Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-03
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
New Castle, July q. The handsome
pleasure sailing yacht Wichita Of Phil
adelphia, while sailing off this city,
yesterday afternoon, ....broke her mast
and James Borden, one of a party of
six from the Quaker City, had mar
row escape from drowning. He was
standing near the cabin when the mast
broke and the lurch OF the vessel threw
him overheard.
Walter Potter, who was forward in
charge of the jib sheet, immediately
let the sheet loose and dropped the
anchor, soon stopping the vessel. John
Griffin and Edward Whitley went
promptly to Borden's rescue. He was
seen to come to the surface of the water
and strike out for the boat. Griffin
and Whitley reached him and assisted
him towards the boat, while John Me-
Cain, jumped into the cunning skiff
which trailed behind the yacht and
rowed to the assistance Of the three
| men in the water. 1t was almost i'm
possible to get into the boat on account
of the heavy sea that was running. BY
hard work all got aboard safely. Bor-
den was not hurt by the mishap.
Willie Harrington, son of Robert
Harrington, was bitten on the left leg
yesterday afternoon by a dog. The
| wound was cauterized at Ferris phar-
macy.
Joseph Wilson, employed on the farm
of James Wilson, SLIPPED while enter.
ing the stable, yesterday afternoon, and
sustained severe sprains to his back
and neck.
James Whaen, formerly bar tender
at the Merritt House, Wilmington. had
his left hand badly burned yesterday.
New Castle, July 29.-The New Cas-
tie Water Works Co. has an order which
calls for the payment of water taxes
| payable at the rate Of S. per year in
semi annual payments of SO on the first
of January and July, in advance. II
the rent is not paid by the 10th Of the
month 5 per cent is added. and IL not
paid on the following month, an addi-
tional per cent. For the first time
in the history of the company this
addition was put into effect this month,
and the people, without exception, are
growing over what they term an out.
rage.
Few property holders have paid the
tax, and some who have did SO under
protest and may test the legality of the
regulation. Other persons pay their
dues and declare that they will make
President Shaw whistle for his penal
ties, and should he attempt to cut thu
water off for the fines will resist thu
action in law.
A movement is under way for com
pany tn construct an entire new wate
plant, with stand pipe holding GO, 00t
gallons, to be used especially in cas-,
of fire. The water mains in the street,
of this city are too small, and it will b,
but few years before new ones will
have TO he laid.
The Trustees of the New Castle Com
mons will finish, next year, the pay
ment of the last of their 81 500 agree
ment to the water works company. Tn
! trustees have paid to the water work
about $50, 600, without counting IN
. terest, since the company was insti
tuted, almost enough to build plan
, equal to the one now in operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Schreyler
artists, and members of the Alumni
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fin
Arts, are spending the summer il
, New Castle in Riverside cottage
West Third street. 1t is an idea
} place, being so near the beautiful
Delaware River, that the waves ar
D heard on the beach when the winds ar
. high, and the view extends uninter
rupted as far as Fort Delaware.
4 Mr.. Claude Schrtyler has gone on
: sketching trip to Williamsburg, Va
He writes:
This is a quaint old town, YER
primitive ways. Nobody stirrin
| around much before 8 O'Clock, a. IN
! Many places Of historic interest are j
: and around Williamsburg, among ther
/ are the headquarters Of Gems. Wash
: ington and La Fayette. directly oppc
4 site the Colonial Inn, where | am stoI
o House, built in ITO, the powder home
/ built in ZIG, during the administrt
r tion Of Alexander Spotswood TIL
house of William Writ, the house {
o Edmund Randolph, tho House of Bui
v gesses, the statue Of Norhorne Berkeley
q Baron do Botecourt, and many other.
o On Sunday | attended service in til
O old Episcopal Church OF Brute
n parish. 1t was built in 1862 and
i still well preserved. 1t contains thrt
!. communion services, one presented l
@ Queen Anne, one by King George Ill
b and tho old jamestown service. Wi
!. liamsburg is IL miles from yorktown
where Lord CORVALLIS surrendered
two miles from Fort Magruder, IL
Ie scene of desperate battle during ii
d Civil War; seven miles distant is I'll
n historic Carter's Grove, now owned |
o DIR. +, G. Booth, seven miles distal
:, is old jamestown, the first permanei
# settlement on the American continen
d hope to have time to make sketch,
st Of the old church. Those walls, m
L. the tombstones, with their curioi
a. epitarhs, give the place weird ar
10 enchanting interest to artists. III
q college Of William and Mary, with ov
~ 200 students, is here, and last, but NJ
le least, the charm of the whole count
in is in the hearts of the people, the kin,
courteous, hospitable Virginians.
:, New Castle, July 81. mother NOV
20 ment is under way to have mark
= house established in this city.
20 charter incorporating the New Cast
q Market House Co. was secured fro
~ the General Assembly in 1888, b,
~ nothing has been done toward it
% the way of active work. That mark
~ house in this city would be payil
~ investment is not disputed.
80 A prominent citizen on Saturd
% said: "The article in the New Cast
7 News in relation to new market hou
~ for this city il admirable am hearth
in favor Of such movement and a
IN ready to take good amount of stoc
Il, 1T would be paying investment. ~
a merchants of the city are anxious
a see a building erected and a mark
as established equal to those of old