Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15

rNa NEW OuSble' aug o.
The yield al three acres of wheat on
the farm OF Samuel Il. Landers beats
the record OF any of his neighbors,
being an average Of 81 bushels per
acre.
One Of the largest trees in the yard
Of Mrs. Mary Smith, on North
Front street. yesterday split down the
centre and broke with a low crash that
was heard by the residents living some
distance away. Fortunately no damage
other than the breaking of some very
valuable plants was sustained. Mrs.
Smith and Miss Hettie had an escape
almost miraculous. They had only
left the flower garden and were about
to cross the yard when they heard the
tree split and were thus enabled for
tunately to keep out Of the way. They
were badly frightened.
New Castle, Aug. 9.--Thc questions
now heard most in this city are as your
hydrant stopped Z" "Have the water
works gone up?" The reason is that the
water Is often stopped or else runs SO slow
that 1t takes some time for the bath tub to
become filled with enough water TO take
a bath. Some persons speak Of the con-
dition Of the water us being something
| dreadful, not fit to take bath in let
alone to use for cooking purposes. 1t is
the wish Of many that the works would
close or the company place new water
main through this city
Willis, the 8-montIs.old child OF john
Taylor of near this city, died yesterday
morning.
Samuel Dean, young man, slipped on
the railroad track on his way homo and
cut fearful cash in his forehead, laying
| it bare to the bone to the length Of two
inches. DR.. Black dressed the injury.
Arthur Wilson was thrown from his
sulky while out driving, Wednesday
afternoon, and sustained sprain Of the
right wrist and also received cut on the
nose and left cheek. lie seems to be un-
fortunate, his boy having had his leg
broken on the 9th of July, while he is
just recovering from a severe dose OF
| poison.
New Castle, Aug. 10. The excursion
Of st. Peters Sunday school will take
place on Tuesday, August goth, and
| will go to Augustine Park. The
steamer Riverside and another steamer
will convey the excursionists to that
| popular resort Tickets are now being
sold by the committee.
Orvid Porter has about severed bust
ness relations with Amos Davidson.
Mr.. Porter will occupy the store adj
joining that of III. A. Dennison, ON
Delaware street near Front, as butcher
shop. He will be joined by Harry H.
Price, who will carry on Il green
| grocery and will also devote much of
his time to the repairing of chairs and
| upholstery work in general
The Harvest Home will probably be
held at Cofield Beach this year instead
Of Netherlands woods, as has been the
usual custom.
It is likely that trampa will steer
clear of this city as soon as the inten
ton of the mayor and his police are
made known. Hereafter all tramps
must either go to work or keep away
from here. A number of tramps went
to work on Thursday morning in the
butt welding department of the Della
ware iron works. Some stayed one or
two hours and then quit and went to
the Office and obtained their money.
Six or seven men at the Delaware
iron works we're completely knocked
out on account of the intense heat yes
terday. At Knowles wooden mills Will
liam Toppin, the fireman, was over
come with the heat.
Levy Court Commissioners White,
Gallagher, Armstrong and Scott were
in this city yesterday looking at some
OF the bridges. They also inspected
the jail They were the guests of Jail
Commissioners Boyd, Toman and
Stoops.
Harry Haines Of Christiana, who was
| taking a load of watermelons home last
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| corner of Fifth and Delaware streets.
The driver of the team was proceeding
very cautiously until he reached this
corner when he thought he could drive
| faster and in attempting to do this
the melons strated to roll off and sew
eral of them were lost.
New Castle, Aug. II. There was
more trouble in Dobbinsville Saturday
night The Hungarians had chris
| tening and as a windu up quite a num-
her became drunk and noisy, and when
Officer Morgan arrived on the scene
about 1.30 O'Clock yesterday morning
they were still at it, One man; Joseph
Antote, who was making more noise
than the rest, was ordered into the
house and oheyed, but came out again
and was arrested. AT the hearing
before Mayor Boyd, yesterday morning,
Joseph admitted that he was full and
promised not TO repeat the offence and
was discharged.
John Dolan of New York, who was
found asleep on Delaware street by
Officer Harrington, was allowed to go
free.
! A third man, who resides in the
vicinity of Fifth and Harmony streets
and whose wife made complaint against
him and said that she was afraid of
her life, was allowed to go free after
being reprimanded by Mayor Boyd.
This was only a little family quarrel,
/ The funeral of William Stirling,
colored, who was drowned off the wharf
| foot of Delaware street on Thursday
night, was held yesterday afternoon.
The funeral was attended by the colored
Masonic fraternity. Interment was
made in the Union A. M. Z. grounds
on Union street.
| The fire on the farm of Howard Gar
rett about three miles south of this
| city, Saturday night, burned the dwell
ing house on which Mr.. Garrett was
having extensive improvements made.
The fire is said to have been caused
by the woodwork catching from the
blaze of painters furnace, which was
being used to burn off the paint, and
being a very dry day it went up like
finder. A team was sent in and the
engine of the Lenape Fire Co. was sent
down. The barns and other outbuild-
ings were thus saved The loss is said
TO be about $1,000, partially covered
by insurance.
New Castle, Aug. 10. Persons resid-
| ing in the neighbOrhood of Fifth and