Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
NEW CASTLE.

this department IS soon 90 completed, and |
the machinery placed in. A number OF
extra hands will be given employ mont.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES j. l. Boyle OF
Go. II. received lis dress cont last night |
from Captain Morgan Of II Co., Sixty |
ninth Regiment, New York. The coat |
was lost or stolen from Sergeant Boyle |
willis in that city during the Centennial,
and recovered with some difficulty by
Captain Morgan.
The yacht Arthur, with party from
Philadelphia on board, stopped here last
evening, on her way down tho bay for u
Week's oruiae.
Two suspicious looking characters were
arrested on Market street last evening by
Officer Williams, and lodged in jail over
night.
Thsee officials Of the American Steam
shin Company came ashore here from the
Ohio, which passed out yesterday morn.
ing. After visiting different points of in
terest In town they left for Philadelphia.
NEW CAsTLE, May IA The long talked
Of game between the Bon Tons and the
Never Sweat mines, which are composed
of business men and clerks, Game OF
yesterday on the Battery and was wit.
messed by large crowd. The Never
Sweass won the game by heavy batting
and errors on the part Of the BON Tons
BIZ a score of Al to 80. Hanf, the Bon
Tons pitcher, was knocked out Of the
box in the fourth inning, and TOman
was substituted, but he also was hill hard.
Smith and wiimot, the Never Swests'
battery, proved very effective. Warden
james J. Toner umpired the game to the
satisfaction Of all.
George Brown, an ernpioye OF the Will
liam Lea Il Sons' Company, had his hand
badly cut while unloading barrels from
car at the old engine house on tho Battery
yesterday.
pyle and Seeds OF the Wilmington
Wheel Club, rode 10 this city lest night.
Seeds made the run from Market street
bridge to New Castle in 26 minutes on
Springfield roadster. Pyle made 1t in 80
minutes on safety.
New CASTLE, May 25.-Instead OF making
an excursion on the river this year the
| Methodist Sunday-school will picnic at
| Brandywine Springs on June 9Th. The
| trip to and from the springs will be made
| IN farm wagons.
The Delaware City NJ. e. sunday.sehool
| will give It's annual excursion TO Beverly
Park, N. j., on the steamer Clyde ON June
| TIN. The boat will stop here on both the
| up and down trtps.
| A valuable colt belonging to Mrs. Il. W.
| CLARK, was struck by the north bound pas.
senger train No. 80, below Lea'e mill yester.
day morning ard injured 80 badly that 1t
4 had to be killed. Another horse was also
somewhat injured, but 1t will rGc1yBr. The
| horses had broken down fence In an ad-
Joining field, aud wandered out on the rail-
road track when the accident happened.
NEW CASTLE, May 26.--work on the
new annex to the New Castle wooden
mills was commenced on Saturday. The
additional building will extend from the
dye house to the picker room and will be
two stories in hight. A new story will
also be erected over the east end Of the
dye house. The repairs will occupy about
two weeks time, during which the mills
will be closed.
The william Lea & Sons Company'B
grain elevator on Delaware Htrest wharf,
have been closed for the season. Since
the LIST of March last, nearly ESQ, 600
bushels of Delaware corn have been
shipped from here BY weasel TO New Eng.
land ports.
Warden Toner received on Saturday,
from Wilmington, bushel OF plug to-
baoco to be distributed among the pris-
oners. The card on the bag read,
From one who has been there"
The Riverside Club lis making active
preparations for Its annual Fourth OF
| July trip. The members have purchased
new uniforms, and have hired the aloop
George W. Biddle, which will take them
up the river as far as Burlington and
return. They will be gone for week.
The Glover Club will encamp at Red
Bank, N. j., for the week commencing
} June 30th.
/ The members Of Watson Post. GAR,
decorated the graves OF the deceased sol.
diers with flags and flowers in the differ
ent cemeteries yesterday.
The battery is thing Of the past.
} What once might have been converted
into beautiful park or grove Is nov
, nothing more than yard for tbs storage
of freight cars. The place Is completely
4 | ont up with railroad tracks, and is Btrewr
, from one end to the other with cars. Ths
' benches and seats, which have long beer
in dilspidated condition are fast disap.
pearing, the victims OF the wood gatherer
J most OF the shade trees have been blown
! 4 down by the wind, and what few remain
are rapidly .otting away.
NEW CASTLE May 2s.--Oaptsin q. 8.
Watson Post, No. S, G.. A. r., has made
: extensive preparations for observing Me
, mortal Day. The post will meet ct III
headquarters, in the town hall, OF $50 o.
! m. Tbs line of parade will form at
| O'Clock at the CORNER Of Delaware and
!, Market streets, and proceed to the diff.
. feFent cemeteries, where the graves will
ba decorated and saluteE fred over the
graves Of the departed veterans. The
kevs. Mr.. Mayors, W. 2. Patterson and
! C. Il. Hubbard, will deliver addresses IL
thhis respective church. yards. After
having performed the G. A. r, cere.
! monies the parade will be dismissed il
front Of the old court house, where Q
lunch Will be provided for the partici
pants by the ladies OF tine W. O. T. U,
: Besides Watson Post and its drum corps,
! Seminole Oornet Band and Company n,
: n G. D., and several societies will par.
ticipate in the procession. In the after
!, noon, they will go to Wilmington and
i take part in the exercises there.
About 20 car loads OF empty berry
? crates arrived here yesterday from jersey
: City to ba assorted for points on tn,
: Pepinsuia. The work is done annually
1 on the battery and gives employment Il
I q largo forca OF men. James III. Wise
!. Dr., appointments the assorting.
i Edward F. Wilmot, has purchased I
. new house on Orange street, and will re
I side there after the wedding next month
. with his bride.
) EHw CASTLE, May 29.--The seeont
0 election 'or two members Of the trustees
of the New Castle commons to fill thu
u vacancies caused by the deaths Of Elme
! W. CLARK and William +. Lane, tool
o place Yesterday and resulted In a choice