Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10
METZ CASTLE.
New nuilaing. for ahe model Farm.

New Buiidings for the Model Farm.
a serious Egunnway Accident, &c.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
New CASTLE, Sept. Alt the adj
journed meeting of the trustees of New
Castle commons, last evening, IL was
decided TO rebuild the granary and stables
lately burned on the Model farm, at IA
cost not TO exceed 81 300 The plans
aud specifications will be submitted to all
builders and contractors, aid due notice
will be given when and where Messrs.
Clark, Herbert and Mnhoney, the com-
mittee, may be seen. The bids Will be
opened i'll the presence of the bidders
md the contrnct awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder.
A serious and almost fatal runaway oc-
CURED here yesterday afternoon. As
John Marcy and wife were driving into
this city about o'clock, and when they
had reached Union and Delaware streets,
the horse attached to the carriage, be-
coming frightened ut some object lying
in the street, suddenly reared and
wheeled around, upsetting the car
riage and throwing Mr.. aud Mrs.
Marcy out The horse was stopped
by the carriage being entangled on post
at Eagle's meat store, when turning the
corner into Union street. The carriage
was badly shattered. Mr.. Marcy escaped
with few slight cuts and bruises, but
Mrs. Marcy was more unfortunate, her
hip being misplaced, and she being
otherwise badly bruised and shaken
up. The accident was most
serious one to Mrs. Marcy as she is quite
aged. The injured ones were taken to
tl,aff bn1s1a I'D i xUl
! David Stewart, with the assistance of Mr..
Marcy's family physician proceeded to
set the misplaced member.
New CASTLE, Sept. 7.-On Saturday
evening, Department Commander j. S.
Luxembourg, Assistant Adiutant. General
]. S. Wheeler, Assistant Quartermaster j.
| s. Booth and Captain johnson of SInyth
Post, No. /. ell of Wilmington, and
| Department Inspector ,lames A. Price,
paid d. b. Birnie Post, No. IL, &. A. R.,
visit of inspection. The Wilmington
! visitors came i'll II carriage and remained
| with the post until II o'clock, when they
left for home. A like visit will be paid
| Watson Post, No. 5, on Saturday evening
next.
The large gear wheel driving the
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| ingmil of the Delaware iron works, broke
about 4.30 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
| The furnace. which is used i'll the manu-
facture of large pipe, will be shut down
during the present week in consequence.
| The steamer Thomas Clyde made her
last Sunday trip of the season to Wood
land Beach, yesterday About 80 persons
went from this place.
| The roof of tile boiler room Of Shaw's
cotton mill is being torn oil and will be
replaced by new one
The colored folks of Zion NJ. r. Church
held grand rally at . o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the object of the meeting be
ing the completion of the liquidation of
the church debt. The Rev. Thomas L.
Terry, preached the colofed folks stir
ring sermon, taking us text Psalms
Xo, /.
New CASTLE, Sept. .. The quarterly
conference of the Methodist Church was
held ON Monday the Rev. Charles
Hill presiding. The regular routine
of church business was transacted.
| A new tin roof is being PIT on the
boiler rooms at Shaw's cotton mills, and
new bottoms are being put in one set OF
the boilers.
George Frazer of this place, and q
graduate in the class Of 'S5 of Amenif
Institute, Armenia, N. Y, has received N
appointment to the position of principa
OF the graded school of Millerto~i, New
York, {. position which he will undoubt
eddy fill with credit to himself and to th'
benefit of the pupils under his charge.