Evening journal., 1905-12-09
STATE NEWS NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph farrell, of near
Canterbury, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Gertrude H. Jarell, to George H. Biggs.
The wedding viii take place thursday
evening, December IA, at T5O o'clock.
Invitations have been received here
for the coming wedding of William A.
Griffith to Miss Aneta Fleming Lynch,
both of near Pennington, at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, Mellroy M.
Jackson, near Harrington, on Wednes-
day. December 20.
The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany has commenced to upbuild its
business in the progressive town of
Harrington.
\ William Behen has on exhibition at
the store of John Behen, Jr., in Dover,
a tine specimen of home grown tomato
that he recently pulled and laid up to
ripen. 1t has kept remarkably well,
havins grown in his garden without
any special protection.
Twenty acres of land near Hartly
owned by Mary A. Stevens has been
sold TO Thomas Reese for $75. subject
10 a ihOitSdBe Ol eol0.
A public meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening, December IS, in
Dover, for the purpose of organizing
a new circle of the Brotherhood of the
Union. II. B. Walter, the Supreme
Scroll Keeper, OF Philadelphia, will be
present to explain the aims, objects
and workings Of the order. The or
ganizing of the new circle is in charge
of John r. Hall, of Friendship Circle,
No. -, of Little Creek.
The dwelling on the farm of Pleas
anton Miffln. near Leipsic, was totally
destroyed by fire. No one was in the
house at the time.
Mrs. Mary Slaughter Bell, wife of
Thomas II. Bell, a respected farmer
died at their home near Petersburg
luterment was made in Mt. Olive NJ. p
Cemetery with services in charge OF
the Rev. George p. Smith. She is sur
vived by her husband to whom she
was married in 1859, and by seven
children-Mrs. R. J. Spple, Walter II
Bell Thomas A. Bell. Mrs Joseph
Scott. Mrs. Nathaniel Barratt Mrs
Alfred Poor and Harry Bell, all living
in this county.
Carlisle L. Hubbard. a nephew OF
DIR. Paris T. Carlisle and Mrs. Danie
Hirsch of Milford, has been licensed
as a local preacher i'm the Gainesville
Nd, NJ. +. Church. He is a son of the
Rev. E. l.. Hubbard of Washington, ,anC
attorney.
The Sussex Journal very pertinently
says: Sussex county has been feed
ing and lodging several tramps at the
Georgetown Jail. Why should the tax
I payers feed these knights of the roaC
when work is so plentiful everywhere
And the question is being asked whC
grants these people their permits
Every taxpayer in the county SHOULD
ba interested. The Levy Court should
be careful i'm allowing these bills"
W. r. Sockrider. living at Davis
Mill. near Lincoln. has a hog that h
expects to butcher soon which vii
weigh six hundred pounds or over
T p. B. Schulz. who came to Della
ware about six years ago, and has beel
living at Shawnee, has sold his farn
and moved his family to Hulbardsville
New York. He and his wife made man
warm friends while in Delaware.
William c. Chism, a prominent fal
mer living between Houston and Hal
rington, took trip TO Philadelphia las
week on the steamer Frederica. II wa
the first time that he had been in tina
city for twenty-six years. All of tn
large department stores and sky-scraI
ers We're new to him.
J. w. Iftz took possession Of a farT
at Wilson's Mill. between Harringto
and Frederick, three years ago. A
that time it was considered to be wortl
less. The first year his crops wer
small; for the last two years the
have been profitable to the landlor
and tenant. This year he grew five hun
dred baskets of prime sweet potatoe
on two acres of land.
John H. Lingo has been appointe
bridgetender at Seaford to take effeC
January 1, 1906; Thomas Dram wa
appointed ferryman at Woodland at
salary of 500 per year.
The annual inspection Of the NatioI
al Guard by the state authorities ha