Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
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Special corrospcndcnceof Gazette and journal.
NEWARK, July 1.-THE funeral services
of Susan s., wife OF James A. Oliver of
Wilmington, were held in the M. Z.
Church in this town this afternoon. The
Rev @. W. Prettymhn OBLIGATED at the
church and interment was made in the
NJ. L. cemetery.
The town commissioners in attempting
10 improve our streets have made n griev-
Gus mistake in covering them with very
large stones about the size of half bricks,
The stones are particularly hard ones and
this together with their enormous size
makes driving through our town an ex.
ceedingly uncomfortable mode of travel
ing. The stones should be broken into
smaller pieces and we could then reason
ably hope for decent street within
reasonable period, for in its present con
dition driving is positively painful.
NEWARK, July Is. Our people are still
engaged in puzzling over the new time
table on the Pennsylvania railroad, which
works such wonderful changes for this
town in the matter of transportation OF
passengers TO and from the town. The
genial and popular stage driver here for
many years, Bayard Widdoes, has finally
succumbed TO this new carrying agency
and the hacks of the Washington House,
which had become such q permanent
fixture with Bayard as driver, have been
withdrawn. However, John Prick of the
Deer Park Hotel, will still meet all trains
at the Newark station south of town.
The new schedule gives us six addi-
tional trains per day direct from the town
which is termed on the new time table as
Newark centre in eontradistinction to
Newark, the former station. or course
all trains will as heretofore stop at
Newark and no changes have been made
from the former schedule. Our new
trains include the Newark accommodation
leaving Philadelphia at $50 a. m. and
arriving at the Centre at 8.04 o'clock.
Southwark the next train is the
Newark & Delaware division accommoda-
ton leaving Philadelphia Of 11.55 noon
and arriving here al 1.2l p m. The other
south bound is the Newark express, leav-
ing Broad street at 5.21 p. m. and arriv-
ing hore at GAS, remaining here over
night and leaving in the morning for
Philadelphia at S.25. This is the Newark
express and one of the pleasantest on the
road, making but one stop between Will
mington and Philadelphia, at Chester,
and landing people in the city Of
9.42. At 2.04 p. m. a Newark ac-
commodation leaves for Philadelphia,
as does an express also ct GIL
p. m. This will make convenient
train for opera goers in the winter. These
trains come right up to Main street at the
eastern end of town and passengers alight
and can walk to their homes with ease. A
new station, enormously spelled "Penca-
dor" is situated at the point where the
Newark Y joins the main track. Several
of the Newark trains stop there,
but for what reason is not known
as there is no possible approach
to IL for carriage or pedestrians
and it is over 500 yards from the public
road. The trains this week have been
excellently patronized for new trains,
over 80 leaving on the first train on Mon
day morning. The trains are a great
convenience yet they could be made
much more so if they could also
connect with those at Newark
that uncomfortable ride in the hack. The
present arrangement very materially
lessons the trouble and time consumed
yet it is not quite satisfactory to our
people. The Pennsylvania railroad has
lately shown very laudable intention to
cater to the public convenience here and
a few more improvements would be en-
tirely in harmony with its recent course.
But as far as trains are concerned we are
abundantly supplied; every one in town
will acknowledge that, for we have 30 in
coming and outgoing trains per day at
the several stations in town. Samuel J.
Wright has been appointed station agent
here and his appointment gives much
satisfaction.