Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-19
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN
TOWNS OF THE STATE



Special to the Evening Journal
Dover Feb. Weekly sittings Of
a trump" legislature are being held
at the Wilmington Conference Acad-
lemy, under the auspices of the Scott
Literary Society. over half a dozen
NEW members were admitted at the last
Injecting night, so that when the time
lcame to vote for the vacancies now ex-
listing in the Senate from Delaware, u.
is. c. Welsh, 03, obtained twenty-five
Votes. the combined s,renguh Of the Re-
lpublicans and the Democrats. while
Herbert Greens Cochran. o. The choice
lof the "PrOhibs.' received sixteen, Thus
lelecting Welsh for the long term.
lGrOver Cleveland Parvis, the Demo-
lcratic nominee. was then elected to I'LL
the short term vacancy without OppO-
.stion, the Prohibitionists not voting.
Among the visitors who seemed 70
thoroughly enjoy the proceedings were
Dr. O. S. Baker, presiding elder of the
Dover district and Dr. Alfred SMITH.
pastor of Wesley NJ Il. Church AT
the close of the discussion each of
these gentlemen was called upon for a
speech. Dr. Baker spoke very felici-
ltOusly of the benefits occurring from
participation in The debates while DR..
} lSmith-as might have been anticipated
viewed as prophetic the fact that the
2 Republicans and the Democrats were
! compelled TO unite in order 10 defeat
1.-THE Prohibitionists.
Philadelphia and Delaware passen-
! lgers on the Cape Charles and Norfolk
! TRAINS spent mortal hours snOw-bound
yesterday down the Delaware railroad
J The storm, which left from nine inches
TO two feet of snow on the Delaware
Peninsula, was managed in great shape
, by The Delaware division of THE Penn
, lsylvania railroad, and very few trains
lwere delayed. Yesterday, however. af
ter the snow had frozen and hardened
/, q violent wind filled a cut between Do
ven and Wyoming where four trains
principally the "Norfolks" and through
freights, became snOw-bound. Mean
! time. all THE branch roads were effec
tually blocked by snow, and the PENN
i sula towns were cut off from the out
7. side world The northbound Norfoll
train was caught at Eden, below
Princess Anne There was no serlou
Injury done during the day. and toda.
it is believed the tracks are being KEEP
. clear
"Why. Mr. President, the last fire WI
I had in Dover-that at the wreck of th'
5 passenger and freight trains at the fai
p grounds-some Of us were in full dres
J. suits, talking to some of the prettles
t girls in the State. but we ran out init
, THE night and fought the fire, just thu
3 same
Thus spoke II. Ridgely Harrington
a a well-knOwn young society man o
a Dover. who is also chairman of TIL
( Robbins Hose Company's committee T.
o procure new equipments for the fire
y lhouse. Mr.. Harrington was address
ling the special meeting of Council an
confronting Acting President Williar
lM Hazel Mr. Harrington and r. I
simmons appeared before Council 70
the second time. and his speech Thai
thine not only got for the hose compan
the 500 feet of hose it wanted bu
q three reducers were thrown in MI
Harrington also showed Council tina
g the present equipments of the fire com
nantes would be inadequate to figh
e more than one fire at q time, shout
they break out in different parts of ia
a lefty.
o William Culveyhouse & Son have
novelty in the way of a clock in thei
Is window. The clock is an old grand
fathers one, and is 100 years old. 1h
lclOck has wooden wheels. and the hand
n are made of copper wire. The pendt
um is an old sprocket OF a bicycle
IS connected with the works by a wir'
Many people have stopped in at nj
is lCulveyhouse's to see the novelty
The Pennsylvania railroad is havin
Id some excellent views of the variou
J. stations along the Delaware divisio
{. land It's branches taken by Russo
Holmes.
u. Russell Holmes. a photographer, hf
lust completed a photograph Of the oil
lClayton mansion, which yet stands
Ian excellent state of preservation, an
is known as the Ridgely farm, nef
Dover. The descendants Of the Tai
m John NJ Clayton have ordered the pit
., ture.
st James S. Goodwin the well-knOw
mail agent. has ordered a modern tt
lcycle to be built by william Culve,
~ house e. Son. TO carry mail TO and fro
- lpostoffice. The tricycle. is built OF
\ frame of a ladies' wheel having tv
u wheels back instead of one. AT Il
y back there is to be placed n small DO
y, y, in which the mail is to be placed.
~ The Mason Heater Company,
n, Belair O., was incorporated here ye
~ lterday to engage in the manufacture Z
!" furnaces. heaters and ranges. The cap
~ tai stock is 500 000
1t was decided i'm the Supreme Coul
ell Of the Legion of the Red Cross
add an amendment to their charte
which was secured some time ago, nal
ing it a regular company incorporate
IN under the tSate OF Delaware's prote
as tive laws and such a certificate III
On been filed here.
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