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Evening journal., 1896-07-30
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Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
REnoBoTH, Jaly 30.-Lsst night there
vas a free silver conference held here.
Among the participants were ex Score
tary Of State John f Salisbury, ex-
Congressman John B Pening gtop, Sts' e
Chsirman l.. Irving Handy, William NJ.
BoSce aud Isaac N FSoks. / IL said
1t WAS the sense Of the silvarites that
Colonel K. L. Martir, OF Sesford. be
dominated for governor and State CDar-
man Handy, OF Newark for Congress,
tLereby knocking out Peter Ford
The sntl salisbury men are up in arms
all over Kent and Sussex counties, erd
they say that they will never consent 10
again pass under the leadership and
dictktion Of John F salisbury.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
IMPROVEMENTS AT PocoMoKE
sharp OOmBetitioa Among Steamboat
Companies Along the River.


sharp OOmBetltioa Among Steamboat
Companies AIOnK ths River.
PoooMoKE Cry. Nd, July 30. Calvin
q Ling has bought the -four mil IN
Pooomoke City which belonged to the
Dashisll estate He proposes to put IL
nes s'eel boilers and improved roller
mtchinery and give the mill capacity OF
forty barrels day
There is sharp competition going on
among the steamboat companies on the
Pocomoke river and the travelling public
is Ieaping the advantage. Tht Balti
more, Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay Com
pany have put on two additional stesmers
every week, snd the gasoline steamer
Berthe 4 Tull has changed her schedule
so IS 10 make two trips TO Baltimore
this week Many merchants and farmers
are taking advantage Of these unusual
facilities
A severe thunder Storm psssed over
Pocomoke City LAST night, flooding the
streets and doing considerable damage 10
property.
l5aac T. Hughes. forensn the repair
shap OF w T. Dickinson 4 SOP. died yea
terdsy Of general debility. he was 20
years cid
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
ex-st MAJOR CAVE peR pecLINEs.

Wou'd Not Accept the Nomtnat,oa of
GoVernor-rhs Peach Crop Ab11t
Smyrna.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
SMYRNA, July 80 The many friends
Of * State Senator Wilson T. Cavender
will learn with regret that he bas
smphatioally declared that he won not
accept the Democratic nomination for
governor Duck Creek hundred, Kanton
and Little Greek would 90 down to Dover
with solid delegations for Mr. Lavender
II he would allow his name to 20
before the convention Wher seen
lsst night by the EVENING JOURNAL
rresp D ndent aud asked whether be
would accept the nominaiion the ex
senator said: al do not ~isb the notoriety
nomination would bring aud do MT
aspire TO the prominence which would
follow aD election" Mr. Lavender Is q
man who b lisves party sffiiistion para
mount to personal ambition, and although b
fully qualified has never held TO any pub
lie ONCE except the state senatorship
from Ksnt county.
The peaoh crop, considering the
rap dlty with which the trees are dlmin
lsbiuE Ia this vicinlcy, Is very good
There Is but one dcaw b ,ck, that Is the
quality OF the fruit which is poor This
mountain R,se variety Is being shipped
now. Olly $50 baskets were shipped
YESTERDAY
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
OYSTER LOF LOCATIONS UPSET.
The Bottoms Appropriated Were Natural
osster Grounds aud Could Not BE USED
fer Privnte Use.

The Bottoms Appropriated Were Natural
osster Grounds aud Gould Not Be Used
fer Private Use.
EAsToN, Nd, July 80 -Iulge Stump
yesterday upset the location Of oystei
lots In inland creek. surveyed, plated
and taken mp under the act OF Assembly
by J. MeKenuey Willis and J Franl
Hickman, 0. Oxford, Ia Nay, 1895. Tn
petitioners we're TIE Oxford Oyster
League, through J. Frank Bate
man, attorney, who alleged thM
the bottoms thus indivlduRlly
appropriated we're natural oyster
grounds aud hence could not be locsted
tor private uLe Testimony on this
pro and con. OF sevsrsl Witnesses Waf
taken The court dssided In favor Of
the petitioners aud ordered that the
lots appropriated for private use b,
vacated and thrown open to u 9 public
VILLA Il. ADKINS represented the re-
spondents
Messrs Willis and Hiokm n had
planted these bottoms with oyst,r shells
as cluehes for tho oyster spawn, and a
fine growth Of young oysters had com
mencsd to develop this Summer. Ths
court has set aside all private ooAtionl
OF oyster grounds uuder the act OF As
sembly when an appsAl has been made to
the court. IL is evident that more lsgis
lation must be had before oyster cultiva
tors can fed bottoms for planting and be
protec ed In their use.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
A DROWNED MANS BODY.
CORONER AND HIS DEPUTY HAD
A BAD CASE.

