Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-20
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.

New Castle. July 10. The work of
| surveying the route Of the Delaware
City and New Castle trolley line will
soon be under way. Ex-Mayor George
b. Money of Delaware City will, in q
few days, have secured the right of
way along the entire line. The cause
ways at narrow points will be widened
and new drains put in. 1t Is expected
that work on the new road will be
started within 80 days. The greater
portion Of the property holders along
the line are pleased at.the outlook.
Samuel Ford captured a genuine
kissing bug on a telephone pole. at
Second and Delaware Streets. last
evening. Chauncey 2. Holcomb, re-
siding on the Buttonwoods, has cap
tured two of the bugs.
The new iron fence about the
property of Mrs. johanna Stoeckle will
add much to the beauty Of the place.
The fence will be about 1900 feet in
length.
Many persons are greatly incensed
over the vandalism of boys in the
school green and park during the
evenings The benches have been torn
up and moved from one part of the
green to another and the benches under
the archway at the Town Hall have
been destroyed, ono being broken into
pieces. 1t is claimed that the police
!. have paid no attention TO this rowdyism
in the park and green.
The escape of the two prisoners from
the jail, yesterday, caused much sport
. for the small boy. Several persons
standing saw the men break away and
stood laughing at them as they
sprinted.
The Delaware State baseball team
, defeated the Montchanin team at Farm
. hurst, yesterday afternoon, in we'll
played game by u score of Z to 4. The
, feature of the game was the pitching
+ of Mcguire of the Delaware State
team, who struck out IS men. The
{ battery of the visiting team was COM
! posed of Fahey and Conner.
t The bell Welding department Of the
. Delaware Iron Co. resumed operations
t yesterday, after an idleness Of nearly
I. two years, the force amounting to GO
Q men and boys. This will be of great
!, value to the city as it means many
: dollars per week in wages.
b New Castle, July 10. The disturb.
y ances which have been SO prevalent al
! the Red Mems Hall, Fifth and South
d streets, bid fair to become thing Of
. the past. Patience has ceased to be.
:. come a virtue and John #. Campbell
It has taken steps to enforce peace and
t quiet to the residents of that Sec
9 tion of the city. Thomas Bowman
and Charles Duckery, colored, were
It before Mayor Boyd, last evening,
, charged with disorderly conduct at the
y hall. They were mulcted in the sun
& of So. 40 each and in default were com
:. mitted to Jail for 10 days.
), Willard Murray, colored, was ar
10 raigped on the charge of keeping dis
,s orderly house at the hall where thi.
J. trouble occurred. He said he was no
70 the renter of the premises and the cast
IS was held up pending the return to THU
y city of Edwin M. Herbert, who know
!. who is the renter.
J. The colored men and boys who hay,
20 been meeting at this hall for severa
t. years have been constant annoyance
and their rowdyism disgrace. o.
70 Saturday nights and Sunday morning
is the people are disturbed from thei
IN slumbers and unable to obtain needed
rest. II is hoped that the step takel
D. will make the occupants of the hal
20 behave decently or compel them t
Of vacate.
o. Thomas g. Sheetz OF Pennsville, N
ut j., who works for the Delaware Iro
m Co., and resides in cabin near Bat
terry Park, took compassion on youn
u man giving his name as Williar
Taylor, who stated that he was resi-
as dent of Wilmington. Sheetz took hir
sll to the Delaware iron works yesterda
IN and tho stranger secured employment
or He afterward went to Sheetz and toll
ne him that he was wanted to 60 to wor
on the night turn, and requested tn
he key to the cabin so that he could &C
on in. Sheetz gave him the key, but afte
ng thinking over the matter consulted tn
b. foreman and finding that Taylor ha
n told lie in relation to going on nigh
al duty he FASTENED after Taylor, but WI
ne too late to catch up with him. Taylt
nd had gone to the cabin, taken silvt
ny watch and chain, boarded trolley ca
ne and gone to Wilmington. There h
to pawned the watch and went to Phili
,st delphia. The watch was recovered at
rk pawnshop in half hour after notific;
he tion had been sent to the police. Taylt
le- has not been apprehended.
Word was received yesterday of ii
lst death of Mrs. Ellen Morganthaw, age
ZEN 90 years, at the home of her husband
ter Jacob Morganthaw, Twelfth and Dale
streets, Philadelphia. Deceased W,
u.s. 1DTJDeF Vi tutS Clby anu VI
ed youngest daughter CT James McHugl
Sr. She was we'll known and high
Ice esteemed, and was member of S
Peters R. G. Church.
John Doris, son of Peter Doris,
seriously i'll at his home on Chestn
led street, near Second, of gastric feye
Inc His life is despaired Of.
Charles Reed, who was sentenced
the the county Jail for 30 days, by Jud
,sit Ball on the charge of drunkenness, W
q. taken to Farnhurst, last evening, I
treatment. Reed is suffering fro
the mania, the result Of his spree.
nf Harvey Wilhelme, son of Henry W
helme, sustained painful wound
ect his left hand, several days ago, VIII
ell handling glass. The broken gla
tral cut an artery.
Farmer Charles Megginson is hea
aol loser by the recent high winds. T
ity' ground in his orchard is covered wi
are apples which were blown from t
trees.
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