The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-24
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondents OF the REPuGLIGAE.
January "a 1899.

Edward Clark is frey man and aftt
spending seven years in jail he Geclart
that he wa, innocent OF the crime {
burning tho DUPONT barns. Few person
unless intimately acquainted with Clar
would have known him u, he walket
along New Castle streets yesterday after
noon. From top to toe he " ore an entir
new ou' fit and tha bright tan kids cover
ed the Lands that had not beon famed by
FREQ air in seven years. Flo stated thai Ii.
would not toll who tho barn burners wer.
now that he was donied II pardon OF TIVE
days. His wife bns another year to serve
| in Jail and declares she is Innocent and
/ will not nsk for Ii pardon. Clark wAs nc.
tonlpnnied by his two sous and tie trio
bearded an electric cas- and started fOt
their home in Philadelphia.
Joe Clark who servei three years for
completely IN the burn burning WAS one OF
Clark sons who came after him Yestor-
day.
Tho Now Castle hund red Road COM
miss.oucrs will put tho balance OF tho
fifty car loads Of Stag on tho road between
here and Wilmington. Tho Stag viii thou
be covered with cinders instead OF gravel.
Rudolph Vaiet;e il i'll with tho grip.
Clara Smith is confined to hor Leu with Il
severe attack Of the French named disease.
Ian grippe seems to have had its Innings In
New Castle this winter. 80
Mrs Henry Collins and hssiittlc grapd-
daughter, Agnes &. McIvor had u MIRA
culous escape from being killed last eyer-
ing. Shortly after o'clock Mrs Collins
took the child which Is about l6 months
old aud started. from the ting room
to gn down stairs after descending threo
steps she missed her footing and fell head
foremost. he'stuirs arc winding one
and having struck against the wall sho
somcrsautcd and landed ut the foot Of the
stairs. The servant and Mrs. Collins two
daughters, Mrs. j . r. McIvor and Cecilia
V. Collins were horror stricken when
they discovered that the noise was caused
hy Mrs. Collins tall.
Mrs. Collins was calefnlly conveyed TO
bed and DR.. John J. Black summoned.
He found upon examination that no bones
wpro broken but that Mrs. Collins WAS
suffering severely from shock. The child
was unlnjured AS Mrs. Collins held her at
arms length us she fell. Mrs Collins il
still suffering from shock and is extreme.
ly sore about tho neck und shoulders.
Joseph H. King, the well known CONF
mission merchant, was seized with an at
tack CT vertigo yesterday. lie was walk
In, along Second Street opposite the Jail
at the timo. lilo felt the attack coming on
and was conscious enough to sit down on
the curb stone. After the lapse Of MI hour
he was sufficiently recovered to walk two
blocks to his home. Df. John .. Black
was Immediately Summoned and rendered
medical aid. Mr. King is sitting up IN
his room to-day.
Henry Moody, colored died carly yester-
day morning. Ho was 9i years of age and
children and grandchildren. y
Fred DeSilva, John Cunning, Thomas
Woods. Charles Bradley and Charles Tas-
ney, of Delaware City, wero visitors in
Now Castle OIL Sunday evening.
Miss Cecilia Mahoney is entertaining
Miss Mary AlcPike OF Newark.
james e. Shaw has had us his guest VIM.
Bsrgar, Of Philadelphia.
Miss NJ. Browne Warren and Miss Min |
ME Carver Of Baltimore, arc visiting friend
II New Castle.