Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-16
FiREMEN VISIT TIE JAIL.
A Pretty Street Parade-A Youths wes
tern Trip-Work on the New station.

Pretty Street Parade-A Youths Wog-
tern Trip-Work on the New station.
Special Correspondence EvRsrso Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Oct 10 This city was
stirred up yesterday shortly before noon
by the arrival of 800 OF Wilmington
visiting dremen In gorgeous costume, on
the steamer Delaware They we're on an
excursion down the river through the
hospitality OF the Friendship Fire Com
pany OF Wilmington. All hands landed
at the new wharf, and the excurslonists
formed into q long procession and gave
the New Castle people a faint but very
pretty idea OF what the big
pageant In Wilmington the day be
fore was like. The visitors we're
the Friendship Fire Company OF Will
mington. the Friendship Fire Company
of Harrisburg, and the Union Fire Com
pany Of York. They were accom- anied
by the Loganville Cornet Band and
Worths Infantry Band OF York. The
parade was made through the principal
streets and then the guests fled into the
county jail, where they we're received by
Sheriff simmons and escorted through
the old building They made careful
inspection Of the whipping post The
bands played several selections in the
yard.
Tub butter, our own make. THOMPSON.
New buckwheat, new Goldfish. Thompson.
Jacob Topkiss, Jr. the enrerpfialng
son Of the Delaware street merchant,
has just returned from q tour through
the state Of Ohio The young man Is
salesman of more than usual ability
and he has extraordinary lung power.
While travelling through the West he
attended all the county and state fairs
selling novel badge representing a tin
plate with the face Of "Bill' Mckinley
engraved upon It, In selling these the
young man cleared nearly $500 in two
months During his absence he was a
subscriber for the EVENING JOURNAL.
which he says he could not be without.
New line OF dry goods J. Henke.
Marine Contractor Ira Luut left this
morning with his pile-driver for Fort
Delaware. and is now assisting
the Philadelphia contractors In
the preparatory work on the
new torpedo stations there. This Ework
was begun this morning with a small
force OF men. Mr.. Lunt, who lis accom-
panied by his SOD, will probably remain
there at work with his machine for some
time.
Try ''Pratt's Food, at Thompsons
J. Frank Wilds, direct tax comm Is.
sioner, will make his FIRST official visit to
New Castle tomorrow. The commits.
sioner will sit in the Office Of Magistrate
Janvier
See John Henke's collars and cuffs.
John Il. Mousely. who has been i'm
prisoned in the county Jail since last
March, for illegal liquor selling
In Tindaps Court, Wilmington. YVES
released to-day shortly after 10 o'cloobl
AS soon as he became a free man again
Mr.. Mousely went directly to Wilmington,
whence he will remove to Delaware
county, Pa. where he has accepted a
lucrative position In the produce bust
ness.
sbTess, coffees and pure spices at Boyle's 8.
The Delaware Iron Works are now run
ming on full time and employing about
500 men Although the big works we're
only closed a short time, many OF the
merchants have not yet recovered from
the effects of the dull season
Lap robes, blankets and a fine buffalo
robe at j. T. Stops
Workmen will begin to arrive in this
city tomorrow to begin the building OF
the new ice pier, and the removal Of the
old pier n. " la the harbor here, on Mon.
day
| Mincemeat Heckers buckwhest Boyle's
New buckwheat, fat nackerel Boyle'a