The daily gazette., 1882-09-01
NEWARK LETTER.
A Gossipy Record Of Current iEevents in
the "Mile Long, Town--sOrne Political
JOttIngs.
[speeIal correspondence al the linzeiLe-1 l

the "Aaile Long, Town--sone Political
JOttings.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. I
NEWARK, September 1.-The Methodist
sunday school had a picnic to-day in
Cooeh's woods and were enjoying them.
selves when the rain came pouring down
and destroyed their pleasure. Our livery
men all Joined with theft teams toitake and
bring back the children. a0NQl
&, James Roberts and daughter arrived
home on Tuesday from. their trip to FnP-
land much pleased with the trip and inn
proved In health.
ii. l.. Dean, who went out at the same
| Time, arrived home week ago. a- iei
The latest improvements ofiobr town are
q couple of new houses on Academy avenue.
now in course Of erection by Mr. Casky.
| Thomas Pilling has four houses under way
on Main street Samuel Gesiry Of Mil
Greek hundred is building two, on Chapel
street. John Filling has just finished two
on Main street. James Roberts says he will
| put up two on ChOate streebduring the fall,
The Dean Wooden Company are fast bring
ing their improvements to a close William
Dean has nine houses under process of
erection on what soihe call the Newark
Annex. These houses are all to be of brick
as also are those being erected by Samuel
Geary.
Quite number of accidents have hap
pened to the persons employed at the Dean
Woolen Company's mills since the improve
ments commenced. Lewis Adams had his
leg badly broken by the caving OF earth
William Taylor was caught in the sand pit
by eaving in and badly squeezed, but not
so as to stop his working While Nathan
Brown was whitewashing, the scaflold broke
down and nearly broke Nathan's neck.
These are all colored. Isiah Drcnnen had
one of the heavy framed rafters to fall ON
his leg and 1t has kept him from work for
several weeks. Mr.. Streets, while carving
some lumber stepped on q box which turned
and threw his head against the corner ofia
wall and knocked him senseless, in which
condition he remained all day. D5(
The Democratic candidates, Stockley and
Lore, were in town Wednesday, it being the
night ofthet meeting of the West White
Clay Creek jackson Democratic Club. They
were invited to stay and participate by Civ
ing us some real Democratic thunder, but
owing to prior engagements they were
obliged to forego the pleasure Of taking the
hands of real simon-pure hard listed Demo
Gratis of this old Democratic hundred.
Your editorial In regard to Mill Creek
hundred Democrats is behind time. Our
club has an age of well nigh on t0 three
months, is thoroughly organized, endorsed
the candidates for Governor and Congress,
and approved the State platform over
week since. "''
1t is true the Democrats Of Delaware have
not chairman of the State Central Com
mittee who can crack safe with burglar
proof lock, yet our chairman can conduct
winning campaign and do it without buying
votes with Hubble's forced loan money or
without having to kiss all dirty faced negro
babies 10 get their mothers TO use their in
Auence in gaining the votes Of their fathers,
as our leading Republican government
officials are reported to be doing in this
locality to gain favor with the colored troops,
who just about this time are said to be
"fghting nobly" one of our past Re
publican Representatives, is in bad
repute "wid de culled element" just
at this time, on account of not sub
seribing to the "culled" brass band. The
other Republican representative, too smart
to be caught mapping, subscribed 81, and he
is all right and no doubt will be the candi-
date from this hundred. 1t is wonderful to
see how good d-natured and Smiling eandi-
dates or aspirants for Office are toward their
colored brethren.
The Republicans of our hundred are up
and doing, but the Bourbons are just
leetle bit ahead of them and propose to be
SO at the closing of the polls in November.
ONE or THEM.