Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-15
FOUND ON A BURGLAR.
Receipt for Church Pew Rent
in His Pocket.
COMPANY H CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS

COMPANY H CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS
Additional Attractions Placed in the
Handsome Home of the Guardsmon.
Mrs. Conner, of Market street, Must
Keep the Peace-A Wilmington Man
Wins the Hand of a Popular Young
Woman One wise Husband.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept 15-At $50 last
night when the town in the
neighborhood of the county prison
was unusually quiet and nothing
disturbed the serenity except the rapid
clash of knives and forks in the Gilpin
house dining room, across the way.
carriage came mp the street at a lively
rate with large white man and n hand
cuiied negro youth as IL occupants. IL
was County Constable Albert William
son. of Hockessin. bringing to
prison George White, white only
in name) who was accused Of
burglarizing the house of Hugh
Kelley, a farmer near Hoclyessin, steal
ing money jewelry and sundry articles
The negro was taken into the wardens
Office and searched. Among the contents
of his pockets was q receipt for pew rent
in a Hockessin church. dated September
T. for 80 cents. This the negro undoubts
edly thought was Check for large
amount Of money and that when he got
it he had his fortune.
The Prize Company Resumes Work.
Company II, First Infantry N. G. d.,
resumed it's meetings for the season last
night and the prospects are that there
will be a busy season for the militiamen.
After the drilling the annual business
meeting of the company was held and the
following officers were elected President,
James f. Cannon vice presidents, b. +.
Lancaster and Henry A. Padberg; secro-
tnry, f. H. Rogers; treasurer,J f. Phillips;
auditing committee. Joseph f. Cannon,
Thomas q. Morgan Henry lolschumaker
room committee, Thomas g. Morgan,
Henry A. padberg, John Hammers, Henry
Holachumaker, William Taliferro. The
room committee yesterday placed two
large Rochester lamps in the armory and
these will be used instead of gas They
make the handsome armory as light IA a
fine spring morning and with the many
facilities for amusement i'm the armory
interest will certainly increase i'm this
prize military organization this winter.
Electric Cars and Silver Quarters.
rumor was started last evening here,
that Mayor Wiley of Wilmington. had
stopped the Eighth street electric cars,
and that they would not run any more.
The affair was talked of quite freely
until the originator of the report was
appealed TO by people who wanted to
know the reason of this pronounced act
on the part of the mayor
"Well, said the man who had just re-
turned from Wilmington, che stopped
the cars because he wanted 20 get on.
This joke was stretched so by persons
who circulated the report, after hearing
it, that It's original popularity was de
stroyed.
A prominent physician Of the city met
IA shrewd business man on Delaware
street, yesterday afternoon. and said /:
See here, mister, you'd better be care
full about these new silver quarters
have heard that several New Castle men
have taken them today, and don't want
70 see you victimized
"Why. replied the shrewd business
man, whats the matter with the new
quartersg
"Well, said the doctor, "they are
only worth II and ID cents