Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-26
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Special Correspondence oil Gazette and Journal
NEWARK. May 10.
DIR. n. II. Wolf of the college faculty Is
about to make arrangements to take all
his chemistry students down TO Baltimore
for a careful tour of inspection Of the great
iron works Mt Sparrow Point, the doctor
believing that an inspection of the actual
process of making steel will do more to
instruct his pupils in steel making than u
hundred lecturers or experiments in the
college laboratory. The students will go
In body under tho supervision of DIR.
Wolf who will conduct them through the
works, carefully explaining everything
necessary for them to know. The exact
date has not yet been set but IL will prob
ably be next week
Charles h. Evans has made application
TO the county court for the opening of n
new county road to lead from the eastern
continuation of Main street, quarter of
a mile east Of town, in southerly direc-
ton through the Homewood farm, now
owned by James Morrow Of Wilmington,
until it crosses the r., w. & b. railroad
and intersects the road leading from VIII
sons shops eastward to Ogletown This
Will be about two miles long but the pro-
1ect seems TO meet with some opposition in
the neighborhood from those who claim
that there is no need for the road and that
1t serves only Drovate interests. The road
will likely be put above grade in crossing
the railroad tracks and it is said that the
latter company inasmuch rs it will be
called upon to bridge its tracks will also
object to the opening of the same The
petition for the road with many names On
il has been presented to the court and will
be acted soon no doubt
NEWARK, May % Upon the application
Of Messrs. Filling and Curtis receivers Of
the Theodore G. Knauff Company, Judge
Wales OF the United States court, has
appointed saturday May 18th, for hear
ing OF any objections TO the sale Of the real
estate and personal property Of the COM
pany at some future date.
Tho change of schedule on the r., w. IL
Il. railroad gives Newark an additional
north bound express train arriving here al
2.45 r. M, and connecting here with the
Newark and delaware City railroad train
going south. This is q through Washing
ton and New York express and will prove
a great convenience. The only other
change affecting Newark is that of train
No. Us on the n. & D. G. railroad, which
leaves at LAS instead of 1920 p. m.
NEWARK. May 25.--At meeting of the
Epworth League, Monday evening, Misses
Carrie Wright, Name Walton and Rev. j.
w Duhadaway and w. w. Knowles were
elected delegates to the Epworth League
convention Of Wilmington district. which
will convene at Newport, Del, next Wed.
nesday, June LIST.
The. Delaware College base. ball team
will play the return game with the Warren
Athletic Club in Wilmington. Saturday.
The Newark team has made arrangements
with the West End Athletic Club of vii.
minston to play game here on the same
date.
Personal Mrs. james II. Wilson and
daughter Beatrice, who went TO Ashville,
NJ a, about six weeks ago in search oi
health, returned home Monday much i'm
proved Miss Lila Mendenhall &c Philadel
phia Is the guest OF Miss Carrie Wright
Miss Mary Anthony Of smyrna, and Miss
Agnes Schell of Philadelphia, who at.
tended the hop Friday evening, have been
visiting friends in town