Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-18
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Wilmington workmen Visit ths Local
Ledge and q Fine Entertainment roll
lows.
New Castle. May Il. Friendship I
Lodge, a. o. U. VI, had gaia time
last ayening. The DEGREE team OF VIII
mingtou Lodge, in charge OF Capt.
Edward F. Kane, arrived shortly after
S o'clock in special trolley car ana
conferred the degrees upon seven can
1idates. About 10 members CT the
local order and 10 members OF the VIII
mington lodge were present.
The working of the degree team
was ne exact as clock work, and elected
rounds OF applause. The stereopticon
of the visiting lodge was brought over
and views illustrating the work OF the
order thrown on o large screen. Among
the pictures shown were those OF John
Jordan Upchurch, founder of the order
Grand Master Workman Frank L.
| I.ackey and Grand Recording Secre-
tary Charles f. Woods.
After the ceremonies speeches were
made by Edward +. Kane, Grand
| Medical Examiner l.. |. Finn, q. NJ.
| W. T. P. Lackey and g. X. 5. Charles
1 f. Woods. Refreshments, consisting OF
! coffee and sandwiches, ice cream, cake
and cigars, followed. William H. Rob
inson, sang, by request, Who Dat
Said Chicken?' and several other
songs. David Wingfield gave several
selections and stump speech. The
visitors returned on special car at
| IL. 40 o'clock.
The degree team was composed Of
the following persons, dressed IN hand
some uniforms: Captain, Edward +.
Kane; Master Workman, Charles n.
Woods; Past Master Workman, ). Nc
Manus; Foreman, DR.. james ii. Nor
gan: Oyerseer, H. e. Battin; Guide,
L. b. Christy; Orator, the Rev. Martin
b. Dunlap; Beggar, David Wingield
Recorder, I. s. Taylor; Operator,
Jospeh Glackin; Inside Watch, Edward
CLARK; Outside Watch, Frank Keenan,
Chnristers, L. C. Fritz. Joseph SchuDder
II. Lodge and Evan ". Gallagher
Sailors, Frank Hyland, }. Coakeley
John Clarkin, John Groves, j. Nc
Coy, T. Fesmire. William Davidson
:, and j. ". Bailor; organist, Will NJ
s. Brown.
! Among others from Wilmington wer
l John Purcell and Andrew Harkins
the police force.
Samuel Ahrens, employed at tn
2 shops OF the Delaware Iron Co., wa
: engaged in handling pipe. yesterday
= when the chock or block holding tn
= pipe slipped and the pile rolled down
. He attempted to stop the pile, frol
! rolling over on him and had his lei
y. . hand caught and badly cut and bruised
u New Castle, May ll.-Citizens of tt
|! northwestern district of the city al
clamoring for better water supply
y order to provide better protection
!, case OF fire. There are no fire plugs
~ the vicinity OF Sixth and Cher
streets. where there are about 30 house
q and all the hose in the possession
y the fire company would not reach fro
y the nearest fire plug to the house
~ The houses on West Delaware ne
q Eighth and Ninth streets, are in il
y, predicament. More plugs are needed.
"a The home formerly occupied
~ Rachel Benson, colored, which W
~ burned at the time of the Eagle il
Z on Sunday morning. April I'd, is bel
Il overhauled and repaired.
no William DowDey, Jr., sustained
~ wound on his left hand several da
/. ago from the fin of fish. Lye enter
~ the wound and caused poisoning of
Y. blood. The hand and arm became yt
ne painful and were swollen to twice tn
~ normal size. The swelling has &c
down and it is now thought nothi
~ serious will come from the wound:
~ While cutting wood yesterday, Jan
~ 10 Mcguire sustained painful wound
- q nail entering his arm above
~ wrist. The nail was extracted, but
arm is much swollen and very paint