The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-21
NEW CASTLE NEWS


NEW CASTLE. Oct. 81
Frank Stout, the indefatigabe agent for
| tie Society foc.tho Prevention Of Cruelty
| TO Children, went to State Road to-day
| and took the white infant found there on
! Monday TO Wilmington. After the school
| children found tho babe, which was only
few hours old, Nat Ratledge had an
experience IN finding her temporary
home, but he eventually succeeded and
then another resident of the quiet little
village notified the Society in Whining.
ton and the result was us stated above.
1t may be against the law to whitecap
any person but 1t is likely that stringent
measures will be taken by some OF our
citizens to teach lesson to certain
young man who from time to time abuses
his sisters, brothers and father. Yesterday
afternoon while under the influence OF
liquor he assaulted his father on tho public
street. His father is one of our most re-
spcctcl business men and does not like to
give him Il TASTE Of the law on account Of
his family.
LATER in tho evening he went to his
homo and assaulted his sisters. The p1O-
plo will not allow him to treat his family
in such Il manner. A month on the stone
pile would he deserving present for this
young man who has been pampcreds and
then in return gives nothing but abuse to
his family.
Arthur Murray captained II second foot
ball team last evening against the 9. &C.
team al Battery Park. The practice l.itme
began at 7.3O while Luna shed her golden
beams over the park. There were about
100 persons present go witness the game
Tie score was IL to ~ III favor OF the
G. \, &.
The rrrt of the New Castle Opera House
is like sliycr-iL has taken Ii fail and here
tHr II IA htnSn
rented at II reduction Of S. The Demo.
Gratis have agreed to raise that amount
and will hold II meeting on October -.
The Republicans will hold tho boards on
Friday night and the Single Tax advo-
Gates on October % and 81 There is no
talk of the Prohibition nor sound Money
League renting the Opera House fora
meeting So let the band play
Burglars attempted to break into Simms'
bakery few nights ago and next
morning Il skeleton key was found ut TG-
mans corner.
Mrs Calhoun md daughter Mattie are
spending II few days in Philadelphia,
Miss Mary White and Miss Kenyon of
Wilmington rode to this city yesterday on
their wheels AMI paid Il visit to New Cas-
tic friends.
Jnmrs Jordan is in Philadelphia to-day.
Frank BridgcWatcr, AT present living in
Philadelphia, visited his parents on sun
day. Frank is getting to be quito an eX-
pert on tho bicycle and rode from the
Quaker City To this city in 3 hours and
minutes.
The city to-day is in the hands of tho w.
c. Il. u, as tho seventeenth annual con-
vontion began in the NJ L. Church this
morning
The elect ric railway company will CON
meet with the Jail sewer So that all tho
water crossing the tracks can run away.
The talk Of going to Russia is again
revived on account Of the men who will
go in the middle Of November
While helping to cast IL large casting in
the foundry OF he Delaware Iron Works
yesterday afternoon II young man named
SnnvclCy was badly burned by molten
iron. The fiery liquid struck cold weight
and flew around tho young mans body
igniting his clothing and burning his 1s;h
Cumrauc wOrimcr ran TO his rescue and
tore OFF the burning clothes.
John Fugg, tho trolley car conductor,
who has been lying in an unconscious
state 1T the Chester Hospital for week
past, the result OF injuries received by
falling from his car underwent the opora-
tion Of trcphlning on Sunday.
Dr. +. Il. Long and DR.. J. L. FOrwUod
performed the operation, n piece of FOgg's
skull being removed about the size of u
half dollar This revealed a blood clot of
Il somewhat serious character, which has
been the cause Of the long continued un-
con. cious condition in which the young
man had remained.
The greater portion of the Clot was re-
moved from the brain, but FUgg is still
lying in II prCcariOuS state, with small
chances for recovery.