DssOmpes kemains, euveIy those sf
Emmett Hall, tho Havana Suicide .,
Hasisd Out Of the water At Ne W
Oastls-Body Now In wnmisrton.
A noatinE body, uEq usstiopAblY the
rmRiAs OF Emmslt Z. Hal, tho young
medical student who jumped hon the
Ashing excursion steamer Havana II this
city on Sunday evening. was found late
yesterday afternoon and toWed to Dsla
ware street wharf
A ninRulsr fact In connection With this
recovery OF drowned msn's body Is that
IL was seen almcst directly across, toward
shore. from the point where the unfortu-
nate fellow either jumped or fell Of the
Havana
Every oil waterman in this nslehbor
hood predicted that ths body would frst
appear down the cove, at least two miles
bslov New Castle, asa strong ebb tide
was running when the drowning occur
red Instead however, the swollen aud
decomposed form appeared lst where IL
disappeared. a mile above town, only we'll
In 20 shore
It was about 30 o'clock when William
Marshall, IN company with two Phladel
phia re-ssekers-Paul Rosencrains
and Robert Magte-who are visiting A .
K Kee, discovered the hoati0g object,
swollen to twice It's azs Tney were re-
turning from 3 sail to Silver Grove
They reported their find at The EVENING
JOURNAL office, ard Deputy Coroner
Chandler was at once notified.
large crowd Of men and boys mean
while gathered on the wharf 10 sec the
ghaetly corpse. A black silk shirt aud
very dressy striped vest and dark brown
trousers rsmRissd intact although the
patens leather shoss had partly gone OF
the young mans raven black hair oAly
small portion remained.
Coroner Stldham and Deputy Coroner
Chandler arrived In town At o'clock last
evening and proceeded at onco to she
wharf, VII re the body was still tied to
the little sailboEt. IL required ovsr an
hours hard work to haul up the body
with ropes, as 1t Vas near y low water
Finally the rspulslvs task was accom-
plished aud Coroner Stldasm moved bis
jury to Now Odsfle all, whsrs an iuq uest
vac held and all the available evidenos
was hsatd.
Deputy Coroner Chandler produced a
wa.oh and bunch OF keys which had
besn taken from the dro wned mans
pockets The three ysuug msn Ab,vs
named testified 10 65ding the body and
other evidlnce was submitted about .
man being lost of the steamer Havana
The jury decided that the rsmsins
we're surely tho . Il the mR1 nme iAi
Hall ard that he came to his death by
dro Wning Deputy Coroner Chandler
took the rsmsiOs to his Wilmington
IN ,rgus where he will hold them to
await positive iisn n'lGcatien or the claims
Of Philadelphia ffiends.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
CONTEST TAKEN TO COURT.
The Cecil school board VIII Have Its
Anairs ssttIed-Other Ba, peninga In
Cecil County.

The Cecil school BOARD VIII Have Its
Anairs ssttIed-other Ra, penings In
Cecil County.
ELKToE. Nd July 80 -GsorSe 4.
NcVey, who was = few days ago ap
pointed school commissioner ia place Of
George r Ash, qualified yesterday before
the clerk OF the c3urt. The board, It 10
said, will continus to rsoognizs Mr. Ash
as the legal member. They will also
appoint an examiner at their next meet
1ng Mr.. NsVsy will have to carry his
case &c court. Mr. Ash will nzht the
case 10 the end. He feels satisfied that
the couTt will recognize bin as the com
missioner.
Enoch Biddle, aged 10 yeGrs, son Of
Jacob Biddle, Of Elkton. died yesterday
morning OF blood poisoning, rssulting
from an Injury to his left knee received
while at pay.
A. Minker, of North East, has been
held In &400 for his appearance at the
ss ptember term Of court for al assault
upon Wilbur Niekle, Of Principle Fur
DEor. During a free aRht At North
East, Nickle received three cuts In tbs
heGd which had to be dressed by ply =
sician.
George W. Jackson. Of Blythdals, re
ceised the contract Tor buIlding the new
school houses at Cherry Hill ana on.
J. b Sidwell was granted the contract
for the stone school house.
Thomas Smith, who was proceeding
up CreswelPs Hill, near Elktor, with .
traction engine yesterday afternoon, was
severely acalded about the legs ano
body by the bursting OF q hot water
pipe DR. Cooper dressed his burns and
ne was cent TO his homo at Pleasant
Hill.
This annual camp meeting Of ith,
Local Preachers Association of Cecil
County commenced yesterday in sheli
grove At Lssis. The camp this year 1,
larger than on any previous year, nearly
one hundred tents being on the grounds
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
10 MAvIeArE IALeor VA eRs.
New Company Incorporated at Easton
Its Onicers.

