Evening journal., 1890-09-01
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS.
SAMUEL SILVER, A PROMINENT
CITIZEN, DIES At CAPE MAY.

Ban-succtesfuI Festival
Special Correspondence EVENING JosREAI.
NEW CASTLE, Sept 1.-Yestorday waB
a busy day for the local sporting men
aud gunners, Notwithstanding the fact
that it was Sunday. Every hunter Of
the festive bird spent the day, or part of
It, at least. in cleaning and rubbing up
his gun and boat. Several parties left
in boats IN the afternoon for points
along the river shore whence they began
their seige on the coveted creatures 81
dsybreak this morning sloops aud
yachts with prominent Phiadelphians
on board ploughed down the river ali
day for points near Reedy Island and
Fort Della ware. At dawn this morning
reports Of guns could be heard from
north and south and the day was ush-
! cred in with as much powder and noise
as 1.-THE Glorious Fourth" The tooth
some little birds are in great demand to-
day. and the professional gunners will
have ali they can do 20 supply the want.
just what price will be received will not
be known until the quality Of the birds
is ascertained.
Mrs Sarah Winters, well known
woman 6S years Of age. died st the resi-
dence Of John Hamilton on Union street,
on Saturday, after'a long illness Mrs.
Winters had lived here for a number Of
years, and her husband Benjamin Vim
ters, prominent Odd Fellow was buried
in Emmanuel churchyard about 30 years
ago. She owns large amount of real
estate and has a great deal of money in
vested, but there is said to be no living
heir to the money. Her funeral will
take place this afternoon, services in In
manuel Church
The large delegation of New Castle
people that accompanied the local base
ball club to Wilmington on Saturday,
where 1t crossed bats with the Ponies at
| Union Street Park, returned home in the
evening. jubliant at the clubs success
although the latter was somewhat en-
shrouded in doubt Manager Whiteiock
will endeavor TO get the strong ThurloH
team here on Saturday, when great
game may be expected. There will DO no
games during the week, while the VII.
mington Fair is in progress. Shelley
the Wilmington amateur pitcher has
signed with the club
Contractor McLane, of New York, who
has the big contract for putting in the
jetty at Firms Point, in the river below
this city, will begin work in full force
this week, and intends to complete it be-
fore the winter season sets in. The job
will cost the government abo 1T $40 600,
and 2 800 piling VIII have to be driven
and II, 600 tons of stone sunk The work
will take several months of constant
labor, but the work of driving the piling
is now well under way.
The family of Barrett P. Conner, which
Is stricken with typhoid fever and Was
1 ID 20 Oh g.
town, ON Saturday last, with the hopes
that the country air would revive the
sick ones, is now comfortably situated
and all are improving except Mrs Con-
neg, who, it is feared, has had a relapse
} The third animal musical festival OF
the Hushebeck Orchestra closed in the
Opera House on Saturday night with q
large attendance. The occasion has
been decidedly successful and the pro
ceeds were large.
i The trustees OF the Market Square
have Just completed extensive repairs t.
| the interior, Railways and eupola of this
, old Court House. The hallway leading
to the Jury and grand jury rooms has
been Thoroughly cleaned, and the wall:
have been whitewashed.
, The Truitt brothers, Allison and Georg,
r., have established brick-yard on tn,
land recently purchased by them on the
Button woods property above this city
Messrs. Truitt will soon begin the cree.
, ton of fine residence there, also.
D The ancient brick building. on Della.
} ware street above Vine, which has fo
many years been occupied by the New
Castle Gas and Water Company as al
/ Office. is being torn down, and seyera
0 new Residences will be erected on its site
0 Yesterday practically ended the Sun
Y day excursion season on the DelRwar
y river and bay, and it has been a yer,
G fruitful one throughout. About TO-
y persons came down from philadelphia o.
o the steamer Thomas Clyde to this cit,
{ yesterday. ana about fifty went down til
d bsy from this city on hire Severa
= hundred colOred people from this city an
$ the surrounding country for many mile
e around went to Wilmington yesterday {
e attend Big Quarterly there, The train
e running from here were filed to thei
4 utmost capacity. The steamer Maio
9 Raybold carried large delegation, bu
Q most Of them went in carriages, hacks an
e farm wagons.
d The Sunday school Of Union A. NJ I
7 Church held picnic on the Battery o
d Saturday afternoon and festival in Ii
d evening A band stand aud refresbmel
re stands were erected early III the day an
e in the afternoon the Mount Vernon Ban
paraded the streets in full uniform
The community was greatly shoekt
a. yesterday morning by telegram statir
or that Samuel Silver 3 prominent AZ
b wealthy citizen Of this hundred, hs
ic died suddenly at Cape May, N Abe
ar Il Silver left his home at Red Lion in
" medigtely on receiving the despatch Z,
4 Cape May, via the p. & R Railroad. b
4, little credence was give. the report
~ first by Mr. Silvel's many friends in th
Of city, but at so o'clock Undertake
AZ Clewell received telegram asking hi
Z. to meet the body az the B g. o depo
he Wilmington, az II o'clock that nigh
Of and take charge Of the remains Tn
s. he did, and the remains were taken
I'd the deceased's late home at Red Ii,
ID village early this corning.
ne Mr.. Silver was born in this hundr
2. about the year 1915, and was thu third
40 a family OF FIVE sons. His ia her "
r Squire William Silver. who at one tin
1y owned an immense tract OF land, arOul
nj aud on which the village is now situate
on Early in life Mr.. Silver began TO take
ar lively interest in political Affairs. and
BY few years after reaching his majority
rs became an active Republican. althouI
y in these views he differed from eve
nd other member OF mis- fathers famil
ne BE was elected Levy Cou
an Commissioner from this hundr
70 IN 1850 yghera he soon becaup Drominp