Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01
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| NSloltu' II was tndt nearly all VESSELS
| blowing the Delaware stop ut the mouth
| Of the Chrstiana at young flood" when
this is possible, for their supply Of water.
This has been the custom of seagong
vessels for many years. The river steam.
boats, too, frequently find it convenient to
follow the same plan. A jug, made heavy
with deepSeas, is lowered into the water.
The jug is fastened to a rope, while a stout
| string is fastened to q cork on the mouth
Of the jug. When few feet from bottom
the rOpc is fastened to the vessel and the
cork of the jug is quickly ierkei ont by
| the sailor on deck who holds the smaller
string. The jug then fills with water and
when the light bubbles Of escaping air
| rise to the surface, the sailors know that
| the jug is.ful of the water which Is sup
| posed to be excellent for drinkingpurposc
| The Jug IS then raised to the surface and
| lis contents emptied into hogshead on
board. Why the seamen select this certain
| state of the tide has not been explained,
| but it is thought that sewage from tho
cities there stands or Is carried away at
this particular state in the movement Of
the current.
The till in the confectionery store of
Samuel Van Pclt, adjoining the Opera
House, was tapped by burglar last even
ing. Mr. Van Pelt was working in the
front of the store, when the thief entered
by rear window. In all $50, which was
the entire contents of the drawer, was
stolen. 1t is believed that the thief is Il
well-known Young man.
Another troublesome Hungarian was
before Mayor Herbert yesterday morning.
Joseph StuCkert was arraigned for
threatening his landlady and was fined So
and costs and sentenced to five days ut
hard labor
Daniel Birchall, who recently resigned
from the Delaware iron works here as
sucketmaker, has gone to Thurluw, Pa,
where he has accepted Il position in the
IRON works. Birchall will he succeeded by
William Stratton of the Philadelphia
mills. who was formerly employed here.
The new butt-weld furnace, which was
started up last night for the first time at
the Delaware iron works, will be kept
going continually, making four furnaces
now in full blast.
The following officers have been elected
by the Mutual Aid Association, IN organi-
cation of workingmen which pays death
Dement'S by separate assessments Presi-
dent, Wilmer Hanson: Vice.presidcnt
ltlchard Conway: Secretary, Peter Moran;
Treasurer, George Williams The associa-
ton has no connection with any other
society and is under its own Jurisdictions
having been formed and maintained by the
present members.
culvert on the IIare's Corner road
near the commons farm, tenanted by
George Morrison, having washed out last
month, the road commissioners have de-
cided to repair it, so that the driveway
could be kept in excellent condition here
after. Two carloads of stone were received
nj the W. " n. slip yesterday to be broken
upon the road after the waslIout is re-
paired.
New CASTLE, Aug. 26.--One of the dullest
seasons for reed birds ever known is ex-
pected by the spOrtsmen of this neighbor-
hood this year. The gunners who are
usually hard at work at this time Of the
year getting ready the skiff, pushing pole,
breech- loader and cunning suit have laid
them all aside, because they can find only
one reed bird now where there were at least
loo this time last year, just before the
law was out. Rail birds are also scarce.
The only reason assigned for the scarcity
OF these festive birds is that the summer
has been so dry that the crops upon which
they fed have not developed sufficiently to
tempt them to linger in thsneigh
The prospect for cartridges, rabbits and
other game is much brighter. Already the
fat little animals and llourishing Conveys of
quail have been seen all over the lower
part of this hundred, and the hunter has
begun to chain his dog and shine up his
gun. SpOrtsmen are delighted with the
NEW CASTLE, Aug. 27.-The steamer FIX.
celsior met with an accident at the Della
ware street wharf last evening. While
making the landing She came in collision
with the spring'poles at the north end of
the wharf, There was crash and the
poles fell apart with heavy jar. The
steamer was slightly damaged and will
carry the scar for some time.
There is a good outlook for winter work
at the mills here. The Delaware iron
works are very busy and are employing
new hands every day. The Riverside
rolling mills are buster than they have
been for about two years and are running
night and day.
About SIS has been collected BY Mayor
Herbert for the Delmar sufferers and pro
visions and other contributions are being
received, to be sent down Monday.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. pa band Of thieves
which works in an unusual way has been
operating in this community for the past
two weeks. few day ago William q.
Walls and Thomas Hewlett, truckers, liv-
ing Just above town, pulled q quantity of
excellent sugar corn from their patch,
which had been engaged the day before
That night the thieves drove up in a
wagon, gathered up all thccorn which had
been picked for market and then stripped
Ilhil VI tilt lItll stullullp, anu lllAut way
with their Doodle undetected Later the
thieves visited potato patch the property
OF Patrick Fitzgerald, a Waterman on the
railroad, and dug up half the vegetables.
For some time past there has been gen.
eral complaint all over the city from
renters and freeholders alike, because the
city provides no means for the collection
of garbage or waste matter, and at last The
residents of Union street and other streets
in the city, where the houses are built
almost together, have decided to take some
action in the matter. The ncighboring
lots, on which garbage and rubbish have
been deposited for years, have sold to
private residents, and in each lot a notice
has been put up prohibiting the deposit of
any waste matter within the premises.
The garbage, therefore, has accumulated
in am offensive and nauScating pile. sew
eral people in the centre of the town have
adopted the course Of burying the larger
piles within their own premises, but this
custom has now become very wearisomc.
Fhata regularly employed collector Of gar
base would be- blessing is not doubted by
any. A meeting of City Council will be held
Tuesday evening, September 9th, and q
delegation of citizens will probably wait
upon the members.
New CASTLE, Aug. 3l.-The board of
education met in monthly session last
LlSIll' lhe DuSlllcsS VI tllt ileellnb WAS
confined to the making of few prepare
tinns for the opening of the public schools
next Monday. The grade Of schools Nos.
& and was ordered raised and the teachers
in the above schools were instructed to
have the full sessions in the future.
Heretofore, owing to the oyercrowded CON
dition Of the schools, il became necessary
to allow only onehalf the pupils enrolled
in the school at one time. Therefore, the
lessons of one pOTtiDu pf tbp SplplurS were
heard in the morning and those of the
balaAce in the afternoon.
Mr. Cooper offered resolution, which
WIS alnntnd TINT tho snlnnl hnuEs be. !