Newark post., 1910-07-13
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Wages have been raised from SIS to $25
and $50 per month with good country
board, but still they are unable to draw
a sufficient number of the desirable kind
Farther down the State the peach
growers are now beginning to ship their
fruit Whole families are obliged to
turn in to help gather the fruit before
it ripens and rots on the trees.
On account of the uncertainty many
feel concerning the ice question, H. War
ner McNeal has ordered carload OF
Kennebec ice, which will arrive on
Thursday.
Prof. G. 0. Houghton and family start
today on tour in their machine. They
will visit Mr.. Hougton's old home, Pots
dam New York.
Clarence Grant is in the Homeopathic
Hospital He was operated on for ap-
pendicitis at o'clock last evening. Re-
ports say he is doing nicely.
The friends of Miss Lottie Baker. the
stenographer at the Experiment Station,
have noted with pleasure the way she
has been keeping in the lead of her dis
triet in the Every Evening European
Tour Contest. Miss Baker should have
the help of all Newark's readers of the
Every Evening. The contest does not
close until August 18th, so all may yet
have the pleasure of helping her succeed.
Do not allow her to lose on account of
the one coupon you did not send in.
Newark is stirring again! Many sum
mer resorts cannot boast of auto shows
Cotton. the well known bull terrier be-
longing to Mr.. John Pilling, as familiar
sight to Newarkers, is a thing of the
past She reached the end of her jour
ney last week, after having overstayed
the time usual to members of the canine
family
III ladies of The Century Club have
carried so many of their undertakings
through that Newark is already swell
ing with pride over her new library
building.
Newark's long wanted and much talked
of automobile show will be reality on
Saturday night. Wilmingtonians, friends
of Newarkers. will participate. The la
dies of the Century Club again!
J. K. johnson, the manager of "The
Scout Party which passed through
Newark Monday, tells many thrilling ex-
periences. A boy on the Plains-with
Roosevelt at Santiago, with Lawton in
the Philippines, with the Boxers in
China, with Cook at Mt. Mckinley.
Mrs. William Taylor had quite a pain
full fall on the steps of the Methodist
church Sunday night.
Richard Whittin.ham, Jr,, who was
recently appointed first alternate to West
Point, has been ordered to report for ex-
animation at Fort Flocum on January
10, 1911.
We have received a letter from Iron
Hill in regard to the sane Fourth at
| that place, stating that the home team
| won at the recent fatal Fourth of July
| baseball game. We would gladly publish
| the letter but no name having been
signed, we are not sure that it is bona
| fide. Our report of the game was given
us in person by life long resident OF
Iron Hill.
| A later report from our Iron Hill cor
respondent says that one of the injured
is still suffering and will probably be
crippled for a long time.
One of the best ball games of the sea-
son was played on the College grounds
| Saturday afternoon between the Frank.
lin Fire Company of Wilmington, Della
ware and our local team.
While the ball was batted freely, the
splendid fielding of both sides held the
score to low figures, and the visiting
team carried off the honors by the score
of 3 to g.
| Miss Leila Herbner is playing the
piano at the moving picture hall in place
of Miss HamiIton.~ who is away on vaca
tion.
| The local milk dealers are complain
ing of a scarcity of milk. This com
plaint seems to be general. The cream
cry reports several hundred gallons less
in their shipment this month than a,
the same time last year.
The Sunday school of the Presby
Church will hold picnic in Lovers Re
treat on Thursday, July l4th. The mem
bers of the school will be taken in large