Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-15
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NEWARK. Aug. S.-Ile regular mpGtniy |
meeting of council was held last evening
during which much routine business WAS
dispatched. For some time it has been
mooted question rs to whether tho board
OF health Of the town had any executive
power beyond the simple abatement OF
nuisances. The members of the board
seem to think that more authority is con,
ferred upon them under the State board
OF health than council is willing at pre-
sent to give them. The town fathers
declare that the board has all the power
that it needs to do it's work; it may ahate
nuisnnees by declaring them to be such;
IL may recommend to councils anything
necessary for the health Or sanitary i'm
provement of the town and council will
only too readily pass ordinances to this
end. The members OF the board seem,
however, to wish the power to make the
ordinance relating to all sanitary mat
tors and this just what council declines
to grant them until their attorney renders
an opinion as to the scope OF power CT
local boards Of health IN the State. The
matter will no doubt be arranged ami
cably.
The Presbyterian and Episcopal Sun
| day schools will Join forces tomorrow
They will leave here tomorrow morning
at 40 O'Clock, over the B. & 0. railroad.
NEWARK, Aug. i0.-rhe managers of the
| Homewood Driving Park purpose having
| a race meeting on Saturday afternoon,
| August Oath. There will be five events
| the first to be race between horses owned
| by members of the association. The other
races will include three-years.old colt
| race, free for all class; a minute class, a
2,44 and 237 class. There is prospect OF
| Goodly number OF entries to each class.
| The news OF the death OF Mrs. Samuel O.
Hensey of st. Paul, MINI, was received
here this week. Mrs. HenszAy was former
resident OF this town and a sister OF Egbert
G. Handy, formerly OF Newark, bnt now a
wealthy real esta broker of st. Paul. The
deceased was married about two years ago
but has for many months been hopeless
invalid. Her death occurred on August 4th
and will be much regretted by her many
friends here.
Almost every child In the town had a
tday off, yesterday at Brandywine Springs.
the Sunday schools of the Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches Joining forces for o
picnic at that resort. Tie children and
their teachers were conveyed In special
train OF four cars ever the B. Il o. railroad
about 10 O'Clock and returned last evening
early. About 800 were In the party.
Early this week Elwood Simpson OF
Christiana, lost an infant son through The
medium OF some lat poison which 1t In
some way obtained and swallowed.
Tickets are being sold all through town
for the excursion of the lE ma Hose, Hook
and Ladder Company 10 Bay Ridge, Nd.
over the B & D. railroad next Thursday
II the weather is clear they will likely take
large crowd from here.
The Rev. Edward Henry Eckel OF st
James Episcopal Church, Stanton, will ex
change pulpits to-morrow with the Roy
George NJ. Bond OF st. Thomas Church
this town.
A series OF revival services will be com
meneed In the Christian Church on mex
Thursday. Services will be held each even
ing, when there will be addresses by thu
pastor, the Rev. Nell Macleod.
NEWARK, Aug. 13.-Not before in man,
years has the present prospect OF Della
J ware College been so luminously brigh
! as regards the number OF prospective new
students and the generally excellent con
! dition of the entire institution, both o
J which are due in great measure to tin
prudent and energetic administration o
President A. N. Raub, who seems to hay
the rich faculty OF building up and re
1 vivifyinR fallen institutions. Certainl,
when DR.. Raub became president Of tn
4 college two years ago it had reached tn
/ lowest ebb OF depression, having, durin
: DIR. Caldwell's last year, only Ia student
4 all told. The catalogue of the last yea
i shows registry OF 20 student
or over so per cent increase
a willis this year the new freshms
q class will number 80 students-a large
3 number of young men than has eve
entered in one year, although not quit
L. aak aln 81 he
n of coeducation then in force. Allowin
+ for shrinking in the registry of the la
l. year through graduation and otht
!; causes, probably &c will remain, an
ii these, together with the freshman clal
X of 80 recruits, will bring the number {
L students mp to the very respectable tot
II of SO, including ycung men from Del
q ware, Maryland, Virginia, PennEylvan
n aud Illinois. OF these 80 new ones, eigl
IF will be from Wilmington, transpurtatiC
T.; being 80 cheap and convenient betwse
the two places that it does not at all q
10 ter into consideration as an imped!men
4. The distance from Wilmington is only
4. miles and ON the two railroads there o
daily trains between the two places, MAJ
"a OF them express trains consuming on
~ l6 minutes in tine passage.
This extra large freshman class for Il
q year is the direct result of the quiet Q
ne deavors OF DR.. Raub to interest the mel
re bers OF the last Legislature in the welta
ne of the college and its reputation, and
I'd induce them to ELL ont the scholarshi
e. which they were entitled to do by Writ
OF Of their Office. This he did in an effeoti
&c way and the result is that, for the fl
% tins in 30 years, every State scholarsh
70, ia taken up and more oould be diapos
ne of If they were to be obtained. Anticip
o. ing large increase in stGdents, the G
'ss lege faculty has used some surpl
sc money, in the college trensnfy, to fit
gs in very nice style number u rooms
he the main building, which will be rent
les out at o small sum to new students. Ii
" ing advantage Of this and reduced boa
he IN the town it need not cost studt
ie- over $500 year at college, includi
nh board, tuition, ETC., or not more til
Or, BI40 if the student Is provided wit
a free State scholarship.
70 The sale Of the personal property
lty Edward Il. Wileon BY the sheriff yes.
ter day was we'll attended, bEt the psi
90 we're IS rule only fair. The prooe
on of the sale will not begin TO satisfy
zcs claims OF Mr.. Wilson'S creditors VIII
nd amounts to about $40, 600.
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