new O0mpaDy Incorporated AZ EaBton.
Its Onicers.
EAsToE Nd July 3O.-The Tred Avon
Navigation and Transit Company. o.,
Talbot county has been inc ,rporated b.
w. 7. II. Lee, Wilfred Batsmar, John
NJ. Elliott, Daniel N. Darlington
and Charles Darlington, OF Tal.
hot county, aud Joseph D M
ChAmbsrlAine, Of Philadelphia. The cor
poration is formed for the purpose Of
uavigatlng the waters or Talbot aud ad.
j0iuing sixties by steam, sail OF other
0oass or vesssls, and for the Transports
tion Of goods And passengers thereon
for navigating the ocean Aud for rams
pUrtation thereon, aud for social Ano
sci9nt hs purposes The principal ofic.
viii be ~ EastOn.
The fiSsrs for the 6rst year are w. T
q Lee, com modore; Daniel n Caring
ton, executive ofiser; e. NJ. Chamber
lsins, pay master and surgeon; Mllfol
B4teman, qnartermaster; John Nj
Elliott, measurer, and Charles s Car
rington. able seaman
Evening journal., 1896-07-30

- Nj
WARE AVENUE, EAST-BOUND.
All trainS Illuminated with Pintses
Nnw YORK, week days. .s.Os. .7.1a.
a3l f94S -lOs5 Am; ~ q q ~ ,'7Se.
81 a. gs2 sgassysi 7ss .ii 'sSs :. AS 'i-S a. ma
PiIILHDELPiIIA, CHESTNUT ST
sTAT!0N e .wssek. - days. 1sOs .s55, s4e
m; 'l22i ,.i2lo, '22s. $50. ass, .5.s5, e.s9
s73e S25, 10, al p. m. Sundays, ~30S 7.3t
sS9, 's.5S, .ll;25 a. M; 1920. 25O, 1928, ass,
PIiiLXDELPHTA, READINa TERMI-
NAL, week days, '3.08, Ills, sg31 a. ms
u cPEsTER m Sundays 8.s 'S0s 0svs M 2 ~ p M
'2aS $50. L55. .s.sz. $50, Use. SIS 10, II p.
lsae $50, 'S'ss. 455. '5.s2. $40. '7.ss. SIS.
All sNiic oITY, week.d -7l5, -sm
a; e.; 'l&2l, y 30 p IN. Sundays 7.O a. m;
q PE MAY, week DAYS '7.15 a. m: .lasl.
'2A p. M. Sundays. - A. IN.
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON,
wees days. o.4,so. zee, $50. .il:O5 = m,
p IN =. 4ga saudays iSs s .9sO "a. 7Ss. .sss M; m;
FzLTiaaio1Rsas M 1sas 1Sb SS WY sT' grHRri1oNs. B Al
NEWARK, Delaware, week days. .42O,
:s5s SS5, e. .s.l5. li;is P. n, sandeys..
q - fs - N-'' ~--oof ~-e.' 7foe t.V0i
PITT, BukG-weekdays-els p. m sun
daa ~ SO p. m.
,SlNCINN.ATI AND ST. LOUIS daily,
'Nt3 and .y;l5 p M.
Bristol and ChatteDooga, 300 d. m. daily
Through sleepers Washington TO Memphis
SINCERITY ACCOMMODATIONS w.sr
days, 1-02 a. M; 254, 705, LIZ D. n. suE
o5y q ~ ~ a, M, z.o4, 40 p m
v eek days, Z02. 1917 a. m; 251. as .. m
FAYE MARKETf' " sr. & %; STATION.
NEW YORK, week days, $50 A. m
PHILADELPHIA, week days, $50 4
B1ITiMoRE. week days. Gn a. MI
LANpENBERa and WAY STATIONS
eeS days 500 1910 a. M; $50. $50 D. Ia
Il5AAES LiAEVE ''I PH1IX;pEIH Il IA S5H PHTh b m cupsr
NUT ST. sTATToN.- FOR 5fs w1IMfNG ESaHSGa
TON, week days, .S.40. 500, 'e2s. Sio
l.5o 245, sso, 'i2o, %sO. = .5.I5 5I5 .54I lz s5
9 !: SIS. 9, 50 3. n: 'l229, :i.ss. 10. 80
PHtLADELPHIA, HEADING TER
AtINAI, week days, $50, s7.55 a. m: si.is
'rai;.psSSnnse u; ssSneaSs; Es. 'SiT' iss T.1s a. m
r. Rates ossto to Western West points lever nAH Viz
&. o. ScuIL General P,s..r~.r A~.nt
W. M. GREENE General Manager
"a lLMlN6IUN AND n f1IH hfSN oaIl--
~ ROAD. Unstable In effect Jure 2s, 1895
Trains leave Wilmington. French street
station, Tor & o junction, Montchnnin
VIII iuterthur, Guyepcourt, Grenoeue, Cossnrt.
thstds' Ford Junction, Pocopeon, West
chs Ter, Fmhreville, Mor;onvine, Coetesville
snd intermediate etStiona. daily. EXCEPT SUM
day. At 10 n il. . 10, n5 snd q o4 "a. m. Suq-
Gay only at os a m 210. 4.O5 and 7.OOp m.
tcr Wayneshurg junction, spring6eid and
lat. rinediate sistione, daily, except Sunday,
It 10 a. m. 2.l0 and sos u rn sundays only
et 's =. m. and 2. 10. 4 90 D. m.
For JOhnnA; birdshOro. Readng aud inter-
I.lu >. N. and zlO p. m. Sunday only at sos
a. g. McslAUSLANDv superintendent
i BOWNESS BRIGGS, Gen Passenger Agen
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
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omoe-Patterns for Woman. Maid and
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Evening journal., 1896-07-30
nav cAsTLe NEws NoTEs.

