The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-18
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE'
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
NGw CASTLE, December 1S 1927.

Usually when county constable tal5es
n prisoner to thu Jail tho constable eithnr
has he person hand-culfcd and tied with
rures or 81 20 secured to tho site nf tho ca.-
riuge with another parrot handouts
Constable Porter brougt prisoner hetn
yesterday afternoon, but no did not resort
to such strategy although the charge wes
onu Of assault and battery with Intent 70
commit murder.
The prisoner was Mary Emma White,
colorcd aged 13years. She was committ-
cd by Magistrate Currinder upon tho oath
of Kate, daughter of Henry McCrone of
Chrlstiana. On December Z, the colorsd
girl followed the white girl and struck her
IL terrific blow on tho forehead.
If IL had been nquartet of an inch nearer
to her ear the child would have been kill
cd. Under the cnre Of Dr. Peters the
child recovered from her injuries and was
able Yesterday to appear before Magis-
trate Currnder, when the colored girl was
given u heating. In default of bail to ap-
pear ut court tho child was taken to New
Castle Jail After the assault was com.
mit,ed the girl loft and Constable Porter
was unable to locate her until o couple OF
unys ago when he discovered her IN tho
school at Newark.
Mayor Boyd will see that Eugene Burns
does not rnCflle a watch to-right. burns
Il
attempting to kill Officer T0bin. 1t will
bo remembered that two years ago while
the officer was patroling his beat he saw
Burns IL, tempting to break into tho gem
cral stOrc Of Robert Shaw. The ollicer
was advancing to make the arrest when
Burns turned and fired deliberately on
Tubiu Burns emptied his revolver in the
attempt TO shoot the officer. The latter
was presented with revolver by tho City
,,,ilr F., 1,i ! In n
desperate burglar
A new watch has been placed on exhlhi-
ton and tickets distributed for tho rafilo
to-night Mayor Boyd says that he hopes
rot u citizen of New Castle will buy Il
ticket. The ruflla will not be ablo to
Como off.
Tho three masted schooner josie r. Burt
passed up the river yesterday af Iernoon IN
low of the tug Wear The Burt passed
down on Thu s1ny from Philadelphia
bound to Province with coal. During
Thursday night she collded with barge
and was obliged to return to Philadelphia
for repnirs. The transatlantic steamships
Indiana aud Switzerland passed up yes
terdny. Tho former sailed from Liverpool
and the latter from Antwerp.
Sour krout, B "a quart elegant coffee bet
ter than Lyon or Arbucelc, 10 0cent-: Jel'ey
and upp,e butter, 5 cents Il pound Nuts or
nil kinds at lowest price in town at VIII
liam's, north Third street, general store.
Harry Irmison has accepted position
in Camden, n. j.
The SPEAKERS from tho Junior Order
Council did not 20 to tho Bear last night
owing to the storm.
Superinten1cnt Boric dcclires to talk on
tho prospects Of the Delaware Iron Work".
The shirt factory is still in existence.
Prices from her factories have been ST.
cured and now tho parties interested viii
publish the prices paid here and those In
other places.
Rev. A. II. Walker will exchange pu.-
pits with Rav. DR.. Munson Tomorrow
morning.
Bishop Monaghan will pay his first Of
fetal visit to St. Peters church tomor-
row.
A mission will open in st. Peters church
on January.
Christmas greens and Christmas trees
arc being hauled into town.
Rev. George b Burns Of Wilmington
will preach IN Mt Salem NJ. r. church to-
morrow afternoon ut 3 o'clock.
Dear old KIiss :-Please bring me q bed
for ny doll and bureau to put its clothes
in. Also a table and set of dishes. Your
little friend, Anna Lancaster.
All the Sunday schools arc preparing
special Christmas programs.