Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23
NEWARK.

Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
NEWARK, June ls.-The last OF the long
list of commencement events took place
last evening In the college oratory, when
the public school held It's closing exercises
in the presence of 700 or 500 persons. At
5 o'clock, after an overture by Oglesbys
orchestra and an opening prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Miller, the first essay of the even
ing. entitled Queen Elizabeth was read
by Laura ,. Campbell. Other essays were
read as follows: 1.-The Progress of Educa.
ton, by Mary II. Colmery; "Newspapers."
by James S. Lumb; "The Character of
Josephine" by Aria S. Gallaher; u recita-
ton, "Brier Rose" by Halle L. Steele.
Other essays were prepares, by Hattie /.
and Charles X. Osmond. but they were ex.
cused from reading them in order to alb
breviate the programme to some extent.
III. &. Conrad, Esq, of Wilmington, gave
very pleasing talk on education. success
in life, &c., during space of about half
hour, after which Charles c. King, president
of the board of school commissioners,
presented to each Of the eight scholars d
certificate of graduation from the school,
adding also his congratulations on the
completion Of their first school course. Al
the end of the evening the principal
Albert n. Raub, was presented by tn,
scholars with Il gift as n testimonial Of
their esteem and gratefulness toward him,
At meeting of Hiram Lodge, No, q,
A. +. A. NJ. this week the following Off.
GERS were elected: W. NJ, David Rose, Jr.;
S. W., John Colbert; J. W.. William
Cooch; Secretary. Harry N. Reed; Treas.
urer, John G. Shivler; Trustees, s. NJ.
Donnell, Mansel Tweed and DR.. IL. G. NJ.
Kollock.
james s. Gamble, an employee of the
Pennsylvania railroad, while assisting in
pf "A hansyp IA 4 ann atfn
Of his band badly mashed through the Slip
ping Of the rail
Many Of the college students remained
in town until yesterday in order to
attend the academy commencement
Thursday evening and applaud their
tavorites among the sweet girl graduates
Yesterday, however, there was very
general exodus on the part of the students
of both institutions and the town has
taken on its midsummer quietness.
NEWARK, June 2l.---Saturday evening an
enthusiastic meeting of the Democrats of
this hundred-West White Clay Creek
was held in the Grange room of Exchange
Hall for the purpose of organizing for
campaign work. The meeting was well
attended, and was also representative Of
the best element Of the party. There was
an election of officers, which resulted as
follows President, Joseph Dean; Vice.
presidents, James Hossinger, Justin j.
lie and David Ford; Secretary, Albert II.
R Ra,, Assistant. Assistant Secretary, James i,
Some addresses were made. all revealing
confidence of Democratic success all along
the line next November, not only ma.
tionally, but in the Diamond State and its
counties The object Of the organization
is to help bring this about, and for that
purpose quite Il number Of committees
4 nt..1 i
| work. IL was voted to have "a meeting of
the organization next saturday night
which will. If the Presidential nomina-
lions are by that time made, become a
ratification meeting, the same TO take place
in Caskcy Hall at & clock.
Governor Reynolds, r. X. Kenny and
| II. O.. Carpenter of Dover, came from
down the State on Friday and spent the
night here AS guests Of Theodore y. Arm
strong, Saturday morning they boarded
| the o'clock express on the B. ~ O., which
contained ex-Secretnry Bayard and the
other delegates to the Chicago convention
and proceeded TO the Windy city. MIR.
Armstrong accompanied the delegation of
| Wilmington Democrats which passed
| through here sunday morning OH the
Pullman car brunswick. The delegation
| attracted some attention here and could
hardly restrain their Cleveland enthusiasm.
Al accident OF a kind fortunately very
rare on the Fennsylfanin railroad hap
| pened here the other day ON the main
| line near the Pencader signal station.
| where the Newark Centre trains leave tho
| line to come up to Newark. The train
leaving Wilmington AZ "a p. M, had
left the south. bound track at Pencader and
about reached here For some reason at
present unknown the switch was mad
verteniiy left open and some minutes
later when the south-bound noon limited
for Washington came laundering along nc
! SO miles an hour it left the main track and
before the engineer could stop his train it
was halfway around the curve leading To
town There was no damage whatever be-
cause there was nothing in thetrain's way,
but railroad men around here wonder that
the track on this branch was able to stand
the strain of this heavy train dashing
around it ut such great speed. of course
vigorous investigation has been com
menced but the result is not yet known.