Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20
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Special correspondence of Gazette and journal
NEWARK, March 15.-A Young Men Chris
tian association has been formed at Della
ware College with the following OH aers
and committees: John s, Wilds, President;
]. H. Lattomus, Vice-p president; f. B. Short.
Corresponding Secretary; Joseph Wells, Re-
cording Secretary; Mesars. Springer, Frick
and Foulk, Committee on Membership;
hessrs. Short, Grant and Lattomus, Com
mittee on Devotional Exercises; Messrs.
lsaub, Brown and Wells, COMMITTEES on
Nominations. The organization is COM
posed entirely of the students OF the col
iege, where frequent meetings are held.
George Jones, an aged eolored man OF
Christiana, was hurt so badly some days
ago by fall at Piatt's saw mill that he Was
removed to the Delaware Hospital, In Will
mtngton. He 10 somewhat improved now,
but his injury is still serious.
George ID. Medill and Samuel Lindsey,
acting as trustees for the White CLAY Greek
Presbyterian Church, have bought from the
heirs OF Garrett Drennen frame house in
the east end Of the town for 81 Gas. 1t will
hereafter b. used as parsonage by the
resident minister OF this church, the Rev.
Mr. Mason, formerly Of south New Jersey.
The last re- ort OF the National Bank Of
Newark. just made public, shows total re-
sources OF S274, 352 95, OF which 1888, S70.li
IL In loans and discounts. Individual de.
posits, subject TO check, amount to 4l70, 4S1
and she surplua fund Is over $4,000.
The 23d annual report OF the Newark
Building and Loan Association for the year
ending March 18th, has Just been made
public The years receipts were Sl2, GAS OF
which 81 ,375 was received for dues, 50 $3.50
for loans returned aud $2,1l4 for interest,
besides other small amounts. The expea-
tltures show total loans TO members OF
5000 and a balance In the treasury OF
Sl,557.l6. The total OF loans held by the
| assoc iation ct present is &3S, 507, while the
total of ita receipts for the % years of Its
existence is f244 .5S3.Gi. new series, No.
10, Is soon to be opened. The officers are
j. .. shivler. Joseph Dean, George W.
Williams and Miller r. Barton. 1t is through
the careful management OF this mutual
! association that many Newark Workmen
now own comfortable homes.
NEWARK, March ia decided i'm
provemsnt has been made at the old p,
W. " b. railroad station by moving the
NswarE 4 Delaware City railroad track
about 10 feet from where ie formerly ran
thue allowing the long platform between
the main tracks and the Delaware City
branch track TO he widened several feet
This is a decided cunVsuie nee to the trav-
cling public and az additional safety to
life. 10 make these changes long, mar.
row strip Of land on the south eide OF the
track v recently purchased from Ed
ward II. Wilson, some Of which has beea
utilized, while tins rest will be graded to
a gently slopiug embanknsut whioA
will in time be so6ded and
adorned by the landscape garden
Ing Rrt so we'll understood and
effectively used By this company in the
ornamentation OF ;ts various stations
along tins line tits hero that thecompany
has its floral headquat:sr, which comprise
six large glass covered lighthouses, fitted
up with oil modern improvements and
containing thousands OF growing plants OF
every description. Those are carefully
nursed during the winter by David Rose
ant corps of assistants and in the
spring they are dst out IN artistic designs
st most stations on the line from New
| York to Washington. In the fall these
plants are taken up and housed for the
winter in the lighthouses here. Probably
5000 ia expended each year in this
tiorsl department OF the company.
The funeral of Mrs. Taylor, wife of
RoSer. Taylor of Milford Cross Roads,
occurred here on Sunday, interment be.
ing made at the White CLAY Oreek ceme-
terry in tine afternoon. The dec eased was
~ yeara old.
Last evening Mrs. CLARA Hoffman, state
superintendent of the Missouri W. q. Il.
o., lecturad in ths Delaware college ora
tory under the auspices of tho Newark
W. O. I. U. A large audience was in al
tendance and the exercises were interest
ing. There was singing followed by 8
prayer by the Rev. George Porter and ar
Introductory address by the Rsv. Neil
Mcleod. Ms. Hoffman is pleasan
speaker and nor address was upon th,
subject of temperance, OF which she is
firm, unflinching advocate. The stage
was very taste;uily arranged with flags
potted plants, flowers, SO.
Ths 4Ena hose house and apparatu
have beenidraped in mourning for psriot
OF 80 days out OF respect to the late ALLAH
IcElwee,. who was killed on Ia
Pomeroy IL Newark railroad two week
ego.
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