A Wilmington bicyolists coillded With
peach wagon Ia front Of Alex Baxter s
farp, but was not seriously Aurt.
About thirty members Of the Will
nington Bicycle Club. bringing several
taDdsms with thew, rode to New Castle
st nvenlug and refreshed themselves
at Delaware street restaurant.
City Councilman FAncis Fagan's liz.
lie son died OF cholera infsntun a. his
home on Young street and was buried
to-day at st. Peters.
Nine men from Company are now
IN camp near Psunsvllle and OH ser OF
the Day Holcomb reports that hey will
remain until next Tuesday unless they
set st logRsrbesds With Treasurer
Washington Hastings.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
SOCIAL ANp PeRsoNAL NoTEs.

Mrs white Is baing entertalaed by
Mrs. J. Ernest Phillips.
Lex Mustard, OF Philadelphia, Is
spending a few days In town.
James T. Challenger Is Improving from
his serious illness, though noc yet able
10 get about.
Miss Jennie and Lizzie B,rle have Te
tnrnad TO their homs At uoore's, Pc
Nis Florerca Borie is still the guest Of
Miss Lolita Borle
Michael Griffo, OF Eleventh street. lett
home to-day for vacation TIP the hlsi
1e has taken for many years. Me-.
Griffin will visit his brother Ia Oonnsetl
cut, where Mrs Grffil has bsen visiting
Tor the benefit OF tier health
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
A VEIN OF GOLD DISCOVERED.

Valuable Find OF George Edwards In
DineinK for Clay Vein.
George Ed wards. a well-knoWD farmer
just above New Castle, had bis colored
aan dig up q ssrssio section OF his
garden ssrly last evening for tas par
Poas Of sKploratiou In thu hope OF dis =
covering vAlusbls clay laetssd. how
ever, rich lo&u wsn uueArthee, uzady
and spa king susPloiously
Foreman AllisoB TrUitt, OF TIE new
brick manufAetory below town. was
apprissd OF the discovery and at once
sAid that tina s9ll oontsinsd gold He
took a bottle OF the earth last night to
have It aialyEsd bT Philadelphia tx pert y,
wno will visit ihe brick factory on Sat
atday.
NJ. Tvuitt stated last evening to a
rep lrtcr that the soil contained about
$40 worth Of gold to the ton.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
How,s rh,si

