Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23
DELAWARE CITY.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
DELAWARE Cry, July H:-About 200
people boarded the steamer Clyde at Della
ware City last Wednesday for Woodland
Beach, the particular attraction being the
game of base ball between the Atlas Club
of Delaware City and team at Woodland
the Middletown, Smyrna, Clayton and
Camden clubs. After a hard-fought battle
of five innings the score stood 4 to 3 in
favor of Woodland Beach. The Atlas
boys were courteously favored by Presi-
dent Reybold Of the Clyde Company and
Hospitality entertained by Host Campbell
Of the Woodland Beach hotel. 1t was
estimated that there were about 1000
people on the grounds and everything
was conducted in most orderly manner,
which speaks well for the management.
Mr.. John b. Stansbury of Baltimore was
in town yesterday looking after his can,
ming factory interests, The prospects of
agood crop are very fair. The work here
this season will be in charge Of Arthur
Stansbury, assisted by Henry Lambdin,
who has been with the firm for nearly 20
| years. The present prospects are that the
| factory will commence operations about
the l4th of August. Almost every family
| in town is personally benefited the can
ming factory work; and il stands every in
enlargement possible for the permanent
location of the works under the present
able management.
DELAWARE Cry, July ls,--onc of the
| finest specimens of bald-headed eagle is
in possession of Mayor Reybold. Some
| time ago it was brought down with a
broken wing by young man, on the
| Chesapeake X Delaware Canal, and while
still living was sent TO Philadelphia
TO be mounted The work was
done admirably. The bird is larger
and more perfect than cold Abe" the
war.cagle OF the 30th Vermont Volunteer
Regiment. II measures 81 feet from tip to
tip and is mounted as il in the act Of ris.
have the bird photographed and proposes
placing it at the disposal of the. Worlds
Fair committee TO be placed in the Della
ware house, us a specimen of n Delaware
eagle. The bird was captured in Red Lion
| hundred, New Castle county. where, with
his mate, which is still at large, he had
lived for years. II is to be seen at the Del
aware City House.
As a result of the energetic action of
Postmaster Price, locked Wilmington
pouch will be sent every morning from
Delaware City on the 7.45 a. m. train. te
be forwarded on train %, reaching VIII
mington at S.i5 a. m. Also locked pouch
from Wilmington at ?. m, giving a latt
Wilmington mail. Application has been
made for locked Philadelphia pouch on
the early morning train
Mrs. Prudence Bowen wife of Colone
Bowen. died on Thursday after lingering
Illness. The funeral took place at her latt
home, her pastor, the Rev. 4. o. Ayres
officiating. The interment was in the OLE
Methodist cemetery. Mrs Bowen was on,
of the oldest citizens of the town. Sh,
united with the Methodist Church in 1884
She was the mother of five children sht
had IS grandchildren and II great-grand
children. AT the time of her death shl
WI, in her 18th year. Her husband is s
years of age.
DELAWARE CITY, July 20,--A handsome
black walnut memorial prayer desk hl
been placed in Christ Church, and wa
used for the first time last sunday, a
morning service, having been blessed b.
the rector. Ii has been given in memoir
of the late Charles g. Ash, one Of the mos
efficient members Of the parish.
Charles ). Wingate and family have re
turned from PhGniXyille, Pa. where h
has been in the employ of the Phmni
Iron Company. Slackness of work ha
necessitated the closing of many depart
ments and the laying off OF man
employees.
DELAWARE CRY, July 22.--0n Monda
evening two lads. aged respectively l6 an
} Is, drove an overheated horse into Deli
ware City and registered at the Delawar
? City Hotel AS Lance Brothers of Whining
ton The next day the horse was disco,
cred to be suffering from heat founde
, the result of oyer'driying The Lao
= claimed that the horse belonged to the
I father, but that they would sell him cheai
The actions of the boys aroused the su
picions of several, and they were keI
: under surveillance all day. Towards nigf
they paid their bill and started off towarC
Port Penn, but were followed and arrest1
! before they were outside of the city limit
. by Landlord Stout and Constable Stee
. man. They were returned to town an
E searched, and on the person of one WI
I found five revolvers, two knives and
Q razor. The horse and carriage had bee
y stolen in open daylight from the streets
G West Chester on the 18th inst, and hu
: been driven by the boys up 10 the time
their arrest. The owner of the team
Z Irwin Reagan, came down by train la
= evening and identified his property as we
!, as the boys. They were placed in Il
$ lock up to await further proceedings. II
u lads names are Woodland and Troutmai
o They will be surrendered to the Pennsy
vania authorities.
: Miss Maggie, a daughter of Landloi
Stout, has been in the habit of carryir
Z around her mothers gold watch. @
t Monday in playing in and around Il
q hotel She missed the watch, and stri
d search was made everywhere, but in val
9 Remembering that she had been sitting
1t Robert Gross Port Penn hack, a par
IS went down to Port Penn after midnigh
Is aroused polite Bob and said they can
n for the watch which had been left in h
= hack. Taking light he proceeded to h
e barn, and under one Of the seats lay II
:, watch, which must have become disc
Is gagged whilst the children were playing
! the hack in MIR. Stouts stable yard.
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