Evening journal., 1913-10-02
TOMATO PACK
BIG, THIS YEAR
Newark Growers Make Money
Out Of the 1913 Crop
STORM TEARS GULLIES
IN THE TOWN STREETS

Special to The BN ENlING JODnINfAA,
NEWARK, Del, Oct. 2.-Most Of
the farmers in the vicinity Of Newark
who contracted to furnish tomatoes
to the Gilbert cannery this year had
q prosperous season as the crop will
be nearly three times as large as it
was last year. Unless there comes a
frost the tomato season will last
about two more weeks here.
A severe electric and rain storm
passed. over Newark at noon yesterday.
The rain fell in torrents and will
greatly interfere with the sewer
work. On Main street where the au-
tomato digger was at work trench
about 10 feet deep and probably
100 feet long was filled with water
in short time.
It was reported that lightning
struck and burned a barn in the Vi
cinity of Milford Cross Roads, but the
exact location Of the barn could not
be learned on account of telephones
being out of service.
A large covered bridge over the
Big Elk river between Newark and
Flkton went out during the storm.
The abutments we're washed away.
Rally day will be observed in the
Presbyterian Sunday school next
Sunday morning.
The White Clay Creek Hundred
Sunday School Association will hold
its thirteenth annual convention in
Christiana Presbyterian Church on
October IA.
The new pipe organ for the Newark
NJ. E. Church which is being built at
the Brown plant, Wilmington is ex-
pected to be ready for use by Sun
day, October 13. Frank B. Hills, in
structor in animal husbandry at Del
aware College Experiment Station
will be organist and choirmaster.
The Ladies' Improvement Society
Of White Clay Creek Church will hold
its annual poultry supper and bazaar
on Thursday evening, October 16
Committees have been appointed as
follows: Cake booth, Miss Margaret
f. Mccoy; candy. Mrs. Benjamin l.
Dickey; bazaar, Mrs. Lewis Lyman
children's booth, Mrs. Samuel John
son; supper tables, Mrs. Frank
Whiteman, Mrs. Leslie Walker, Mrs
Kate Brown, Mrs. Leslie Derrickson
Mrs. Samuel Morrison.
The Agricultural Club Of Delaware
College tonight will entertain the
members OF the Freshmen class who
are taking that course.t There vii
be addresses by members of the fac
ulty and experiment station staff
Music will be furnished by an orches
ira.
The funeral Of Joseph Brown, thu
aged farmer who died Saturday nigh
as the result of injuries sustained il
falling from a horse. was held yes
terday morning.
The funeral Of Robert S. Poole, VIII
died Monday night of paralysis viii
take place tomorrow afternoon.
This afternoon the -uneral of Mich
ael Sentman, who was found dead i
room of his hous several mile
above Newark. Monday evening, a
the result of a gun shot wound, wa
held Interment was made in Film
Hill cemetery.
That the student body Of Delawar
College is determined to put sto
to the custom of students in defac
ing and damaging personal propert
in Newark is evident from the actio
taken by the student discipline com
mittee, when the following resolu
tions we're adopted: That if a stu
dent, after committing an offenc
confesses aud apologies to a mem
Der of the committee and repairs tn
damages, his name shall not be mad
public; but IL he is detected by tn
committee. his name shall be mad
public and If the offense is deeme
great enough he shall be Recommend
ed to the faculty for suspension {
expulsion, In the event of any vic
lation Of these rules informatio
leading to the conviction of the o.
tenders will be received by the men
bers of the student discipline con
mittee"