Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04
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Special corroaprndcncc Of ,iaiotte and journal


Special Correspondence of uazetie and journal
NEWARK, Jan. 3O.-During the past week
there have been quite number of deaths
in this vicinity, among them being several
where the deceased persons had reached
the three score and ten limit. On Tuesday
the funeral of Mary j., vito of Robert j.
Davis OF Mill Creek hundred, took place at
her late home, with internent in Ebcn-
eyer cemetery On Wednesday, Susanna,
wife Of Edward Sheppard. living on
Chapel street, was inferred in the NJ. II.
cemetery, services being held at the house.
She was in her Goth year. On Monday the
funeral of Eliza j., wife of William +.
Cullen of Thompson station, took place at
the Head Ct Christian Church,
The sale of the farm Of the late William
II. Ilomewood, at administrators sale here
on Thursday, for s., 800. as reported in yes
terday's issue, has excited much comment
here, where the history Of the property is
well-known. 1t consists of 2lS acres, lying
east of the town limits, and being divided
into two farms by the r., w. IL b. railroad.
IL contains two large barns and two houses,
one of them very old, being the Holtz-
becher homestead over 80 years ago. Many
years ago it was bought by Mr., Motherall,
who sold it about 10 years ago to Mr..
paid in gold, which Mr.. Homework
brought from England Soon after
II mortgage for $4,000 was put
upon the place, the American Fire In
surance Company of Philadelphia being
the MORTGAGE. Mr.. Homework was not
successful at farming, because, some. peo-
pie say, he farmed on the English system
entirely, which was not suited to this
country. For some years past the prop
erty has been depreciating both in value
and condition, rs is attested by its sale for
$500 to james Morrow, the grocer of
Wilmington, the MORTGAGE thus losing
81, 800. A difference of $1,000 In the value
of farm in 10 years is forcible illustra-
ton of the general depreciation in farm
land values. Mr.. Morrow's new purchase
adjdins his present farm and he now has
about 500 acres in one tract
The mid-winter dance in Caskey Hall
last evening was very enjoyable affair
and was largely attended. There were
more than the usual number of out-of-
town visitors, which added greatly to the
interest of the occasion. Previous to the
opening of the programme ut . O'Clock the
following putroness es received the guests
to the left Of the stage. Mrs. Theodore II.
Wolf Mrs. Alfred A. Curtis, Mrs. A. +,
Williamson, Mrs. Charles w. Brooks and
Mrs. Charles l.. Penny The show of
gowns was ,ery pretty indeed, and as the
opening strains of waltz from Oglesby's
orchestra sounded the floor became a sort
of Kaleidoscope of youth, beauty and
color. There were Is dances on the pro-
gramme and the "charm of woven PAGES
and waving hands, continued until early
this morning. Some of the out-of town
people present were Miss Grace Purnel
of Frederick, Md. Miss Sara II. Hurd of
Boston, Mass. Miss Helen Calvert, Phila-
delpha; MIR. Scott Townsend, Miss Sadler,
Delaware City; Miss Uric Kennedy, John
Kennedy, kimbleville; the Misses Wilson,
s,a q a. a i
iieese ii. lamar, John Wilson, Mr.. Tor
bert Mr.. Reynolds of Elkton; Dr. Mackey
of Pennsylvania and many o. hers
William A. Taylor for some time agent
of the u. & o. here left yesterday for
Albion, Fla, where he has accepted the
position of manager of the Albion Fertil-
izer Company. His place here is filled
temporarily by J. Il. Hitch. the i. 4 O.
relief agent. Mr.. Taylor's successor will
be appointed in Il short time.
Several nights ago the general merchan-
disc store of Charles Bryan, near the r.,
w. Il Il. station, was broken into by
burglars and goods to the amount of about
$50 taken away. There is no clue to the
identity of the thieves.
NEWARK, Feb. 3.-Scyeral DAYS ago.
upon the complaint of Prof. l.. Irving
Handy, n young colored girl, named Eliza
Corbin, a servant in MI llandy's family,
was arrested and brought before Squire
smith charged with the theft of many
articles of wearing apparel, jewelry, &c
from the Academy household. The girl
had been caught in her pilfering and the
goods found concealed in her room. on
her promise to reform she was not then
arrested Since, however, she has repeated
the offence, the result of which was her
arrest on Monday. Mr.. Handy appeared
against her and identified the goods, most
OF which were recovered, including a pet
pipe of Mr.. Handy, who naively admitted
that he hadn't cared 10 smoke ii since.
she was committed to Jail in default of
800 bail.
There was recently a committee from the
Levy Court on the site of the proposed
bridge over Coochs tumble dam in PEN
cader hundred, the object of the commit
tee being to determine whether or not a
bridge was needed at that point. II did
not take them long TO. decide that 1t was
and they have so reported to the Lew
Court. This piece of road has been an an
noyance and vexation to travellers who are
compelled to drive literally over the breast
of a very healthy dam, the surface of
which is covered either with several feet
of water or several feet OF mud II is
proposed to build a long, low wooden
bridge across the water short distance
norm Of the present crossing, so that sew
cral sharp curves may be eliminated from
the road.
The figures embraced in the monthly re-
port of the local mail delivery aad colec-
ton system continue steadily to increase
in their totals, it being now always ex.
ncctcd that the figures Of each month will
exceed those of the previous month. The
past month was no exception, in fact the
figures took surprising leap upward
which insures beyond peradvcnture the
permanency of the system in this town
and its ultimate extension, it is thought, To-
all towns.