Evening journal., 1911-09-02
NEWARK GLAD
STORM is OVER
Many Old Residents Do Net
Recall Heavier Pre-
ClpitatiOn
BASKET PICNIC ON
OLD BATTLE GROUND

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del. Sept with the
advent Of sunshine yesterday there
was general rejoicing among the
people. Some OF the oldest residents
do not recall a heavier storm. The
water in White Clay creek was high
er than ever known before. and was
but n few inches off the high bridges.
Parker p. S. Ruckett died at his
home In Strickersville. Pa, aged S5
years, after suffering for a number
Of years with tuberculosis. The fu-
neral took place yesterday with SER
vices in St Johns NJ. =. Church.
StrickersvilIe, and interment In adj
joining cemetery.
The Rev. William J. Rowan. Phi. d.,
and family, who have been summer
ing at the Corliss farm. several miles
north Of town, returned this week.
Services in the Presbyterian Church,
Of which DR.. Rowan Is pastor, will
be held tomorrow with preaching at
II and 7.30 o'clock; Sunday school
at $3.50, and Christian Endeavor at
6.45 o'clock.
The dancing class. under the man
agement of Professor Stephen r.
Choate, will start in Newark Opera
House, Thursday, September 2S.
The contract for the uniforms for
Delaware College Cadets was award
ed TO II. B. Horstmann and Company
OF Philadelphia. There was three bid
ders, the other two being Wanamaker
and Brown and Jacob Reed and Sons.
Philadelphia.
Newark baseball team played the
Halethrope team, Baltimore, today.
The Snider Preserve Company Is
busy working on tomatoes. The heavy
rain this week delayed work to some
extent.
The Wall Paper Company was forc-
ed to shut down two days this week,
owing to water flooding the engine
room.
The 134th anniversary Of the Battle
Of Cooch's Bridge will be celebrated
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution with a basket picnic on
the lawn on which the monument
stands. Miss Anna Cunningham Of
Smyrna, will make an address in the
afternoon Arrangements have been
made with the railroads to carry
those who wish to attend, at Cooch's
station, a short distance from the
ground
Personal: Miss Marian Hickman
Of Philadelphia. spent the first Of the
week with Mrs. J. Win Brown.-Miss
Winfield Fader spent the week with
her sister, Mrs James M. Conner
Baltimore.--Dr George A. Harter
president of Delaware College, is
spending a week in the ountains Oi
Western Maryland--Mrs Charles S
Horn Of Rehoboth, was the guest oi
her sister, Mrs. J.. X. Bowen, this
Week.-Mrs. Rose Dougherty of vii.
mington, was a visitor here this week
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Grantham oi
Indiana, returned home Tuesday after
visiting their son, Professor A. Il
Grantham and Mrs. Grantham.-Rob.
ert Barr of Wilmington, was the guesi
Of n NJ. Motherall. the first OF tn,
week.-Mrs.. Alexander Thomas o.
New Orleans, Pa, Is the guest OF Mrs
p. NJ. Sherwood.-Mr and MIS-. T
Harry Chambers and daughter, wh'
have been at Colon. in the Cana
Zone, arrived at the homo OF Mrs
Chambers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
II. Barton, on Wednesday evening
Mrs. George Carter Of Flushing, l. l.
was the guest Of Mrs. L. X. Bower
on Wednesday. william A. Horn o
Birmingham, Ala. and A. f. Egmon
Horn Of Schenectady, N Y, wer
visitors here this week