Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE

u, Jones fell on stairway yest6ruay
and broke her left arm and was buddy |
bruised.
While handling a knife at breakfast,
yesterday, Edward pricskett. aged u
years. nearly severed tho index finger
of his left hand.
Mrs. S. NJ. IIousmann of No. 10 North
Front struet has purchased from Joseph
Snavely the adjoining property, known
as the Schofslu property.
New Castle, Sept. G. --Mias Emma
Ferguson, domestic employed by Owen
Palmer, accidentally overturned gaso-
Inns stove on Saturday evening. lipr
clothing became ignited, but she waa
only slightly burned. George Morrison,
neighhor. henru the stove fall and,
rushing into thu house. smotLared the
flames with piacs of carpet. The
shrieks Of the frightened servant
alarmed Mrs Margaret Palmer, para
lytic, who recently fell and broke q
knee cap, and the shock considerably
aggravated the aged woman's coudi
tion
While playing baseball ut Townsend
on Saturday George Nantine the loft
| fielder of the Columbia Athletic Club,
ran backward after fly ball and,
| tripping, fell against q barbnd wire
fence. cutting deep cash On his loft
arm from his shoulder to the wrist.
| His clothing caught on the fence, and
| his clothes bad 10 be cut to release
| him. The game was won by Townsend
by the score of ID 10 3.
New Cuatle, Sept 7.--Mrs. Patrick
Cunning, aged 60 years, was trippad
by q place of carpet yesterday and fell
headlong down stairway. severely
bruisipg her hsaG, shoulders and
sides.
Grand Muster j. Paul Lultens and
stall installed the following officers elect
OF st. Johns Lodge, A. +. A. NJ, last
evening: Master. William j. Hoffman,
sienior Warden, Lewis e. Eliasnn
Junior Warden, Thomas Gravel. The
installation was followed by spread.
Preparations ARE being made for one
of the finest ekilf races ever seen here.
IL will take place on September 23d,
and will be open to all Corners. The
course will be- selected on the morning
OF the rnce. The prizes will be Of
follows. SIS in the first class, $40 in thu
second class and s. in the third class.
Tho Wilmington & New Castle Elec
trio Railway Go has leased the tira
floor Of the building No. East Fourth
street, Wilmington, and will fit it vi
as waiting rooms for the use OF patron
of the road.
New Castle, Sept. s. = This Cit.
Council hold its monthly meeting las
, evening.
Treasurer Ferris reported banl
! a - a.. m,
i outstanding orders amounting t
81, BIB 80. He also reported the follow
. ing receipts: City taxes, 81, 200; schoo
/ taxes, 81, 000.
Ii was ordered that culyert en- Nc,
! Castle avenue be repaired.
! MIR. Fagan refused to approve severa
, bills because ho had not been consuite
when they were contracted. lie wa
n asked by MIR. Clewell whether he ha
i never signed bills that he did not kno'
!. anything about, and replied in th
). negative.
The clerk was instructed to motif
Il property owners on Third street nea
s Chestnut Of the bad condition of gutter
II in that locality
Q The Lenapc Steam Firs Engine an
d Hook and Ladder Co. was allowed S2ot
!. thu remainder of its appropriation.
n The light committee recommends
% that light be put at the Tenth stree
~ crossing aud onu he put ut Fourth an
!. Williams stresta, that tho light at Sixt
!. and Delaware streets he removed
% Sixth and Cherry stroats and that II
II lights at Sevsnth and Washington an
n Seventh and South streets be remove
4 to Adjacent locations.
~ MIR. Harrington reported that NJ
~ Janvier, tho agent Of the Tasler estat
10 had not had the pavemen. On tn
10 estate repaired, and that he Mr.. Hu
Nv ringtoul had hired Byard Mitchell
re- do the work. Mr.. Janvier stated tn
I'd Mr.. Tasker had told MIN to let the ci
40 collsct the COST OF the work as hest
or could. Solicitor Cooper was instruct
1e TO collect the money Immediately.
ie George NJ. Riley inquired about t
liz proposed path from Dobbinspills
Washington ntreet. Messrs, Cooper a.
KS Pagan stated that they favor IL pla
n walk. and the latter said that the stre
40 committee. without consulting hi
III the chairman of the committee, b
50 commenced to put ashes on tho sire
"a President Lamhson asked whether
It. Council favored spending, 5000 on
nd hoard walk on private property,
1
after which ths property Uwners c
have sidewalks laid at their own
pense. Mr.. Harrington requested ii
ror 500 tons OF crushed stone be nut on
street. The roo uost was referred
In the street committee.
ho Patrick Leonard was heard regardi
ar. his assessment, which he claimed
he $500 too high.
Tor Surveyor KINNEY said he will mi
m. u survey of the city for 5000, and y
nj put Seventh street at grade for ST. 9
for Mr.. Clewel stated that Seventh ctr
mi should be graded Immediately, and Il
nv the city hasn't time to bother abt
,re opening other streets.
ION The clerk was instructed to not
Nathan fisherman to have gut
.ed paved within 10 days.
Lhe The new manhole at Third and Che
MO nut streets was referred to the str
n a committee.
al Orders were given for the ahatem
the of a nuisance at the Knowles WOO
IN. mills, consisting of putting dirt
Saventh street near Washington.
Action on bill for SlB, presented
Martin Leonard, was deferred.
min bill was for dinner for IL persons, mi
!, hers of tho Council and the State 10
Loo OF Health. Mr.. Leonard stated
of the dinner had been ordered by Il m,
i'm her of the Council, and that it
ara been prepared at great expense, bu
rho hnu not been eaten by the persons
II whom it was intan,ed, they hay
m. dined at the Jefferson House.
rad After breezy time some bills =
rho allowed. Among them was T.
- Cooper's hill for $500 for attamptinl