Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01

NER CASTLE.
| Special Correspondence Of Gazatts and journal
New CASTLE, July 26.-The 6.inch
arteslan well in the yard of tho Della.
ware iron works has given out or else
the pump has given out. Many OF the
workmen have been complaining on &C .
count Of the quality Of the water they
have been drinking. Several people
were sick yesterday, and they attribute
the cause to the drinking Of the water,
which they claim is not good
Theodore Atkinson received a duck
Ing at the Delaware street wharf yestor.
day, while attempting to hand basket
! OF provisions down from the wharf into
skill. The lad was pulled out Of the
water by William Deakyne and taken in
the boat, after which he went home, not
much the worse for his dip.
That Poplar Beach is becoming quite
a resort is easily seen by the crowds
that attended the picnic there yesterday.
1t Is estimated that at least 100 persons
| spent the day there, many going in
skiifs and Others in carriages. Lee
Munson and Walter Cofield are doing a
rushing business conveying passengers
down to the resort before each high
water in their skiff. Flirt.
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NEW CASTLE, July ESTABLISHMENTS
Doris was severely scalded yesterday
morning by upsetting a pot of hot coffee
over herself. The burns, although
severe, are not considered dangerous.
Tie meeting held in the Town Hall,
last night, by members of tho Junior o.
U. A. NJ, to endeayor to establish a
council in this city, was well attended.
The Methodist Church choir lent their
aid by singing several choice selections.
The speakers were Hugh S. Brown, 1.
I. Parker and Gus Bacharach of Phila-
delnhia No council was organized.
Tickets for the Emmanuel p. e.
Sunday.school excursion to Woodland
Beach are being rapidly sold. One boy
sold nearly 80 tickets last night.
Austin Mccain, living at Ninth street
and Washington avenue, had his foot
severely cut by broken glass whilo in
bathing at the foot of Washington
avenue, yesterday.
Tony Hall, while turning a shaft yes
terday in the Delaware iron works,
turned of cutting which measured,
when Strengthened out, 140 feet. Later
measured 20S feet in length.
The horse of DR.. Stewart, which he
had left standing in front of Patrick
MeGrory's shoe store, at Ninth and
Young streets, without being hitched,
became frightened by. the cars and ran
down Ninth street to Clark, to Seventh,
where he was caught by Mr.. Jester. No
damage was done.
The necessary repairs to the butt,
Welding department of the Delaware
IRON works have been completed and the
mill started again this morning.
John Mcguire, better known as
freddy who was released from Jail
on Thursday and who has been, bum
ming around the city and furnishing
the prisoners on the stone pile with the
results OF his begglngs, was arrested
yesterday by Officer Morgan and SEN
fenced by Mayor Boyd to 10 days.
New CASTLE, July 29.--The heavy
rain OF Saturday night last caused con.
siderable damage to the rosdways in
several places. The most serious was
to the large culvert on the road leading
to Newport, where dangerous place
now exists. Tho City Council has
placed lantern there to warn people
who may be driving. The farmers and
other persons were compelled to drive
through the fields.
-Four baseball enthusiasts, who drove
through this city last night, came near
getting themselves in trouble. They
We're yelling at every person they met
you can't play ball" prefacing their
remarks at times with language unfit for
publication. They were not satisfied
with going over the city, but attempted
to make return. They yelled but twice
when boy, standing on the street near
Fifth and Delaware, made an attempt to
get in the back of the carriage. Then
they dashed the horse fearfully and the
animal dashed out Delaware street on a
dead run.
The chain gang again went through
this city Saturday, from the depot TO
the jail, forming most disgraceful
sight, People may talk OF the whipping
post, but the citizens of this city think
the chain gang the more disgraceful Of
the two
The Riverside Fishing Club returned
from very pleasant trip yesterday,
having secured splendid catch, includ-
ing u large trout weighing about 9
pounds. They also caught large shad.
The first trip to the Fishing Banks
will be given by Co. H, N. g. D., on
August 18th, on the steamer Havana.
IL promises to be grand affair.
George NJ. Riley of Seventh and Clark
streets, lost his valuable horse by death
yesterday. The horse had been ill but
little while.