people Of Centreville
will open Jim Grow store.
There is to be larger acreage of
sweet potatoes planted this year than
ever before, rs they are getting to be
one of the farmers main crops, where |
a few years ago it was not thought |
they would pay.
One man in Colorado is to have a
1000 patch of Rocky Ford canteloupes,
showing that Colorado can raise some
thing besides trouble when she is mind
to.
Mrs. Mary Goslee, of Allen, one of
the lineal descendants of Samuel
Chase, one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, is quite
i'll with bronchitis.
The farmers are predicting crate
famine this strawberry time as they
say they will be unable to get them.
Mr.. 1. s. Lowe is having his home
beautified with coat Of paint.
Every delegate from the Fifth Con-
gressional District has been instructed
to vote for Hon. William H. Jackson's
as Congressman.
The woman who thinks she has
the only man on earth soon
RECEIVERS from her surprise at seeing