The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-20
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Ia TranspirIng In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
of the REPUBLICANS.
New CASTLE, Sept. 90.

New CASTLE, Sept. 90.
A farmer living about two miles
from this city yesterday afternoon,
told remarkable story OF how he got
rid OF birds which were making terri
bic havoc among his corn. He told
the story to number of citizens on
one of our Lotel porches and he can be
relied on.
put scarecrows up till was tired,
SO took my gun loaded with powder
and pellets. and you should have seen
the quantity brought down In one
day. one morning my boy rushed In.
doors and yelled:
l., Dad, hundreds of birds among the
corn"
i took down my gun. put in the
powder, but could not lind the shot. so
| thrust In a handful OF tacks and off
| ran. Getting to the corn | yelled
pretty hard. and up flew the birds into
n tree. Being excited l fired, and be-
hold every bird was matted to the tree.
with their wings Tapping as II lying.
Struck with the sight, l et0od watch
ing them, when the blessed things
pulled up the tree and flew away with
1t, leaving me In disgust and the last
thing / saw of that tree 1t was sail ing
across the Delaware for Jersey like q
balloon.
The funeral of Parker Bacon was
one OF the largest OF any colored per.
son here for years.
The funeral services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev j. II. Blake. OF Mt.
Salem NJ. L. Church. assisted by Revs.
"A. Ambrose, Q. Ii. Lewes and Mr..
Aaron Roy. The choir rendered selec.
tions very feollngly, and many friends
expressed their grief by shedding
tears. Ire deceased. Brother Parker
Bacon. was one of our most respecta-
lble citizens and one OF the oldest mem.
the office as steward at his death.
and was also one OF the first to organ.
lie at this place the ancient fraternity
OF the L. A. A. Y. Masons.
He was an honored member until
his ceath. He was buried under the
masonic rights of the Prince Edward
Lodge, No. II. L. A. A. Y. masons.
Brown. N. A. Brinkley. j. ii. Couge,
and ]. A. Wiley acted us pall-bearers.
There was also delegation from the
Grand Lodge at Wilmington, headed
by Grand Master W. ii. Dale.
Resolutions were read and ordered
to be forwarded to the widow of the
deceased and also to be spread upon
the record Books of the Prince Edward
Lodge; No. II and the Grand Lodge at
Wilmington.
'Life's labor is DONE securely laid
In this his last retreat;
unheedod DER his silent dust,
The storms OF earth may beat"
William Downey. Sir, had big job
ON hand yesterday. n He mad an old
musket be wanted T. clean out and he
tried several caps trying to get the in
formation whether 1t was loaded o r
not. As the caps did not do any good
so he finally placed tho breech In the
fire and quickly the necessary infor-
nation came In a loud report. 1t was
d fortunate thing that no one WAS
around when the foolish experiment
was tried, The Albani Circle held So
lect dance IN tho X. of Z. Hall last even
Ing. There were about twenty couples
on the floor. The ladies were very
iprettily attired.
1 A car loaded with iron for the Della.
ware Iron Works while being shifted
yesterday jumped tho track neac ths
battery station. All efforts failed to
replace it and tho track is blocked and
the accommodation train could not
get to its destination,
or all tho pretty wagons which
come Into town the cranme wagon
OF Lyman and Little OF State Road
seems to be the handsomest.
!! A Philadelphia paper yesterday
stated that 1t has not been known
where duck or a goose has been
killed by wheel passing over 1t. Yes
terday afternoon the Delaware Uivis.
lon express ran over ard killed live
ducks at the wooden mills.
Major Hawkins and wife of Texas
visited friends In this city yesterday