Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-14
HURT IN a FOOTBALL GAME.
a schoolboy Rendered Unconscious ny
BIaw-Visitors to Wilmington Jet,
work suspsnded

NEw CASTLE, Oct. lA.-Freddie Mil
Ter, the little son of Fred Miller, we'll.
known resident Of Union street, was
struck and badly injured in game of
foot ball on the school green yesterday.
The little fellow, with a crowd Of
schoolmates, was playing In an exciting
knock about game and was felied by
sharp blow, either from kick or a hard
punch. He was picked up by some pas
sers-by, who saw the accident, and carried
into the office of DR.. w. H Kuntz,
on Orange street. Here restoratives were
freely applied TO the lad, who was then
in a unconscious coalition, and he was
soon revived. He bled profusely at the
nose for some time after being struck.
but this was checked by the physician.
The boy is getting better and Is able to
60 about slowly this morning. The in
cidsnt caused much excitement ia the
neighborhood, as everybody thought that
the lad was killed
See John Henke's collars and cuffs
Firemen on to Wilmington.
The busiest portion Of New Castle and
the most lively place that has aroused
the residents for several weeks was the
engine house OF theLenapesS Steam Fire En-
CINE and Hook and Ladder Company this
morning Last night. also, everything
was astir and uniforms were being fitted
and packed away in readiness for to-daY's
big demonstration In Wilmington. The
news that the Delaware Iron Works
would shut down for the day was received
at the engine house with cheers, and
much gratitude was expressed that the
iron company had taken this action as All
the 6remen were thus enabled to go,
Bright and early this morning the
headquarters were thrown open aud at
o'clock, Frank King, with his handi
some pair of grays, started toward VIII
mington with the company's new Silsby
steamer, which was completely covered
with linen to protect the polished por-
tions from the thick dust. The firemen
all left on the s 81 train from the Della
ware road They were headed by the
City Cornet Baud Of eighteen pieces The
fremen wore the regulation helmets, red
shirts, black ties, blue trousers and buff
gloves.
Mineemeat. Heekers buck wheat Boyles
1t Pays Every Time.
As an example of what IL profits man
to advertise In the EVENING JOURNAL, a
New Castle merchant tells an amusing
story. he had no faith whatever In
good newspaper advertisement and
thought he was only doing the paper a
kindness and keeping up with the
drift, when be gave the New Castle cor.
respondent brief note Of a special line
OF goods In his store The next day a
Red LioE man entered his store and said !
"Put me up pounds of - ia this
basket, - pounda In this, and - pounds
| in this
why. have none OF this now.
Il 4 4
vertised for sale here in the EVENING
| JOURNAL.
* yes. but / only had small guam.
titv on hand, and | only advertised K
show the people that was still in bust
ness.
He had sold every pound within twelve
hours after bis advertisement appeared
in this column. He has now become a
regular advertiser.
g. R. Truitt has opened a spectacle de
partment in his Union street store aud
is prepared to furnish any grade Of
glasses. Eyes examined free.
The Seasons Work Com pIeted.
All the workmen employed on the
Firms Point ietty except four or five
have been withdrawn and assigned 10
duty elsewhere The few men left there
will finish the work Of setting in the
whale pieces this week, or complete this
work Rs far as they can 60 this year.
Enough of the big ietty has been con.
atructed TO be easily filled in and made
solid before this winters ice bears down
upon it, Work will not be resumed on
the structure until early next spring
after the ice has gone.
Lap robes, blankets aud a fine buffalo
robe at ]. T. Stoop's.
Other News.
By all the mills suspsuding operations
this afternoon, nearly every body is af-
forded an opportunity of seeing the
great parade in Wilmington ALI kinds
Of conveyances are in great demand, and
1t is estimated that there will be 1000
Ne Castle people in the states metrop-
oils before o'clock
New buckwheat, new Goldfish. Thompson
Sailing vessels passing up the Delaware
report having experienced some terrible
weather in the bay and off the capes on
Sunday and Monday Many have sus-
tanned losses OF iibs, topmatts or yawl-
boats.
New buckwheat, fat mackerel Boyles.
The name 1T. a. Watts" that ap.
peared in the signature of the committee
OF the st. Peters T. A. b. Society, that
1 AGooAAtAohs VI AcnpuNe AuA 00uu
F. Wilmot, should have been T. Il,
Walls
Truitt has a full line OF musical instru-
ments.
liberated sore throats are prevalent
throughout the city aud there are several
new cases to-day. Diphtheria is however
unheard Of, and the worst enemy to the
little folks this season is the scarlet rash.
The city has been remarkably free from
all contagious diseases for nearly year.
Tub butter, our own make Thorn pson.
A number OF barges containing w. & N.
cars filled with material for the Delaware
Iron Works, arrived here yesterday and
were landed at the new slip at the com
pany's wharf.
New line OF dry goods j. Henke.
Miss Ada Prime of New York, who has
recently been appointed teacher Of the
colored school at Jones's Neck, has been
visiting the family Of Professor M NJ
Beamer preparatory to assuming her new
duties
Teas, coffees and pure spices at Boyls's
The delegates from the local union, and
several members will leave for Smyrna
this morning to attend the annual state
convention Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union.
Deputy Collector Of Customs Samuel Il
Black visited in Wilmington last even
ing.
Wilmington last night on a visit tC