Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01
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Special Correspondence OF Gazetteand journal
NEWARK, Sept. ga number of b, &
o. officials came here one afternoon this
week on a special and spent some time
looking over the company's property here
ana deciding upon certain changes and
improvements in 1t which are TO be made
IN the near future. A direct aud early re-
suit of their visit was the tearing down of
the ugly fence which surrounded the
corner lot near the station, recently pur-
chased by The company. This little plot
Of ground will be raised and terraced and
in the spring adorned with flowers On
the west side of the track the old brick
ioundfy nel,9nElng TO the company will be
moved back bodily about 100 feet and
made tenement house of The space which
it now occupies Will then be sodded.
and the outlook from the station will be
very much improved indeed. The station
itself will come in for some improving
touches in the way of paint and the street
approaches will also be changed somewhat.
IL Is also designed in time to open street
west ot the station To run from Main street
to II. X. Wilson's lane. Very soon the
block signal system will be extended from
the West Junction to Singerly, below here
Newark to be the midway block The ex.
ira wire is already in and two new opera
tors will soon be assigned here for duty.
This viii very rnuch relieve Agent Taylor
besides keeping the station open for bust
uess all night
At a meeting of Oriental Lodge No. 25.
|. 0. o. H., ON Thursday night the follow.
ing officers were elected: Paul Ciillis. n
IT,; A. l.. Chambers, V. s.. Randolph
Tones, r. s.; G. w. Williams, y. St; w. Ii.
shippers, Treasurer. A large vote was cast
and the officers will be installed soon by
the grand officers.
Word has been received here of the
death in san Francisco last Monday Of
Alexander D. w; Mccullough, a former
resident OF Newark, in the 5lth wear of his
aBe. The deceased was the chief ticket
auditor of the Central g. Southern Pacific
railroad and was very highly thought of
in railroad circles. His last request before
HHylng was that his body be sent east to
Newark and laid to rest in the old Welsh
Tract Church yard nesting at the foot of
iron Hill, where lie his father and mother
and which was his play ground during
Dpyhood, when he lived near It, His body
Will arrive here some time next week.
NEWARK, Sept. 30.--On Friday evening
Of this week the congregation OF the Pres,
byterian church of this town will hold a
meeting for the purpose of voting for n
pastor to be called. For the past three or
four months the church has been without
pastor, the pulpit being supplied dariug
mat time mostly by candidates for the pas,
.SA"Nts Ah.S VIII w tHe sttpllu cOlErcgl-
tional meeting held for the purpose, the
opinion Of the church people not being be-
fore sufficiently defined nor concentrated
TO result in choice. II Is expected that
this meeting will be conclusive.
On Monday afternoon Albert Holloway
one Of the wood workers at the Knariff
organ factory, met with an accident that
deprived. him Of his thumb and first finger.
lie was finishing piece of wood at The
jointing machine when the board slipped
and pushed his hand down on a yerv
rapidly revolving knife. He was attended
by DIR. Henry.
On Monday evening G. w. w. Naudain.
Henry Clayton, NJ. Crumple and t. III
Gilpin, members of the Middetown conn.
cll, visited Newark to inspect the electric
Light system and make an inspection of
the town. They were taken in charge If
by several members of Newark coilnciI
and made to feel ito home" BY presenting
them with the freedom Of the town. Thee
were shown all around, after which they
left at LOG p. m. for Wilmington in order
to catch the south-bound Norfolk express
| to Middletown, 80