Evening journal., 1912-02-15
NEWS FROM
THE CAPITAL
NsOdSide Couple Send Out
Wedding Anniversary
Invitations
TOWN FIREMEN PLAN
FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKER

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Feb. l5-Mr. and Mrs
George H. Gooden have issued invita-
tions to guests from various parts Of
the county to visit them on the twenty
nth anniversary Of their marriage,
Saturday evening, March 2, from s to
II o'clock. at their home. near Wood
side Mir Gooden is the county COM
missioner from the Seventh district
The Legislative auditing commit
tee concluded its business here last
evening in settling the accounts of
the various state departments and with
Tie officials The committee had in
curred no expense of clerks, sergeant
at-arms or messenger. the members
all taking active part in the work Of
examining and checking vouchers
aud yesterday. of viewing the States
stocks and bonds in her "strong box.
The members Of the Legislature who
served as the auditing committee were
Senators T. NJ. Monaghan, of Whining
ton. and w. NJ. Hazel. of Dover; Rep
rcsentatiVes G. T.. Alexander and
Thomas + Gormley. of Wilmington:
and w. r. Messick, OF Angola.
The Robins Hose Company of Dover
will give smoker in the remodelled
and beautiful home of the fremen ON
Governors avenue on Friday evening
of this week The company viii en-
tertain its members and number OF
friends With a musical program aud
refreshments. particularly In the line
OF smoking. The Dover Orchestra, led
by A. Victor Lightbourne, and harp
soloist from Philadelphia, viii furnish
.he musical program. The committee
hat arranged the affair consists of
.Nhn Wilson. Wcimer lleite, Charles
w. Boyer and Henry r. Jones.
First Lieutenant Herbert NJ. Jones
has been appointed recruiting officer
for the government for this territory.
Good enlistments will be the object
of Lieutenant Jones. Company g.,
here. can enlist as high as ffty-hve
men. Beyond that number an extra
appropriation would have TO be OH
tanned to uniform the men.
One of the biggest real estate trans
fers recorded in recent years here
was made known yesterday, when II
was announced that Charles II. But
Ter had bought the Clarence Hazel
farm adjoining the Delaware Railroad
at Cheswold consisting of SOC acres.
for 100000 The farm Is purchased
for New York apple company, which
viii set about planting nearly every
acre OF il in apple trees of the York
State varieties which can be grown
here Just enough of the farm VIII
be left for other agricultural purposes
as will grow sufficient pasture ant
feed for the stock employed IN work
ing the orchards. II viii be one o
-pelawagos Biggest single fruit farms
Mr. Hazel the owner. who recentl'
died. WAS a brother of Mrs. Jamei
pennewill. of Dover, wife Of the chic
Justice. and he took great pains n
bringing this farm up TO high f.at'
OF agricultural development
Ono OF the happiest echoes OF tho
George " Massey public reception re-
Gently held In Dover, developed yes
icrday. when 1t was decided by lh'
committee Former Governor Ebe w
Tunnel. and William n. Watson ant
d. Miiilin Wilson; and the COMMITTEES
treasurer. George NJ Fisher, to turn
oyer tho balance OF the reception eN
pense fund raised by the committed
and in the hands of the treasurer, &
the Palmer Home for old folks. IL
Dover Accordingly, Mr.. Fisher mad
payment of the balance of S55.So TO tn
treasurer Of the home.