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any csss OF Cotarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CatSrrh Cure.
FL. .CHENE1 & CO. Props. Toledo. o
We. the UNDERSIGNED. have known j
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in AL business transtc-
ticns aud hnaucially able to carry out any
obligations made By their firm.
WNsr a rRUAx, wholesale rug xsts Toledo.O.
WALDtNG kiNNAE & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Cetarrh Cure Is taken interr ally. set
inv difectly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all druggists. Testime lials free.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
NEVER QUAIL AT ITS fURY.
Fornace Men and yyeIders at ths Iro
Works Endure Fiery Blasts.

Bornace Men and Welders at the Iron
Works Endure Fiery Blasts.
With the tempsrsturs standing st &c
In the shade aud ono OF those dead laud
breszes yesterday, the experienced void
ors and furnacs men worked along with
out a halt Some new fl ,or mon working
near by gave up and staggered home
early Ia the afternoon, but the older
hands won't right through the day.
tBol !" said one CT the oldest fprnkcs
workmen last night. 1t vas so hot
that every men OF ns vas deaf, and whsn
We attempted to talk II sounded like
thunder We took our half hour heats
without bresk. bat Jou nsvsr know
what minute you'll fall I'm heap
TO give you acme idea OF what we
endursd. let your mind dwell on tina
fact that each furnsce is kept at D
white heat, aud each Is twenty four
feet long. Beside that, they srs hullt
Of hsat-abssrblng bricks, and have
enough In them each 10 build a whole
row of two story brick honsss.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
A soft mlxtur. rh.t WON'T MI.

Editor Of the New Cast Evening Journal
SIR: WIN you kindly advise ms why
City Councils Street Committee or some
person In authority has ordered that
sand. clay and gravel a soft mixture Of
foreign mzttei) he plsced on the streets
recently macsdsn ID at cost OF 81 900
OF good money OF the peoDle'sl
WADE MEcUM
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
rh. Addlea. urn.s Coo. on.

Local sdmirsrs OF the Ciaymont mil ION
-politlclsn-speculstcr-farmer have
beautih.d Hwift little yacht whioh they
will lsnnch on saturday afternoon and
shristeu tie J Ed~srd Aidieks. Any
body who attempts to get posiiitn OF
even q sail on her who Is not an Ad
dicksI's will be tossed over board aud lsfl
d, hts f.ka
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
Ann,hnr n.lnrnta al thn Tlald-

Another ssnsidAts for dslsgs 20 The
DsmccrAtis C,uvsntion ~ Dover hss sp-
pssred 10 the persoo " John Ms0onlael
Of Abe Vast district. New Castls, who
snpouncsd bis candidacy Last evening. IL
is believed that hr MsGoRlssl IL foe
Dr. Back, aud that honorsd citizen will
doubtless get solid New Castle dslegA-
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
NAILS ARRIVE

NAILS ARMY n.
q. m. From Wilmington. PhilAdelphia and
the Ncrth;from Baltimore and the south;
From tie Peninsula.
il. l0a. m.-From Wilmington, Phladaiphia
and tbs North; From Baltimore and the
SOnth.
$50 p. m.-From the Peninsula; From VII
mington and the North; From Baltimore
ant the South.
Is D. m.-From Wilmington only; From
Baltimore and the south.
MAILS CLOSE.
A.m.-F Philadelphia and Wilmington,
For the Peninsula; For Baltimore and
Washington.
10. 80 a. m.-For PHILADELPHIA ana Orianeld.
Irilway postoifce; For the Peninsula: For
the North.
p m,-For Wilmington, PhlNdelphia
and the North; For tie Peninsula; For
Baltimore and the South. (No registered
mail sent south OF Dover.)
Q. 10 p. m.--FOr Wilmington, Philadelphia and
tho North; or Baltimore and the South.
NEW CASTLE. JULY so. 1893.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
Her.. u,i,.d tb. u..t.

While has bay mare. belonging to
Alexander Bisgs, Of Stockton fErm, was
sciug used to plough yestsrdAy after
coon, It stopped. staggered aud fell
Investigation showed tnst the animal
VAS dead ss the result OF the Intense
haat
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
n.ath nd Aco.dent In K.rt.

