Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-22
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New CASTLE, Jan. 16.-William Roberts,
a farmer living near Red Lion. had his
| right leg cut off and narrowly escaped d
horrible death on the railroad at the foot
Of Tenth street at 5l5 o'clock last evening.
Roberts was under the influence of liquor
and had caused the railroad employees
much anxiety all the evening When the
New Castle freight train started ont for
Wilmington Roberts caught one of the car
rails and swung himself up to the
bumpers He chung to the rail until the
train had reached Tenth street, when
he let go and fell beneath the wheels.
The train was then moving out at
a. rapid rate and the train hands
did not. notice the accident. Some
time afterward the suffering mans
groans were heard and the railroad en-
ployes in the vicinity procured a cot and
carried him to the station. His right leg
was horribly mangled and his left leg was
broken in two places. DIR. J. ]. Black and
DR.. r. K. Tybout amputated the crushed
Log IN the mems waiting room at the sta
ton. After the operation had been per-
formed, Roberts was taken in carriage to
the county hospital at Farnhurst.
Representative David w, Elliinton was
yesterday blessed with new son and heir.
The little fellow is doing well, and the
popular legislator is the recipient of many
NoiiSihbhiutlOlis'
New CASTLE, Jan. Hilary Edwards,
the little son of a farmer living near
Hare's Corner who was badly gored by d
bull on Thursday afternoon, is improving
and will recover The accident happened
while the little fellow was at play. He
yentured into the barnyard. but could not
escape before the bull was upon him. He
was rescued by farm hand after the ami
NAL had struck him twice in the head. His
wounds were at first thought fatal but his
present condition proves that he is now
entirely out of danger.
Lewis johnson, colored. and ]. Stanley
Palmer, two well-known prisoners in the
county Jail here, were released from their
cage-homes this morning and permitted
to breath the fresh air as free men again.
Their friends have worked with the chief
executive of the State for pardons for the
two men, and the above result has been
expected for some time. johnson is
young colored man with an intelligent
couiitenance, well.shaped features and fine
physique, and his face nearly always wears
bright expression. He was convicted of
completely in the murder of Samuel War
rington,. who lost his life in a colnred row
about six years ago; During this time
johnson proved such trustworthy and
industrious fellow that he was allowed
to go on the street, at certain
times, of the day, doing errands for
the sheriff and other jail officials lie
would report promptly AT the grated door,
each evening to be locked mp. He had d
great many friends but he, no doubt,
owes his liberty to Mrs. Alvan Allen, who
made several visits to. the governor to
secure the mans pardon. Mr.. Palmer
was one of the most highly educated and
industrious men that ever lived in one of
the little cells here. Even during his i'm
prisonment, since last May, be made every
moment profitable by reading valuable
book or working hard on some invention
to obtain money to reimburse the man he
had wronged. He is a fine-looking man
of an excellent Massachusetts family, and
while he said that he had no intention to
defraud man, yet he admitted that his
transaction was not square one. He in
yentedtwo valuable puzzle games last sum
mer.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 19.-At late mass at
st, Peters R. G. Church yesterday the bans
of matrimony of Thomas T. Hall and
Miss Mary Megary, Charles Shearer and
Miss Maggie Ogram. and James B. Brady
and Miss Kate Dougherty were proclaimed.
Thomas Culnane and Miss Kate Duffy
both of this city, were united in marriage
by the Rev. Father +. L. Brady at st.
Peters r. C. Church last week. Only the
immediate friends of the contracting
parties were present at the wedding.
Mrs. Mary Weldon, wife of John Wei
don, Sr., prominent resident of Dobbins-
vile, died suddenly at her home yesterday.
She had stroke of paralysis early in the
morning and died few hours later, never
regaining consciousness. The deceased
was 64 years old, and was the mother of
John Weldon, proprietor of the Dobbins-
vile Hotel, and James Weldon, Will
mington hotel man.
The heavy wind on Saturday blew down
about Is or 20 telegraph poles at the old
gravel pit below Farnhurst station on the
wires fell directly across the track. The
engineer of the north bound tpassenger
train No. IL, discovered the obstruction
just in time to avoid running into them.
The train was stopped and backed to this
city andswitched to the New Castle Il Edge
Moor cutoff and after an hours delay
owing to telegraphic communication being
shlt-off on account of the mishap, the
train proceeded on to Wilmington. The
2.05 p. m New Castle accommodation was
also Obliged to take the above route. A
wrecking train with number of linemen
arrived from Clayton and cleared the track
in few hours
The recent thaw has caused most of the
ice in the Delaware to disappear and navi-
CATION is no longer obstructed. The large
American ship W. II. Lincoln, which has
been bound at Philadelphia. passed out
yesterday afternoon in tow of the tug Her
cules. The ship has a cargo of mer-
chandise and is bound for Tacoma and
Seattle, Wash. The voyage will occupy six
months time.
Company H, N. o. D., at its last meeting
appropriated 800 in addition to which
another large sum subscribed by the mem
bers individually will be added for the
purchase of a combination pool and bill
lard table to be placed in the armory.
Lieutenant Booth and Private Barr during
their leisure moments last week con-
structed a substantial shuttle board.
A movement is on foot among the voters
Of New Castle hundred to call mass meet
ing at an early date to discuss the advisa-
bility of petitioning the Legislature to es-
tablish one or more additional polling
places for the hundred. As 1T present
voters who reside near Wilmington, Bear,
State Road, Christiana and Newport but
who are within the limits of this hundred,
are put to great inconvenience by being
compelled to come to this city to cast their
ballot at all general and primary elections.
LEWES.
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