Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-21
NE wARK.

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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
NEwABK, Nov. l4-This town Was
again startled by an alarm of fire yester-
day morning, the second within ~ days.
This time, however, 1t rang out upon the
midnight air and aroused the aleepy in
4 habitants as only cry of Ggn Gan. 1t
was about midnight Of Tuesday night
when the family ~ Lincoln Chambers
living in frame hcusa on Chapel street
was awakened by BuT1csting volumes OF
smoke. A hasty investigation disclosed
in the second story :ta9r the chimney
fire which soon swcr;t TO the roof and
began blazipg above st. A timely eppli-
cation OF water by the neighbors soon
subdued the flames before the hose conf
pany arrived on the scene. The damage
was SLIGHT and fully covered by insur-
anee. The cause was probably defec-
tive hue.
Mrs. Ray, relict CT James Il. Ray, died
very suddenly last evening early ut her
hons on Liain street Since the sudden
death of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph b.
Caleb, about two months ago, Mrs. Ray
has bean quite feeble. aud has lived with
her son.in-law Mr.. Caleb who now be-
comes sole heir TO the estate left by
James H. Ray. The deceased was
sister OF Joseph May bin formerly Of Will
mington, now of California.
The damage censed 1t :he Casho ma
chine worhs on Monday by two runaway
cars on the II. & 0. siding will amount
to several hundred dollars. The siding
is long ono aud runs on an inclined
plane until II reaches the mill. On Tues
day about noon the control of two cars
was lost and the cars went dsshing into
the forging department. Both of them
were loaded with 65,0O0 pounds Of iron
and thsir sudden invasion of the mill
carried some weight with 1t rs may be
supposed. Ona furnace WIS demolished
also much OF the stone structure. The
loss will be entirely met by the b. d o.
company.
NEWARK, Nov. 15.-Happy, lucky
Newark Il hiss succeeded III capturing
another industry IN Henry W. Morrow's
new yulcsnlte tibre factory, the early
erection Of which was assured yesterday
BIZ the purchase OF the property of tho
Dean W5olon Compsny by MIR. Morrow.
The price paid was $40, 200, aud the sale
was contaminated in Wilmington yester-
} day by the board OF trustees Of the
wooden company. These trustees are
John Pillius, James Ho5singer OF this
) town, and George III Fisher of Wyoming,
who were appointed by the last Lepisla-
ture upon the dissolution OF the Dean
, Wooleu Company. The property just
sold embraces the rufus of the wooden
8 mills, IL acres of land, and valuable
! water rights from White CLAY creek.
\ Many of the walls of the former mills are
standing, and contain some machinery
which escaped injury in the disastrous
I confagration of Christmas, 1886, which
l practically swept the company out Of
:. existence and destroyed property worth
y about 5000 900. 1t is the intention Of
7 Mr.. Morrow to Ret to work at once a force
!. OF men to clear away the debris and gel
a tine property in shape to commence build
a ing operations.
9 The personal property Of David j.
, Murphey was sold yesterday afternoon by
: Sheriff Allen. Very good prices were
realized for everything.
' yers successful festival was held II
4 the Head of Christiana Church on Tues
( day evening under the auspices of thu
Q church people. About $50 was mad'
Q during the evening.
q NEWARK, Nov. lG.-Main street is beini
+ much improved by the removal o
y portions. 1t Is safe to say that tn
Il streets OF the town were never in such
o deplorable condition as at present and dir
d necessity must soon bring about q change
!. During the last several months mucl
= money has been expended on curbing 70
? the sidewalks, but tine street committee 1
', now exerting itself to make tine stree
u somewhat better.
h There is Just now sort of activity reign
IS ing In the iron ore district OF Iron Hill, ant
q several new pits will soon be commenced
n on the south side OF tho hill While iron 1
i the material most sought and hoped for
y these prospectors rather incline to tn
2 belief that they will stumble across vas
subterranean sea of gas, with It's possiblli
y ties Of untold wealth and unlimited powe
" and uses.
American Agricultural Colleges and Expert
a ment Stations, held in Washington thi
u week and attended by all the officers of tn
"a Delaware Experiment Station, the relation
70 OF tine colleges and stations to agriculture
fairs and farmers institutes was discussed
4 The latter wars heartily endorsed and GO
Al operation with them was promised.
- NEWARK, Nov. 10 The attendance Q
. the Wesley Sunday-school anniversary 6
y McClellandsville on Sunday afternoo
~ was very happy occasion to tn
teachers, scholars and friends OF th
a. school. special programme was al
n ranged for the event and there wer
q some happy felicitations INDUCED in.
n Gathered around the southwest corne
, OF the stone foundation of the mail
\, building OF the Knsaf organ works Their
~ stood in the blesa November GOODNESS c
a last Friday little group of nine shivel
"a ing mostals, celebrating with all th
10 pomp and glory at their command tn
4 ceremony OF laying the corner stone Q
~ this new enterprise, which promises Q
"a much for thu town. The stone receptacle
= contained coius, newspapers and otht
~ things generally consiE aed to such tomt
4, = j. e. Lewis Off Deer Park Hotel, acted q
NJ lord high exeGutioner and yielded I'll
n trowel as though il was p bsheat
as ing sabre at old pattern. He was atsiste
~ in his performance of the rites By Cor
tractor Evans and others around the sem
49, circle. MIR. Lewis also refers with cor
i siderable pride to himself az the one
"a dig out the frat spadeful Of dirt for th
ts foundation Of the factory.
!, Pussy Pemberton has received from tn
\ Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad 90. throug
w its land agent, an offer of $1,000 for hi
q property along the railroad in this towr
40 The property contains a large blaei
ID smith shop, machine repair shops an
is about one acre Of land, the whole occy
a pying most advantageous position o
> New London Avenue aud the railroad
n MIR. Pemberton declined the offer
Va ouce, preferring to hold on to his plsC
10 until five years hence (wheu the compan
NJ will be glad to offer him 100000 Nctl
"a ing could be obtained from the con