The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-06
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence OF the Republican.

The glorious Fourth has come and gone
| and three of New Castles residents will
i remember the occasion. L. Il. Eliason Oh
Saturday evening had his hand injured
by the premature discharge of a dynamite
| cartridge. John Wesley White, colorcd,
permitted the ushes from his cigar to drop
] into half pound Of powder aud the re
| suit was the mans face was badly burned.
7 An S.year-old daughter Of Joe Kodak
had both eyes badly injured by the explo-
sion of u fire cracker. Tho child Is attended
by DIR. Stewart and nothing definite can
be ascertained about her injuries at pres
ent.
There were two games of base ball on
saturday between the Naneless Club Of
this city and the Mascots of Wilmington.
The latter won both games.
The first grand picnic given by the
Hibernians was a grand success, both
socially and financially.
- The comm ttee in charge deserve much
praise. Edward McCuc, a youth Of Is was
given a trial by Manager Hushebeck on
Saturday and so puzziing were his curves
that Chester A. A, secured only five hits
IN the seventh innings played Mckee was
IN the box for the visitors and was found
for 10 hits including three Dagger and
three homo runs.
1t would be impossible to tell where the
run getting would have stopped if the
Chester boys did not decide 1t was best to
go and have dinner in tho first part of the
seventh inning after tho score was tele.
grnphed as 90 to s.
The afternoon game was full of interest
and at ono time it looked shaky for the G.
A. T., but with two men crossing the plate
and thereby winning the game, one of the
Cluster A. A. players loft the line and
failed to reach first base. Then the homo
club braced up and won by the score of
to T. Fisher was pounded lively and
konney went into the box with the result
that only three hits were secured off his
delivery in seven innings.
There were some good double plays some
clever fielding and somo yellow work by
men who could do better.
Score by innings
G: A. C..............2 O00O0.14 %
Chester. ,...... ....1 o 4 001 010x-7
There was an interesting skiff race on
Saturday on the Delaware off New Castle
which was won by Richard Baton of
Pcnnsvilie.
T. is understood that the merry go.
70 Inn took in $3.50 on Saturday.
Iur mills resumed operations to.
day.
The annual picnic of the Baptist Sunday
school will be held tomorrow in McFar.
lian's woods.
The Delaware Iron Works closed down
on Saturday for repairs and to allow the
semi.annual inspection of the boilers to
take place.
George W. Dlckerson fell off Saunders
threshing machine on Friday and had
narrow escape from being run over by the
water cart.
The News issued special edition on
Saturday. 1t was credit to the publish.
ers and the people will show their npprcci.
alton of the efforts of two hustlers 10
the credit of New Castle be it said that
not one arrest was made on July T.
The mistress of u disorderly house on
North Third street will be arrested this
evening. The disorder there yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock was unbcarable.
Such conduct Is of frequent occurrence.
The many friends Of Patrick Campbell
were surprised on Saturday when he ar.
rived from Jersey City and introduced q
fair young lady as his wife. They have
been married for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rogers Holcomb visited
New Castle friends yesterday.
Misses Annie and Mary stack, rhiladcl.
phia, are visiting their mother
Miss NJ. B, Rogers, of Philadelphia, is
spending n few dayc at her home.
Michael Madden, a highly respected
young man of Philadelphia, well known
in this city and who accompanied tho c.
7. A bicycle corps to Atlantic City yester-
day under the leadership OF John Keohane,
perished in the breakers.
All the bicyclists are on the tip toe of
expectancy for the arrival Of tho G. +
delegates to Washington Convention.
They are expected here this evening and
after short stay will proceed to Delaware
City, where they will take the steamer for
Baltimore.