CBIsrERTowN. Md, July 80 Mrs
Mary Riuggo =, rellct Of the late Thomas
Rine9old, Of K-nt county, died yesterday
81 an advanced sPe at the houe Of her
so, in lsw. Rev c. T. Denroche Fairlee,
Mrs Copper, very old resident OF
LzpcA's. Kent county. fell ard broke and
dislosated her hip this morning.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
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Mr.. TASKeR RETIRED
Disposed of His Gas Stock to
]. Edward AddIcks.
ais Was A CONTROLLING INTEREST

The CLAY mons Alan vsri q "a the Rumors
Of the Past Year By Getting Possession
OF Large mpJority OF New Castle Gas
COMPANY Shares Some Improvements
Promised-Mr. rssksr's Early Activity.
TAo rumors that have been sH,at FER
the pRat yssr concerning Edward Ad-
dcks and his overturss 30 get cou'rei OF
The New Oestls Gas Company q stock and
plant we're fully verified yesterday when
the transfer wRa cjnsuH mated
There we're reports that negotiations
ware bslng made on Monday morning,
but President shaw and Mr. Addieks
we're both ~ Rshobotb, and nothing dsd
nite could be sscertaiusd.
may Give Law-prissa Gas.
Mr. Addleks has visited Nov CATTLE
several tlmas Of late and was favorAbly im
pressed With New Castles GsH plant and
the facilities for making water Hss and
getting the coat prios down to 81 per
thousAnd feet, Mr.. AddIckss celebrated
price TO oonsumsrs.
President shaw Tells Of the Change
President Janes q. shaw, Sr. returned
TO New CASTLE last night aud no and
Secretary AArtindale were interviewed
by-an EvnRIR0 JOURNAL representative.
1T ia simply n transfer Of stock .
said President Shaw "Mr Addioks
buying ont The controlling interest held
By stephen P M Tasksr Of Philadel
phle. or course the scores OF New
OAaile shareholders still have their In
tsrssts intact and the only surrender Is
by Mr. Tasker Negotiations have bssn
pending for some tims bat we're fairly
consumsted to-day
Latest Improvsd Gas.
'Will there be an enlargement OF the
New Castle plani7
mo changes Will bs made immediately
but all the improvements necessary to
give New Castle the finest develop nents
Ia gas making aud the bsst gas obssina
bic for heating aud lighting will be
made.
No Terms Made Public.
"Are there any public terms Of tue
Transient
NO tho entire transfer has bsen
made upon private terms with the re-
tiriue director
"who are the present directors and
ofioereY'
james Il ShaW. or., James q shaw,
Jr. Stephen P. NJ. Tasksr, James IA.
Nowlaud and T. WlstRr Brown The
officers are James q Shaw, Sr. presi-
dent Misc l. H. Martindale, secretary
and treasurer"
The New Castle Gas COMPANY.
Although Mr. shaw, who has basD
New Castles most snterprlsing cltiz ~,
vas the father OF Its gas prof ,rt, Me-.
raaker was also a lesdipg spirit IN IT'S
foundation ard the Taskers furnished
The bulk OF capital
The company was chartered ON Fes-
ruary 10. 1857, and orgauiz q on Hsptem
Der 10 Of that year with a capital stock
@ $50, 600 In $40 shares The Inc rpora
tors we're Thomas T. rasker. ST.. Howard
J. Terry. Jamos Coupsr, John JAnvier.
James Cippen and Peter b Vandsvsr.
Mr.. TAsher was president aud Mr. Van
dever stcrstRry
Mr.. Tasksr supsrintcuded tbs con
struction OF works, mains and lamps
The plant OF the company has oapscily
CT as, 0C0 feat per day There sra over
SIX miles Of mains and seventy-two
street lamps ere supplied, nearly half of
which we're itroduced Ia 1867
stephen p NJ TAskcr wAa the personal
sd wiser aud heir OF bis father, the late
Thomas T. Tasker hrst president OF the
company.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
TRAINS ARRIVE.

North Il %. s.ee, llec a. m, s.03. "A. e.2s
IN. l0W . m.
Houth--S.3l, q4b. li.02 a. m, ~ u. N.
TRAINS LEAVE.
Northe ~. 81, 90, lloz a. nj, LIS. Gas. e44
1914 D. IN.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30
IN EFFEcr JUNE %. 1sos

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON. AND
BALTIMORE II. II.
Evening journal., 1896-07-30

THROUGHOUT by THE
IN hhLyth1NG SWITCH AND
BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM.