Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-25
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Special CORRESPONDENCE VI Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE. June 1s--.Iacob Backman,
employed with Halfway n Company, on
the jetty at Firms Point, on Tuesday, in
trimming upa piece of timber with a sharp
adle struck himself on the leg below the
knee, iniilcting deep wound from which
the blood flowed freely DR.. Tybout
dressed the injury and the man was re-
moved to the hospital at Furnhurst.
The remains of Andrew Pondgwinssie,
the Hungarian who died from the effects
of the heat at the Delaware Iron Works
on Tuesday, were buried yesterday in st.
Peters Il, g. cemetery The man started
TO work on Monday and was at his post
necessarily, including all that night, until
3 o'clock the next afternoon, when he
sank to the floor exhausted, his death
occurring All hour later.
A. b. Davidson, well.known merchant
is in Wilmington undergoing severe OPP
Grafton on his eyes
New CASTLE, June Ia.-At it's monthly
communication, on Wednesday evening,
st. Johns sLpdge No, ?, A. +. A. NJ,
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: W. NJ, George w. Vantine;
S. w, r. L. Wilson, Jr: ]. w, w. Hanf;
Secretary, II. A, Padberg; Treasurer ).
Atwood Stewart.
The work of transferring and asserting
returned empty fruit packages for stations
on the lines of the f., w. n b. railroad
and connections, has been transferred to
Clayton. The industry gives employment
from 30 10 40 men, who make fair
wages, and its removal will be great loss
to New Castle. The force was discharged
yesterday and all the men are now out of
employment The change became neces-
sary owing to lack of side track room
AZ this station. The three long sid
ings on the battery were crowded
20 their utmost capacity this year In conse-
quence OF the heavy berry shipments the
early part of this month. and il was with
considerable difficulty that the cars could
he handled properly. AT Clayton there
are more sidings and ample room for the
work. James NJ. Wise, Jr, who has been
overseeing the transferring here for the
past fifteen years, is an expert at the bust
ness, and he went to Clayton this morning
to Instruct the foreman there in the work,
NEW CASTLE, June %.
John Quincy Adams, euIored the veteran
hod carrier, was the victim Of q practical
joke Friday afternoon. Adams, accord
| ing TO his usual custom when not WORKING,
imbibed quite freeey and soon became
intoxicated. He lay down on a board in
the rear Of the Lilpin House stables and
soon was wrapped IN slumber, When he
awoke, two hours later and somewhat
sober, Adams no doubt thought that he
was being turned into a loaf Of bread His
face and hands were completely covered
with flour. which had turned into d thick
dough by the rain. He found il very Diff
cult to open his eyes and mouth, and whea
he had accomplished this he s@ure ven
| geance on the perpetrators Of the deed.
| i required the services of two other col
Ored men TO scrape the dough with knives
| from Adams head face and ears
Two powerful dredging machines are
now at work on the lower bulkhead bar
and the work is being pushed rapidly The
| mud is being dumped from the scows to
| the Hats off Fort Delaware
The first annual excursion of the Y s.
| Mission Band of the Presbyterian Church
| Will take place an Wednesday, July LIST to
Woodland Beach via the steamer Thomas
| CLYDE.
The New Castle Loan Association No, Q
| held its first meeting since organization on
saturday evening. About ~ additional
shares were subscribed which sweils the
number To over 400 disposed Of
The bans Of matrim0ny of Fred Brown
and Miss sadie Wright, both Of this city,
were read at 81. Peters Church on sunday
| by the Rev FaJher Brady,
| - w, shockley, u wel-known farmer
and tenant Of one of the commons farms
llear here, had n stroke IL paralysis sun
day and he now lies IN critical condition.