The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-10
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REpUBLtCAv.
y, NEW CASTLE, Oct. TO-

The funeral OF Edgar Brown Whilnaok
will take place on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. Services will be held in tn,
NJ. e. Church and will be conducted by
Rev. n. Irving Watkins. Interment will
DO made in the Presby terian cemetry.
Tho sympathy Of the entire community Is
extended to the bereaved family of the
deceased. Corporal Whltnaok was only q
few months beyond his twenty-1rst year.
In 1895 he joined the local company of the
National Guard and his strict attention
90 caught the attention of his captain
and was advanced to bo corporal. Last
spring despite the pleadings of his family
he volunteered and was mustered in with
Company II with the Fir st Delaware Vol
| unteers.
While at Camp Meade he was taken
with typhoid fever. He preferred to come
to his home to be nursed by his loving
mother and sister. Under the skillful care
Of them and DR.. Carroll his frame battlel
against the disease for weeks Then train.
cd nurse camo to relievo the loved ones
who were worn out by long days and
sleepless nights of attention to one who
was grated In the hearts of the people. But
the eternal commander doomed it best to
remove him by the hand OF death and as
exclusively told In REPUBLICAN, on Satur
day he died on that day at noon.
Lieutenant Holcomb paid deserving
tribute to the young man for bis sterling
worth In tho army.
The members Of Company H will at
tend the funeral in body.
William Tierney, colored, was givon a
hearing before Mayor Lambson yesterday
morning and held in 1900 bail for court on
the charge of carrying concealed deadly
weapon. On Satu day he, his brother and
another colored man named Moody got
into an alteration at the Delaware street
wharf. Tiernoy pulled revolver from
his pocket and threatened to shoot Moody.
The trio came up the street talking the
case over.
Moody reported the case to Officer Har-
rington. Tierney started on lively run
up Delaware Street pursued by about
thirty men. Warden John Hance saw the
chase and fired his revolver. The colored
man was of the opinion he had been shot
and surrendered to the Officer. On the
way to the Jail he tried to pass the revolver
to Matt. Murray and when tho latter re.
fused to take the weapon Tierney threw it
away. Murray secured it and was one of
the witnesses against Tierney yesterday
morning. Officer Harrington was then
informed that Alexander Tiorney had q
razor on his person but after being ar {
rested such dangerous article was not
discovered
George Truitt who returned home from
Camp Meade during the past week resum.
ed his duties as organist of ftbe Emmanuel
Episcopal church yesterday morning. The
congregation at the services yesterday was
the largest seen for years. The people Of
the church wished to hear their pastor,
Rev. +. NJ. Munson toll interesting mat.
ters Of camp life and tho war. In the
course OF his remarks he paid q high COM
pliment to the members Of the local ooIn
pany who were at Camp Meade. The peo.
pie of New Castle should be Justly proud
of them and every ono Of them from the
bugler to the captain were deserving OF
respect.
MIR. William Dalby and Miss Emma ,
Murray Of this city will be married In /
Philadelphia on Wednesday next. Mr.. t
Dalby Is employed by the philadelphia t
Traction Company and has recently pur. .
chased the good will. stock and fixtures of
a Cigar store. The young couple will re-
side on Ash Street. Bridesburg.
Some person on Saturday morning
opened the front door of James B. Hance's
house walked into the vestibule and OK
changed caps. An old cap was left on the
rack Instead of new one Mr.. Hance 7
says the owner of the old cap can have his
as it Is several sizes too large.for 4
him.
The people of Wilmington took edvan-
tago Of the fine day and hundreds visited
New Castle yesterday. A
An important meeting Of Division Nos,
A. o. 81. was held on Saturday night.
The funeral of Tyler Langston took tt
place on Saturday morning. Mass was ?,
by Rev. Edward Brady In St.
Peters Church and intsrment was made n
In the adjoining cemetery.