Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-02
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NEWARK, May 26.--Thomas Radclff, a
farmer living near McClellensville, about
three miles from Newark, had his thumb
so badly mangled with cornsheller yes
terday that it required amputation.
Washington Conclave of Heptasophs,
No. 8, of Wilmington, visited the Newark
Conclave, No. q, last night. After the
closing OF the order they retired to Powell 3
restaurant, where they enjoyed II pleasant
repast.,
The Iron Hill iron ore plant, about three
miles from here, part of the estate of
the late George z. Whitaker, was
sold in Elkton, Tuesday. The Iron Hill
plant containing 232l acres of iron ore
property, was bought by Nelson Whitaker
for 5000. The cause of the sale of this
property is purely family matter 1t
seems that when George p. Whitaker died
he lett his estate to his heirs, a part of
whom owned an interest in the Wheeling,
W.. Va. plant. After running success
tully FOR several years, those heirs In
terested in the Wheeling plant decided to
have sale of the Whitaker estate, buy all
the property and join it to the Wheeling
plant, now under the management OF
Nelson Whitaker. The mine at Iron Hill
contains practically inexhaustable supply
OF iron ore. Fine brown hemetite ore has
been extracted from II for several genera
lions past. A few years ago while digging
a we'll ON this hill d lantern, shovel and
pick were discovered, supposed to have
been used by the early Welsh settlers
about the year 100 1t will be matter of
great interest 70 the people of Newark to
see the Iron Hill works start again.
The A. y. NJ. L. Conference adjourned
yesterday after a busy days proceedings.
The kev: +. w. Scott, ex-president of
Maryland district, presided. Most all the
morning was consumed i'll the finishing of
appointments, reports of committees on
missionary, church extension, WORKOUT
ministers fund and other minor matters.
The whole afternoon was devoted to the
linishing OF conference matters and giving
the ministers their certificates of appoint.
ments. The conference will be held next
year IN Goshen, New York. The Young
Peoples Spencer Christian League held its
llrst anniversary i'll the church Monday
evening. After some very interesting
exercises addresses were delivered by the
Key. John II. Nicholas, president oil the
Middle district A. L. NJ. I. Church; /. B,
Cooper, president of the Middle district
SI.uhdhy-school Association; the Rev. James
y. Sergeant of the Island OF Barbados,
West Indies; the Rev. &. W. Scott. editor
o. tile mann, Elktou. and the Rey. j. ",
Briekhouse, Norfolk, Va.
NEWARK, May S0.-A peripatetic bear,
accompanied by its two keepers, created
considerable CONSERVATION among some
horses here Saturday morning near the Il.
~ D. station. Aleck Warren, d cripple,
came ale n driving blind horse, and on
nearing The performing bear the horse
suddenly began trem bling and became un.
manageable. lie dashed off oblioucly
straight into large tree, against which the
wagon was demolished and the OCCUPANT
injured. The infuriated horse then dashed
against the iron fence and succeeded in
knocking down several panels and iniur-
ing himself Warren was pulled ont of
the wreck very severely bruised. AS the
horse was totally blind it goes to show
either That bears have very marked and
characteristic odor or that a blind horse
has very acute sense of smell where n
bear is concerned. The same bear almost
caused several other runaways in town.
Dr., I. Il. Wolf, accompanied BY 20 of
ms chemistry students in the college, left
here by Pennsylvania railroad for Balti-
more Friday morning and made thor
ough inspection of the great steel works
~ sparrow Point. The party remained al
the works until late in the evening in
order to see the fiery display by night.
Much information was gained and the
party arrived home about 100 O'clock Sat
urday morning.