Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-10-20


The new Jail, short distance cast Of the
pubic square, will be finished about the first
OF February. Messrs. Reynold, OF Port De-
post, Maryland, and Hillyard, of Dover, arc
the contractors. The building is two stories,
~ ieet high, SO feet long, and 40 feet inches
wide. The front part, 81 by 42s feet, is of
brick, and VIII be the Sheriff S residence. The
back portion is Of granite, and contains twenty
cells, by 10 feet each, two of which are iron
clad. The building is heated by steam. Each
cell has water-closet and drinking pipe. The
Jail jost are of iron. The outside walls are
two feet thick; the partition wall between the
jail and residence is four feet thick. The
ventilation is well regulated. Cost, $42,s25.
The Roman Catholic Church on Bradford
street is Of brick, and is expected to be ready
for divine service next Spring. Messrs.
Fisher & Boclman, contracting builders. A
corner stone has the inscription -" d. 0. NJ
IN honOrem IS. crucis Z. A. Becker, epO Nor.
>, 1870" The brick work has been built as
high as the top of the windows The rectory,
TO the right of the church, is of brick, and be-
ing finished in the interior by the carpenters.
The colorcd people are erecting frame
church, 20 by sc feet on Slaughter, south OF
Lockerman street Messrs. Cannon & ALA
way, brckayers and plasterers; Messrs. Fish
er " Bockman, carpenters 1t will be % feet
high TO the square of the roof The basement
/
audience room will be 1S feet high. A gallery
will be built in the front end
Mr.. Thomas Kellum is building twosiory
frame dwelling, 81 by 30 feet, on Government
Avenue. VIM Fisher, carpenter.
Mr.. George Benn is building u two-stOry
frame dwelling, % by 32 feet, on Lockerman
street, between New street and Government
Avenue. Fisher 4 Bockman, carpenters. II
]. Enright, mason
Mr.. David Vice is building two-siorl
frame dwelling 16 by "a feet, with back build
ing 16 by Is feet, on New street, above Lock
erman, james Clifton, carpenter.
, Messrs. Hazel X Pcnnewll are building
two frame dwellings, each IL by % feet, Of
: Queen street, near Lockcrman.
, Mr.. Thomas Seaman is building n three
/, story addition, about 20 feet square, TO Ia
a Store on Lockerman street. near Queen. ii
J. Enright, mason, Fisher n Bockman cal
penters.
There is a prospect of commencing work o.
n the Methodist pcninsular Academy.
- The State Capitol Hotel will be conducte
a by Mr.. William c. Fountainc, OF Frederick
on and after January first
Mr.. Henry Cowgirl, ON October gath, sell
some valuable and desirable farms, nca
Woodside, on the Delaware Railroad. Til
farms have more or less building improve
II ments on them, and are respectively 1872, 10.
20 and 100 acres.
p. The new lateral Railroad contemplated
Il connect at Bombay Hook with the Nmelan
Al railroad by ferry, will run about one mile cai
If OF Dover. The project is very popular in th
q portion Of the State, Eore particularly as it
said the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bait
- more Railroad COmpany's lease of the Dell
y ware road expires in about one year.
n The j. NJ Chandler Fruit Packing Con
I, pany, situated near the depot, isnOw labelliu
N and shipping preserved peaches and tomatoc
= the markets being In Philadelphia, New Vol
II and Europe. They obtain high price f
N their fruit, on account Of its superior quality
Is Messrs. Richardson lS Robbins, fruit al
meat packers, corner of State and King street
are oyer-run with orders. Their products fiji
n sale in Europe. This firm have been in bui
=" ness seventeen years in Dover.
l. The Journal Of the Senate, containing Il
a, Senate proceedings during the late session
re the Legislature, is in the hands of the boo
-, binder. 1t has 676 pages.
Miss Olive Logan lectures on Nice You
as Men" at Music Hall, in Culbreths buildin
c. October 2lth Tickets, so cents.
ne Mr.. J. NJ. Chambers is selling large
4 Of peach trees at prices ranging from S2j
W. $50 q thousand