Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-01-25
New Castle Items,



The Regieter Tuesday admitted to probate
the will OF Patrick Burk late of Wilmington,
deceased and granted letters testAmentaly
on the same unto Margaret Burk widow OF
deceased, and eXecutriX named in the VIII.
Prof Dunbar having effected a satisfae-
tory settlement with shis creditors, kwas
Monday released from durance; in company
with his wife, took the ~ p. M train for
Philadelphia, whence he Will proceed oireet
TO his home in Canada.
The Register on SATURDAY. last admitted to
probate the will of Mary Lawson late OF
Brandywine hundred, deceased, and granted
letters testameatagy on the same unit TO vii
liam Lawson OF the same hundred the exc
cutter named 10 the will.
At brief session of the Orphans Court of
this county held Tuesday for the.purpose,
Catharine A. Ray was appointed guardian
of Georglana L., Agnes NJ, Elizabeth u. and
James H. Ray, minor children of Forbea
Ray late OF White Clay Creek hundred,
deceased.
Mrs. Mary Callahan, at present tenant
of one of the Commons farms, having deter
mined to remove to Wilmington with her
son, will on the 9th of March next, sell Off
all her stock and farming utensils without
| reservation or Unfolding. As her cattle are
| of the finest stock we predict good prices.
At the regular meeting of the Mechanics
| and Workingmen's Loan Association held
| on Saturday night last the following gentle
men were elected Directors for the ensuing
/ year viz: John Mcfarland, g. l. Jemison,
| Peter B. Vandever, John Bacon, VIM. Her
bert, John y. Mahoney, Saml. Etchell. A.
| NJ. Hizar and Jacob Herman. John Nj.
FarlAnd was elected President and Peter b.
Nandever Secretary and Treasurer. The
shares are now worth SlOT, money sold at
that meeting for only 81 which il we believe
the lowest it has yet reached.
At last the much talked Of Improvements
have become q fixed fact, and Tasker y Co.,
arr firmly fixed in our midst, having at
length, and ia spite of all opsosision, secured
all the ground they need for their purposes
They now own all the river front from the
long wharf to the M III House, except the lot
of Mrs. Lamhson, and extending back nearly
or quite to the railroad. Some OF the property
was purchased Mt c very fair price, while
| other portions, through the fundamentally
| of parties who, either through their desire
to profit, or a wish to prevent If possible the
location of this enterprise in our midst, sold
, | at almost fabulous prices the last lot in par
, ticular selling at the rate of four thousand
dollars per acre. Several men, carpenters
and glazers, are already at work repairing the
old foundry and putting II III order lot the
! commencement of temporary operations,
/ and II is understood that In the spring work
: will commence in earnest. On the strength
Of what has already been done, and the
| prospects, rents have advanced about twenty
| dive per cent. In some cases even more.
Asst Is not proba bic that there will be any
| extra demand for houses iior six months n
| least, and that large portion OF the preaen
| renters can not by any possibility be hene
| fitted to any great extent by the location O.
| these works here. IL is difficult to underntant
I | why Landlords ana lunulhults snONlu allow
= Themselves to be led TO make such extra de
c mands, and 1t would not be surprising 1
I many Of the houses for which increased rent
" have been demanded, should stand vaean
n for some time II is no doubt true tina
- before many months shall have passed, Their
q will be a considerable increase in our popu
u lation, but then IL must be remembered, tina
)f a number of new houses Will be ereote
.e during the spring and summer, and 1t ma
a., be that Tasker & Co., will do as SHAY
!, and Knowles did, build houses q
u their own for their operatives
D. At any rate, II is hardly the fair thing o
le the tenants to increase their rents, and BY 3
Of doing throw another wet blanket on preseu
a prospects.