Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-19
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6peclal correspondence bazette apu journal.
NEWARK, Sept. l6.--Ihere have been
during the past week series Of council
and committee meetings for the purpose
of discussing the proposition of the Will
miugton Electric Light Company to erect
in this town complete electric lighting
plant. Mr.. Johnson, representative OF
the company, has been out here several
times 30 talk over the matter with mem
bers OF council. The company offers to
light tho streets for the Same price that
the town now pays the Pennsylvania
Globe Company, and evidently considers
franchise for the town to be very do
sirable and profitable ia the near future.
Besides house and store illuminations it
also expects to supply light to several
factories. A special meeting of council
will be held this week to definitely decide
whether or not 10 contract with the COM
psny for the street lighting without
which the plant will not be built here.
Lieutenant q. Leroy Brown has very
much interested himself in his Delaware
College cadet corps in the matter OF
drill and personal appearance. To this
end he has collected among his friends
here the sum of $75 for the purchase of
flies, drums, fags and stand Of colors,
The latter will be particularly fine regu-
lation United States silk fig. The letter.
ing will be painted with the college
colors and when completed will be very
rich and handsome. The flags and colors
will be used at the Dover fair this month
for the fist time in public. The aags
have not yet been purchased INT this
will be done before the fair.
Newark people did not seem 20 have to
take back seat at the recent Wilmington
fair II premiums are of any account.
Nelson Warren 4 Son took five first and
three second premiums on their exhibit
of Holstein- Fsiesan cattle. Mrs. Alfred
| Bailey captured five first premiums on
household goods and Harry II. RAines
one first premium on stallion John l..
Sullivan.
NEWARK, Sept. 17.-while the town has
| first-class fise company IL yet lacks a
| convenient and proper place to keep the
hooks ard ladder and hose trucks, 90 i,
of the E.na Hose, Hook and Ladder
| Oompany-which is the somewhat cnm-
bersome name of the organization which
promises an obstinate resistance to oil
future CONGREGATIONS which shall OCCUR
| in Newark. The fire appliances are now
kept In q rented Building on College
avenue which Is insufficient for the pur-
pose and last evening meeting OF the
lEtna was held to consider the erection
of q new building. There is consider
able money already set apart for this pur-
pose and q com nittee was last night sp-
pointed TO select ate. This they will
soon do and report at the next meeting.
The Rev. DIR. Joseph T. Smith, o noted
Presbyterian divine of Baltimore who
has travelled extensively over Europe and
the Orient, will on Tuesday, September
Oath, deliver lecture in the college
oratory on egypt" for the benefit OF the
Newark Library Asaoeiation. This samt
lecture WAS announced to taks place early
last spring, but was postponed on 40
count OF the illness Of DR.. Smith.
TIE body Of Miss Susan Austin o.
Philadelphia was inferred yesterday afte.
noon in st. Thomas cemetery.
The rains OF the past week have playet
sad havoc with the roads both in ant
around the town. The streets, IL Ia SAT,
TO say, have never before been in such
deplorable condition. In many places !;
ia positively dangerous to travel fastel
than walk because OF deep holes ant
washoutq. The street committee oi
council has made matters much worse by
removing covered drain in front OF tbs
college and abandoning muba. needed
crossing. Several accidents have beer
caused by this uncovered drain acro7
the street. 1t is very dangerous plac
and should be repaired,