Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-19

Miss May Foulk of Milford. has been
visiting here.
Il. S. Dripps has removed from Coates
VILE Pa, TO this city.
Wilmington Lodge. A. o. U. w, will
give an excursion To Cape May, August 9TH.
William 7. Church had finger badly
mashed while working at lathe in west
yard Wednesday.
George S. Mckee has been granted q
permit for $4,000 house at the northeast
corner of Eighth and Orange streets.
young son of Fred Shaw of New Cas-
tie had leg badly bruised Wednesday
evening by being run over by carriage.
Architect Il. L. Rice has plans for two.
story and attic Queen Anne cottage to be
built for Mrs. Esther Alexander at Holly
Oak.
Librarian Tyler is a great admirer of
BrandywiEe Springs. He thinks that by
and.by it will be the great local watering
place.
An ice wagon of the Consumers leo Co.,
broke down ut Tenth and Market streets,
on Monday, delaying travel for short
time.
The clerk of City Council has on his
desk cannon ball which has become so
yellow with rust people frequently mis-
take it for an orange.
Pensions have been granted to Della
wareGns as follows: Original, Francis
Coldwatey reissue, John Turner; original
widows. Mary Murphin.
Carl Leahsten of Philadelphia and Miss
Hannah Chance of this city were married
az st. Peters parochial residence Wednes-
day evening by the Rev. Edward J. Mealey.
Chief Engineer James Wilson of the
City Surveying Department is preparing
Flang for TIM hg,,tgn aud r..
smothering stray and unlicensed dogs with
gas.
While at work for the Peninsula Lum-
Der Co. Wednesday VIM. Maddox, living
at No. East Third street, had u hand
badly mashed He was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital.
The laying of the Hallwood fire brick
pavement Oh the section of Sixth street
between Market aud King is watched by
hundreds of citizens. The work is fine
object lesson To the spectators.
The City Railway Co. has asked permits
sion of the Philadelphia Turnpike Co. to
raise the grade of the turnpike in order to
make grade in connection with the Gordon
Heights road at the Shellpot bridge.
A gasolene stove exploded at the house
of William Rink, northeast corner Fifth
and Monroe streets, on Saturday. Rink
threw the burning stove out the window
and in doing so was very badly burned
about the hands and arms.
The newest thing in electric bell annun-
ciators is electric chimes. Instead of a
noisy bell announcing the visitors there is
a pretty little bar from the Chimes of
Normandy" or some other song telling
that someone is at the door,
Contractor William Simmons has COM
pleted the paving of King street from
Front to Sixth. There is no inner stretch
of paving in the city. Also no more use
full work has been accomplished for We
hicles. The only regret is that the paving
was not carried on up to the Brandywine.
Postofiice Inspector William ]. Maxwell
Thursday evening arrested William
Mgther, formerly of this city, on the
charge of using the mails for sending q
threatening message to William Ansell Of
Chester. He was taken before United
States Commissioner Samuel A. Macallister
and held in $500 bail for the ensuing term
of court.
Last Wednesday night an adjourned
meeting of Newark Council was held with
President Hossinger and Messrs. Curtis,
Hart, Donnell and Wright present. The
pissed as follows: Water department,
slO5i street, S625c; light, S2Ol. The secre-
tary was instructed to ask for prices on
curbing and tiagstone, the latter for use III
street crossings, to replace some of the
old-fashion ones with which the streets
| are encountered.
The American Fibre Co. has completed
the rebuilding of the ruins OF u part Of the
Dean WOODEN mills for the use Of the new
manufacturing company, which Messrs.
| S.L.& II. Denney are to establish at Newark.
| The building is 25Ox5O feet and two stories
in height. 1t is built of stone and brick
and iron exclusively, the roof and girders
being of iron, with asbestos covering,
making it about as fire proof as it is pos
sible for building to be. Water power
| will be furnished to the company and the
building already contains considerable
machinery, which has been transferred
| from Mr.. Denney's factory at Sylmar Nd.
| The new company will make small air
pumps and other light machinery and will
very soon be in operation. Employment
will be furnished for % men and boys at
| first and later more will be engaged. The
industry promises to be OF much adyan.
| tage to the town.