Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-07
NE Walk.

-
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Oct. 3l.-'The Red Men Of
this town entertained large number of
the members OF this order at their wig
wan in the Exchange Building on Tues.
day evening.
There has been during the past month
quite an encouraging increase in tho
number Of water consumers in the town,
and the need Of q sewer is beginning to
be felt. At many places In the town the
gutter and the grade are found Insult
ficient to carry off the accumulation of
waste water. The town is situated most
adyantageously for convenient drainage
by sewer into the White Clay creek,
north Of town, but before this improve.
ment is commenced there will have to be
more substantial and permanent H.
crease in population. The more water
consumed the more imperative will be-
come this sewer question, it appears.
"All things come to him who waitsn is
a proverb the truth Of which has Just
been realized and welcomed by many
stockholders of the Dean Wooden Com
pany who have Just received settlement
from this almost detuuct company. The
trustees in winding up its affairs fad that
its available saaets admit of distribu-
ton of $3.50 on each share of stock,
worth at par $50. This makes 10 cents
on the dollar.
William Ricketts,, young and preco.
cious c0lored lad, was sent to jail this
week charged with the theft of sundry
articles of wearing apparel from the Deer
Park Hotel where he has been employed
for come time.
NEWARK, Nov 2.-sheriif' Aliens services
will again be needed here November 14th,
when the personal property OF David J..
| Murphey will be sold. Mr. Hurphey lives
| on Il farm just west OF Newark and has for
| some months been In severe financial stra to.
1t appears that an injustice was unwit-
| tingly done to Contractor Evans by your
| correspondent In Thursday evenings issue,
| when il was stated that a number OF italian
laborer1 had been Brought here from Phila-
| delphia to work on the Knaun organ fac
tory, and that this Introduction OF cheap
foreign labor had creGted nuch d!ssatisiao-
tlon. The men referred to are Italian stone
| masons, but their labor Is by no means
| cheap, as Mr. Evans ayers that they are
paid from 80 so to $3.50 per day; and,
furthermore, that he is and always hiss.
where 1t was possioie, given local lsborers
and mechanics the preference over work.
gladly makes this correction.
= Alexander Curry died on Friday at his
| residence near klmblevllle, leaving a
widow and two children,
o liver Maxwell. the stone mason who
| was badly injured At the Providence paper
mill on Tuesday, is still lying In precari.
| Gus condition ut bis home near Cowan-
town.
NEWARK, Nov. The first genuine
| fire alarm since the establishment of the
hre department was given yesterday after
noon, about 4 O'clock, by the bell of the
Roman Catholic Church, and while it
created for time no little excitement on
| the street, it failed to demonstrate any
wonderful efficiency in our fire depart.
ment. The cause of the alarm was an
| ovrrheated chimney in the home of David
Weob in the extreme eastern ond Of the
town, but the incipient FIRE was soon put
out without any damage resulting. The
hose carriages were run out after long
and unnecessary delay, bat were not put
into service.
The recent sale by the sheriff Of the
farm Of Edward II. Wilson near the old
P W. & B. station south of town for
| $ll 900 has recalled some "reminiscences
OF its sale about 90 years ago. The farm
contains 2l4 acres OF fine land, hand
some dwelling, tenant house and many
out buildings. 1t was then owned by
William Shultz, now of Wilmington, who
received for it from Rathmal Wilson OF
Phiiadelphis, so the story goes, so new
and orispy government bonds of 81 600
each. While the real price and value OF
the farm was not over 800 COO at the
| fiYna aid FauiAantu u that Mr. William
in fit OF generosity and while delighted
with his new purchase pressed upon the
former owner free gift OF SIG, 000, max
ing the farm represent $50, 900 in cash.
Soon after the purchaser, who ia very
wealthy. decided il 10 his son, Edward IL
Wilson of this town. There were heavy
eucumbrances on the farm, and the price
realized at its sale over week ago to
John Il. Lewis shows shrinkoge OF
$l9, 600 in less than 20 years. II Is re-
ported that the original purchaser in.
tends to buy the place TO deed away
again, and in this case he will have
twice paid for it, and still lot really own
the property. Outside of its compton
tions the recent sale shows the amazing
depreciation in the value of farm land in
this county.
ina Obsno hlhchlEe company ID very
busy In manufacturing consignment o.
100 road riding carts for sale in the city
market. Forty of them have already
been shipped and the rest are being made
as rapidly as possible.
Harry ". Reed, the p, W. Il B. agent
at Newark Centre, has been compelled to
resign his position on account OF III
health and will probably at an early dat.
remove to Colorado with his family,