Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-23
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SpecialCorrespondenuhO OF GAhetle and Journal
New Castle, April IL. Councilmen-
elect Cooper and Harrington and As
SCISSOR elect Barr were sworn in last
evening by Mayor Boyd.
City Council reorganized last even
ing. Mr.. Morrison was re elected presi-
dent and MIR. Eckles reelected clerk.
The following was given two readings;
Be it ordained by the City Council
of New Castle That any person, firm
or corporation, through himself, itself
or agents, who shall distribute, or circu
late, or cause to be distributed or cir
culated any paper, picture or other
matter of an obscene, scurrilous, Sian
derous or immoral character shall be
fined not less than 81 nor more than
S1O at the discretion of the mayor.
The assessor was directed to begin
work at once. Mr. Pagan condemned
the practice OF continuing the names of
deceased persons upon the assessment
list and advocated an impartial ASSESS
ment. Mr.. Cooper asked that all the live
stock in the rural district of The city
be assessed.
Charles Cope, Pennsville fisherman,
fell overheard yesterday morning op-
posite this city, but was promptly res
cued. The accident happened while he
was seized by aft,
The Pastoral Aid Society of the Pres
byterian Church has elected the follow
ing officers: President, William Grier !;
Secretary, Miss Elizabeth g. Boyd I;
Assistant Secretary, Miss Mary Janvier; /;
Treasurer, Miss Mary Kinksad.
New Castle, April 17.-City Council
hnlI Il a1 InaN t,,re
The ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
obscene literature was adopted, Alex
ander B. Cooper was reelected city
solicitor
The old iron dipper which was put
on the pump adjoining Eugene Chase's
residence in 1862, and which has been
missing for several months was found
yesterday.
New Castle, April 90 I'm the Knowles
woolen mills, Saturday, notices stating
that hereafter the employees will receive
their pay at IL a. M, instead Of 2.30
p. m., were posted.
George b. Toppin, aged 10 years,
died yesterday OF typhoid fever, after
a brief illness. His brother, Samuel
Toppin, Jr., is suffering from the
same disease.
Delhert b. Kirk, who was badly
burned last Monday, can scarcly use
one eye and the other ia closed entirely
and it is thought that the sight has
been destroyed.
New Castle, April q. One Of the
most interesting cases ever heard in
the mayors Office was tried last even
ing. The room was crowded to suffo-
cation and several hundred people stood
outside. r. Eben Watts was arraigned
on the charge of assaulting James
Fitzgerald. Tho latter appeared with
both eyes badly discolored, cut near
his left eye and a cut on his left ear.
He testified that he hired team from
Watts Saturday afternoon and, accom-
panied by George Rocket and ]. Lewis
Vallette, drove to Wilmington, return
ing about 8. 30 O'Clock in tho evening.
While he was ungenring the horse, he
said, Watts entered the stable and told
him that be had driven the animal too
hard, which he denied, whereupon
Watts called him liar and he called
Watts a liar. Then Watts struck him
in the face with his fist and knocked
him down. Rocket and Vallette de.
clared that Fitzgerald was not drunk
during the drive. George Bull teati.
fed that he saw Fitzgerald drive over
the sidewalk at Third and Delaware
streets and he thought Fitzgerald was
drunk. Eby Bull gave similar testi
mony. Watts, after stating that the
that the harness had been broken and
that Fitzgerald had called him liar,
pleaded guilty. Mayor Boyd imposed
fine Of So 30. Watts threatens to sue
Fitzgerald for abusing the horse
An interesting game of baseball be.
tween the Bacon and Knowles Seuates
was played yesterday afternoon. The
former was defeated by score of to
3. Murray and G. Newloye were in
tho points for the Knowles Senate, ard
Bradley and Murphy for the Bacon
Senate. Murray struck out is men and
Murray, j. bacon, Wolfe, Bradley,
Janvier and Murphy made three base
hits.
New Castle, April %. The celebra-
tion of the 10th anniversary Of the
Methodist Church will begin May 3lst
and continue a week. The Rev. Vaughn
S. Collins will have charge of the affair
and the former pastors and their wives
will be invited to attend. Invitations
will be sent to all the ministers in the
Wilmington Conference. Mr.. Collins
will endeavor to have tho church re-
named Nazareth.
Miss Cynthia Kripns gave pleasant
party Monday evening. Among those
present were: Misses Lillian Snapely,
Mary Spear, Bessie Gordon, Mary Ma
guire, Anna Newlove, Nellie Winslow,
Anna Miller and Mary Winslow and
Messrs. Albert Pedrick, Heywoud Case,
William Watson. Edward Wise, Harry
Davis, John Gordon, Walter Wise,
Thomas Boyle, Wilbur Bush and
Charles Strotts.
The funeral of George Topnin took
place yesterday afternoon. Tho pail.
bearers were William Leach, William
Saunders, William Hewlett, William
Marquess, George Hyde and William
Kirk. Interment was made at Pigeon
Run cemetery, near Red Lion.
The Valiant Wheel Club was organ
lied last night by John T. Stoops. The
first run of the club will be to Angus
tine Park and will occur next Sunday.
A fine game of base ball between the
Knowles and Bacon Senates WAS played
yesterday afternoon at Battery Park.
| The score was 8 to in favor of the
| Knowles Senate The batteries were
| Knowles and Newlove. Bacon
Mcguire and Mitchell. The features
OF tho game were Walter Bacon's left
hand catch and Fritz's wonderful
| fielding
Sheriff Gillis, last night, stated thai
he does not consider it right for persons
to make SUCH statements as those pub
lished in Philadelphia paper. The
Jail, he said, is in good sanitary condi
tion. The leg irons are pair OF hand
cuffs and have 15-inch chain between
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