Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-07
STAFFORD TOMATO SEASON.

special Correspondence of Every Evening
Scafnrd. oct. : The tomato season
in this vicinity has about closed. t'rcena-
baum Brothers. T. C. Ross and the Lilo d
Moore Canning Go. closed Saturday n
week ago. although the pulp factory OF
Grccnahaum Bros was IN operation last
week by The SNYDER Preserving 20 OF
Greenwood. and will probably CONTINUES
throughout this week The season on
the whole has been successful, both for
tho Gamer and for the growers although
thcv were compelled To import hundred
or more Negroes from the South. the can
pcr< had very little trouble with their
labor The growers received prc"
averaging from 90 90 80 cents per basket
throughout the season. except for short
time when long. dry scason had Pre-
maturclv ripencd many tomatoes, and
Tho tanners being unable tu take care Of
All If them, the price dropped to - and
~ cents lrcr basket However, tins con
dtion attracted many buyers from the
Eastern Shore Of MARYLAND. and the
nrlcc went back to normal again The
market this week has been firm NJ ~ to SO
cents per basket and the average quality
has been inferior
Dr Charles Il Cannon 81 Georgetown.
son of Postmaster and Mrs G Can
non Of Blades. has been appointed =,
Governor Townsend as dental surgeon 70
tho Local board for SUSSEX county
Mr. and Mrs Brooks J. Ross. thcir
son James nnd daughter hnmc. lett frl-
day morning IN their touring car tor York.
IN Their children will remain there
y hllc Mr. and Mrs Ross viii 80 hN tram
10 FrrSquc Isle. Nc whore Mr. Ross
will purchase about 100 barrels 81 cob
IL E
Elmer Collins met with 2 painful acct
dent last week when he tell from scat
fold AZ the Delaware Ship building Co +
plant badly .prainlng hI~ foot
The Delaware Trust 90 IS making
many added improvements "a the interior
IL it, banking house and also has force
ii work mon excavajiuG tor cellar
Mrs Frank I Dawson + spending two
weeks with her daughter. Mrs " \
Chudlcy. IN Philadelphia
ID RAYMOND Martin and h~ sister,
Miss Mary Martin. left FRIDAY tor two
weeks visit in Wilmington, Philadelphia
ana New Work
Miss Anna Evans i tezohcr ~ Bee
CONS Business Collcgc ~ Salisbury. Md,
Is spending some tune with her parents
Mr. and Mrs Dave Evans, The school
being closed On account OF spanish IN
fiucuza
Mrs \ + : NackIn was called %
Philadelphia last wcck, hcr daughter
Mrs Harry Collision being quite I'll with
spanish Influenza
Miss Esther Foglc Of Penn Grove, \ T..
is visiting her parents. Rev. and Mrs
J. " Foglc
Mrs. Hornshv has returned TO the
home al her daughter. Mrs Harry VI
Il of+ u Scx-ar4i rs
visit with relatives al Rcadvilc, Pa.
+ q Whitclcy made business trip
10 Baltimore last week
Mrs + Berkeley HorScv left Wednes-
da> for Forest Park, Heitimorc. Md. TO
Join her husband.
Mrs Nancy Tuttle and her sister. Mrs.
Phoebe Allen, spent part Of last week
with their sister. MR. Clara Wiley. n
Greenwood
AIr and Mrs W : Morse nave re-
turned to New York after q several lays
visit a. :lclr home in West Scaford
Harry Milhgan. son Of Mr. and Mrs
McCl arv AIlligan, in the naval service,
spent several days home last week.
Mrs Stacy Il Collins and SISTER. Miss
Ada Tyson are spending ~cck at White
Plains \ y
II +. Elliott oi Chester Pa has been
visiting hi> family on Arch street
" J Allen received telegram from
his son. LOUIS Q. Alien At Camp John
,ton. Florida t. the effect that he was
beng sent to Slberia The telegram was
dated California and the troop >hin WAS
about 20 sail
His Ethel Wiley Of Phiadclpnia /.
visiting ~ the home Of MIR and Mrs
J 4. Wiiic1. We~, Scaford Miss Wilie>
! 4 cousin Of the late Roydcn Il Jones
managing editor OF tho Wilmington Morn
ing News and attended his funeral a
BrdgcviIlc Wednesday
Roland Wright student in the naval
school At New London. Conn IS home %
j Through with his parents. Mr. and Mr>
Charles Wright
William Thoma.. Mr. and Mrs Davis
and Mrs Thomas % f.aston spent part
Of last week with Mr.. and Mr., Floyd
Mullen