Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Feb. 29.--- Lieutenant Gsurge
LIS Roy Brown of the regular army, yes
terday at drill assumed command OF the
Delaware College Cadets. For several
years Prof. II. ID. Chester has had charge
OF tire military branch of the general
curriculum, but the drill has been more
or less perfunctory performance on the
part of both students and professors,
maintained from sense of duty and to
keep within the spirit Of the law which
requires military tactics to bs taught.
This has bsen ss faithfully done as the
provisions would allow and Prof. Chester
without any regular training or service,
has made very creditabls company ont
of the raw materisl which comes an
nually into the college at the beginning
OF each year Lieutenant Brown has
taken hold with an energy
and determined will that must
needs bring excellent results. Dur
ing the cold weather the oratory of
the college will be used for drill, while
later the campus will be marched over.
The students ore quite mindful OF the
official dignity and authority OF their new
officer, and there will not nov be any
suspicion OF funny business while in
ranks. The lieutenant will probably
organize militia company here to con-
sumo part of his time which would other
wise bs iYksome. He IL now in corre-
spondence with General Kenney on the
matter, and II the company Ia organized
| IL will most likely he attached to the
| Delaware National Guard as an artillery
company, in which line the State militia
| ia deficient enc company.
Worktaen have been busy during the
last two days In tapping the new water
main for the purpose OF getting supply
| for the B. d 0. engines. The water will
be first conveyed to the large railroad
tank and thence to the passenger en-
| Qines, 10 of which will water here each.
Since the B. d o. hiss gained acress
over the Reading RAILROAD to Nav York
this town has q prospec. OF still more
| trains TO complete the remarkable facili-
ties that 1t has In transportation. 1t has
now SIS passenger trains day which stop
here and in the event OF the addition of
four or six through New York and Wash.
ington trains, which ia now certain the
| time card will have TO be enlarged, and
Newark people will have to keep them ir
their bats for reference, the established
Newark railroad gnide
NEWARK, March Son Thursday Viii
liam aomewond will have large sails Of
farm effects on his farm half u mile east
of town. The sale will commences in the
morning and all the thoroughbred etoch
on the place will be sold, as MIR. Home
wood contemplates retiring from hus
ban6ry.
Newark during the past week or two
has enjoyed an unusual round OF gaiet5
and there is certainly revival in it,
social life. Whist parties are Just nov
the prevailing designations and ,hsy teen
70 have become ep demie, as last weei
there were three ca succf ssiye evenings
Mrs. Watson Evans on Thursday, Mrs
James Springer on Friday and Mrs
George G. Evans on Saturday. Tn,
latter was farewell reception rendered
to MIR. and Mrs. j. 8. NJ. Neil, nee Evans,
before their departure yesterday for theil
home in Helera, Montana, after q WISH
here of several weeks.