Evening journal., 1912-07-10
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Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, July TO-
Elmer Alfree, a boy here, aged 10
years. dove of the end of one OF the
wharves here and got bottom" in
about II feet of water.
The annual picnic of the Presbyter-
ian Sunday school will take place at
Augustine Beach on Thursday, July
Is.
officers Of Old Glory Council No 12
Jr o. u. A. NJ will be installed
Thursday evening, July IL.
Thomas Barbeau recently purchas-
ed an automobile.
A large wheat crop has been cut
by the farmers about here Some
farmers will begin threshing soon. A
very large hay crop has been cut
This was due to the heavy rains in
the spring. Some farmers think that
the recent hot weather will harm the
second hay crop.
Uncle Toms Cabin" will be given
under a tent here on Friday.
Preparations are being made TO
drive an artesian well at Fort Du-
Pont The well will be about 500
feet deep. Harper Brothers of Jen-
kinstown, Pa, have the contract.
While working at Porters, Del, on
Monday, Harry Irons injured his FIN
ger when a piece OF heavy lumber
fell on IT,
A large raft OF logs passed through
the canal here recently The logs
are used as mine props" in the
mines Of Pennsylvania.
A meeting of the Board OF Trus-
tees OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church here was held In the church
on Monday evening. The officers are
Robert A. Peacock, president; Harry
Gray. secretary and John Spicer
treasurer
George A. Bowen, who died last
Thursday evening at his home here,
was buried Sunday afternoon. The
funeral exercises we're conducted by
Old Glory Council, No. 12. Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. of which lodge he was MEM
Der
Onicers of Old Glory Council No
70, Junior Order of United American
Mechanics. will be installed next
Thursday evening
A dance for the benefit OF the Fort
DUPONT baseball team will he held
in the gymnasium at Fort DUPONT on
Saturday evening, July 20. Music
will he furnished by the 18Th Coast
Artillery Corps Band. Refreshments
will be served.
An artesian we'll about 500 feet
deep is being driven at Fort DUPONT
Daniel O'Neill is making extensive
improvements on his home
Fishing for bass with hook and line
has grown very popular here. Re-
Gently over two hundred people were
fishing in the canal between Della
ware City and Canal, Del William
A. Hagan. proprietor of the Central
Hotel recently caught dozen white
perch and bass in a very short time
Joseph Anderson is installing a
FIRE plug near Colonel Hunters resi-
dence at Fort DUPONT
The postohice here closes at 7 p.
m every Thursday evening during
June. July and August
Lieutenant Foucar Of the United
States Medical Corps. who was sta
toned az Fort DUPONT Is spending
several months in Porto Rico.
II. c Brown, a member Of the hos
pital corps at Fort DUPONT who was
operated upon recently is improving.
r Bayard Heisel is making some
improvements to his home near here.
Work on J. +. Burners Building Is
progressing satisfactorily The build
ing when completed will be three
stories high and will have the latest
improvements. The store will be oc-
cupied by w. r. Paterson, a tobacco
dealer
Arthur n. Heathers who was injur-
ed recently is improving
Thomas Barheau has purchased
an automobile.
Traffic on the Storage Battery Car
on July 4, was the best since. the line
has been in operation. Ninety pas
sengers were carried The new stor-
age battery car which was expected
here by July /, did not arrive owing
/ to a breakdown at the car works at
I Silver Lake. The car which is six
/ feet longer than the one here is eX-
/ pected to arrive here this week. Sup
erintendent A r. Bennett also re-
ports freight traffic very good.