Evening journal., 1911-06-03
CHICKEN THIEF
DROPS LOOT
Ead Fifty Of Newport Mans
Finest Hens in Bag When
Owner Arrives.
RED MEN OF TOWN
ENLARGE MEETING ROOM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT. Del. June 3.-Alfred A.
Stump. while returning home on
Tuesday evening was alarmed when
he saw two negroes running away
from his hen house. The thieves
dropped their bag which contained
about fifty of Mr. Stump's finest
chickens.
The yearly session of the public
school will close on June 21 The
faculty has made several promotions
in various grades. Il is understood
that the present teachers will return
in September Among the class who
will graduate are Miss Blanch Fisher
and Charles Miller.
Red Men are enlarging their lodge
room.
Miss Marie T. Lockwood leaves to-
morrow for an extended journey
through the West, going first to Chi
cago. thence after few days stay by
the Northwestern and Canadian Pa
cifc routes to Vancouver, where she
will visit her uncle. Edward G. Lock
wood. Then she will 20 to Seattle TO
be entertained by a cousin, next to
Portland. Oregon. to visit an old coll
lege friend. thence down the Pacific
coast to San Diego. then to Los An
geles 70 remain awhile with another
uncle; after that to San Francisco and
then. after a short visit there home
again sometime in September
The members of the M. e. Sunday
school here are practicing hymns.
duets. recitations. dialogues for the
children's day exercises to be held
about the middle of June.
Liberty Lodge Good Templers. No
73. I. o. G. r.. at the weekly meeting
initiated two candidates.
Edward Meken, a carpenter ran
splinter in his right hand and is in
a critical condition from blood poison.
Mrs. Arnold Faulkner. wife of Ar
mold Faulkner. died on Thursday af=
ternoon after three weeks illness. Mrs.
Faulkner leaves a thirteen months
old baby.
Personal. Miss Emma Robinson is
entertaining friends of Wilmington
Mrs. Esther Wampel was a recent Wis
itor of Richardson's park.-Miss
Catherine Lyman has been the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gamble of
Philadelphia.-Mrs Ethel Yearsley,
who has been spending some time
with friends at North East, Md. has
returned home Mrs. and Mrs Miles
Cunningham spent Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. John Cunningham.-Mr
Light Galloway has been entertaining
friends from Perryville, Md. Miss
Elizabeth Gray of Bridgevlle and
student of Mrs Marshall School Oak
Lane. Philadelphia, has returned home
10 spend the summer months with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs Herbert
Gray Clarence Hainesworth. who
has been suffering with rheumatism
has recovered Several carpenters
are az work on the Pigment Chemical
Company. enlarging the plant-Mrs.
John Parvis, who has been spending
some time with her parents In Will
mington, has returned home
Austin Steward. Harry Steward,
Joseph Slack and Harrison Day spent
lMtsQdl III 81 AtOlENo 0n a MonAHk
1rip.-David McCallister. Howard
Rothwell, Albert Atwell and Arden
Slaw visited Gettysburg on Tuesday
r. Benson has been spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Edmonson, of
Newark-Mrs. John Rothan, of Allan
tic City. n. J., was recently a guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Bayne.-Mr. and
Mrs. Mowbray was the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. George Steward.
Miss Lena Bayne and Miss Eva Hall
spent Wednesday afternoon with Miss
Clara Walker OF Wilmington.-Mls
Helen Vandegrift spent Wednesday
night with friends I'm Newport.--Miss
Margaret Steward was guest of Miss
Edith King.-Miss Bertha Harkins
spent Tuesday with friends I'm Phila-
delphia.-Miss Louise Carton spent
Thursday with Wilmington friends
James Kilgore. Willard Moore and
Howard Ryan spent Wednesday with
friends in Hockessin.-AIr Georg,
Laurence. Mrs. Roland Lyman spent
Wednesday with Laurel friends.-Misl
Margaret and Louise McFey and viii.
liam Rosel, Ralph Hope were recen
guests Of Newport friends.-Miss Evs
Walker spent Thursday in Philadel
phia-Mrs. John Collins who has beer
seriously i'll is improving Eliza
beth Arrisin who has been i'll is slow
" improving.