The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-18
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN, -
EEw CASTLE. July 18th.

Car No 81 Of the Wilmington and New
4 Eden Park yesterday afternoon The ca
was derailed but no one was hurt Pa
sengers We're transferred from the cars OF
each side of the dorailed ca..
While engaged In carrying ladle Ol
molten iron at the Old Ferry Mills on
Thursday Thomas Smith and Alfred Wis
well ,nado a misstep and fell with the
metal splashing hugo drops on the men,
| and setting their clothes on fire. Thomas
Smith was burned on tho left kneo and on
his body while Wlswei was burned about
the body. Irwin Thatcher, Il molder who
was waiting on the men carryin tho lad!s
was also burned about tho loot by tie
splashing motal and Is confined TO his
home Several other men non residents of
this city were also slightly Lu ned.
Tho last of the noisy hou es in the heart
Of the city have been dispensed With. The
| old.faShioned house owned by Miss
! Schenok and which has been tenanted by
| colored people for at least two years and
| during which tima IL has been the scene OF
riots among the colorod and while frequent
ers Is now rid Of those occupants. They
have packed up and gone to tho lower part
Of the State where in a short time it Is
possible that they will continue their Or
giles as they did hi in this city.
SLNciiuhCi SIONoII hhu " lOuS VINU
yesterday. He drove to Susberry, Kent
Co, Md, with the remains of the late
Thomas j. WIs,p, who died last wc.k.
Ferrying men across the river from this
city to Fort Mott seems to be ono of the
best paying business now in this place.
Three sail boats are used In tho work In
charge Of Captain William Pustil, vii
liam Hancs and William Bartlett. Tho
price charged Is 25 ceuts per man each way
= and ri . n pa v,pnHncfi g Of r. Tha
men come over In the evening aud -e3nnot
enter tho fort again until after. sunriir as
no lnnGing is allowed after the firing OF
the sunset guns This morning William
Harce netted $i.25 for his half days work.
Tho population of the jail has again
n>en decreased during the past few days
and ,hele are now but 1863 inmates On
Friday 10 persons who had served their
terms wero released and to-day seven
Others were released. Among tho nun Der
was soldier from Montchanin whose tine
was paid by member Of the company to
which he belonget.
Conductor b. F. Blackburn of the Will
mington and New Castle trolley line, who
has peen i'll for several days is improving
Miss Ole Maguiro and Miss Bertha Sip
pie are i'll. David LOWS, who has besn ser
iously i'll does not improve. Joseph Van
tine, better known as "Chain Armor joe"
on account of his exploits while in the
nited States navy, who was stricken
with paralysis on Monday last, is slightly
improved. Horny Raney. who has been i'll,
Is In critical condition aud but slight
hopes of his recovery are entertained j John
Churnside, who has been i'll Is not expect
cd to recover.
Miss Cynthia Is entertaining MissLillian
johnson of Wilmington-MissE Rod
ney Of this city aud her nephew Walter
Rodney. q student of Lahigh University.
arc tho guests Of Mrs Chaunccy p. Hol-
comb at her hom, on the Button woods
Mrs. James Il. Eiiason Is entertaining
Miss Sanborn of Wilmington, Miss
Blanche ard Miss Lydia Eliason of Mount
Pleasant-Mys. Fielerick Eagle is enter
tanning Miss Anna and Miss Frances
Clarke Of Philadelphia-Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Ryan are entertaining their danghter-in-
law, Mrs John McCarty OF philadolphia-
Mrs John Fl. r. 'dney is en- tcrtaiLing Mrs.
William Potter and two sons of Baltimore
Miss Mary Janvier is visiting Mrs. Ralph
Lupton at her home In Bridgeton, N. j.
Mrs. Lupton was formerly Miss Mary
Smith of this city and an sociato school
teacher with Miss Janviur.
William llusheDcck has accepted posi-
tion as motorman Oh the electric Gals
Tho travel on the electric cars yesterday
was very large. Thousands Of people came
from Wilmington TO get the pure salt air
at New Castle.
Sts Esi isttrA lxwsy sssGtva SUI atg yss
terday and hold two services.
Word has been received here Of the death
oil Jacob Dehkyno, of Brooklyn.