Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-01

Quarterly IeetInE-R aIlrond Work
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-B. a. d. Traffic.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
NEWARK, June 24.-The wheat crop on
some farms in this vicinity gives
promise of utter worthlessness on &C.
count of the depredations of peculiar
green worm, somewhat similar in appear
ance to the army worm of last year,
yet radically different in the modus
operandi Of its attack. Its method
is to issue mysteriously and suddenly
from some place and at once mount a
wheat stalk, climbing TO a point Just
below the beard which it sewers from the
stalk. John Davis of Cooch's bridge,
relates that the destruction of his crop is
almost complete and that while making
an examination recently he counted 81
stalks 30 treated within reaching dis
lance. Many other farmers are similarly
unfortunate.
NEWARK, June 2S.-Y Yesterday was
quarterly meeting day among the colored
people, an event which transforms our
quiet streets into promenade thorough.
fare, in which they all join TO show their
new dresses and bonnets. The crowd
was large but very orderly, and their
heard for almost a mile.
Work has actually begun upon the new
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad to
this town, aud construction train and
large force of men are at work.
The reign of the hotel hacks will soon
come to an end and our people will be
commenusrately thankful.
The first work upon our new b. q o.
station. penaAal i,nNa r., GaA--In,,
when the ground was leyeled and being
prepared. Its location is on Elkton
avenue on the site of the brick house
formerly occupied by Mrs. Ennis, and
nearly opposite the st. Thomas Episcopal
Church as predicted. Rumor has it
that it is the finest on the line and it's
cost will approximate $l2, 200 or $500
Traffic was quite heavy over the b. d
o. line yesterday, three or four freight,
and several passenger trains having
passed through the town.
The rainbow fete was held in Caskey |
Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings,
with Il large attendance. About 300 will |
be added to the pipe organ fund of the
church.
NEWARK, June 29.-Dr. Il. II. Wolf and |
wife and DIR. II. G. M. Kollock and wife |
left yesterday for short jaunt TO Wash |
ington and Annapolis, Md. They will be |
gone for four or five days, and during the |
interim DIR. L. II. Ball OF Stanton will
take charge of DIR. Kollock's practice.
Your correspondent was recent, shown
the plans and specifications of the new
store and dwelling, to be erected upon
the site of the store Of Rankin Armstrong
which was burned last November, entail. |
ing loss of $4,000. The store and
house will be built by Repre-
sentative Armstrong, brother,
and will be decidedly the
most modern and pretentious build
ing in the town. It will be built of fine
dark stretcher brick cemented with black
mortar and decorated with ornamental
bricks and terra Gotta from j.. II. Beggs
q Co. of Wilmington. e. L. Rice is the
architect and Walter G. Tatnall will
furnish the material. II will have
frontage of 43 feet and depth of 20 feet
extending from Main street to New
London avenue.
NEWARK, June oh. H. Kimble of
Appleton, about three miles west of this
town, is tearing down the old hotel build
ing known in former times as the "Katy
Dysart." Il was famous and pros
porous old hostelry and Of course claims
the occupancy for time of the vener-
able father of his country, George WASH
ington. The hotel was erected about 1856.
Another old building, supposed to have
been the pioneer cabin in Newark and
built long before revolutionary times, is
now being RACED by the owner, David L.
Choate, preparatory to the erection in its
place of a very neat frame dwelling. The
old house was formerly log cabin of the
most primitive kind but has been re-
peRtedly patched and reprinted till its
ancient appearance has been entirely
obliterated, but its ownership has been
traced back about 1877 years, where the
clue is lost. Local history fails TO record
the fact that it was used during the early
war to shelter soldiers.
Minqua Tribe of Red Men of Whining
ton, will visit Minnehaha Tribe of this
town, tomorrow evening.
The young men of FAIR Kill, Cowan-
town and Newark will hold dance picnic
at Cowantown ON Thursday evening next.
Should G. w. @. L. Frank Whelan be
deposed, j. Harry McWhorter, of this
town, who is the present councillor and
next highest officer in the order in the
state will assume charge of the state lodge.