The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-16
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transpiriug In tha Pretty Town uB
.--... the Delasvaro.
Correspondence OF tile Republican,
....5 .a.... New CA TIE, Aprli 10Th.


Late on Sunday evening two excited
residents OF Dobblnsvill6 reached the
West End In quest OF Officer Tobin. They
announced that two OF the Hungarian
settlers were beating another and had
tried to saw the bride OF bis nose of with
q large pen.knife.
The two men were quickly arrested
and lodged in jail. Yesterday molnlng
they were arraiRned befote Mayor Boyd,
who after careful hearing oil the case
imposed fine with cosls amounting to
Co. is each. 1his was the first trial which
Mayor Boyd has held sln0e his election as
chief magistrate Of the oity. Patience.
GOODNESS aud determination marked the
trial
AFTER the Ball' used to be the song but
last evening 1t was befo1e the ball that
trouble threatened to materlaiize because
four young gents succeeded in gaining an
entrance TO the ball room without paying
the price of admission. Otherwise the
frat grand reception of the Fife and Drum
Corps was a pleasant affair, The grand
march was led by George and Miss Lydia
Wright. Dancers were present from Phiia.
delphla. Chester. Wilmington and this
city.
Constable Creedon, of Hockessin yes
terday brought to the jail here colored
man named Alexander Wortenbury. He
was committed in default OF bail to ap.
pear at the upper court on the charge OF
burglarly Of Gorman's store at Hockessin
on Friday night. From what could Da
CLEANED OF the facts 1t appears that on
Friday the men working In tho clay yard
got paid their wages and some OF them,
including Alexander. started In to oele-
brate Easter by getting drunk.
Jim Martin, another colprad man. also
got drunk and shortly before midnight
left hls house. Wortenbury fearing he
would meet with an accident on the rail.
road. followed him. As he reached the
Creedon Hotel he enw Martin coming
from the direction Of Gorman's store
with an ak on his shoulder. Martin stated
that he had been hunting stick OF
wood" In going along the railroad Mar
tins coat struck Wortenbhry on the leg
Thls led to his arrest. The facts were
not all known. so Wortenhury yesterday
swore to the facts above stated and Mag
istrate Janver Issued a warrant for Mar
tins arrest ....#
New Castle was truly shocked yester-
day when the REPUBLICAN Hrrivel b5arlng
the sad news Of the death OF Charles Ii.
Sentman, Editor OF the County Herald.
As stated In the Issue OF Saturday he
was taken sick on Friday With an attack
OF pleurisy. Yesterday at half past
twelve he gave Instructions to Isaa c
Lghtcap ln regard to the make up OF
this weeks Herald. Five minutes lat Z
he was dead. ... ..
Editor sentman was born in Philadel
phia ID years ago. lie founded the PEN
insula Methodist Since then he worked
on different papers, including the Middle
town New Era. He operated tho Odessa
Herald previous to his coming to this
city. His wife died about four months
ago. He leaves two little children to
mourn the loss OF o loving father.
Harry Lancaster is indisposed from the
effects of nemurrhAges.
The catch Of shsd here yesterday sur.
passed that OF all previous days this year.
Some OF the boats brought In over 200 Of
the toothsome, flnny creatures. The
wholesale price yesterday dropped to
s12.50 per hundred.
From present Indications II is expected
that the Somerset Club OF Philadelahia,
will play the G. A. O. on Saturday next at
Battery Park. The finishing touches to
the diamond were given to-day by Peter
Doris. -
At the annual meeting oil the members
OF Emmanuel Episcopal Church last even,
ing the following were elected. Semi OF
warden. John Mcfarland; junior warden
4. III. Herbert; vestery. j. II Platt. ID. w
Elkinton, William Etohells. l. L. Ellason
John Il. Rodney. Francis N. Buck, Charlei
willis.
Several from here will attend the bal
game on Thursday between Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
This is Woman's Day among the Hun
garians in Dobbinsyllle. Yesterday the
women stood In o row Hnd the mon
drenehed them with bucket full after buc
ket full of water. Then they took to theil
homes and filled up on beer and $l.50
gallon whlskey. To-day the men are toe
ing the mark and receiving the benefits Of
water.