Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-08-31
WATER COMPANY
SOON TO OPERATE
Mains Are Laid and Pumps
Connected and Ready
for Use
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TO OPEN
Special to The Evenlng Journal

Special to The Evening Journal
New Castle. Aug. -workmen engaged
in erecting the stand pipe for the Della
ware Water improvement Company have
reached height of s twenty-five feet and
the work has progressed successfully.
There has been placed in position fifteen
sections of plates each of which Is five
feet in width. Tomorrow the company is
supposed to have its plant ia operation
and be ready to supply the city with
water An mains have been laid aud
general test OF them as well as the fire
MIGRANTS, it is expected. win be made. As
the water tower win not be completed for
some time the water will be forced
through the is, II. TO- s. and 6-inch pipes
by means OF powerful pumps Tho open
ings at the three-way plugs are four and
Two and one-half inches and with a pres
sure OF fifteen pounds a sufficient force
can be obtained to throw stream Of
water over the highest building In the
city With the present electric light COM
pany the Improvement Company has
made arrangements whereby the city win
be lighted with arc lights by the former
company until the new concern can put
its electric plant in working order. A
number OF new lamps was installed
throughout tho city yesterday and Sow
eral sections which have been in dark
ness for some time were Illuminated.
TO OPERATE NEW EXCHANGE.
Beginning tomorrow the ID. & A. Telo-
graph and Telephone Company will oper-
ate its new exchange in the building
street below Second street The exchange
will be open night and day and am up
to-late telephone system win be lnaugu-
rated The cost Of installing new cables.
wires, poles, etc, is said 20 have been
about $1,000
DIED IN CHESTER HOSPITAL
Jefferson Williams, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George williams Of this city, died yes
terday IN the Chester Hospital at Chester
where he had gone to undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis Mr.. williams. who
was about forty years of age, lived IN
New Castle for many years but at the
time of death his home was in Boothwyn,
Pa No arrangements for the funeral
have yet been made.
RAIN CHECKS" SAID CONDUCTOR.
Much amusement and occasionally some
contention is caused on tho local trolley
line by the system whereby slips are is
sued for return fares between Rose Hin
and the Z. and r. Junction and vice
versa. Yesterday conductor handed one
of these slips 10 passenger who remark
ed 70 him. whats this good fory'
"Rain check" answered the collector OF
nickeis as he passed along the running
board Later he explained tho mean
ing OF his remark and tho passenger
laughed heartily.
RROWNTOwN VS.. NEW CASTLE.
AS Manager John p Murphy. of the
New Castle Baseball Club was unable to
obtain an attraction for Saturday he has
signed with the Rrowntown of Whining
ton. for a game 10 be played Monday
afternoon. play Ball" will be called az
$50 O'Clock and an interesting game is
looked forward TO.
BOAT YARD is BUSY.
Much work is being done at the boat
yards OF W. H. Beebe and Son, and a
busy season is looked forward 20. Mr..
Bcehe is installing four-horse power
engine in Kirby's boat and viii launch
the latter on Saturday. Yesterday a com
tract was signed TO construct si-foot
launch and another OF 30 feet I'm length.
personal.
James b. Brady is entertaining his
cousin. Mrs. John Malone, and her chill
dren. Miss Marguerite, John and Harry
Malone OF Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce and Miss
Anna spotswood, have returned from an
extended European trip, part Of which
was spent ia Palestine and the Holy