Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-03

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A Sudden DeatIl-rhe Electric Light
Project Successful.
Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, May 27.-The electric light
meeting was held in Grange Hall on
Tuesday, with a good attendance. Mr..
John Pilling presided. Mr.. Heger, the
agent of the Edison Company, explained
the practical working, relative cost and
munutie of the system. He talked
in straightforward manner and favor
ably impressed all present as an honest
and sincere business man, and as O
further assurance of his sincerity he
wished TO take about 81 800 worth OF
stock out of total for the whole plant OF
So 200. This offer was thought very
liberal, indeed, but Mr.. Heger merely
made It as an investment upon which
he confidently relied upon 20
per cent interest on capital stock. This
quite surprised our capitalists, who have
formerly been content with per cent.
After much discussion and debate showing
decided preference for the electric light
as q means of illumination, even at a
slight addition in cost over oil. a
committee Of three residents, namely.
Samuel B. Wright, Rothwell Rambo
and F. William Curtis were appointed to
solicit subscribers and purchasers in the
town and to report the result of their
labor at another meeting In same place on
Saturday evening next. Electric light is
now most assured in the town, as our
merchants and citizens have responded
well indeed, and every lady is quite clated
over the delightful prospect. II has also
been clearly demonstrated that it is
| equally as cheap as oil and perhaps
cheaper. The meeting will also be in
conjunction with meeting at the same
place and time to urge encouragement to
foreign capital to locate in the town and
increase our prosperity.
NEWARK, May 27.-The strawberry fes-
tival held this evening in the rink by the
ladies of the M. E. Church was largely
attended.
Del. Clark, Esq, of Glasgow, has
rather singularly inclined hen with re-
markabl paternal propensities toward
pigs. The fact is that the hen in question
recently matched brood of chicks while
an old SOW in neighboring pen had a
litter of pigs. These events happ ming
la Buttercup, and the SOW found an at
chickens, and conversely the old
hen took under her tender wing the
litter of pigs, or as many MS
she could accommodate simultaneously.
The small pigs frequently obtain. the es-
sentials of life from the old soy, but |
otherwise profess no allegiance 10 iier and |
entirely ignore her existence except al
meal time, while the hen stretches her
wings to its utmost to provide covering
for her Notwithstanding children
The SOW is not at all sentimental about |
the matter, but exercises as much solicit |
tude for her chickens as o pig is capable |
of doing. Mr.. Clark is quite proud of |
the freak of nature.
NEWARK, May 31.-Mrs. James P. Will |
SOD died on Thursday morning last at the |
residence of her husband. Her sickness |
was of sudden and short duration, she |
being ill but one morning. Il was pro-
nounced by the doctors to be case of |
sporadic cholera similar somewhat to |
Asiatic cholera though not contagious in |
the least. The funeral will be held on |
tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock at her
late residence to proceed to Head of |
Christiana cemetery.
The meeting called on Saturday even /
ing to consider the electric light question, |
was poorly attended, owing, no doubt to
the other occupations of our business men /
Saturday evenings. The meeting was in /
fact not organized, but those present
engaged in an informal discussion of the |
relative advantages, &C., of this new
illuminating power. The committee ap- |
pointed to solicit consumers among the |
stores and other places have been greatly |
encouraged and have $50 lights guar
anteed without consulting single private |
house. The subscription books will be |
opened this week and its introduction is |
now almost certainty much to the |
pleasure of many progressive people.
NEWARK, May 1.-Decoraiion- day was
observed in patriotic yet unostentatious |
manner here on Saturday and Sunday. |
Detachments of Thomas M. Reynolds Post |
decorated the graves of soldiers at New |
ark, Head of Christiana, Iron Hill, Glas- |
gov, Christiana, Salem, White Clay Greek, |
Mill Greek and the colored cemetery near |
town The Ebenezer cemetery was visited |
by the post on Sunday afternoon and,
after the ritual of the order attending the /
decoration of the graves was said, an en-
thusiastic meeting was held and addresses /
Oliver Eastburn, j. f. Williamson, David 1
Buckingham, J.. Harvey Whiteman aud
Daniel Green. The evening was passed |
in listening to an excellent sermon by the
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman at the Methodist |
church.
Wesley B. Hart of Philadelphia, has
moved into his new house on Delaware
avenue, and will soon start another oppo-
eition undertaking cato bliabnnap Nauy-
arkers fervently trust that the old adage /
about competition increasing trade may
not he verified in this business.
NEWARK, June 1.-The Young Ladies'
Aid Society of the M. Z. Church has
figured up profit of 1882 on the festival
held in the rink on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings of last week. This is \
very encouraging and it is unnecessary to
say that their genial pastor, the Rev. Mr.. |
Prettyman is commensurately pleased
with its success.
The funeral of Mrs. James p. Wilson,
who died on Friday last, took place this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late resi-
dence in the east end. The interment |
was at the Head of Christiana cemetery. /
The recent change of schedule on the
p, w. Il b. railroad is of interest to
Newark people. Several advantageous
changes are made in the arrival and |
departure of trains at our station. The |
noon train, so-called, formerly arriving
here at LIS p. M, from the north, now
arrives 80 minutes earlier, at 1916 /
O'Clock. The Newark and Philadelphia
accommodation formerly arriving at 8. 10 |
is now 10 minutes earlier. The opera
train for Philadelphia now leaves at g. As |