The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-05
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Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
flctnbar X 1900.

The men employed at the works of the
| National Tuba Company who are maxim q
trolley poles begin working overtime to.
morrow. The trolley poles are both for
England and America. The making Of
trolley poles Is an interesting piece OF
work. Trolley poles a. made here weigh
about 1900 pounds each and are over 80
iest In height The iron used IN he pipes
Is extra heavy Seven, SIX and five inch
pipes are used. After the pipes are weld
ed they are sent to the cutting shop and
the rough ends cut of. Thsn the black
smiths and their helpers get the pipes and
tho smaller ones are sledged into the ends
! Of tine larger ones. Then the pipes are
rolled to the painters and good coat Of
brown is put On and the poles are ready
for shipment.
The tops for the trolley poles are made
In the foundry and then painted previous
| to shipment. Superintendent Borie told
the blacksmiths and helpers that 1t was
necessary for them to work overtime.
Thomas Holcomb is now clerk in the
paymasters office In Washington. Mrs.
Holcomb left for Washington to-day.
Thieves gained an entrance to the resi-
| dence of John Sinister. The down stairs
rooms were ransacked but nothing was
taken.
The large stump Of the tree that stood
at the corner OF Fourth and Harmony
streets has been removed by the city coun-
Gil.
Mrs. Wallace, of Bartley, is the guest
of New Castle relatives
Miss Reba Holcomb left TO day for Cor.
mantown.
Mrand Mrs. Fred Brown Of Toledo. Ohio,
are the guests of her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Robert Wright
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fulenwider ore spending
two weeks at Atlantic City.
About forty friends of George Truitt as.
ssmbled last evening and rendered him
surprise in honor of his nineteenth birth
day anniversary. The evening was soci-
ably spent and refreshments were 'erved
At the evening session OF the New Castle
Presbytery Moderator Shaw was in charge.
Several an thems were rendered by the
church chti
IN issions" Furnished the theme for
discourse by Rev. W. J. Rowan Of New.
ark.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit was the
subject chosen by Rev. ]. L Estlin OF
Smyrna The meeting clo,ed with tie
reading Of the minutes of the stated meet
ing of the afternoon session.
Newport was placed under the care Of
the Row w. j. Rowan, pastor Of the
Newark Church. He will act as moder-
ator.
The place of the Spring session was on
request of the Rev. ] L. Estlin named
Smyrna IS the place for meeting.
The Rev. W. E. Fitzsimons, chairman
of the Sunday school committee, stated
that he deemed that 1t would be advisable
to have committee from the Presbytery
appointed to meet the Twentieth Century
committee in relation to the work. II
was decided to accept the report and meet
the century committee during the meeting
of he Synod at Wilmington.
f. Marks of Hanover Church was ap-
pointed on the committee on examina-
tons.
Rev. Oscar A Gilman of Port Penn
and Drawers churches asked to have the
pastoral relation existing between himself
and the Port Penn church dissolved. The
request was granted but not without somt
feeling in the matter
Rev H. Moore, A. N. Kcigwin. w
T Nnyn nln mi
feeling In relation to the request aht
stated that they zach regretted greatly
! the 'eps taken as IN no part OF tho stat
was such work Gone as was done at Por
Penn. Rev. Oates stated that TIN
excellence of the work should bring TIN
, gagged in the ministry.
Rev. Il. A. Davidson was appointed
moderator and tho church will be ailo wee
to fill the pulpit unit! the next meeting o
the Presbytory.
The committee Oh the installation OF
, the Rev. j. b North who has been preach
= ing at Snow Hill for nearly wear report
, ed. and it was learned that he had suffer
: ed some affection losing son by drown
q ing in Cuba and that his mother in iay
!. WAS now seriously ill.
: Stated Clerk Oates was instructed to ad
some action should be promptly taken il
the matter and the cal placed before tn
Il presbytery at the nox, meeting.
4 The Rev. Il. J. raggart who camo from
< the Pre- ,bytery OF Northumberland an,
: who had not been admitted here on &c
/ count of au error by the clerk of the Pres
: bytery which he was leaving, Geographic
:. and received u reply which set mattor
II straight and he WAS examined.
II The texts wcro prepared and after a Ion
n examination the exn,uinors reported IA,
l. urably and he was unanimously cected
l. member OF The New Castle Prcsbvtory
II -, The newly elected member presented
q call from he churches .! BriiIovillo an,
Pennington and he will be installed o
Tuesday evening October "a b at O'clocl
- The sermon will DO preached by the Re
y" Joseph i3 Turner; tho charge to the poo
" pic by the Rev, William A. Logan; Il
~ charge to the pastor, by the Rev. ". II
Shaw moderator will preside.
q The Roy Joseph Is. Turner then nskt
:, that he matter in relation to the cham
p" in the first RUE which stntes TINT Il
u, meetings DO held twice yoag "lhc lhir
~ Tuesday in April and thu first Tuesday i
~ October be changed
lie stated that he had given NOTICE
the spring meeting and thought thAt fo1
ii meetings year should he held. That
~ much was to be dpnc tina work had 80
ar rishsd through End that during the We,
~ from Two to five extra meetings had be,
tn callcl By the MODERATOR These hNl Il
of boon held in Wilmington whore tha nca
~ by preachers could attend In the fail {
yr routine business WAS held We aro now
as the Threshold Of our winters wOri; and
~ should have u time set apart for splritu
n. work, and thus holp to spiritual life t
work Of the church and preSbytcry.
Rev, Il. W. Long, Rev, ", II. Log
Is md Rev :. Is WyIio followed in Il