Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-18

'N'is thtA gave 4. 1Hhihieg ilNllOu lue
contract TO survey the route OF thel
sewers for $500.
III. Ridgely Harrington and Robert $. |
Simmons, representing the Robbins Hose
Company, showed the Council the neces-
sity Of more hose. They said that should
a fire break ont in different parts of town
at once, the present amount Of hose
would prove insufficient to fight the fire
They also asked for three reducers. The ,
Council voted TO give the company the
hose and the reducers.
The Council also decided to collect n
dog tax the coming year and give it tol
the town library.
The Council concluded 10 send Chief Of
Police Hurd and a corps of laborers
around To each ones house who had not
cleaned off the pavement by noon. after
severe snow storms, to clean it off and
charge il to the occupants.
a. b. Magee, attorney for Council,
drew up an ordinance regarding the
flower plot that is to be donated by theI
Pennsylvania Railroad Company TO the
town. reading that the railroad must dol
an things it has specified. The Council
iias power at an times TO put the street
IN lis natural order again. This flower
Icy road.
The next meeting of the Council is to
be- an important one as there is the free
delivery, some questions regarding the
trolley and TO decide upon complete
sewerage for Dover. President Postles
was sick and unable to attend. William
NJ. Hazel presided in his stead.
Dover is fast becoming town Of
mlnmnmruNhu all l.
down the magnificent State street.-the
State Capitals finest residence section
but he is met ON the one side by Sousa's
band playing 1.-The Invincible Eagle" or
by the Haydn quartet singing kathleen
Mavourneen, or perhaps by big Pat Ne
Cam singing "O'm DOM My Duty to
You" or even Williams and Walker
drawing out, Amt dat a Shame" The
effect is mt once as noisy as the midway
and as enchanting as the Temple Of
Music Mrs. III. A. Richardson has prob
ably the handsomest one in town, and
| Judging from its finish and the richness
of Us tones, the machine must have cost
| equal tu a fine piano. Councilman Alden
| X. Benson also has winner. while the
Rev. r. u. Campbell makes money for
] churches with his. Levi Scott attracts
young couples to his soda fountain with
his, and j. A. Downes sells others with
q fine one that, like Balaams ass. talks
back 60 him. Sheriff Reedy puts his pris-
oner's to sleep nightly with Jesus,
| Lover Of My Soul" boy the Haydn quar-
! tet
The Ever Ready Circle Of King
Daughters, held a most enjoyable meet
ing last night in the residence of Mrs. w.
| T.. Smith. Mr., Smith, who is just con-
! yalescng from three weeks stay at
home. and Lawyer Arley b. Magee, who
happened to drop in, were the only men
in the entire party but managed to have
good time. The society is doing great
work in the line Of charity and is now
planning for more funds for the estab.
nshmcnt OF the home for old folks Of both
sexes which il intends to build upon its
new site, two squares east of the vii.
mingtOn Conference Academy.
| Politicians are watching with much in.
terest the progress of the race between
( Edward Bnker. of Dover, and Riley Mel
vim, of the Seventh district, for the Re
| publican nomination for sheriff Mr.
aielvin has moved from his farm into tn,
town OF FELTON, that he may be near
post office, telegraph and telephone sta
ton to keep i'm touch with the masses
The nomination is almost equivalent {,
an election i'm Kent county, unless the
Regular Republicans refuse to vote fo
any Union candidates.
The Masonic banquet to be given a
the Hotel Richardson next Friday nigh
is to be an elaborate affair because DO
Yer. this year. has the grand master o
the State, George Massey Jones' Reg
ular Republicans, Union Republicans am
Democrats. of both Salisbury and VOL
colt stripe will sit around the fiesta
board. joining hands and hearts IN tn
5 hrotherly love which has made MasOnr,
an irOnhound protector the world over.
is understood that the committee ha
some big surprises planned for the even
ing, including fine Philadelphia orches
ira. OF which Professor Brill will be In
soloist and the Philadelphia Ladies
Quartet DIR. sharpe, proprietor Of tn
b Richardson. has been over in New Yor
Z | for the past two days and il is certai
e that the table will be supplied with som
] delicacies that would tempt king.
\ great mantle OF snow lays over lowe
! Delaware tOLay, tying up the countr
81 roads and the star routes and rural mail,
e II continued 10 snow until late last night
r and while il drifted as ii fell. there wa
d fortunate Interference with its ravage
j in a slight rise in the temperature whic
q softened the snow and made it far NOR
r. wieldy The Delaware division of ia
e Pennsylvania railroad was kept cleare
G SO that trains only ran a few minute
late with the exception of the Delawar
d division express due at Dover at 9.SS
s m., and to reach Philadelphia at noon
n The southern connections of this trai
n held IL below Dover for two hours
u Snow plows and extra forces of sectio
hands We're kept busy at work i'm the dee
r cuts all night and all day. the railroa
T. company proiiting 10y its experience dun
e ing the blizzard OF February. 1893. A
J. Bowers Beach il was learned that Will
the whole section is badly tied up. Their
e Is no damage along the coast or the eas
9 ern section Of the State
To CURE A coin IN ONE DAY
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