Evening journal., 1905-09-21
WATER COMPANY
SUPPLIES LIGHTS
Is Now Furnishing Consu-
mers With Incandescent
Lamps
REPAIRS 70 WIRES NECESSARY
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Special 10 The Evenins journal
New castle. sept I.-The Delaware /
wnfer Improvement Company has taken /
ovrr IRON, tho wilmington. New Castle
nnd southern Railway Company the i"f-
,dsh,nc of ineandesccnt lamps 10 con-
sumers in the city and has now iuh
,.h.,oe ~ that branch OF the city's llght-
ing.
.rhe formal translcr WAS made ycster-
dav. shc new company furnishing power
last nirht lrom the 0ynamos in iis power
house THE machines were given a test
Yesterday afternoon but last nisht some
d,ncnltv was experienced AT the places
,yb.ro me wires came in contact with
limbs OF ticcs and Il was necessary 70 re-
insuiate thcm one tree on Delaware
street west OF Fourth became @ conaue'3l
owing 20 the heavy rain OF yesterday ava
several persons received slight shocks py
coming In contact with the truak. The re-
insuiatine me wires was done by Chiei
Electrician Walter McCiennahan' VINO
has chatSo ol the system. White the Woik
was eoiug on it was necessary 10 cN'
down the power on certain portions OF
the cisy and Tor some time the incand-s-
cent lamps we're dim. Pre- ideut Aeaaer
OF the new company was in New Castle
yesterday and Inspected the plant Mf'
Scacor expressed Dis pleasure at the man-
nor ihe work WAS being carried on aha
promises an up-to-dlte system OK p'tn
water and hght when everything Is work.
ins smoothly al present there are aoout
H0 incandescent lights Ga use. the cost
of which is one cent per nisht per lamG
whether they are burned or not In places
where they are Installed. The new com
pany. however. win operate meter sys
tenn.
Workmon yesterday renewed the SUPPL
Pipe n the stand pipe the nanfc Ca whic
%. okc steel piping instead of iron VIII b
rscd An eisht-inch pipe line as TO b
laid as far as Landcrs avenue and Il
not improbable that Farnhurst viii
supplied with water by the company
THUMB BADLY LAcFRArED.
John A. Finley, a passenger agent
the IT,. B. & w. railroad yesterday h'
his thumb badly lacorated by elas
Finley was placing new pane Of gla
in a window OF tho station whel II hrol
severely injurms him.
COLONEL Balm TO LECTURE
In the Methodist Church ON Frid
evening next week Colonel Balm OF ko
tucky will deliver lecture under
auspices Of the local w. c. r.. Il. Color
Balm is an able speaker and large
tendance is looked forward to
FOR BENEFIT OF PLAYERS.
Much interest IS being taken In
benefit game Of baseball which VIII
PLAYED on saturday afternoon betw'
the local club and the N-Brandyw
TENN of wilmington. Tickets TO the gra
stand viii be twenty-five cents with
reduction in favor OF women oocupal
Of the seats.
NO WORD or CORNISH.
Local authorities have received no VI
of the whereabouts of Jerry coni
coiored. who is wanted for shooting y
liam Roy also colored some days a
Mayor Royd has sent out circulars to
authorities of nearby cities describing
negro but as they bear no picture OF
nish there IS but little hope Of CON
up with him through their medium.
OLD "pINAHr PLAYED OUT
While weldon vining, rural mail
rier was going over his route yestei
afternoon the mare he was driving
out near the residence OF Howard
rett on the Delaware city road an'
was obliged 60 put her in Mr. Carr
pasture field for rccuperation. The an
is owned by the Rev. Coleman paste
Mt. salem colorcd church and Is ki
by the name Of ~Dnah,' Mr. "
hitched his buggy TO a wagon of
mineton firm which was coming TO
New Castle and was towod home.
MUNsEN PAID HIS FINE.
Frank Munscn, colored, is free