Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-15
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special Correspondence seaetee anu , soI'.
IEyRs. Nov. l0.-Willism p 9,u.n1
telephone expert Of the United 60, az
life Saving Service, returned 70 70" -. 80
"wednesday, having completed tne , NE
from Laws, Life Saving Station 70 on 1,l,,
ooteague, making distance Of 90 M. M
az telephone communication alons -. 80
coast. Tho work has been ~ ptOsl w
Far three months. At Indian biVe, i ~
a submaYipe cable was laid. Ateaoh .hso
Saving Station ON apparatus - ,las y Az. ~
that communication can 90 nlauo " os go
others, thereby, getting assistance ~ s'sas
of wrecks. The life savers VIII on
upon their winter duties wen ptePsni .Ii
pyed;i Ia dne TO Lieutenant hlhoai,
ohief az the service for the Inauguration
Of tbis humane Improvement. lthss peen
dac;Jad IA establisban new station near ZEN
wick Island, very soon ~. q IN
Hersohel Marshael, young pnot' Y -
Philadelphia undergoing trestment ~ lne
UosriIal OF the University Of fennsyl.
yania Tor an affection OF the glands OF
the face. lie has bad one opefasion Pet-
formed and Is doing vol. 80. :.
The family Of the late Judge Layton "
this county, have erected over MS BiAys
IA the Episcopal church yard here Q neat
monument. II IL eight feet high from tho
base and OF the fines. italian marble bear
inc the following inscription Sacred 70
tbe memory OF Hon. Caleb y. Layton,
attorpey.at law and sometime lunge VI
the surerior court OF this state. Born
April i2th, 1898. Died October Sd, 1852"
The monument was made in Baltimore.
The basge Charter Oak OF New totk
In ballast bound for Newport News, va,
los her anchors and chains At the Break.
water Yesterday morning. She drifsed
inshofe opposite Pilot Town, but was
rescued By the steam tug Iyanhoe.
LEwrs. Nov. I4.-Mr. Groome, super
intendent OF the D., Nj. h Y. railroad,
has mt 10 work on tho road between
Iiewes and Georgetown about 90 men.
They are reballasting tle track with sand
from the beach. 1t will probably take
mill Christmas. He IL also having the
same work done on the Is. Il +. road
from Georgetown TO Franklin City, Va.
The sand will be specially applied to the
miry portions OF the track and Will make
IL less liable to washings and damage by
frost.
Captain Charles w. johnston with 0
COMPANY Of submarine divers have located
the wreck Of the bark Midway, lost on
ellen and Chickens" shoals, near the
mouth Of tho bay, abou. Is years ago, and
are getting some valuable property out
Of her. Pig lead, iron and some liquors
have been saved az the westher has per.
mitted them to work, This is tho same
wreck from which large quantity OF
scotch whisky was saved about the time
she sank and during the time OF DR.. W.
d. Nolan'a incumhency as collector Of
customs. a number OF citizens who as
sisted to save the liquor remember thai
through the red tape OF custom officials
wreckmssters, 30, their shares OF salvage
amounted to very little.
Mr. Graham the forman Of the con
stfu1tion gang of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company between LeWes and
harrington has corps Of men Of worl
repairing tho liue along his section. They
are putting up new poles and putting TIT
wires in first class order.
Harbeson Hickman has begun opera
tons for enlarging and improving hi
property on Second street.
Tho Republicans held their joliificatioI
last evening. The fine weather favored
them and the attendance was opite lerga
Tns parade was III lnep So
toys On hosssbaCE, wsa rs trimmed YER
tastefuli5 and fted witt men, girls n
boys, a log cabin with an opossum on th
roof, and transparenctes with notices
and a three. masted schooner with sail &c
and crew in sailor costume. The Gro
set of biue and red lights as she move
along. This parade occupied shout tw
hours, after which the crowd was ad
dressed by Msssrs. @. II. Treat an
Mckeudree Downham from o stand a
Second and Market streeis.