Evening journal., 1904-08-08
REHOBOTH WILD
OVER BASEBALL
Resort Crowded and Hotel
Keepers at Wits End to
Accommodate Guests
MANY POLITICIANS At THE SHORE
Death Of Remarkable Aged Woman
at One Of the costases-Youns Pso-
pie Have strawrides and Jolly House
Parties.
SPECIAL to The Evonlng Journal.

'0peVlal 10 Inc Evening journal.
Rehoboth. Dell Aus s-rhe town is
wild over baseball tonight. The Reho-
both team captured the game today from
Laurel by score Of ten to one. ana took
two out OF the three games played with
laurel this week Every one az tho
shore who Is az an Interested in out OF
doors sports has the baseball fever. JOS
eph ID. rruxton and Alexander jackson
are managing the ball games and tho
games FOR next Thursday with Snow HEl
and Friday and Saturday with Greenwood
are looked forward to with enthusiasm
and viii be the topic Of interest the COM
ing week
the town Is overrun Tonight and where
the people win sleep Is nuzz.ing the no.
Gel and boarding house keepers. At the
henlopen the largest hotel on the beach
cots are being placed IN every available
nook and corner and host Lonand IS place
ing guests out among the cottages for
the night. The same condition Is true OF
al the other places. 10 Is the largest
staying crowd this year. The boardwalk
"a literally thronged with promenaders.
and the restaurants and refreshment
stanas are doing a rushing business while
the merry -go-rounds. and other catch
penny attractions are having heavy pat-
ronage from the evening cxcursionisis
which came down IN great crowd.
The saying Of ex-senator Higgins
made recently at a down state gathering
that he mad often come to SUSSEX "a,
politchns. brings to mind the amount
OF 'poiuckng that viii take place
mere before Monday morning. Secretary
OF state and Addlcks leader C.. r. lay
ton Is on the ground and conspicuously
among the crowd. Register Of wills OF
ken' county ID. NJ Wilson. Is another
OF the gas mans ieutenants seen to-
night. Charles F.. Richards, a promi-
nent Georgetown attorney. Collector of
Port r. Houston. the venerable Man
love Hayes Of Dover and Hcnry =. can
non, OF Bridgeville, representing tho
other wing Of the Republicans. are here
a.so. The Democrats are well repres-
sentcd In would-bo Congressman L.. ID.
Hearne Esq, and Andrew ]. Lynch.
Esq, of GEORGETOWN. each of whom has
a determined look ia his eye. Co.onel
William T. Records. OF Laurel. ana
Colonel ID. W. Mustard OF Bewes. who
are willing TO talk local politics al
around the point arrived at but smile
knowingly when the direct question IS
put al them. Dr. II. r. Burton. OF Lewes
says DR.. Chandler. who Is spoken Of for
Governor, is a good fellow all right pro-
fessionaliy. but he won't do for governor.
and thus starts the ball rolling.
The death Of Mrs. Hester A. Waters.
relict OF the late Richard r. Waters. OF
Baltimore. occurred at her cottage at the
hcorner OF Rehoboth and Surf avenues
this morning The deceased was in her
eighty-third year and was a remarkab. a
woman for the health she maintained all
these years She was IN her usual ply
slcal condition until Thursday. when
stricken. The Waters family is well
known and prominently connected in
Baltimore. The remains will be carried
to Baltimore Monday morning, in a
special car attached to the Pennsylvania
train and the funeral services will be
held at her late residence No 1924 St.
Paul street, ana lntcrment made in the
Greenmont cemetery. General Frances
r Waters. a prominent business man of
Baltimore. is the only surviving son; the
other children are Mrs. IT, r. stien.
wife OF the piano manufacturer; Mrs.
Margaret M. Deighty, and Miss Mary
Waters. The late Mr.. and Mrs. Waters
were originally Eastern Shore people.
having spent a greater part Of their lives
az Snow Hin, Md.
Mrs. Clarence Donoho. Of seaford. is
chaperoning the Good Time Society of
seaford. at the Manning Cottage on Re-
hoboth avenue and they are having a
royai good time The party is made up Of
Misses Ida Hucy, Maryeppe Williams.
Marian Galloway, Minnie Kenney Hattie
Cannon, Gertie Oliver. Bessie Hobbs and
Eva Cook, and Ira Wright, Scott Hurley.
william James. Dr. Hollis Julius Wheat
iey. Samuel Fields and Wilmer Sharp.
p This party viii stay until Wednesday.
when another company Of them take the
cottage
MIR. and Mrs r. W. Rawilns. Of
Georgetown. are entertaining their
daughter. Mrs. Joseph Quicker and fam
iiy: so. Mrs. Whiteiey OF Baltimore.
at their cottage on Rehoboth avenue.
Dr. william Drien. OF Philadeiphia who
for years was a leader in an things per-
taining to the pleasures Of Rehoboth. for
several years, came down to visit his
former haunts tonight.
Laudreth L. Layton and family OF
Georgetown, are occupying a cottage.
w Rodney Burton and wife. OF Wash.
ngton. and Miss Helen Amman. OF En-.
mittsburg. Nd. are at the Burton cot.
taee on Rehoboth avenue
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