Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05


| Special Correspondenceo OF Gazette and Journal.
NEWARK, July 29.--An amusing blunder
has been made in the location OF the b. a
| o. station in the West End. The fact is
that excavation was begun several weeks
| ago upon a selected plot OF Pronnd owned
by the railroad company. The railroad
| as Is known. runs parallel with Elkton
avenue, upon which the depot will stand
and about 100 feet to the north the tracks
CROSS Main street opposite the Deer Park
Hotel. The spot seemed TO DO an injudi.
cions selection in view of its pruxi-
nifty to Main street and the frequent
and continued interruption of traffic
on that street which would inevitably
attend the stoppage Of trains at this
point The excavations for the depot on
this side were fully completed and the
foundation half constructed when an
order came to change the site and locate
1t 60 feet south, or from the main street,
exactly upon the site of an old house
with commodious cellar. This house
was removed by the company recently
and the cellar has since been full Of water
till within few weeks when il was filled
| up with tho superiluous dirt from the site
of the new depot. When tho'order came
| to change the location 60 feet south il
was found 10 be exactly upon the site of
the old cellar which could have been so
adyantageously and cheaply utilized for
| the purpose. II was ludicrous sight to
see them begin again to build station
and dig ont the old cellar which they had
30 lately and industriously filed under
the mistaken impression that they were
working TO advantage. The blunder, it
Is said, will cost the company at least
$1,000.
NEWARK, July 3i.-This summer seems to
be remarkable, chiefly for Its excursions
| from this town. On Thursday last about
200 excursionists went on the Harper's
Ferry over the new Il. a =. railroad. Very
few OF those who boarded the train ut this
point secured comfortable seats and &c Ii
| said that number changed their minds
| when they saw the crowded condition OF
| the cars. They arrived here on tho futurn
| trip about 1.30 q. m.
The Mount Carmel Lodge, No. IA, g. "A.
Y. NJ. Of this town, will on Saturday, Au-
gust 18th, at 10 q. M, commemorate the
| eleventh anniversary Of their organization.
There will be u large parade In the morning,
and the following communicates are some
| OF those who will take part: N. W. Har-
mony Grand Lodge, African GrnnI Com
mandery, Knights Telnplar; Eureka Chap
ter, Ii. II. A. M, Mt. Lebanon Lodge, No. 3,
New Castle; Queen OF Sheba Court, No. /,
and Heroines OF Jericho. These are few
OF the representative names and titles. The
| Rev. Il. w. Scott Of Baltimore will deliver
an oration on '"rhe True Object of Free
| masonry" Sir Grand Knight John H. Ross
will deliver an Grafton In Caskey Hall In the
evening IN conjunction with sword drill
picnic will be Held in the afternoon In the
woods OF y, NJ. ponnell. 1t will be made an
| all-day affair.
The Ledger reports that Prof. b. A. Groves
| OF Christiana, Del, has been appointed
principal OF the'Newark public schools.
Professor H. s. Colby, who is about to
| start business college In your city is well
known here, having taught for several
years In the Academy. He has recently
bought a lot 10 the eastern end of town
from George Williams and will erect fine
dwelling thereon.
NEWARK, Aug. 1.--Rankin Armstrong,
Who has now quarters in the Caskey
Building, will in q few days take posses
sion of the next store, which has been
unoccupied.
/ The storm which almost inundated our
town yesterday afternoon was of remark
able s-vefity and the actual downfall of
water 10 the square inch was found to
Ireaiy exceed any since 1857. The rain
'ould he NJ, II in the distance TO descend
| literally in columns and resembled large
number of small water spouts oscillating
1 with the wind. II WINS a singular sight
1 indeed, and one seldom If ever seen here
l II was reported in town late last night
| that a terrible cyclone had cut a wide
path on Iron Hill, but the report lacks
| confirmation.
NEWARK, Aug. 3.--The damage done
by the heavy rain of Sunday was much
| greater than at first reported in your
| columns. Reports of heavy damage are
| constantly coming in and the resultant
damage has grown to formidable proper
tions. The lower stories of s. NJ Curtis
| residence at Nonantum paper mills
were inundated and his lawn and
| surrounding fences completely de-
| stroyed and stone wall demolished.
The road above town is deeply washed
and much other damage done. The
cyclone mentioned in former letter as
having taken place near Iron Hill was not
su disastrous rs rumored; nevertheless,
1t was unusually fierce, as was ascertained
by subsequent investigation. A field of
poAh nthhulhB clbhe lcot hlBn Dc-
fore the storm is now about 10
inches from the ground, absolutely
nothing but the bare stalks being left
without semblance of the other portion
to be seen in the neighborhood. The
track of this wind was less than 200 feet
in width and not over mile in length,
yet it completely transformed its short
course and every tall thing bowed before
its fury. No houses or buildings were
directly in its path or they would have
met the same relentless fate.
Fair View Lodge, l. o. g. L. will hold
great jubilee in Whitemnn's woods near
Milford Gross Roads on Thursday, August
18th. This lodge though comparatively
young, has now membership of over 100.
and is next to the largest in the State. All
the lodges in the State are invited, aud it
is thought TINT all county lodges will at
tend. Several brass bands will be in at
tendance, and Messrs. Hoifecker and
Cooper, the candidates on the State tenn
perance ticket for governor and congress-
man respectively, will positively appear
and speak for the cause. Here is q partial
list of tho other Speakers Hon. Theodore
X. Stubbs of Oxford, Pa the Rev. William
McNeal Of Elk View, Pa, the Rev. E. l..
Hubbard of Wilmington, the Rev. j. b.
Umbcrger of Newark and the Rev. j. II.
Wiley OF Delaware City.