Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
DOVER, Oct. lU.-L. W. Allibone, as
sistAnt engineer of the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, was given 9
parting banqust by his many frionds in
towa and few of this railroad men last
night at the Capital Hotel. Mr.. Allibone
has for number Of years been resident
OF this place and has made many friends
among the citizens of the town, who
gathered last night for the purpose of
bidding MIN adieu. He is to be trans
ferred TO the Tyrone division OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, as assistant en-
gineer, with head quarters ct Tyrone.
Among thoae present were Hon. Geo.
V. Massey. ESQ, n. b. Smithers, E-q,,
Joseph Il. Whitaker, James Pennewill,
Senator A. B. Richardson, Ii. a. Rich-
arison, DR.. e. & Anderson, DR.. Il. A. II.
Bishop, Il. Z. Bradford, L. p. Selmser,
w. Il. Smithers, Manloye Hayes, d. n.
Wilson, Il. W. Wilson, General r. Il.
Kenney. William Salisbury, Dover; W.
i. Brown, Il. King Walker and George
Stevens of Philadelphia; Superintendent
W. hAtbN JUAN
Mahatfy, Ii. Suders, II. L.. Fulenwsider,
d. dsriand, d. H. Mackey, L. u. Tufts,
Frank ID. Strickland David Bice, John
Barkley, George Denney, Robert Henry,
o. E. Willis, o. O. Clifton, Cecil Ma
honey, aud others. About 80 persons
were seated at the table.
After the supper was over IN elegant
gold watch and chain, with the initials
Il. W. A. handsomely engraved, the gift
Of the employees Of the road. was pre-
serted by George V. Massey, Esq, in
neat speech.
An alarm of Hre was sounded at the
hose house last night about O'Clock,
when il was found that the dwelling
house Of Jacob G.. Lewis on New street
below Ninth, was on fire. The hose COM
pany was on the spot in few minutes
aud after making long. dijtanoe con-
Meeting, succeeded in putting out the
| fire in few minutes. A lamp had b6en
upset in bsd room and caught to the
bed, and was in a fair way to a big con-
| tlagration when the hose company arrived
on the ground.
| DOVER, Oct. 1l.-William ORrrow, u
| highly respected citizen of Camden, diai
at mis- homo In Camlen Wednesday, aged
/ 80 years. Tns remains were Inferred In
i the Dad Fellows cemetery to-day,
! Kent county jail has q colored aud three
/ white prisoners awaiting trial at the next
court.
Argument Is being heard before the court
/ of ghancery, now in session hero, IN regard
| to the rights OF married women to real
/ estate under certain contingencies.
Oystermeu are sadly put out on agcount
Of the failure OF large portion o! their
beds. They say that none OF the oysters on
any OF this beds from MnhOrC river to Muir
derkili creek ara 1T Tor ;uafSat, being very
poor and badly favored. They nave been
getting worse eve. since the late storm, aud
~ present are worthless; those below the
mouth OF Muroelkill crseE arc III better
condition,
R!chard5on S Robins have canned Os2
hams tails week and expect another cur
loGi next week from Chicago.
Town council ut its last meeting decided
to taSe up tha two incn water main on
State atreat from Fulton to Clala street and
replace II with Il tonr inch Pipe so rs to
locate q llra plug one square further out
btare street Inr the protection Of property
holders from fire as some fine residences IN
thGt part Of the town have had no benefit
OF tue Ire depHrim mt whatever.
TIE two inch maiu taken up viii ba laid
on New rect from L1ockermau 10 North
j9senn hsVl Gontemplat6s building It two
Story bticS SOL shouea 4di lining nla present
place OF business ub0u 1intc9 lst, whiet
~ viii occupy NJ ~ competed.
Nigh Watuumgn Caaries 9iilhourre ha;
been appointed special policeman.
DoYtn, Oct. I2.-Aiexander II. Lowber
who died ut his home IN Camden or
Thursday, was connected for number Of
years with the BldIie Hardware Company
of Philadelphia. He has eontrlbu eC
largely 10 he press under the nom d'
piume OF "hleXls.' THIS remains will bt
morrow afternoon AT O'Clock.
TIE Raduey Club IL soliciting contTibu
tiOas iOI the purpose of deiraying the OK
pglses vt Il proper celebration ut the un
Yelling OF the Rodney monument the 80
OF this mouth.
A new school house Is being erected II
, Camden by Robert q, Dunn. Tbs building
will be GjA4I, two stOties high, with
elpoiU it IL of q lePn Anne style and vii
cou'aiu four recitation aud cloak rooms.
, superintendent |. \. Mills special ca
pissed over the road Thursday containing
the superlatendant's family, on their wa!
to Cape Charles City, Va, where they vii
spend few days.
A bucket OF pOndorous tomatoes wa
! exhibited by Ar. Charles D. Alice In Bur
| TOMS drug store yesterday. The baske
, vas heRpiag full, aud Il only TOOK 30 TO d
Il. one tomato tipped the scales ut 2
ounce. They werH raised by Hon. A. Is
Ioa, Gear Greensboro, Md.
a Farmers are about through seedin
/ wheat new: 1t seems strange but regardless
I | Of ths low price of Glent aud the du
! market, Tie phosphate dealers say the
: have &C. ,aora phosphate this season thu
3 ever betose.
!, DDrrsayatcs, 6,uunty gseunCFats.