Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, Oct. 80. The game of
football at Farnhurst, Saturday, was
marked by neat, clean rlays, no inter-
ference on the part of spectators, and
the players ever in good humor. The
local team, oaptained by William
Niclsle, won from the Brandywine team
of Wilmington by the score of IL to 0.
The first touchdown was made by
Barrett after the ball was in play but
five minutes. The second was made by
Leach and was was beautiful play.
The balb' was kicked by Hunt and
Leach jumped several feet in tho air,
blocked the ball, caught it and went
over the line for the score. Countiss
kicked both goals. Jessie Taggart was
knocked out for few seconds. The
delay by accidents to players consumed
hut few minutes. Bridgewater made
o run of about 40 yards with the ball
when Grimes ATTEMPTED taokling him.
The later fell when Bridgewater jumped
about three feet in the air, went over
Grimes, and carried the ball for an
additional gain of 10 yards before lie
was downed. Barrett, Countiss, Leach,
Thatcher, Boyd and Crawford made
brilliant plays. Taggart, Younger,
Dorsey, Layton and Hunt made several
neat gains for tho Brandywine team.
Among the spectators were the in
mates of the Delaware State Hospital
for the Insane. who were seated along
the line on benches taken from the
grand stand of the baseball grounds.
They enjoyed the game ard when the
players made tackles they applauded
with great gusto.
TlL Al U.1
several cuts on her right wrist, Satur-
day., by her hand going through a
window glass. while raising sash.
Motorman Harry Timms is suffering
from an ugly cut on his left hand.
The wound was caused by knife
slipping while he was opening oysters
at his home, Saturday afternoon.
A fight occurred among the Hun
garians at Dobbinsyille yesterday. John
Spellwisky was struck on the head by
An ugly cut was made by the bottle.
DIR. Jacobs dressed the wound at
Ferris pharmacy.
tended Nazareth NJ L. Church, where
Mrs. Fitch, the gospel singer from
Philadelphia, conducted song services,
Last evening the church wes packed
to the doors. Mrs. Fitch is gieat
favorite with the people of all de-
nominations here Presiding Elder Watt
preached at the morning service, the
Rev. DIR. I'll. X. Berry of Chicago IN
the afternoon and the Rev. w. L. S.
Murray in the evening.
George W. Vnntine. Jr.. is nursing a
sore arm, the result of a mosquito lite
inflicted while on visit to the sea-
shore during the past summer. Poison
followed the bite, but the wound finally
healed. 1t broke out afresh and became
very Eainful, but was again apparently
cured Several days ago he injured
his arm and it has again broken out
and symptoms of blood poisoning have
set in.
New Castle, Oct. 81. Tho people of
this city arc stirred up over the van.
dalism of negroes who arc perpetrating
series Of thefts. especially in the
eastern and northeastern divisions.
Several residents have seen men prowl-
ing about their premises and one man
shot at ap intruder In his yard, Satur-
day night.
Sunday NIGHT tEief was seen in the
yard Of Rudolph A. Vallette, baker, at
Second and Harmony Streets Tho man
was negro and had crept to the coal
oil barrel in the corner of the yard and
had bucket beneath the spigot draw
ing oil. The door opened into the
bake-shop. showing the intruder in the
light of two lamps.
The negro jumped the fence and dis
appeared in the yard of the Cooper
estate. What the man warted with a
bucket of coal oil can only be surmised
and many persons are fearful lest it
mean an intention to set fire to some
building in the easterly portion of the
city.
Tho news has spread rapidly and
many residents are arming themselves
with guns and revolvers. This has
been of great value to John L. StooLs,
who has sold all his guns and was
compelled to wire to Philadelphia for
an additional lot. There is no doubt
that summary measures will be taken
with any person caught under sus.
picious circumstances.