The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-17
NEW CASTLE ITEMS.
WHAT'S rrnnsplriag in the PrefEy Town On
tho Delaware.


correspondence OF the HepuDiICH0.
New OAsrLS July,17, 1sg5.
Tho farmers around Ihe state Road
have been much annoyed lately by a large
bald headed eagle. 1t would carry Off
chickens daily, and they never could get
within shooting distance Of the bird.
Ernest Vincent, a l4year-old boy from
Chester, has been visiting bis uncle. VIII
mer Reod. of State Hoad for the pact
week. Yesterday the lad saw the eagle
lowering around the farm yard. He
quickly went into the house and secured
his unelo's shot gun. As he came out he
saw the eagle soar aloft with chicken In
its fangs The lad quickly took aim. there
was report of b gun and the eagle came
tumblinR through the air dead.
The bird measured o feet from tip to tip
and three feet from head to tail. Young
Vincent ls the hero around State Road as
present.
Yesterday afternoon a bcycllst stopped
at the office of DR.. Stewart and Informed
him that lady had been thrown from her
carrage during runaway about one and
half miles south of this city. lie iu-
formed the Doctor that the lady was bleed.
Ing freely and was injured Internally.
DR.. Stewart hltehed up his team imm
diately and drove as hard as he could In
order to relieve the suffering of the In.
jured woman. When he drove two miles
he learned that the accident occurred a
little further down the road. He drove
on and on until after five mile drive, he
came upon the scene. There WAS the
market wagon dem olished into splinters.
Near by was quantity OF potatoes and
other farm produce scattered around
while pools of blood and pieoee of cloth
Ing covered with blood were everywhere
to he seen.
At this time Joseph Buxon. who occupies
the John IL. Rodney farm came across the
field to compare notes with the doctor.
MIR. Buxon stated that about TWO hours
before that time he was about to harvest
field OF oats when he was asked to unhltch
horse and go for doctor US the woman
had been thrown against a barb wire
fence, her head and body was bleeding
freely.
When he returned he found that the in
jured woman and her daughter had been
takon to their home between st. Georges
and Klrkwood. From the description of
the parties 1t was supposed that the in.
jureu woman was Mrs. Grassland. How
lhe accident occurred is unknown but IL
Is supposed that the horse frightened at
The three bicyclsts as they passed.
Samuel Calhoun has lost the sight of
his right eye. He has been suffering from
an attack Of rheumatism. and 1t is asserted
that when person is so affected that
little scales gather around tie heart Ono
OF them got into the artery OF his right
eye and caused him to lose the sight of
the eye. lie was shaving himself at the
time tho sight was affected. The little
clot 10 smaller than the head OF a pin and
the case Is what 10 known as embleyism,
The captain and crew OF the skiff Col
umDia assert that the honors were equally
divided In the recent race with the Robert
Emmett.
Christopher w1nterhof,a well known @.
A. II. man OF about 10 years of age was
overcome by the heat while at work In the
Delaware Iron Works yesterday.
Edward MoCallister. administrator Of
the late Levi Wilson, at State Road. will
sell on Saturday next the personal effects
OF the deceased.
A bird dog belonging to e colored man
at State Road, killed twenty turkeys be.
longing to Mrs. Adam Miller.
blrs James A. Nowland fell off her bl-
cycle and spralned her ankle.
Owinff to the furnaces being on Gov
ernmapt work. the quitting shop workmen
Of the Delaware Iron Works were oil llged
TO go home last evening
Several prominent members of the Jr.
o q. A. nj. will come from Wilmington
on Friday evening and addreas all those
who wish to understand the Order. The
meeting will he held In tho town hall. A
branch of the Order will be started here
William Deakyne. our wide awake coal
merchant has secured the contract to
supply 80 Ions OF eoft coal TO the dredaer
at work near the jetty. This Will make 1t
ueed to be brought from Wilmington.
Baby coach for sple cheap. Stoops.
The funeral of Thomas Fortescue took
place yesterday afternoon. 1nterment
was made at the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Frank King had his right foot badly
mashed yesterday morning by cake Of
Ice weighing $50 pounds falling upon It,
DR.. r. Il, Tybout is in attedunce.
About twenty five young people from
this city went to Augustine Pier last even
ing on the steamer Riverside.
Mrs. Mary Martin has been granted
Widows pension.