The daily gazette., 1879-06-14
Changes I'm Match Making.

Messrs. Swift and Courtney are max
ing quite a number of changes and i'm
prOvements at their match factory, Four
teenth and Walnut streets. The most
importan ut of these is the introduction OF
new machinery for making the match
sticks. These sticks have previously
been made in Wes.field, Conn.,, for the
firm and shipped to them from that point.
The machinery is nearly ready for work
and to prepare for the starting of it, sew
eral teams have been busy hauling wool
to be made into matches, for some time
past.
Machinery is also being put in to make
the wooden boxes in which a certain
class of their goods is sold. To accom-
modste their new branches in the busi-
ness quite number of small buildings
are being put up.
Since the fire, which destroyed their
works in Philadelphia, devoted to the
making Of the birthstone matches, COM
monty called ''blue heads" the firm has
been having them made AZ their factory
liere, and for that purpose haye brought
quite number of men and girls from
Philadelphia, who understand the max
ing of that peculiar class of goods.
Work at jackson d Sha rps.
The schooner HerscheH, now ON the
ways at the Jackson & Sharp Co.'S ship
yard, is being rapidly repainted. The re-
pairs to be made, are OF very ex ensive
nature az she will have to be overhauled
and patched up a lmost bodily. Sue is
quite an old vessel, though in good con-
dition considering her age.
This company, on Wednesday,, ship
| ped two new passenger cars for the
Cleveland, Hainesville & AShtabula rail-
road, and will ship other cars to other
point in a few days.
A lot of car supplies for New South
| Wales, Australia, were sent yesterday
over the Electric line to New y ork from
where they will be shipped.direct to their
destination.
The Steamer FELTON,. .
The steamer Sanauel NJ FELTON,, now
plying between this city and Philadel-
phia, is one of the swiftest boats on the
Delaware river, and was built at Ches.
| ter, Pa, several years ago, at cost OF
| 100000 Her officers are as follows
Captain, Samuel johnson; first pilot, N
4, Henderson; second pilot, Geo. Reeves
chief engineer, A. j. Maxwell; second
engineer, James Valentine; purser, JOIN
| Durney. The steamer now leaves this
city at 7 o'clock a. m, and returning
leaves Philadelphia at 4 p. m. stopping
at Marcus Hook and Chester each way
The Delta Phi's Forty fifth.
The forty-fifth anniversary of the wei
known Delta Phi Literary Society o
Della ware College will take place in the
College Oratory, at Newark, on Wedne'
day evening next, 18th inst. The Socie
,y address will be delivered by James
Fl. Ward, the Grafton by Rev. Thos. l.
Poulson, and the farewell address by
John 8. Houston. The committee ii
charge of the anniversary is John S. M
Neill, j. d. Darlington, E. G. Handy, j
p. Pyle, and r. IL. Richardson.
Personal.
Mr.. David Holsten, formerly one O
the solid business men Of Wilmington 1
the sash business, was in tow
from "Wednesday till Yesterday. MI
Holsten now lives at Defiance, Ohio
where he Is engaged in business. H
has been away from Wilmington fU
about years.
George Nebeker, formerly of this cit,
but now residing in Philadelphia, wa
il town to-day.
Grants StalliOns.
The two stations presented to Gener,
Grant by the Sultan Of Turkey, were O
exhibition at the Beale House stable
Chester, Pa, on Saturday last. On We,
nesday next they will be shipped [
Washington. whera they will remain {
exhibition for few days.