The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. November 20, 1897.

George Bratton had narrow escape
from serious injury on Friday. He Ii
fond of cunning and SO on that day ht
won't cunning for rabbits. Some powder
got mixed among his tobacco and when
Bratton filled his pipe and placed a light
cd match thereto an explosion was the
result. Beyond blistering his fingers Mr..
Braton was fortunately uninjured.
Oliver il. Higman OF this city and Miss
Bessie Noble Of Childs, Md, were married
by tho grooms grandfather, Rev. Il. Rit-
tonhouse OF Bear Station.
| The ceremony was performed on Thurs
day afternoon at the residence of the otli-
cinting ciergym an in the presence of the
| immediate friends of the contracting par.
ties. Mr.. and Mrs. Higman vii! reside at
| Childs, where the groom is employed In d
| paper mill.
From present indications the shirt fac
tory will commence operations on Monday
next Tho girls will report for work dur
ing Tho forenoon and the 40 selected ones
Will 20 to work at noon. An invitation
VIII DC extended to the people of New Cas-.
tie to inspect the plant on Thank sglying
afternoon.
Jefferson Williams has been appointed ell
glneer ut the factory. The people of Penns-
grove have communicated with tho pro-
priotors and want them TO starr plant in
that town.
Thanksgiving services will be conduct
ed in the NJ. u. church neXt Thursday
morning at 1910 o'clock. Rev. L. =.
Corkran does not wish to preach the
sermon. Row S. B. Wylie will not preach
III tho NJ j.. church and therefore Rev. DIR. .
Cook of tho Baptist church has been asked
to preach the sermon at the united
services.
The entertainment given under tho au-
spices OF the C!ionian Literary Society in
al Snhnal bon las, .,ft
pleasing affair. Each person who took part
acquitted themselves with credit Miss
Nan Stewart, Miss Grace Saunders and
Willie Hamilton were appointed com.
miLtee to select colors for the school
A special Thanksgiving entertainment
will! DO held On next Wednesday after.
noon.
John Hendrix will succeed Franz; Wins
low as foreman of the utling shop depart.
mcnt of the Delaware Iron Works.
James Dugan is at the University Hos
pit'll in Philadelphia, under treatment for
appendicitis
Pc itons have been circulated by the
Fiehermen' Association asking the Mayor
and Council to drodgc ono dock and place
an arc light at the wharves. Both are
needed improvements.
tht bicycle path between here and Will
mington is suro TO come. The L. A. W. is
at its back and surely 1000 bicycllsts
can raise sufficient money to build tho
path. 1t must be built SO that the teams
cannot drive over it,
A meeting will be held in the Mayors
Office Oh Monday evening.
Captain L. Il Rogers says that Com
rany II, N. &. d., is the second senior
company in the first battalion and yet no
invitation or order to turn out next Tues
day has been rec.ived.
The usual crowd of curiosity seekers
will be here to-day to see the whippngs.
Miss Lizzie Wisc, who was overcome by
coal gas on Thursday, is getting all right
again. Miss Wise was taken sick at the
store where she is employed and went to
the basement wiiero she laid down on
lounge. Fresh coal had been put on the
heater fire and by some mcan- or other
the gas went through the cellar. When
found by another young woman she was
UNCONSCIOUS. She WIS carried to the street
entrance, whcro the pure air revived her.
Miss Wiso then returned homo on tho |
next car.
Passengers who pay their fares on any !
public ronvcyancn have the right to talE |
to each oher in Il gentlemanly way. They |
can crltlciso tho treatment they receive
from the carriers and tho employees of the
company havo no right to interrupt their
convcEsati ion or Use offensive language.
The officers Of tbs Electric Railway Com
pany hold an inve tigation on Thursday
evening as to the cause of the collision at
Eden Park.