Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-30
5gEW CASTLE.

Special Correspondence of iiazette and JournR
New CASTLE, Oct. 27.-The shareholders
of the New Castle Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION held IL special meeting in the
town hall on Saturday evening to hear the
report of the board of directors and audit
ing committee, Henry Foster acted as
chairman and james Van Arsdalen secre-
tary. The directors reported that it would
require $500 to wind up the affairs of the
association which has been in existence 10
years and six months. The total amount
due the loan is 1880, which the attorney.
John II. Rodney, Esq, was authorized to
collect. motion to suspend assessments
on the members until Mr.. Rodney reports
was adopted and the meeting adjourned to
reconvene Mt the call of the board of
| directors.
Lewis H. List, who was pardoned on
Friday night, was released from Jail at s
O'Clock Saturday night. During Ills eight
years Of confinement List has suffered ex-
IRENE mental agony and several times his
life has been derpaired of, He was the
second longest term man in the mil, being
exceeded only by Jeremiah Harrigan, who
has been there 10 years.
a petition is being circulated and numer-
ollsly signed asking Governor Biggs to
| pardon Lewis johnson, colored now an
inmate of the New Castle Jail johnson
was tried and convicted of murder in the
second degree ut the November term of
court in 1884, for the killing Of James War
rington, colored at Middletown. He was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life. John
son has not been locked up for three or
four years; he is allowed to run at large
doing errands for the sheriff
). Stanley Palmer, prisoner in the New
Castle Jail, the inventor of the Catch On"
puzzle, has invented another similar con
trlvance called the Three Leaves of Sham
rock" which promises to be worth TO him
a considerable sum.
The yacht Picnic, which was blown
ashore in Thursday nights gale, is not so
badly damaged as was at first supposed.
Col. John J. Gormley has Withdrawn
from the field as an independent candidate
for legislative hunors. The colonel is n
straightout Democrat, and, it is said, will
support the ticket.
james Garlin on Saturday night slipped
on the pavement and broke his right knee
cap.
William Pyle, the veteran engineer on
the New Castle shitter No. 70, has been in
the employ of the r., w. a. i. Railroad
Company "a years last Friday.
Martin Leonard, for many years proprie-
tor Of the Dobbinsyille Hotel and who was
refused license at the last term Of court,
has rented q house and will removethcreto |
as soon as his wife, who has been seriously |
u, has recovered sufficiently. John G. |
Weldon, who is an applicant for liquor |
license, will occupy the hostelry vacated |
by Mir. Leonard.
Captain Evan s. Watson Post, No. 5, G..
A, r. will give an oyster lunch in the old |
court house on saturday evening, Novem-
Der lst Delegations from Posts Nos. !, 2, |
IL and q of Wilmington will be present.
The Rev Father Brady of ST.. Peters r. |
G, Church stated at both masses yesterday
that the payment Of the last 81 900 due ON
the church had been made. Both the
church and parochial residence are now
free from debt.
New CASTLE, Oct 29.--Charles Hughes,
one Of the Delaware Iron Company's
shifting crew, caught his arm between two
jumpers yesterday morning and the mem
Der was, broken. He was removed to the
pennsylvania Hospital at Philadelphia
last night and it is said that the arm will
have TO be amputated at the elbow.
The stockholders of the New Castle
Library Association will meet to-day and
open bids for the erection of the handsome
eide whether to begin work on the struc-
ture now, or not until spring.
Messrs. Stewart, Ferris, Wilson and
Riley We're the only members Of the Board
Of Education that put in appearance for
the regular monthly meeting of that body
LAST night. The other members could not
be found and as it was supposed they were
engaged in political work, it was decided
TO sijourn until the election was over.
Engine No. 10 was thrown from the
track by the spreading of the rails on the
Battery yesterday afternoon. Her cylinder
head was broken and the track torn UP
for Short distance. After delay of two
hours shilter No, 2came to the big engines
assistance and pulled her ON the rails with
but little effort The damage caused by
the accident was soon repaired by force
Of workmen.
DR.. W. b. kuntz removed to his hand
some new residence on Orange street yes
erday.
Tho Two Chronic Kickersu will give
he masked ball in the H. of z. Hall on
Halloween, and not the Orion Club us be-
Iore stated.
The Rev. NJ. ]. Parker of Chestertown,
Nd, lectured interestingly on Home and
before i large audience at
he Mt. Salem NJ Il. Church last evening.
John Glymer, the flagman at the Della
ware street crossing OF the r., w. q i.
abroad cutoff, was taken suddenly ill
With hemorrhages while at work yesterday
md had to be removed to his home. He
S reported as much better this morning.
Mayor Hanson has stationed an officer
n the post-oifice to preserve order during
he distribution pf the nyeninu mails