Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-23
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SPSViai Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, May l6.-Governmsn Bank
Inspector Ferguson was here yesterday
examining the books OF our bank.
Mrs. +. Bowen, AN aged lady residing o
Short distance south OF here was stricken
with paralysis day or two ago. She IL In
preoarlous condition.
Delaware Clark, farmer from Gas.
gov, few miles from here, was thrown
FROM bis buggy yesterday. His horse
turned quickly, striking one wheel
against tree, which threw Mr.. CLARK out.
lie fortunately escaped injury.
There Is no room for complaint now
about there not being plenty OF mails to
aud from this town. The first mail ar.
rives from the north, bringing all the
daily papers, at 6.55 .. m. Then there Ia
mail ON the 8.l7, 8, a.. 8 and 9.3l, q. m. /;
i2.45 and 80 p. m. The outgoing malls
have changed little since the new sched
uies went into effect. The early mail
goes On the B. d o. south at GAS, and at
. on the r., w. q B. Il. II. There is q
special pouch for Wilmington at ~; mail
south at 4 30.
The militia fever has struck this town
and hard too. There was a meeting last
evening at the office Of James Hossinger
for the purpose of etfecting an organiza-
tion. Some of our best citizens are in.
terested. There is general Willingness
OF all the young men to Join a company
II organized. Lieutenant LeRoy Brown
has offered TO drill the company.
NEWARK, May 18.--Mrs. L. L. Allen, nee
bower, Is on her way home from Hutchin.
son, Kansas. Her mother, Mrs. +. Bower
town.
A small son of John Warren, living near
town, fell from tree on Wednesday and
received severe and serious Injuries.
Miss Auna NJ. Davis died at her fathers
residence on Thursday evening.
NEWARK, May 20.-The real estate OF
the late John F. Williamson was sold on
Saturday afternoon at public sale at the
Deer Park Hotel. All was disposed OF
With the exception Of the store and resi-
| denee property on the corner of Main
and Chapel streets. s. M. Curtis and
John PilliDg were the purchasers.
The funeral services of Miss Annie
Davis were conducted Sundoy afternoon
at her late residence on Cleveland
avenue. lnterment was made OF Ott'e
Chapel.
Miss Dora Raub Of Big Rapids, Mich.
Is visiting the family of DR.. A. N. Raub.
Work was begun last week on refittinp
the Delta Phi Hall at Delaware College.
1t is nearing completion.
The Newark baseball club was de,
feated on Saturday afternoon by the Mar.
shallton club by SCORE of s to 8. I'm.
mediately afterwards the Newarkers de
fested the MoOlellandsville team by lC
to s. These games have given consider
able impetus TO the project OF organizing
a strong team here and giving it suDstan
tial support.
NEwARE, May 21.--Fourteen bicyolists
all members OF the Wilmington Wheel
Club, visited the town on Sunday. The
party included O. W. Pyle, 4. b. Elliott
J. Il. Lohand, z. Fl. Lofland, b. F.
Mcdaniel, s. Wallis Merrihew, I'LL
Pyle, A. W. Hukill, Charles M. Baird
William Frederick, Clifford Greenman
George Smith, W. O. Seeds, Victor r.
Pyle, Ray Keables. The company ar.
rived here shout II o'clock. The visitors
took dinner at the Deer Park, and about
2 O'Clock set o. on their return trip.
William agles lott valuable
young horsr lay from the effects oil
loekjaw. ID the animal at $500
There was no evidence to Indicate the
cause of tetanus.
A valuable horse Of Joseph Miller
severely injured itself against barbed
wire fence day or two ago.
II is considered by some of the work
ingmen of this town that the levy list
hanging In the Newark National Banh
does not give them chance. The banh
does mot open until a. m, and closes al
8 p. m, depriving them of the chance Of
seeing how they are assessed. The list ID
open for inspection and will remain until
Saturday, when appeal will be heard.
The tax rate ia not stated but IL Is believed
that 1t will not exceed last years. The
list of tsxables for the expenses OF run.
ming the water plant IL being considered.
1t 10 hard to tell what this rate will be
placed ut.
The improvements on the M. q. church
are progressing. The interior will be en-
tirely changed. The clans rooms for the
Sunday school will be at the north cad
and glass partition will divide these
rooms from the lecture room. The two
front doors will be closed and the main
entrance on the west side. The room
will be very handsome when completed.