Evening journal., 1890-11-20
FIRE AT 1.-THE HAMsuRe.p
| Large Wheat stack Burned -Firen sn
Save Much Property-Gunuing Party

A Large Wheat stack Burned Firena sn
Save Much Properiy-Gunning Party.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 20.-A large stack
of wheat on the Hamburg farm, fenanted
| by John A. Graham, took fire from a
thresbing engine at 10 yesterday after
1on. and big fire resulted. Owing to
the high wind the fsmes gained great
h ,ad way. and in short time the fire
3uld be seen al over the country About
3 o'clock messengers arrived in the city
requesting immediate assistance from the
city fire department. A company of
6remen from the Lsnape Company, under
command of Assistant Engineer White,
was quickly dispatched to the scene. Six
| strong horses were attached to the com
pany's new Silsby engine. The Lenape
hose carriage was given In charge of
| Fireman McCasson. The run to the fire
a distance of five miles, was made in
thirty eight minutes, and when
/ the department arrived everything
was ready for service large number
of farmers had gathered on the scene by
| this time and everybody turned to" and
battled for hours with the flames, which
were blowing fercely toward the house.
barn and outbuildings, sll of which are
of frame. The fire was gotten under
control by o'clock, but the fremen re-
mained on the premises with the appara.
tus all night ready for service should the
flames burst out at any time. They had
no further trouble, however, and rothiap
was burned but the stack, which was
valued at $100 Among the prominent
citizsns and farmers at the fire were: Elk
Marshal H. H. McMullen, Inspector
William B. Mccoy. County Assessor
James b. Hance, City Assessor William
J Hunter. John H. Emory, Hiett Gra-
ham. D. Barry Wilson. Thomas T. T.
CLARK, William FL. Clark and many
others.
John Gordon, one Of the oldest resi-
dents of I'll is city. and an elder in the
Presbyterian church, received stroke OF
paralysis yesterday ana is now confined
to bed His condition is greatly I'M
proved this morning. and his friends
have stfong hopes of his recovery.
Company q, N. g. d., held full dress
inspection drill in it's armory last night.
and full company participated Prepa
rations are being made for the annual
official inspection, which will be held on
Thursday. December
One of the most successful cunning
parties that has ever gone out from this
city was that which left early on Mon
day morning with the following mem
bers Frank White. John Gears, John
Becker, William Price and William
tiears. The party took few of the best
dogs in this city. and went down to
Hartley, where they boarded at the home
of friend. They returned home last
evening with ffty-fve rabbits, forty five
paTtridges and six woodcocks
ro'essor Anderson's veal class held
another successful rehearsal last evening
with larger attendance than ever. The
class Is now reading difficult music at
sight.
A large number OF people from this
city win 60 to Wilmington to day to hear
the trial of the negro Starkey. The
feeling against the man is not so strong
as 1t was at the time of his crime, bat
some persons are still of the opinion that
he should be hung
The town poet has been at wo.k
again, and piece of manuscript con-
tanning the latest work from his pen is
going the rounds. 1t is a poem on the
defeat Of Messrs Eckles, Hunter and
Wadsley, who were candidates for rep
resentative, assessor and road commits
sioner, respectively.
The congregation Of the M E. Church
will vote this evening on the question:
Shall Women be Eligible to Seats in the
Conferenceg
Mrs. J. H. Brewer Of Delaware City,
and Mrs. Henry A Smith of Ogletown,
visited friends and relatives in this city
yesterday.