Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-21
NEBARK.

Cured recently at the Knaulf organ
factory. One was an explosion inside the
gas house which issituated u short distance
from the main building. The force Of the
explosion WAS confined TO the interior
where IL did considerable damage to the
!. gas generating machine and its connec-
ions, The second resulted in the injury
OF an cmploye named Harry Hlss. He
was taking out shavings from under q
rapidly resolving circular saw and from a
momentary contact with the buzz saw the
top OF his head received quite painful
cut.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
are very busily engaged in preparing for
an entertainment to be held IN Caskey
Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings Of
next week.
EARLY yesterday morning William NJ.
Wilson, who has lain i'll Mt his home here
Tor many months, died, in the 10Th year
Of his age. Mr.. Wilson has lived here an his
ire and Tor many years has been engaged
IN the stationery and book selling BUSH
ness; Until recently he enjoyed uniformly
good health. He was much respected and
leaves u widow and two Children u
son and daughter. The funeral will be
held on Wednesday at o'clock from his
late home with interment at White Clay
Creek cemetery
AZ another special meeting of council on
friday evening the recently completed
h'SSoolltllt WHICH mas Deetl tlle cause ul
so many special meetings lately, was or
lered hung up at the jewelry store of ]. b.
ParrlSh for inspection toremain until June
Sth, when the council will sit from to &
o'clock, p, m, in the town house to hear
any appeals that may be made, Other
business transacted was the election of
James Hayes superintendent of the water
works and collector Of both water rents
and town taxes. He was also appointed
town constable with Thomas Culinary,
county constable, as his assistant.
a new feature Of the regular military
exercises at Delaware College is the bayo-
net drill. which forms the first duty Of the
days with the cadets.
Some extensive repairs and improve
ments are soon to be made in the lodge
room OF Oriental Lodge, III odd Fellows
| Hail. The room which for the last thirty
years has been used by many lodges, socie-
ties, town councils and other organizations
as a meeting room, will he completely re-
| furnished and recarpeted. and at the rear
two bay windows will be added. The
lodge has now nearly a hundred members
and is i'll an excellent condition financially.
Yesterday afternoon John Miller, the
farmer on the Bower place, two miles from
town. died after a lingering illness Of con-
sumption. He was about 50 years old
and leaves large family.
The report of the Bank of Newark just
published shows total resources of 5000
1926 Of which Sl29, 657 i6 is in loans and
DISCOUNTS The surplus fund now amounts
to 0,l36.
The Rev. Mr.. Miliken Of Fox Chase
near Philadelphia, preached in the Pres
byterian church yesterday morning and
evening,
A number Of members of the Whining
ton Wheel Club rode here yesterday on
their wheels and took dinner at the Deer
Park Hotel.
NEWARK, May l9.--Arrangements have
now been made for conducting some
actual experiments in fruit and vegetable
culture within the shadow almost Of the
Delaware College agriculture experiment
station and under direct control and re-
sponsibility Of the station officers. OF the
ten acres purchased some time ago by the
board of trustees from the heirs Of the
late j. Watson Evans five were to be set
apart as an athletic field for the students
and the rest as place for the conducting
Of varied experiments in connection with
the work of the experiment station. The
plot Will be surrounded by a high
wire fence to prevent any depreda-
tinns or incursions of man or beast,
this precaution being rightly considered
necessary because of the peculiarly tempt
ing and Turing character Of the contents Of
this 'frIiitly paradise where grapes
ounces, Strawberries, peaches and other
proud luxliriance under the benign in
iluence Of the protection" subscriptions
care which they are to receive There
will also be planted other vegetables be
sides those mentioned, and altogether
there will be many thousand separate
plants, since many of each variety or
species are to be planted. There will be
| 20 varieties of domestic grapes, 80 va
rieties Of wild grapes, GO varieties Of straw
berries l,sO0 plants) l6 Of plumbs, 3 of |
ounces, 30 Of potatoes, 80 of tomates, IS Of
reaches OF the latter six varieties will be
from Tasmania, an island lying south of |
Australia. Five hundred young peach |
trees have been imported by the station
from this island because Of their freedom
from the yellnws disease. The freight |
and express charges on the same being |
$500. These trees will be distributed |
among the following, responsible fruit
growers in the State Charles Wright, Sea
ford, 200 trees; $. II. Messiek, Bridgevlle, |
l0o trees, and Daniel W. Corbit, Odessa, y |
trees. They will thus be carefully nur-
turcd and experimental with III all three |
counties and il they prove thrifty and in |
Vulnerable to the diseases which are so |
destructive to native trees, their introduce |
ton will probably be very eneralthrough-
out the State
Rather an interesting chain Of coinci-
denCes is noted in the two recent nOnina- |
ton elections in Wilmington by which |
the Democratic and Republican candidates
for city solicitor, w. J. lyman and q, NJ. |
Curtis, fsqs., were both educated III Newark, |
graduating from Delaware College III the |
same class, Both Of the mayoralty candi- |
dates, DR.. Willard Springer and Stansbtry |
]. Wiley were also educated here the for |
mer at Newark Academy, Both Of the /
Democratic candidates were natives Of |
Mill Creek hundred Just above here and
both Of the Republican candidates were |
raised here where each has q widowed |
mother living In any event the ATHENS
IF Delaware will be well represented in
the city's next official directory; forsooth |
IT appears the only road to these offices
this year lies through Newark or its odu
cational institutions. The moral is plain
and docs not need to enunciated,
Ex-senator j. wilkins Cooch Of Coochts I
Bridge, who is a promising applicant for
register Of wills, TO succeed John X. Brad
ford, the present incumbent, had very
narrow escape from death on Saturday /
night, while diving to this town from his
home. lie was crossing the p. w. d Il.
railroad tracks near the station, the gates
having been raised to let him pass, when
he discovered locomotive bearing down
on him, just as he was fairly on the track
II was not more than 80 feet away, but he
retained presence of mind enough to Jerk
his horse back, and thus saved himself by
only few feet The train was the north
bound congressional limited, the fastest
on the road, and its approach was obscured
to the gateman by another train on the
track nj the time. The genial ex-senator
has been kept busy ever since receiving
congratuatiunso on his remarkable recovery
and presence Of mind.
SNOR HILL.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
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