The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-16
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE, August 10, 1897.

then New Castle is the place to come for
recruits bccauso there nre chronic kickelS
here. On Saturday night twenty-five per.
sons kicked about tho service given by the
trolley road, When they reached Third
street bridge to come to New Castle on tho
la.27 car they were obliged to remain
prey TO the mosquitoes until LIE o'clock.
A party of New Castle people won't TO
Washington Park and the regular car was
kept waiting until thoy arrived on tho
Wilmington boat. II thero IS going to bo
n timetable then it should bo put In opera
tion. The mosquitoes were annoying
wliilo tho passengers wcrc !coinpelled to
walt for tho excursionists, niid 70 keep
them away sevcrai> persons began 10
smoke, Ono gcR'leman sat in company
with another gentleman and his wife and
he used his cigar to drive tho pests away,
but the conductor ordered him to stop
smoking unless he went to the back seats,
which were then closely filed with other
people, Perhaps ho had orders o stop tha
smoking, but as no ono objected and US bo
kept tho car in waiting tho arbitrary ordcr
was out of place
The G. A. G. Jrs, had the game from
the commencement OH Saturday Each
member Of tho team had his cyo on tho
ball and pounded 1t to all quarlSrs. Of
Battery Park
For tho Columbia Athletic Club. Wise
at short stop made splendid record and
played all over the field, accepting evory
':hnuco and making four hits. Bridge.
wafer pitched fine game and Counliss
put up ~ splendid game behind the bat.
For tho Merritt Senate Martin caught
splendid game and saved IL number of
wild pitches. Hahn pitched tho first in.
ming, when tho Co!umbias made q runs,
folr men being sent to first base on balls.
Hahn then went on tho bench and Miller
was put in and Gillespie at left field.
In tho second inning another change
was innle in tho fielding OF the Merritts
and yet another in the sixth Inning, when
Miller played out and Hahn was again
put in to pitch, ,hO being thoroughly rested.
Hugh Duffy relieved Case in tho eighth
inning and made u two base hit, He was
followed by Kirk with like hit. Bridge
water innIo " three baSc hit and VAntsne
followed with home run, and Wilhelme
also made n three base hit, making u total
OF 9 runs,
JohrShearor umpircd the first five in.
ninsS md gave up on account OF the hsat.
Pctar G. Madden finished umpring tho
game.
Score by innings n. II. E.
Columbia. ..O o ! 0 3 0 0 G x-10 10 Z
Merritt. .....1 G-2 l 900 3 6
Earned runs-C A. c., .; Merritt 2,
.Llr6t base Oh crrors-Columbia, 5; MGR
rilt, t. Loft on bascs-C Columbia, u; Mcr-
ritt, T. First base ON balls--OH Hahn, A
off Bridgewater, /. Struck out-By
Bridsowaipr, s; by Hahn, A; by Mil
his-Bri ,gewatcr Kirk and Duffy. Three.
baso hts-Wilhnlmc, .; Bird gcwater, l.
sacrifice hit-Conntiss. Stolen bases.
Countiss, 2; Bridgcwater, 2; Wilhelmc,
VaDtinc, Kirk, Wise, Duffy, Barry, Null
len, Miller Double plays-Wise, New
loyo and Lancaster; Mullen, Gillespie and
Grcane lIit by pi' chcd hall-Wilhelmo
and Newlovc. umpircs-John ehearer
and Peter &. Madden. Time OF gnne-
ahours and 10 minutes.
Mrs. Sarah DcMount colored, died on
Saturday night aged T6 years. Mrs.
Mount had been n member Of tho Presby-
tcran church for nearly forty years.
Of 81. Peters 4. A. R Society yesterday
To fill the uneXp!rcd term OF John p. Muir
ply.
Ihcro was IN interesting timo in JAN
vicr's woods yesterday There were camp
meeting services held by tho colorcd poo-
pie In one end Of The grove, whilo in tho
other We're hundreds Of Germans who
drank about two wagon loads Of beer
Tho Arbcter Sacngerbund of Whining
ton and Phil Harmonic Of Philadelphia
picnickrd in the woods and had right
royal time.
Sheriff Finn John E. Manlove, s. At.
wood Stewart, George Brough, Ferris
Jcmison, Miss Mary Fleming and Mrs.
Harry Rothrcck were at Brandywipe
Summit Camp yesterday.
The Sheriff interviewed the prisoners
concerned in tho attempted Jail delivery,
and they informed him that they had in.
tended TO mako the attempt on Tuesday
night, but had postponed it. Mason, who
with Murphy, acted as runner, dlsc'aimed
any Knowledge of the affair, and In this
he was supported by the Others. All who
were engaged in the affair will be kept in
will bc denied the usual liberties
On Saturday afternoon while bathing In
the Delaware, Walter Padowski, aged z
years, was seized with cramps and had
narrow escape from drowning.
On Saturday afternoon Dr. Black and
Richard G. Cooper gave tug party on
the Mary ]. Walker. Among those in tho
Richard G. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. Chaun-
cey p. Holcomb, Mr. and Mrs Roger Hol-
comb, Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Leslie George,
Lieutenant Colonel l. 5. X. Reeves and
Mrs. Reeves, Miss Louisa Rodney Of
Philadelphia, Miss Emily Rodney,
Miss Sophie Rodney, Miss Mary Shaw,
Miss Mnrgaset Truss, Miss Mary
Cooper, Miss Anna Cooper, Miss (Jreta
Cooper, Miss Anna Rodney, Miss Mary
lIolcumb Miss Anna DUNCAN. Miss Maria
Rogers, Mr., and Mrs kenscy, Miss Gocurt
of Trenton N. j.; George Case, J Ohm
Cooper, Frank Jnnvier, James G.Shaw.Jr..
John Rodney,Jr. G. Edwin Eckles, Dorsey
Potter, l. s. Il. Roevcs, Jr., Thomas Hol-
comb, Jr., Bankson Holcomb, +. Merton
Munson, Harry Piper, Richard Rodney
and Jas. Rodney.
Chauncey p. Holcomb has purchased
from d. p. Potter of Texas the handsome
trottcr kcnilworth with o record Of ell
and valu alton of $1,000.
Yesterday being tho feast Of tho assump.
Peters Church by the Sodality.
Rev. Il. L. Brady conducted services in
the Jail yesterday afternoon.
A carriage belonging to r. Eben Watts
hrnl:a dn,yu laSt nynninlr nnnositn tho nnst