The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-09
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence o: the REPUBLICAN,
Noyenber9, 1899.

There. was another carriage
mashed up near this city last even
ing. Jerry Nolan of No. sol Tat
nall street, Wilmington, drove over
here. He chose the trolley tracks
as the place to drive and as result
a trolley car mashed. the carriage.
AS a car well filed with passen-
gers approached the corner of Third
and Chestnut streets, it struck the
carriage. The collision caused a
little sensation among the passen-
gers for time but Motorman Wright
had his car under control and
stopped Immediately. An examina-
tion showed that the carriage was
badly broken and that the harness
was torn off the horse and the ami
NAL started for his home in Will
mington. Nolan was thrown to the
side ditch and had some slight in
juries as result of his carelessness
in driving on the tracks. The motor
man of the car did not see the car
riage until it was too late to stop
and then he tried his best endeavors
to stop the car. Nolan was taken
aboard the car and came here and
telephoned about his accident. The
horse saw the approaching car and
jumped away thereby escaping in
jury. Nolan was in stopped po-
sition in the carriage and his condi-
tlon was such that he could not
properly care for the horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel BARNES
rendered birthday party last
evening to their children Ethel and
Joseph H., in honor of their birth
days. A number of little friends
were present and a royal good time
was enjoyed. Refreshments were
served.
George Morrison fell on the pave
ment near his home yesterday morn
ing and received some slight iniu-
ries.
Mr.. James Keegan and daughter
Marcella, left last week for a visit
to relatives in California. Mr. Kee-
gan has a brother in that part of
the country and has not seen him
for forty years. He was of the
opinion that his brother was dead
until recently. In reading the ac-
count of a railroad wreck he saw
that the engineer was Michael kee-
gan. Accordingly he wrote to the
railroad company and an answer
came back that the engineer was
the son of the man whom he had
given up as being dead. Corre-
spondence between the brothers fol-
lowed and as a result Mr.. Kelpan
left on the trip.
The many friends of Dr. T. c.
Moore were delighted last evening
when the news reached here that
the bribery charge against him had
been nolle prosecuted in the Kent
county court.
Another consignment of fleece
lined underwear. Biggs.
Mrs. John ]. Black has been re.
elected president Of the New Castle
Needle Guild. At a recent meeting
of the guild it was decided not to
support professional beggars here
after. Deserving poor people will
be remembered by the guild. 1t is
rather calling to see. 'profes-
sional" go to Wilmington and plp-
chase a basketful Of dainties And
then send upon erreturnhomeftWo
OF her children to people fofmoney
with which to buy food. Such peo-
pie will be turned down by eghild
and ;;charitably inclined people here
after.
A telegram was received here yes
terday afternoon announcing the
death of DR.. w. J. Hoffman. He
was the father of Fred w. Hoffman,
who is now in Cuba. Lung trouble
was the cause of death. He was So
years of age. About two months
ago he returned from Mannheim,
Germany, where he was United
States Consul at that place. He was
formerly connected with the Smith
sonian Institution and before that
with Western scientific cexpedtions.
He received decorations from num-
Der of foreign rulers and scientific
bodies. He was native 0 Read
ing, a graduate of Jefferson Medical
College and was a surgeon in the
Franco-German War