Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-09
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Special correspondenceof Gazette and journal.
New CASTLE, April Con Saturday
night about 10. 80 O'Clock, James Williams,
alias James Pete, colored man, was
detected and captured while in the act OF
| robbing the hardware store of Edward L.
Kemp under the opera house. MIR. Kemp
Ind missed various articles from time to
| time and suspected Tint some one entered
the store during the night On Saturday
| night Mr.. Kemp was in the store and had
| fallen asleep when he was aroused by a
noise made by some one in the store. He
| Immediately rushed TO the street
and gave nm alarm. An officer
wns close at lmnd, and search OF the
premises was made. No trace of n bur
glar was seen, and the search WIS about
TO be given up when Williams was found
seereted under pile of lumber in the
cellar of the store. Williams had gained
entrance to the cellar through II CRATE
door in the alley adjoining the post office,
aud thence Ind gotten into the store.
| Williams was mt one time waiter ut the
Jefferson House, but for two or three
years has been doing nothing that would
warrant living. He was locked up to
await hearing before the mayor this
morning.
NEW CASTLE, April THE ball given
Mt the Opera House last evening by d. b.
Birney Post, No. 10, G. A. r., was grand
success financially and socially. Fifty
couples We're on the march. Music was
furnished by f. S. Duncan's orchestra.
John j. Gormley, the floor manager,
/ acted as master of ceremonies. Assistant
floor managers were Alexander B..
Mcbride, Alonza Wright and William
Dillinger. A large number of visitors
from Wilmington were in attendance
Among the guests present were Messrs.
Simmons, Forney and Clark of Naval
Post, No. 400, and j. Little of Post 63 of
Philadelphia Past Department Com
mander Ross of Wilmington, and j. Ban
them of Post l of Wilmington. The
slippers and toilet articles, prizes to be
drawn by the lady and gentleman holding
the lucky numbers were drawn by Michael
Sullivan and Annie Armstrong. The
music and arrangements of the hall were
excellent and the affair passed off without
anything to MARI the perfect pleasure of
the participants.
The sociable Mt the Methodist Church
this evening proved very pleasing affair.
The Sunday school room where the
sociable was held, was filled to its utmost
capacity. Excellent music was furnished,
and some choice readings were given by
Miss Ida Whiteman.
NEW CASTLE, April 8.-City council
met in regular session last evening. The
following bills were ordered paid: New
Castle Gas Company, gas for city lamps
to November 18th, 1884, 1920 j. Il
Eliason & Bro, matches, $2.40; j. L. q
L. E. Eliason, lumber, $23.08; William
H. jefferson & Co., posts and rails
1928. so; E. H. Jemison, carpenter work
$3.50; Samuel p. Truss, coal, $11 l. A
Fols, hauling, $1.35; James b. Ian
caster, repairs to lamps, $40.
The mayors report, showing the re
ceipts of 1880 for fines collected, wal
approved. The city treasurer's report
showing receipts amounting to $3, 725. 66
and expenditures to the amount o
SO, 100. 81, with balance in hand of IS. l;
was ordered to be fled
Proposals for II barge load of she'll
delivered on the streets, were MS follows
william NJ. Pedrick, Al cents per bushel
| i. NJ. Hizar, cents George w. Eckles
4 cents. The contract was awarded L
II
Il Petitions for the position of engineer o
the city fire engine We're read, and lait
over until next regular meeting.
Duplicate receipts from city collection
We're read MS follows On account o
school taxes, $500; on account of cit.
: taxes, $500.
William j. Hunter and James J. Tone
, were appointed judges of the municipal
. election to be held on Tuesday, 18th inst
Adjourned.
: An election for three members of cit
i council, city treasurer and city assesso
! will be held on Tuesday next. TIL
/ Judges have been instructed to allow IL
persons to vote Mt this election unles
0 their city and school taxes have bee
Y paid.
The colored man, James r. Williams
, who was captured while attempting to 70
! Edward I. Kemps store on Saturda
night, has been placed in the cells t,
await trial at the next term of court
/ being unable to secure the $500 bail re
/ quired.