Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-26
The NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

lLttbiuB yeSierluy alDefnOOn anu eleclcu
the following officers President, Charles
=. Lancaster; Secretary, e. l. Rogers
The association discussed the advisa-
bility of continuing tho employment of
a commission man. The custom of
giving a cent for each shad to the man
that attended to the shipping was con-
sidered Anticipated. The idea Of en-
ploying bookkeeper who would keep
the accounts, attend to all correspond
ence and SEQ that each and every mem
Der of the association got u fair shake
in the deal, met with the approval of
the meeting. The election of the
bookkeeper was then taken up and Will
liam DeaRyne was chosen. Charles
Munson was chosen shipping olerK.
lie will have charge of the fish and
will employ the men necessary to the
handling OF tho shad. Committees
were named to attend to the best in
terests Of the association.
This is the first spring that trouble
appears regarding Delaware street
wharf. Auditing the wharf is the
wharf OF the William Lea & Sons Co.
The fishermen do not want any trouble
and therefore have appointed COM
nittee to confer with II representative
of the company.
Word was received here yesterday of
the death Of Thomas Edwards at his
homo, No. 512 Lombard street, Will
mington, from gangrene. Mr.. Edwards
for several years resided in this city
and was employed as blacksmith at
the Delaware iron works. When the
work got slack he removed to Whining
ton, where he obtained employment at
the works of the Pussy & Jones Co.
While employed there a heavy piece of
iron fell on his great toe. Finally gan
creme set in and amputation was neces-
sary. Medical skill could not stop the
trouble, and next the leg was am
putated, but did not avail to save his
life. Mr.. Edwards was native of
Yorkshire, Eng. He was So years Of
age and is survived by widow, six
sons and two daughters. He was u
and prominent worker IN the Sab
bath school.
Last Friday afternoon the members OF
the Clionian Literary Society pre-
scented neat programme. The debate
on Resolved, that Schley deserved
more credit than Sampson, was con-
tinued at great length by Miss Mar
garet Lawlor and George Matthews for
the affirmative and Miss Mary Nc
Gonigle for the negative. The debate
showed that each party had studied
their parts well and that the recent war
between this country and Spain had
been carefully watched by the scholars
of the High School. The result of the
debate was favorable to Schley. Those
taking part in the literary programme
were Miss Anna Rogers, Miss Belle
Megginson, Miss Hetty Mclaughlin,
Miss Bessie Morrison, Miss Susie CORN
ley, Miss Flora Knause, Ray Patton,
James McGrory, George McCann, Ries
Graham and Robert Vantine.
New Castle, Jan. 24.-After serving
a sentence of seven years on the charge
of burning the du Point barns, Edward
Clark was released from the county Jail
yesterday afternoon. His wife, Mary
Clark remained behind to enter upon
her eighth and last year for the same
crime. The parting was affectionate.
Those who had seen Edward Clark in
the Jail would scarcely have known him
whom he left as he wore an entire new
outfit from head to toe. His sons, Vim
cent and Joe, arrived in the morning,
the former carrying a new overcoat for
his father.
Jus oSTNtb nf6 NbhT5 III jail lOT
the same crime. This leaves but Mrs.
Clark and William Gibbons serving
sentences for incendiarism in the Jail.
The latter has yet three years to serve.
Previous to his departure from the
jail yesterday afternoon Edward CLARK
stated that he had been victimized and
compelled to serve seven years and he
an innocent man. He averred that he
would now open his mouth and tell who
burned the du Pont property.
| Mrs. Clark stated that she would not
| spend cent in an effort to secure
| pardon, but would die in the Jail an
| innocent woman.
"A meeting of the road commissioners
Of New Castle hundred was held Satur-
day afternoon at the office of Julian ID.
Janvier. A few bills wore passed and
| the balance of the so tons of Stag was
ordered placed on the causeway, be-
ginning at a point about one mile from
the Wilmington city line at Eden Park.
1t was also decided that the Stag
/ should be covered with cinders in place
of mud, as had been done. The com
missioners are greatly displeased over
| the fact that number of checks had
been paid out on borrowed money and
andIagainst the account they expected
| to work from this year.
Mrs. Henry Collins and her little
granddaughter, Aenes @. McIvor,
daughter Of James II. McIvor, had q
miraculous escape from being killed
last evening. Shortly after 6 o'clock,
\ Mrs. Collins took the child, which is
about 16 months old, and started from
the sitting room to go down stairs
After descending three steps she missed
her footing and fell head foremost. The
stairs is a winding one and having
struck against the wall she somer-
saulted and landed at the foot of the
stairs. The servant and Mrs. Collins
two daughters, Mrs. j. Il. Mclvor and
Cecilia ". Collins, were horror stricken
when they discovered that the noise
was caused by Mrs. Collins fall. Mrs.
Collins was carefully conveyed to bed
and DIR. John j. Black summoned. He
found upon examination that no bones
were broken, but that Mrs. Collins was
suffering severely from shock. The
child was uninjured, as Mrs. Collins
held her out at arms length as she
fell. Mrs Collins is still suffering from
shock and is extremely sore about the
neck and shoulders.
Joseph II. King, the well-known COM
mission merchant, was seized with an
attack of vertigo yesterday. He was
walking along Second street opposite
the jail at the time. He felt the
attack coming on and was conscious
enough to sit down on the, curbstone.
After the lapse of an hour he was suf-
ficiently recovered to walk two blocks
Immediately summoned and rendered
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