Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
NEW CASTLE.


Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
NEW CASTLE, April 3.-The trustees Of
the commons held special meeting on
Tuesday night. Bill were passed IS
follows: J. T. & L. E. Rliason, lumber for
school green fence $l1.S New Castle
Gas Company, for city hall, % 80; Robert
R. Morrison, gate posts, $20; Edward W.
Handy, roofing for old court house,
$l13 Is; William Bsssex, ditohine s12 AZ;
kdwa R. Milford, plastering, IS Alfred
II. Lupton, lime and bricks, $16 43
L. E Elisson, repairs to clock, $3.50;
William H, Jefferson & Company, posts
and rails, $i70.37 Samuel P. Truss,
posts and rails, 20 80.
Considerable comment has been made
upon the recent appointment by the trus-
tees OF An overseer of the commons farms
at a salary OF $500 year. In conse.
quenoe OF which J. 7. EiiasoD, the
appointed oyerseer, on Tuesday evening
rendered the board his resignation Of
that office. The resignation was received
and accepted by the board without dis
senting vote.
New CASTLE, April 7.-Grest Saohem
| George X. Temple, Great Guard of the
Wigwsm David M. Csstlow, and Past
Ssohem b. p. Conner OF Seminole Tribe.
No. 7, Improved o. r. NJ, this place,
visited Andastaoka Tribe, No. IA OF New
port, on Saturday night, and while there
raised the chiefs of that tribe to their
eotive positions. G. s. Temple will
raise the chiefs Of Minqua and Hopocko
hacking tribes Of Wilmington, this
evening.
| Five Of the crew Of Philadelphia
oyster boat came ashore yesterday and
soon got drunk. While three of them
we're returning to their vessel, in a small
bDag, they got into a fight and upset
themselves into the river. Two OF them
swan to the vessel while one of them
pc ched himself upon the bottom of tine
upturned boat, from which he WAS taken
by crew from the dock.
A serious runaway took place yesterday
afternoon. A gray horse, drawing
email one.seated carriage dashed into
town from the direction Of Wilmington,
ran down Vine street to the railroad and
| then up Pearl street. While turning the
corner OF Pearl and Delaware streets
one al the front wheels OF the
carriage came off, throwing the
occupants of the vehicle, two boys
| probably IL or Is years Of age, int, the
street. The horse ren to the steamboat
wharf where be was stopped. The boys,
who were both intoxicated, we're oOn-
siderably bruised and oue of them had
his hands badly out by the fall. A pair
OF wheels was procured to replace the
broken ones and the boys took their way
to Wilmington.
Alexander Hutehison, colored man of
perhaps TO years, Tor many years hand
on the farm OF George White, was buried
at Zion NJ. Il. Church yesterday after
noon.
NRw CASTLE, April S.-dreat Sschem
George K Temple Of Improved o. r. Nj
this place. in company with two or three
other members of the same tribe, went to
Wilmington and while there raised the
chiefs. eleot Of Minqus and Hcpockohack-
ing tribes OF Ihs. place to their rsspec-
tive positions.
| Shs~'s cotton mills are being covered
with new roofing OF pitch and gravel.
TIL. carpenters have completed the roof
oil kuORiee' mill sud are flushing up the
inner woodwork. Machinery will be put
up 30 toor IS the floors are in condition.
General D. h Brney Post No. H. q.
A. R., have inst ette'ed their flag staff
newly painted and mounted by
handsome new truck
| About 20 acres Ut oak ard hickory
timber on the estate Of tho late Benjsmin
5. BNotht il offered for safe on Thursday,
the l7th inst. Sale to take place at the
jefferson House, this city.
New CASTLE, April 9--Mrs. Frank
2. Richardson. in company with her
mother, Mira. Elmer W, Clark, and her
two children, left Nav Castle yesterday
to join her husband, in Minneapolis,
Mimi.
TIE schooner Il & l. Oakley cleared
yesterday afternoon with cargo Of corn
consigned by the William Lea & Sons
Co D., 10 New Bedford, Macs
The Metropolitan bs6e bail clnb com
posed Of young men Of about 20 years,
will meet this evening to orgsDzs and
= elect officers.
Two cara Of machinery for Knowles
! woolen mill arrived this uorn!Rg.
Justice If the Peace White, at 3 o'clock
} yesterday afternoon heard the case or D.
/ A CLARK, general agent Tor the Agrioul-
\ lural Insurance Company of WATERFOWL,
! N, Y vs.. q number Of farmers Of this
, vicinity and the vicinity Of Red Lion,
, the salt OF Mr., CLARK being tor money dus
4 on three years. insurance policies taken
, ont by said farmers. The notg-
W1Te taken by the late
. local agent, l. II. Fols, deceased, for ths
= amounts dne, in the cases OF EdNard
: DowDey, $ J. Mccall, John NJ Collins,
John Ii. Emory srd b W. Hutchinson
| we're urOduopd ard Zach testifad IN hi.