Newark post., 1911-07-12

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by the addition of porch.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah T.
Ennis, widow OF r. M. Ennis, who
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Dougherty, Philadel-
phia, was held last Wednesday,
from the residence of her brother
in-law, T. L. Lilley. 1nterment in
M. E. Cemetery.
The threshers working on the
farm of Daniel Thompson were
compelled to stop work on Mon
day, owing to the intense heat
The storm Of Monday was Sc
we're enough to burn out a num-
Der O; telephone wires.
The ladies of Head of Chris
tiana Church will hold a lawn fete
on the church grounds, Thursday,
July Goth.
The total assessment of New
Castle county according to the
books of the assessors, is $oo,r
135,456.
Miss Aetna Hall is at her home
near Strickersville, Pa, where she
is suffering with poisoning.
The explosion of an oil stove in
the home of James Kennedy, Gle
veland avenue, early Tuesday
morning, caused the kitchen to
catch on fire. By prompt action
the blaze was extinguished with
out a call for the fire company.
Newark is enjoying the auto
express from Wilmington. Pack
ages and freight are delivered be-
tween Wilmington, Newport, Stan
ton, Christiana and Newark. The
local office is at w. w. Bradley's.
At present there is one delivery
each day. 1t is expected that two
deliveries vii lbe made as soon as
the route is completed. Announce
ments will be made in the near
future. T. w. Moore of Whining
ton, is proprietor.
A party touring from Wash
ington to Atlantic City met with
i an accident last Friday near Rose
vile. The driver going recklessly
over a new road was unable tc
make the sudden turn at the Rose
vile bridge and his machine wen
/, crashing over the stone wall into
t the meadow beyond. The hint
axle of the car was broken, max
ing further progress for the da,
impossible. The party stayeC
: with William Chillas until unit
Monday when the damages hav
ing been repaired, the journey wa
= resumed.
From tn ereport lately submit
S ted to the State Auditor we lear
e that there were 5I2 pupils enroll
ed in the Newark public school
a during the school year of IoIo-Il
: The BARRIERS fthe town wit
Il the exception o.: J. B. Crossar
i have decided to join the NOV .
h ment for closing places of busi
t ness at an early hour during tn
II hot months of summer. Begin
. ming July II, the shops will clos
e at six with the exception Of Wed
: nesday and Saturday; on Wet
nesday the hour will be 9 and o
: Saturday IL. No one coming a
e ter the mentioned time will b
e served.
h United States Senator H. I
dupont is preparing for a tri
If abroad. He will sail from Ne
t. York on Saturday morning ne>
/ and will visit Paris and other poin
: OF interest.
r The first of the Colchester e>
ie cursions will be run on July Iot
the second and third falling c
). August and 10.
re H. S. Garrison, D. c. 1871, ha
IS accepted the position as instruct'
+. in Agriculture at the Berry Scho
m at Rome, Ga. This school is mo'
le eled after the famous Mount He
mon school which was founded
as years ago by d. l.. Moody, f(
lg the purpose of educating boy
1e who for financial reasons were III
Il able to obtain an education an
s. where else. The Berry School
intended primarily for the po
ID white boy OF the South, particula
ne ly of the mountain region. 1t HI
as made very rapid progress duril
tie the last three years, now havil
ed about 800 in attendance. 1
IL school is highly commended
a. ex-President Roosevelt. Mr.. ca
al rison will have a salary equiv
lent to $1,000 per year. lie
at now taking special work in ag