Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-25

who was some distance away Tho |
latter ran TO the edge Of the wharf, as |
the boy had gone down for the third |
time. lie Jumped overheard and brought |
Kirk to the surface and swan ashore |
with him. Mr.. McCallin is suffering |
from q severe cold, the result OF the bath. |
William Phillips and Ella Turner
were married in Pennsville, N. j., yes
terday afternoon.
The attendance at the pier service
last evening was much lighter than on
any previous occasion.
At the Episcopal Church yesterday,
one child was baptized in the afternoon
and in the evening the usual service was
dispensed with and the rite OF baptism
again conferred.
Captain Reybold of the steamer River
side, kindly put into New Castle wharf
on Saturday evening, on his return trip
TO Wilmington, TO allow the Rev. Ken
sey j. Stewart, who preached in tho
Presbyterian Church yesterday, to land.
Mr.. Stewart, who is u resident OF Delta,
Pa, had been on visit 10 his former
home, at Port Penn.
4 New CASTLE, July 23. About
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the horse
Of William Deakyne, which Ozro Lunt
was using to haul wood, started to run
away when near the Opera House. The
names strap broke and the horse came
out of the shafts of the cart and ran
ldown Delaware street. Lunt jumped
out OF the cart without sustaining in
jury.
A large wheat stack belonging to
William Stroup, ON the Hare's Corner
road, was destroyed by fire last evening.
The stack was burned to the ground. 1t
is thoughtthe stack was set on fire by
negro boy who resides there.
The butt-welding department of the
Delaware iron works started on double
turn last night, giving employment to
number Of persons. Boys will now be
lin great demand. Harry Beck OF Ben
wood has taken charge of the night
turn.
Another death occurred last night. II
was that of a wcll-known colored man
named William Butler, who had been
employed by James G.. Shaw of the
Triton cotton mills for over 90 years. A
few years ago William showed signs of
softening of the brain and his services
were dispensed with. This so preyed
lupon his mind that he became harm
less lunatic and was sent to the insane
department of the Delaware State Hos.
pital at Farnhurst, where he died. His
body was brought home last evening for
interment.
A Boston tea was held In the Baptist
Sunday-school room last evening, which
was very enjoyable affair. A pleasing
literary and musical programme was
rendered.
A meeting will again be held in the
Town Hall on Friday night next In the
interest of the Junior Order of United
American mechanics. sU
The bell in the belfry of Emmanuel
p. h. Church has been lined up by
. Capt. Israel Rulings. making the sound
much better and the labor OF ringing
the bell much easier work.
A reception was held at the home of
. Mrs. Susan Turner, on Front street, last
evening, IN honor of the wedding of
William Phillips to Miss Ella Turner.
A very pleasant time was spent and the
many friends departed at late hour.
Mahlon Lancaster has removed his
family to the house formerly occupied
,, by Mr.. King on North Second street.
The Columbia Athletic Club base ball
: team will he captained by Ferguson, the
, clever short stop. Captain Higgins stated
. on Saturday that he would play tho
: series of games with tho Rockford, but
a yesterday he stated he would not, SC
!, Manager Hushebeck will make other
7 arrangements.
: An exciting game of ball was played
IN Battery Park, yesterday afternoon,
1 between the Bacon Senate and the
: Knowles Senate, which was won by the
! latter by a score of IS to 10. The bat
!, teries we're Tlmms and Waters and
q Newloye and Stack.
a NEW CASTLE, July 24.-Rose Nc.
Grory, eight years of age, daughter oil
/ Trustee of the Commons Patrick Nc.
I Grory, was severely burned yesterday
. afternoon, during the absence of hei
d mother, who was in Wilmington. The
i girl in company with other children,
! was playing with matches and set fire
i to the front of her dress. Before the
b flames were extinguished the entire
front of her clothing was in blaze
4 severely burning her hands, breast and
9 neck. DIR. Stewart rendered medical
n aid. 1t is not yet known whether she
a inhaled any of the flames.
ii A horse belonging to some Whining
I ton painters who were painting down
n the river shore and were about to return
g to Wilmington, about o'clock last
n evening, became frightened at some
y paper lying in the street near the gas
IS house and started to run away. Lad.
ders and paint cans were hurled in al
directions and the horse was thrown
l. down at the baseball grounds by com
@ ing in contact with the fence. He wai
Il then secured, embarrassed and put .tC
II tine wagon again. William Roberts at
d tempted to drive the horse, but wal
>. thrown out of the wagon and had hii
VI head badly cut. The horse ran away
. the second time aud was caught by
d Officer Tobln ut the railroad not muci
!. the worse for the run. None of thu
I. other occupants Of the wagon were in
q jured.
" The funeral of Isaac Atkinson tool
IL place yesterday afternoon at O'clock
l. Services were held in Emmanuel 7. d
Church, and interment was made in thu
!, new cemetery. The pail bearers wer
II John H. Rodney, DR.. r. r. Tybout
l. David Elkinton, Lewis L. Eliason
r. Harry Booth and James g. Shaw, Jr.
,r The Riverside Camping Club returned
n from o 10-days trip, yesterday.
d Contractor Ira Lunt and son hav'
l. rated 1lS large oak pillng at the Batter
wharf, which will be towed to For
y Delaware and there placed on the wharf
Is They will rebuild wharf at Claymon
l. next week, 300 feet in length.
A Frenchman named Joseph Mozier
70 who boards in Dobbinsville with
q. Polish woman, was BADLY cut about tn
h head yesterday morning. The boarde
l. was drunk and was talking and actin
in way that did not suit his boardln
le mistress, and in self.defence she struc
N him couple of blows over the hea
% with oord-wood stick. The man