The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-20
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN. ~
New Castle, September 20, 1897.

There is q worriment In many homes
here on account of the dull prospect OF
work at the Delaware Iron Works .
New Castle Is becoming famous for It's
accidents. Scarcely o day passes that there
Is not narrow escape from death In or
near the city. On Saturday morning
while near Now Castle Martin w. Sulll'
van of Philadelphia had narrow escape
from drowning.
Sullivan, with party-members OF the
HoWarth Boat Club-had been down the
bay for q week OH q cunning and fishing
trip md were on their return trip When
the boom of the yacht swung to and Sulil-
van knocked overheard -fhe yacht was
going along at q fair pace when the accl.
dent happened and the cry Of man over.
board was quickly raised. In few mo-
ments a boat was lowered. In tho moan
time several men jumped overheard IN
search Of their missing comrade. Micnael
Murphy reached the side Of Sullivan as he
came to the surface and held onto MN.
Sullivan was slightly dazed when he was
picked up but gradually came TO- he
complained Of his head and his Gompah.
ions insisted that he should go home at
once, but he was !oath to leave them and
only consented to go when Andrew j.
Tobin and Michael Murphy consented TO
accompany him to Philadelphia.
The reed bird gunners' biff and bang Is
almost dying out and now one is getting
accustomed to seeing the young men WIN
long hair and padded breeches, chewing
gum. Their cry Is all over our toWh; ~
bia Column bia, G. A. G. Manager King
feels confident of landing the 145 pounds
championship o: the state this season. HIS
PLAYERS are in excellent trim and they Will
tuckle the Adonis'tealn about Octooera =.
Word has been received 1t is stated that
Alonzo Davis prisoner at the jail, mas
fallen heir to 100 acre farm in Maryland
by the death of bis mother.
Miss Alice McCabe, eldest daughter OF
Dr. McCabe, Is indlsposed with an attack
of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Todd, agent of the Prudential In.
surance Company, will remove from M WI,
mington to the house on South, Third
street, owned by Mrs. Name Bacon.
st. Peters Z. A. b. Society has sold Its
combination pool and billiard table to
William Duncan. .
Mayor Boyd has not seen tit TO appoint
a successor to Thomas Morgan as pollce
officer. ,.
Mayor Boyd and Superintendent Miller
will be among the guests Of the Winning
ton police department to-day.
A thorough insolent canvasser for an
out-of.town magazine has been soliciting
orders in New Castle during tho past week.
Such characters should 10 glVeh coiu
shoulder,
Jonn jackson and William Patton Wero
released from tho jail on Saturday. The
former had completed term OF four years
and the latter two years for larceny.
Next Saturday will be the usual day Of
attractions in town as the sherlH VIII
WELD the lash.
New Castle has one man to be tried at
this term of court for larceny. He has
been punished sufficiently already. He
was under the influence Of liquor at tLs
time and there is grave doubt as to his
killing the chicken in Eden Park: When
under tho influence of liquor he does not
know what he Is doing.
Thomas Barry, Sr., is confined 70 bis
home with three broken ribs. On Satur- =
day he leaned over the splashboard OF his
carriage to pick up the reins when the
horse kicked him in the side Ho felt sore
Mt the time, but did not think he was III
jured in any way.
After reaching home he won't to get
bucket Of water for the horse but foGDd
that he was unable to raise the bucket. A
doctor was summoned and then it was dis.
covered that Mr.. Barrys ribs had been
broken.
Miss Hawk of Oxford, was the guest Of
Miss Saunders yesterday. Z