The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-06
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE, September 4, 1897.

Samuel T. Brown, of the firm OF Bacon
Bros leading BARRIERS, died hers on Sat
urtlay Mt noon. He was 25 years OF age.
Mr.. Bacon " MS q member OF tho Golden
Chain and chortor member of the q. A.
c. Until a few months ago he was treas.
urer Of that organization. HIS fuheral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Services will be conducted in
tho NJ. f. Church by Rev. L. X, Ccrkran,
S. B. Wyic and ley. Il. NJ. Munson. In
torment will be made In the adjoining
cemetery.
When c. S. King bagged dozens OF reed
birds Inst year he did not sell them at
tho time. Ho wrapped them In towels
and placed them in can, which he buried
in tho ice house. For three weeks ne Kept
them there, once in while he would
change the towels The little birds wero
frozen and when the market was void of
reed birds he obtained 81 dozen for
them from u Philadelphia restaurant.
Charles Is in the same business this year
and expects to obtain u good round sum
for his birds.
Emma Ferguson, q domestic in tho en-.
ploy of Owen Palmer had narrow escape
on Saturday afternoon from being burned
to death.
As it was she had her face, arm and hand
severely burned. Her apron caught lire
from q gasoline stove. Hor cries for help
were heard by George Morrison and ho
enveloped tho girl in piece OF carpet anu
extinguished tho flames.
Tho Sunshine refused to cnter in the
boat race yesterday. Tho starters were
Little Pearl Evening Star and Carrie and
Mary. The boats finished in the order
given and Little Pearl received the Lower
Delaware Pcnnant.
Tho Evening Star was eight minutes be.
hind Little Pearl and two minutes ahead
Of the Carrie and Mary. The extra canvas
on tho Little Pearl was instrumental in
getting her first to the home boat.
big Frank" the colored man Who was
found dead near Middetown, was we'll
known in New Castle. A few years ngo
he visited this city, and one Of the slot
machines was inadequate to weigh him
Hc tipped tho beam at 3SS pounds.
Tho G. A. G. Jrs., with crippled team,
went to Townsend on Saturday and the
base ball club Of that town defeated them
by the score Of 10 TO s. A return game
will be played here on next Saturday af'
ternoon.
MIR. and Mrs John Connolly and two
children Of Philadelphia are tho guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Maloney.
Willie Clay of Philadelphia, who has
been the guest Of James b. Toman, has re-
turned to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Hewlett of Phila.
delphia havo been tho guests of New Custle
friends.
James Manning Of Camden, N. j., is the
guest of friends III New Castle.
James Morrison of Wilmington was the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. P. Murphy yester.
day.
of Mrs, Theodore Ilanf.
Wedding bells will ring out tomorrow
evening. New Castles loss will bo Will
mingtons gain.
Miss Lizzie Maloncy entertained a num-
Der of her young friends yesterday.
James Courtenay and James Byrnes Of
Philadelphia We're the guests of New Castle
relatives yesterday.
Misses Mary and Annie Whito Of Will
mington visited New Castle friends yes.
tertlay.
Mrs Joseph H. Dougherty has returned
homo from two months visit to relatives
III Amsterdam.
On Friday last colorcd man was seen
to act suspiciously in West Philadelphia,
An officer started toward tho maa, when
tho latter drew two revolvors and fired
twelve shots at the officer
Ho was finally arrested and now 1t Is be.
lievod that the man claiming to DO Andor.
SOB, of New York, is Cromwell the mur-
dercr Of John Henkc, formerly of this city,
who was murdered at Bridgeport N. j.
Tho new teachers for the schools, who
were elected somo months ago arrived on
Saturday. The schools will open to mor-
row morning.
A dispatch from Atlantic city says that
among those saved from drowning at that
resort yesterday was William j. Jemison,
of Now Castle and his lady friend Miss
Florence Lloyd.
During the game of base ball at Town.
send on Saturday George Vantuo ran
against barb wire fence. His arm was
badly lacerated.