Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
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Special Correspondence OF JRzette and Jonrnal
NEwARK. Jan. 9-At a council meeting
on Wednesday sundry bills were ordered
paid ON account Of eseveral depart
ments. A communication was received
from the 3. & u. Railroad Company stat
ing that the recent request from council
with reference to the placing of electric
alarm bells al the Main street grade cross
ing had been received and would in due
time receive the attention of the company.
The secretary of council was also instructed
10 write To the same company to the effect
that the number Of locomotives watering
here must be restricted to Is because the
present water source would not stand a
heavier drain upon it and might possibly
cripple the water system should an extern
sive fire break out. On some days past as
many as IS locomotives have watered here.
The monthly amount of so paid by the
company for this service, would not az this
rate Of consumption pay for the pumping,
/ The report Of the street light committee
was progress. which il has indeed made
during the last week. The electric lights
have not yet been extended to all the side
streets but this being done as rapidly as
possible. Altogether there will be 40 or 40
lamps.
The congregational meeting held at the
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night
TO hear the report of the committee APP
pointed to apprise their pastor, the Rev,
Mr.. Malone, of their non-acceptance of his
resignation, was unsatisfactory in that the
committee while performing its duty, was
unable 10 get any answer from Mr.. Malone
as 10 his intentions in the matter Of with
drawing his resignation or insisting upon
its acceptance. Another meeting will be
| held next Wednesday for the purpose of
I hnarfT1H fiatinitni1. from flfa ms
Miss Sarah b. NAPLES, daughter OF ex-
| Representative Lemuel W NAPLES of
! l.ewes, and graduate of the Millersyille
| Pa, Normal school, has been engaged as
an assistant teacher at Newark Academy
and not Delaware College as has been stated.
The working force at the knautf organ
/ factory has just been increased by eight or
| 10 more from the company's works in
Philadelphia, and more are to follow
| shortly. The factory is now taking on
/ quite an air of industry but will not of
/ course be in full operation for some time
| yet. The electric light plant is now in full
operation with about $50 lamps in use,
mostly in stores churches and the street.
NEwARK, Jan. l3.-Yesterday afternoon
a very interesting and important event
took place in the new parish house at
tached 70 st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
It was the occasion of the formal opening
| and benedictiun Of this neat and artistic
little adjunct Of the parish by the bishop
and II Clergymen, all from the diocese but
one. The following were present and took
part in the service; The Revs. DIR. I. g.
l.ittell, Charles F.. Murray, Kensey J.
Hammond, Martin B. Dunlap, David
Howard, Ashton Henry of Wilmington; +.
B lightner, New Castle; Henry l.. C.Brad-
den, Delaware ity; +. II Eckel, Stanton;
William Schouler Elkton and the rector
. I Il tho f1ariGh flna RaN NJ ROn6
The service Was simple but very appro-
PIRATE one, being arranged by the bishop
and held in lien of conservation, since the
structure is designed not so much for
worship as for Sunday-school and meet
ing room The bishop and clergy met in
the church and marched to the house,
which was already well filled with church
people The white-robed clergy entered,
saying antiphonally the l44th Psalm. This
was followed BY the singing Of the 3ith
hymn, and this in turn by special
prayers for the blessing Of the. building
for the purposes for which ii
was erected After the offeratory
for the building fund there was pleasant
address by the bishop.in which he heartily
congratulated the architect who so gener,
ously gave the work and skill expended on
the structure, the ladies Of the guild, mem'
bers of the congregation and the rector,
whose unceasing labor, zeal and liberality
have made possible its erection, and the
building committee, which has so ably
superintendent the building of the house
The senior warden s. Minot Curtis, was
referred to by the bishop in very warm and
commendatory words for his devoted ser
vices IN the parish and diocese for the last &c
years. To this encomium Mr.. Curtis very
feelingly and briefly replied. Addresses
praising the beauty and conveniences Of
the house, the church, spirit and energy
Of the people were then made by the Reys:
Messrs. Littell, Schouler and Lightner, all
of whom spoke of the present pressing
need in all parishes Of building in which
TO carry on the lay work Of the church,
the church cdifice proper being for wor-
ship and the parish house for action.
Aboutfour years ago fund for the erec-
tion Of this building was started with q
nucleus of 500 Since then, through en-
tertainments, personal contributions, &C.,
the fund has reached about 81 800. Several
months ago the contract for its erection
was awarded to Joseph Willis and work
commenced The plans were donated by
W. Frank Hurd, Boston architect, and
called for one-story frame structure
25xl5 feet. The building is Immediately
back Of the church on the edge Of the
grave yard. 1t is one story in heighth,
with peaked roof and with sides finished
in California red wood shingles. Along
the sides are French windows, with colored
opaque glass. The front entrance is from
very artistic recess porch into a small
hall. From this lead two rooms, one
small one fitted up for the infant Sunday
school class and one large one for the gen
eral school. The latter will be used fol
church meetings Of all kinds, also for week
day and Lenten services. The rooms com
muniCate and are heated by large oper
tire places and lighted by electricity. The
interior finish is in light hard wood, vain
soothing and oak floor. Walls and ceiling'
are of terra Gotta colored plaster and tn,
. whole effect is very neat and pleasing
, Various gifts, such az a handsome organ
colored glass windows, electric light ant
fixtures pictures, CRATES, andirons, &c.
have been donated to the building bJ
members Of the congregation.
NEWARK, Jan, IA meeting of tn,
Delaware College trustee committee havinl
in charge the organization and equipmen
Of the new department for the teaching o.
the mechanic arts under the Morrill, Ac
will meet here on Friday. 1t is probabl,
that most Of the $1,000 now on hand viii
be used in the purchase Of apparatus t
carry on the new work.
The electric lights have now been ex
tended on all the side Streets and Newarl
can now boast Of the best lighted streets d
any town on the Peninsula. Atogethe
there are A of 2l-candle power each, Will
Of the old gasoline lamps, which were ONLY
about l6-candle power, there were but 81
: The new lights are to burn every night il
the year from sunrise to sunset, while tn
old lights We're burned on amoonligh
schedule" An agreeable feature of tn
new lights is that they cost the town les
. per lamp than under the former contract
4 On Thursday evening the Whist Clul
will be entertaind by the Misses Evans a
their residence on Main street. Hereafte
p the meetings Of this organization will b
held weekly in order to complete tn
2 round Of the entertainers.