Evening journal., 1902-07-07
TROLLRY COMPANY
OBJECTS TO TAX
Numerous Sunday Visitors in
the Old Town on The
Delaware
Special to The evening Journal.

New Castle July f.--Captain Chaun-
cey r. Holcomb. who has recently been
elected secretary and treasurer OF the
New Castle and Delaware City trolley
lines will establish a thorough freight
system ON the line. and have a freight
house erected at Delaware City. The
people have had daily freight service
from Wilmington for number Of
years via the steamboats, Uliica and
Major Reybold and the Delaware rail-
road. BY the new system freights will
be run every forty minutes from VIII
mington to Delaware City
Profitable Berry Season
Blackberries are to be plentiful in
this vicinity and before the close of
the week thousands OF quarts will be
picked and shipped in refrigerator cars
| TO PHILADELPHIA markets. The first of
the shipments began today
The season for raspberries Is nearing
the end. The fruit has been very fine
n quality and size. and the prices
have been good The blackcap va
rietv has been the most prolific and
sold az II to 16 cents Der quart, while
the Brandvwine and Redcaps sold at
equally as good prices. or dobule those
OF two years ago.
Taxation OF Trolleys
question now raised is Can the
CITY Council tax the trolley lines be-
fore the explration of ten years.
winch exemption is granted to all
manufacturing cOrDorations?" The
Council has notified the Wilmington
and new Castle Trolley Company and
the New Castle and Delaware CITY
Electric line that the roadbed in the
city limits Is 10 be taxed. The claim
il made that the companies manufac-
ture and use and sell electric power.
and that Council cannot tax them un-
Ill the expiration OF the ten years.
which iH five years hence. The matter
viii probably 20 into the courts.
Sunday Visitors
William Auter, or Camden, was tn,
guest of John Atkinson yesterday.
Miss Dora Kirk and Miss Leah vii
lliams spent Sunday in Philadelphia al
the guest of Delbert Kirk.
AIRS. George Frederick and daughter
Ethel, are the guests Of Mrs Alber
Kirby.
Miss Mary st. John Hughes. of Phila
delphia. was the guest of the Misses
Mahoney yesterday
Robert Toner. of Chester. was On,
lguest OF his parents yesterday.
Miss Mary Duffy who has been visit
ling Miss Cecelia Boyle, returned hOm,
yesterday.
Master Harry Thompson, of Norwood
Pa. visited L. o. Thompson yesterday
D Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Robertt, of vii
mingtOn, We're the guests of Mrs. Rob
erts' mother, Mrs. Henry Wilhelme
yesterday.
4 A. b. Cooper left this morning 70
Petersburg, where he Will visit hi
daughter, Mn. William Budd
Miss Sarah Rodney and Miss Julii
Enos are visiting friends In Devon, Pa
! today
Miss May McCarter and Miss Eliza
beth Semple. OF PHILADELPHIA. are visit
ling Mrs. John McFarlln.
The c. c. r. Camping Club left thi
morning for PennsgrOve, where tn
members will remain two weeks. 1lh
lclub is composed of Walter Wilson
John Graham, Harvey Newlove Henr
Taylor and Austin F'rick, of Whining
ton.
The festival given by the Sodality q
ST. Peters Church was a success.
John Wright spralned his arm yester
day.
: William ALE has a new naptha launcl
gers from Pennsville to this city.
which NE is using 10 transfer passer
The shirt factory resumed operation
b This morning