Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


New Caatle, July 0. The following
otlicers.elact of Friendship Lodge. a.
O. U. W., were installed last evening :
Past Master Workman. Robert II.
Harrington: Master Workman, John
gan; Oyerseer, John s. Wise; Guide,
Gordon; Outside Watch, George 4.
Tobin. The installing officers were
Grand Master Workman Curtis Z,
DAVIS; Grand Recorder, Charles r.
Woods; Johu H. Kaatloy Of tho law
committee, Nathaniel L. Henderson OF
Wilmington Lodge and j. A. MaGklin
OF Industry Lodge. A repast followed
the installation.
a straw party was taken last evening
in Watta' wagons to the residence OF
ax.Sherif Gillie, near Ohristiana The
party bade farewell to Mr.. Gillis and
his daughter, who will soon 90 to
Canada. Among those present were
Miss Elizabeth Wise, Miss Bessie
kuntz, Miss May Goodley, Miss Ger
trude Kuntz. Miss Lillian Meredith,
Miss Reba Saunders, M iss J JuIia Tindls,
Miss Sallie Y. Wise, Miss Bessie
Allen, Frederick Drake, Charles Coll
ton, Charles Tazwell, j. Harry King,
Samuel Ford. William j. Hoffman,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meredith and
George W. Eckles.
Thomas McGovern, employed in the
dye house at the Knowles wooden mills,
had two fingers OF his left hand partly
severed yesterday, while he was loading
barrels at the wharf Of the Philadel-
phia Il Salem Navigation Co.
New Castle. July 10 "A trulley PARTY,
composed of Mrs. Rudolph A. Vallette,
Mrs. Loomis o. Wise, Mrs. Thomas d.
Wise, Miss Reba Saunders. Mrs. Ella
Q. Grimes, NJ iss J lula Tindle, Miss May
Goodley. Miss Maggie Gordon, Miss
Sallie V. Wise and Miss Elizabeth
Wise, went from this city to Shellpot
Park last evening.
Mrs. John b. MRnlove, yesterday
afternoon, narrowly escapsd being run
over by an electric car near Eden Park.
When alighting from Wilmington car
she got in the path nf n New Castle car,
hut quick backward step prevented
her from being struck.
New Castle. July IL. On Saturday
afternoon Capt. Vespaelon Fills, shore
engineer of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Transportation CO., arrived in this
CRY in the yacht V. Ellis. Ths wreck
ing tug Chester of Philadelphia. Capt
Townsend, with Il barge, also arrivei 10
repair the schooner Annie i. Russell,
which was run into by the coal bargu
Schuylklll at an early hour on Friday
morning. The work OF raising the
schooner was under the direction OF
Capt. Ellis, and whilo the craw OF thu
schooner were engaged in transferring
tho dock loHd o. wood from the schooner
tu the barge. Capt. Townsend put on a
divers suit ana went into the cabin oi
the vessel aud brought out lot OF
hfic,ab brac AMI table. lie also
searched tho hunks and failed to find
tho missing steward. Joseph Cramileld.
While in tho cabin Capt. Townsend
cut severe cash on his loft hand by
striking il against broken glass. After
the deck load of wood was removed the
| suction pump OF the Chester was
brought into use and the vessel was
towed to Philadelphia, tho cord wood
in the hold of the schooner assisting in
keeping her ailoat. An official of the
Philadelphia II Reading Navigation
Go. stated that Capt. Glenn OF the
Schuylkili was responsible for tho acci-
uent and would he discharged. and that
tho company would pay all damages.
Miss Edna Turner, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Turner, scaldsd her
right foot yesterday morning by stop.
ping into gutter containing hot water.
Mrs. Charles Turner was Frustrated
by the heat last evening. Her condi
tion is critical.
New Castle. July 13 Tho question OF
obtaining better water for drinking and
other purposes was discussed at moet
ing held last evening by prominent citi-
IONS. The hydrant water is 10 filthy
condition, and yesterday the stencil
from it was almost unbearable. The
| tiltors will not be received before the
lnst of July, and if something iH NOT
done meanwhile tho city will suffer ex.
ueedingly. 1t is proposed to erect a
large stand pipe and TO drill an artesian
well or series OF wells. The plant, il
ia said, would pay for itself in six ears,
while the water tax would only be 81
per annutn, 81 less than at present.
William Saunders s engaged in
threshing wheat on the farm of Levy
Court Commissioners Harry White nj
State Road. The wheat will average
about 40 bushels per acre
Manual Mcfarland. farmer Of State
Road, was prostrated by the heat baai
Friday and was in sorioua condi lion
until yesterday.
The schoolship Standish is lying of
this city. and will remain there fol
several days. There are but few cadets
on board, many having been granted
leave of absence. Tho cadetH paid a
visit to the Delaware iron works yester
day. and will visit the industrial estab.
lishments of Wilmington in few days.
About 80 employees Of the Delaware
iron works wore in Wilmington yester.
day eIdeayoring TO secure employment.
They have no idea when operations
| will be resumed at tho DelaMara irnr