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CAPEGAZETTE, Friday, March 24 -'March 30, 2000.27
Black Harry's Spring on Pilottown Road rededicated
Black Harry's Spring on Pilot-
town Road in Lewes was rededi-
cated Tuesday, March 7. Named
for a famous African-American
Methodist minister, one of the ear-
liest and most influential of his
time, the spring had fallen into
disrepair.
Hazel Brittingham compiled a
history, which she read Tuesday.
In part, Brittingham said, "Harry
Hosier, known as Black Harry,
was born a slave in North Caroli-
na in 1750. He gained his freedom
following the Revolutionary War
and soon became Methodism's
first black preacher. He was in at-
tendance at the 1784 Christmas
Conference in Baltimore when
Methodism was formally organ-
ized in America.
"He traveled as an itinerant
preacher in company with such
Methodist notables as Bishops As-
bury and Coke, and with circuit
riders Freeborn Garrettson and
William Colbert.
"Hrry Hosier became one of
the most popular preachers in the
founding of the denomination. Al-
though illiterate, he could remem-
ber passages of the. Bible just by
hearing them read to him.
"He captivated thousands with
his eloquent preaching and
through his efforts, large numbers
of black Americans, free and
slave, were gathered into the fold
of fast-growing Methodism.
"This pioneer preacher died in
1806, at age 56, and was buried in
Philadelphia. There is a Harry
Hosier Memorial U.M. Church in
Philadelphia and there is a Harry
Hosier District of the Eastern
Pennsylvania Annual Conference.
"There is little printed informa-
tion about this structure...It has
been said that the spring received
attention in the 1930s as a project
of the Works Progress Adminis-
tration.
"In early years, cottages lined
the canal bank, and it is said some
occupants relied on the spring for
their household needs.
In that same era, the hardwork-
ing railroad builders bringing the
Queen Anne Railroad to the brink
of the creek, and across the creek
to the Delaware Bay, doubtless
found relief from thirst at the
fountain with its then pure water.
"A century or so before that,
shipcarpenters plying their skill
nearby must have been grateful
for nature's bounty."
Michael Short photo
Community members and representatives from the City of Lewes recently took part in a
dedication ceremony for Black Harry's Spring. Shown are (l-r) Jack Schulze of the Lewes
parks and recreation committee, Jack Gallagher of the College of Marine Studies, Lewes May-
or George It.P. Smith, Howard Parker of the Lewes Parks and Recreation Committee, Pearl
Maull, D.J. Cannon, historian Hazel Brittingham, the Rev. Timothy Duffield St, Bailey Lester
of the Lewes Parks and Recreation Committee and Mary Perez.
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Sussex Y' starts dog obedience
school Tuesday, April 11
The Sussex Family YMCA will
offer a dog obedience class which
will meet from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.,
Tuesdays, from April 11 through
June 6.
The class will be presented by
Dogmatic Dog Trainers, a profes-
sional dog training institution
based in Newark.
Classes will be at the YMCA,
located at 105 Church St., in Re-
hoboth Beach. Dogs must be at
least 16 weeks old to participate.
The first class will be an orien-
tation for owners only; no dogs
should be brought to class.
Owners will receive a list of re-
quired equipment at the orienta-
tion. All dogs will receive either a
diploma or a certificate of atten-
dance, depending upon their per-
formance.
The course wilt cover how to
communicate effectively with a
dog, using the commands sit, sit-
stay, down, down-stay and come.
Also covered will be heeling, how
to stop dogs from pulling on a
leash and climb (bench training).
The training methods will be 50
percent inducive and 50 percent
compulsive. The fee is $90.
To register for the class, stop by
the YMCA with a completed reg-
istration form or send completed
registration form and payment to
the YMCA, 105 Church St., Re-
hoboth Beach, DE 19971. Phone
or fax registrations will also be
accepted using MasterCard or
Visa and may be made by calling
227-8018 or faxing 227-3638.
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