Evening journal., 1905-07-22
WORK At NEW
WATER WORKS
Engine Arrives md Dyna-
mos and Pumps Expected
Soon
NEARLY ALL MAINS ARE LAID
$50 to ID ENenIng I0nrnal

Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle. July 22--work on the power
house for the Delaware water Improve
ment Company IS rapidly nearing COM
pleiion and IN few days the outside
work will have been finished.
over half OF the roof has been slated
and the big stack four feet in diameter
has been set in place one Of the i5o-horse
power scottdale-C -Corliss engines has ar
rived and has been set up in the building
and the other Is expected in few days.
There viii be two dynamos, one Of l5
x. W. and another Of 100 *. w. Tho
pumps viii be Of 100000 gallon capacity
each
Today workmcn completed the laying
or the cobhles ln North Third street be-
tween Harmony aud Delaware streets
and the cobblne OF an the other streets
viii be finished next week Mains have
been placed under the railroad tracks ia
South Fourth street and It Is expected
that the piping throughout the city will
be Finished in q few days The work Of
erecting the stand pipe viii begin In a
few days ond indications point that the
plant viii be IN operation within contract
time.
EDWARD INGRAM ROGERS BURIED.
As the setting sun cast It's last rays
over The graves in tho Glebe Cemetery
the body OF Edward ingram Rogers was
laid In its last resting place last evening
shortly after o'clock. The ceremonies
attending the hurpl were brief and in-
torment was strictly private. The remains
enoased Ia q black cloth covered caslet
was removed from the undertaking. rooms
of Charles IT. Clowell. where It had lain
since death. yesterday morning and taken
20 the home Of j. Hurry Rogers. Shortly
before the hour of burial tho Rev r. "
Campbell, pastor of ST. Peters R. c..
Church. accompanied hy am acolyte drove
20 ,he house and said final prayers for
the repose Of the dead. Father Campbell
WAS then driven to the parish house and
did not accompany tho body to- the grave
Those IN attendance at the burial were
the father Of the dead man. his two Sis
ters and his cousin T.. T.. Rogers. In the
cemetery however was gathered a large
number Of friends Of the deceased who
saw the body lowered into the grave. The
carriers were William Hushebeck. John
Atkison. Wilbur Meredith and Morris Nc
Dowell
HOLCOMB FARM RENTED.
Fred Baldt Of the Baidt steel Castings
Company has rented the Louise Rodney
Holcomb farm and viii move 10 50 IN q
few days. Mr.. Baldt will tenant the farm
unth September and possibly longer. Tho
dwelling on tho property has been thor
oughiy ovcrhauled
RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE
{. Ferris Jemison was inducied into th,
first degree of the X. of =. last evenine
at tho rooms OF Adclphla Lodge. No 3
Another candidate received tho second de-
gree last evening.
R1DGELY DEFEATED sEAFORD.
Charles countiss. Eugene Chase and
Robert NeWlovc went 10 Seaford yester-
day whore they played with the team of
that place against the Rideely club with
the result that the latter was victorious
by "a score % to l. The defeat Of Sea-
ford was due 20 errors on The part OF its
players. The score by innings follows;
Seaford. ...-.........i 0ooO0O00-- G :
Ridgcly. .... .......000o1 92o0-5 q
Batteries seaiord. Queen and siirlith.
Ridsciy. Benson and Smith, umpire Davis
Today Countss and Nowlove will be the
battery FOR Pennsviiie against Salem IN
the latter place Salem yesterday played
against Woodstown and defeated Il by a
score Of s toA