The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-11
NEWS BIZ
The STATE.

Dover, May 10l-Sincs Tuesday night
tho neighborhood Of Canterbury, si1
miles below Dover. has been In Torment Of
excitement over an incendiary fire which
wiped out all the buildings on George
Krebs' farm, burning up his horses, cattle
and hogs. The family suspected olored
boy with having fired the place and to-day
caused bis arrest.
The boy, Joseph Jackson, IL years old,
admitted before the magi, aSd having
caused tho fire, but declared 1t TO be wholly
ordered by Mr.. Krebs to burn brush In q
field adjoining the barn, and some Of the
sparks blew into the barn. He hurried to
save the stock, but rescued only one colt,
when the krebs people ordered him away,
charging him with firing the place.
Lewes, Del, May 1O.-Owing to the de-
lay In collection tho school taxes the fund
III the hands Of the school treasurer have
played out and there Is some talk Of not
paying the teachers for this month In Or
der to awaken indifferent taxpayers to
tho actual condition Of affairs and GAUSS
them to pay up.
Cape May people will build wooden
pier 1000 feet long and run steamboat
to Lewes to connect with the Lewes and
nec ton with tho cities Of Baltimore and
Washington, The Cape May people will
build new pier in preference to the old
iron pier.
Conductor Maddox, Expressman Raugh
ley and others of the crew of the train that
was switched off the track at Glendale
about four weeks ago for falling to note
signals, and who were laid off by the com
pany, have been relnstated oAoept En-
gineer G. A. Ewing.
I. heavy blow from the north last night
caused the new lighter just constructed
by Contractor Virdeu for work on the
new pier to 90 adrift, and 1t cannot be
found anywhere. 1t cost about $3.50.
The Central Construction Company
was chartered to-day with capital stock
of 100000 The incorporators are prin-
cipally New Workers., who will construct.
improve, develop and operate plants and
enterprises Of various kinds.
Tho firm of 4. L. Day, Swing and Com
pany of Ridgely, have commenced the
manufacture Of baskets and crates and
are using about two carloads Of lumber a
day in their mills They have already
sent out about 295, 900 baskets for tomatoes
and have $4,000 on hand for home Use.
They are also anufacturing berry cups
in large quantities, and recently shipped
to an Indiana firm 5000 box shocks,
which are used in making boxes for can
ned fruits,
The berry growers of this section are
encouraged from the fact that modifica-
ton has been made in the announc meut
OF the Philadelphia commission men last
week in regard to the allowance on crates.
The commission men state that they will
accept aud retain the 4S-quart crates for
which they will allow the sum of 25 cents.
This is much better than the first an
nouncement which allowed tho grower
only 10 cents for q 3d. cent crate.
The citizens OF Dover have been depriv-
ed of the use of their Opera House, the
only large entertainment nall In me place
by yesterdays action Of the Levy Court
and the public spirit is so aroused hat q
call was yesterday issued for public meet
ing Of citizens TO be held at tho Robbins
Hose house, on May 10. The meeting will
BIZ an enthusiastic one. and 1t is under.
stood that 100 will BIO subscribed at once
for starting an Opera House fund. SINH
lar to the one raised here over year ago
and then returned because Of opposition
from the Levy Court, owners of the only
available site or Public Square. 1t is un-
u6TbGOOu tHuu CubnlGE VuiLoE VI
the Farmers Bank, will submit pans for
an Opera House, that the matter may be
fully discussed without DELAY
The action Of the Levy Court in closing
the Opera House to the townspeople and
only admitting the people of the state for
day conventions of political or other nat
ure, was brought about because the court
saw big saving Ia insurar &c money. The
Opera House and Court House are one
and the same building, tbs court occupy.
ing the first and second floors and the au-
ditorium the third floor. The Levy Court
was offered an additional insurance of
s24, 1000 upon the building for five years
provided there will be no more entertain.
ments at night In the building, the cost
of the extra insurance under these condi-
tions to BIO $500. This they accepted, and
there can be 10 more big entertainments
IN Dover until the new plans be acted on.