Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21
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Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
NEWARK, Aug. l6.-The Presbyterian and
Episcol al Sunday schools united yesterday
In picnic at Brandywine Springs. The
900 or more scholars and teachers left here
ct DAT d. M, over the B. q o., and spent n
pleasant day at this resort, returning at
O'Clock In the evening. To-day many OF
the farmers OF this vicinity are attending
the Grange Picnic at the same place.
There will be race meeting next Satur.
day, the $50 instant, at the Homewood
Driving Park, east Of here, under the man
bgement OF the Homewood Driving Park
Association The first race 10 for horses
with no better record than $3.50, the purse
being $40. The second race ia for horses
Of the 245 class and purse OF $50. There
will also be 500 and 2.34 class with purs.
OF $40 and $50 respectively. II. j.. Putt Is
the secretary, to whom entries may be sent.
Miss Jane Moody, aged 81 years, died
rather suddenly here yesterday morning.
The funeral will be held at her late resi-
deuce at o 80 O'Clock Sunday morning with
intermeht at st. James cemetery, Newport.
AS was predicted the Knauff company has
purchased the Malone land lying to the
west OF South College avenue, tract en-
brgcinR about 20 acres not including y
reservation OF about two acres BY the late
owner. For over month the knauf1 com
pany has had an option on the land but ir
was not taken up until the day the option
was to expire. Tho intention OF the COM
pany with respect to this latest purchase IL
unknown at present.
NEWARK, Aug. 10.-At special meet
ing OF council last evening called TO con-
slider the question of erecting a new hcDu
house II was decided to commence WORK
| u cnce, tho building COMMITTEES being
com posed of \. M. Dountll, Wilbur ~
Wilson and Samuel J.. Wright. Tht
building will be plain but neat bricA
| one Of two stories and will occupy the re.
Gently purchased lot on Academy street
near Delaware avenue. The buildins
committee will from time to time aware
contracts on the work on the hons
| which will be used at once as shelter t1E
tao fire apparatus. A room in the Heoon1
door will bs SGT apart for council meet
ings but as whole the building will NO
be finished for some time.
On Sunday afternoon Dr.. kollock vi
called to McOlelaudsviile to attend tLt
case of young man named Franf
Sargent, who, while roaming niounR
Tweed's mill, up the creek, came acros
some sticks Of dynamite left la the viciu
ity by some quSrrymen, who used the en-
piosive for blasting. Not knowing The
substance, he unwittlngly began to pla.
with it, but very soon was loosint
around the vicinity for three fingers ftop-
one Of his hands. No other Injuries wee,
sustained and he is improving.
About 100 farmers and their friend
from this vicinity attended the Granger3
picnic at Brandywine Springs ON 5atut-
day Last and all declared 1t to be- one q
the most sncce4sfnl gatherings that III
farmers have recently had.
Work was commenced last week o.
The new parish building of st. Thoms'
Episcopal Church. For two years tn
st. Thomas Guild has been working IN
d5fatiRably TO secure money enough Il
commence the building. The fun
amounts at present to about $500, anougi
TO start the bnilding, but later contriou
tions promise 10 increase tins amour
yory materially. The structure will b
placed east of the church on groun'
owned by the parish
The brick store building being ereote
BIZ James A. Wilson adjoining the Wast
ington Huuse is nearing completion. l
ia a commodious threestory brick atTuc
ture the first floor being designed for
store-room, the second floor for prini
ing Office and the third Ioora q Masons
Lodge room. Bowen Brothers nav
already secured the oond floor ~
printing office.
Agent j. o. Shigler Of the lower p. "
. 81 B. railroad station, reports summe
: travel from Newark very heavy, thre
t times more ticsats to sesRhore and mout
7 tain resorts than ever before having bse
{ sold this season. The most popular r
!. sorts seem to be Rehoboth, Cape Ma,
d Atlantic City, Ocean Grove Spring Lax
. Saratoga and the OStskill Mountains.
: comparatively recsnt survey Of e
g road he'd Of the Pennsylvania ssilrot
between Washington and New York d
Q veIops the fact that the highest elevate
q al the track above sea- level between II
;. Two cities is reached at p9n. within
u feet OF the NewArk station. II is i
10 feet above high water at Sandy look.
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