The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
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NEW CASTLE. August

New CASTLE. August 8.
The Sc Peters Sunday School may
not 20 to Woodland Beach after all, as
the Clyde cannot be trusted after the
way the Newport Sunday School was
disappointed on Wednesday. From
present Indications the excursion will
go on the steamer Granite City to
Augustine Pier Instead of to Wood
land Beach.
Thomas Frazer and John A. Walls at
tended the harvest home near New
port yesterday. Mr.. Walls stated last
evening that he never saw such
meeting. Wagons were lined for fully
half mile OF the platform, and there
were thousands OF people present. He
said he was almost ashamed to tell L
but while listening to the great ora.
tlon OF Mr.. Beauchamp, In which he
told the episode about the youth who
paid the death penalty on the scaffuld.
the tears flowed from his eyes as
well as the eyes Of all those present.
Mr.. Wallis learned more yesterday
about liquor than he ever knew.
John Conner. Jr., was injured yes.
terday about the head and arm while
at work IN the Delaware Iron Works.
Conner was employed at the time In
the socket shop running the scrap
machli.e. This machine Is used to
force tho oil out OF tho cuttings from
the sockets when threaded. The top
flew off and tho cuttings were slashed
aronnd Conner at lively gait and his
face und arm was badly cut and the
blood flo wed freely.
Managers Tobin and Doherty OF the
west end foot ball team are getting
ready for the season. The club will
have some great kickers.
A gentleman from this city who was
In Delaware City on Wednesday even
Ing reports that hailstones fell there
tho size Of Emarbles on Wednesday
evening during the storm.
Yesterday, while John Tobln was
driving on Fifth street bolt came out
OF the shafts and the marc did not rel
ish the cross. piece hitting her on the
heels amt she started on a dead run.
John stood up in the wagon for over
a square and then having pulled her
up on the pavement succeeded in
stopping her. as he quickly jumped
out and took her by the head. John
acted very courageously throughout
the affair, but liie shoulder Is very sore,
as the auimal pulled very hard on the
lines and John mantuily pulled Oh
the lines.
The long watched for rain came at
last last evening and the people
watched 1t come down with pleasure
II 10 Just before the battle. and to-
morrow the local base ball team will
cross bats with the Y. NJ. G. A., of
Wilmington. New Castle will have it's
holiday attire on tomorrow, and as for
hopes. they are piled up to the sky that
the home team will win the first game
played on the new enclosed grounds.
The small boy is hustling around to
get enough to go inland soc the game.
and 1t Is q well-known fact that a
game of base ball without the pres
ence of the small boy loses eousidera.
BILE interest. Everything is In readi.
ness and the home team expects to
win.
The Columbia Outing Club spent
yesterday at Huckleberry Mansion,
anu 1t is needless to say that a pleas.
ant time was spent by all. The party
went down by boat, but when they
got ready to come home. 1t was dis
covered that the boat was beached, as
the tide had receded and the poor. dear
gifls had to walk to this city. Girls,
1t was too bad, but you know Ed. could
not help 1t.
The steamer Granite City has been
chartered by the st. Peters Sunday
school 10 go to Augustine Pier on
next Wednesday. Aug. 8. Boat leaves
here at 0 O'Clock and returning leaves
the Pier at O'Clock.