Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-30
NEWARE.

Special Correspondence ot Gazette and journal
NEWARK, June Sit is announced that
Joseph Brooks of pencader hundred has
come out as candidate for the Republican
nomination for representative. His name
was prominently mentioned for the place
two years ago, but he was side-tracked by
his party in order to give Charles A. Wal
ton u chance To 10 b Dover The latter
having had taste of legislative life rather
relishes ii, and has entered the contest for
denomination. Brooks friends claim that
he ahdcated in favor Of Walton last time
in consideration that he should have the
nomination in 1872, and this agreement
they want kept. Unless one or the other
candidate withdraws there promises to be
very hot time in pencader.
Messrs. Duley and sMaupin of the State
boundary survey corps, returned to their
quarters at the Deer Park hotel several
days ago to find their rooms had been in
vndcd and their trousers pockets relieved
Of about S40-Mr. Dudley losing S25 and
Dir. Maupin, So. suspicion pointed at
once to Il young celored waiter at the hotel
and ho was accused of the theft. He de-
MED it of course and while some one went
Tor an officer the smart negro escaped and
lett town for Wilmington. At last accounts
he was not captured.
There was a very large attendance at the
sale of the personal property Of Nelson
warren and son, above town on Monday.
Among other things sold was the we'll
known herd of pure bred Holsten- Eriesian
cattle, consisting of u cows and hefers
and five bulls, one OF them the famous
prize winning bull. Delaware which has
been seen at all the fairs around here
during the several years past. This was
Withdrawn because of the ina(sequacy of
the price offered. The cows sold from S75
to sl2o, and the calves from $50 to S35. II.
4. scott OF Delaware City, was u purchaser
OF many of the herd. Buyers were present
from all over this and Chester county.
NEWARK, June 21.-The nomination of
Cleveland and Stevenson at Chicago was
such ioregonc conclusion that the deii-
mite announcement of official choice
created little excitement here, but what it
lacked i'll interest producing qualities
was more than made up by the very high
degree oil popular approval which il
elected. There WAS no shouting but there
Is none the less an almost unanimous
sentiment among Democrats that Cleyt-
land was the very strongest and safest
man that could have been put up. Even
Republicans admit il is nm unusually
strong ticket and one that will be The
hardest to defeat. The shouting and
enthusiasm will come in on Saturday
night when the Democrats of the hundred
VIII hold ratification meeting on Satur-
day evening in front of the Deer Park
Hotel. Among the speakers announced
to appear are l.. Irving Handy and ].
Harvey Whiteman. The Democrats in
tend to make this the opening OF a most
lively campaign.
NEWARK, June 27.--On Saturday even
ing Cleveland and Stevenson ratification
meeting was held by the local Democrats
III front of the Deer Park Hotel The
meeting was well attended and many
prominent Democrats of the hundred were
present. The .Etna band furnished lively
music. j.. Harvey Whiteman was the first
speaker and for over half AN hour he dis
cussed State and national politics. giving
some time to the calculation of the Demo
cratic platform. lie was followed by l..
Irving Handy, who made characteristic
speech, mostly devoted to tariff and taxa
ton: Mr.. Handy has a most wonderful
fund Of good stories with which to point
a moral and he let's escape no reasonable
opportunity to pnnctuato his talk and
tickle his hearers by joke, which always
serves as its own excuse. Theodore H.
Armstrong, an alternate to the Chicago
convention, made short speech, descrip-
i've OF the scenes at the convention, Sc.
Alter llisty cheer for the whole ticket
aud lively tune by the band the meeting
adjourned.
Saturday afternoon an election was held
in the school house for the purpose of
choosing school commissioner to serve
for three years. There WINS d very small
! attendance and Postmaster S. -. Ierdman
| was elected to the position without oppo-
Sition. The accounts of the school board
were examined by d committee and found
| to be correct.
County School Superintendent Griffin
spent Friday here holding an examination
| Of the second and third grade certificate
holders among the school teachers of the
| vicinity. Altogether about SO teachers
were examined, with what result is net vet
| known
The Rev. Da Costa Pomerine, who was
| kliicd N The Pennsylvania railroad col
| l'sloh az Harrisburg, Saturday morning
| was well known hero, having preached
| N the Presbyterian Church several times
lust year when the pulpit was vacant.
NEWARK, June 2s.-rhe b. & o. Railroad
company is taking some precautionary
measures here for the protection of its
trains aud the local public as well BY the
| erection of several switch signals and the
installation OF an electric alarm system To
noIice the approach Of trains. Tho station
here Is disadvantageousy situated, in that
| there Is a sharp curve on each side. which
I
are very near at hand. The gnteman some
times has su little warning that he cannot
get his gates down in time. Fearing an
accident some time the company is about
" put ~ an electric circuit which will be
CLOSED by the passage Of u train over
y, given point about a half mile ON
the eastern side of the town. This will
result n the ringing of an alarm bell
at the Main street crossing and at the sta.
ZION The switch signals will also be half
mile On either side of the station ana will
act automatically of COURSE Both will be
| great projections 10 the public
| Yesterday II special train of three cars
\ Ealy decorated went through here about
II. 70 =. M, bound for Cincinnati. II was
making very rapid time and contained the
New York and Philadelphia delegates to
The Prohibition convention which meets
10 CINCINNATI This week To nominate d
Presidential candidate.
Town council sat yesterday rs q court Of
| Appeals TO hear and adjust any complaints
concerning the town assessment. There
Were not MANY protests made.
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