Newark post., 1911-09-06
NEWS
Here and There

the week previous to the opening
of school rather than during the
session. The Institute convened
IN Monday in Mechanics Hall,
Elkton, and will continue until Fri
day Of this week.
The postmasters of Delaware
will hold convention i'll Dover,
September IA.
First Lieutenant Edw. Hunt,
aoth u. S. Infantry, has been de-
tailed by the Secretary OF War as
;nstructing inspector o. the Or
oanized Militia of Delaware. Lieu
Tenant Hunt is appointed under an
act of Congress Of March I.3, Of
the present year. He reported to
Governor PenneWill this week and
will begin his work in few days.
He will reside III Wilmington, hav-
inc quarters at the State arsenal.
A very interesting meeting OF
the Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety was held last Thursday at
Berlin, Md, where the Society
was the guest OF J. g. Harrison &
Sons. Fully 800 fruit growers
from Virginia, Delaware and
MARYLAND were in attendance. Dur
inc the meeting several addresses
were made by several OF the prom
inent agriculturists OF this penin-
snla as we'll as of other States.
Seyenty-fve carloads of canta-
loupes reckoned as 100000, have
been carried over the Delaware
Railroad from Bridgeville alone
and from this one point the num-
Der OF carloads shipped will reach
100 before the season ends.
The 2o6th anniversary OF C!o
St. Anne's P. F.. Church, Middle
town, was held last Sunday.
The lawful season for catching
oysters with tongs i'll Chesapeake
Bay opened last Friday. The
dredging season will not open tin
til October 5. Indications point
to a good oyster season.
Rail birds are reported 10 be
rather plentiful, but the reedies are
scarce.
Representative r. g. Bucking-
ham, who is a member Of the
Gettysburg Fiftieth Commission
is in correspondence with Senator
W. S. Blackstone, OF Georgetown,
and !. M. Satterfield, OF Dover, to
organize this week. Representa-
tive Buckingham is a union vet
eran and Senator Blackstone orr
ginally was a Southerner.
The Conowingo bridge opened
for free traffic on Thursday.
A man about IS years OF age
by the name OF George Wright
was found i'll in Newark Tuesda,
evening. He was found to be seri
ously i'll with tuberculosis and wa
taken to the hospital at Farnhurst
Peyton X. Patterson, OF Blythe
dale, Md, a member OF class G
1911, Delaware College, has &C
cepted a position i'll the engineer
ing department. OF the State (Mary
landD Roads Commission, and is a
present located in the Alleghan
Mountains, west O; Cumberland
The tooth anniversary OF We:
Nottingham Friends Meetin;
near Rising Sun, will be held Q
ninth month, 10th day. The pr'
gram includes all address OF we
come, 10 a. m., by +. X. Buff'ns
ton; response, Joseph I. Richard
History of the meeting, Hem
Haines; poem, The Simple lrutl
OF Our Faith, Mary Heald Wa,
address, The Federation OF II
World, DR.. Joseph Swain, swartI
more College; address, Plain re-
pie, W. Z. Coale. p. III. The a
ternoOn session will be in char:
OF DR.. O. Z. Janney and Arth'
Devices, OF Baltimore. SubJe'
The Friends Message for loda
While Mrs. George Butler al
her children were on their w
from their home i'll Christian
K Del, one day last week, in a hlr
team, to visit relatives near lr'
Hill, the horse bolted when
passed workmen laying telepho