Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-29
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


Special Curresponuenceo OF Gazefte and journal
Now Castle, July 81.
About midnight on Sunday Harry
Trims, a motorman on the Wilmington
e. New Castle Electric railway, saw a
woman sitting on the edge OF crosstie
opposite the farm occupied by John
Levy. Mr.. Timms stopped his car and,
after notifying Conductor Schuhardt,
backed to tho place whore the woman
was. She was asked what she was sit
ting there for. and replied that she
wanted to got killed. She was intoxi.
Gated. She was put in the car and
brought to this city, and when she ar
rived hero she abused the conductor
and motorinan, after which she won't TO
Lewis restaurant and chased Gus
toner into a back room. Subsequently,
she went towards tho wharf with the
aVuwed intention OF drowning herself,
when Officer Harrington locked her w.
She became very noisy, and would not
let tho other inmates of the jail sleep.
Al o'clock yesterday morning SharlH
Finn appeared. and threatened to turn
the hose on her. She was removed to
the lower floor of the Jail, after which
she became quiet. She stated that she
was "a cook at Farnhurst. Officer Iiar
rington would not prefer charge
| against her, and she WIS released.
Mayor Boyd, last evening, stated that
several families in this city are in dea-
/ titute circumstances. The Huns who
| live in Dobbinsville especially are In a
bad way financially and have not much
| to eat.
The parents OF children living in tile
noighburhood of Second and Chestnut
streets are requested to prevent the
| children jumping OH and off the electric
| cars. An officer will he sent to that
locality, and il the nuisance ia not dis
continued the children will be arrested.
DIR. John }. Black, who is the county
Jail physician, has sent TO the jail some
large bottles, which will be used in
buiiing water for sick prisoners.
Citizens in the eastern part OF the
city we're startled last night by gunshot
reports in the neighhorhOod of Front
and Delaware streets. An investigation
disclosed the fact that an effort was
being male to dislodge the srarrowt
congregating in the trees there.
New Castle July %. The Board o
Education held brief meeting LAB
evening. The committee On schno
property reported that it had conferred
| with Col d. lfarry hoBefs ot tne iTus
tees of the Market Square, and that j
was deemed advisable TO have thu
ground in front of school building No
9 graded. The school roof is not sup
piled with rain spout. and the rail
, washes the earth over the pavementss
The payment of few bills was ordered
Secretary Eckles reported that he ha'
received letters of acceptance from tn
recently elected teachers.
james Elliott, who resides in Dob
, binsville, was bitten by dog Will
/ walking along the river road on Mon
day afternoon. The wound ia on tn
. fleahy part of the right leg, and
although slight, causes Mr.. Elliot
: some worriment. 1t was cauterized b
Dir. lioyd.
!; The hydrant water continues in
(; filthy condition, and many complaint
. are heard. A man stated last evenin
!, that he recently had his house re
!. painted. and that his wife, when SD
attempted to wash off the dust wit
/. hydrant water. ruined the paint. Al
]. other man, whose water rent is 81
annually, said that no had offered hi
o tenants the choice of pump or hydrar
water and they had chosen tho forme
Il and he would cut off the hytlrant watt
! and reduce his water rent.