Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-13

New Castle, July s. THE Trustees
u the New Castle Commons were
warded 81, 200 yesterday for the strip
bf land short distance below Farm
hurst, which had been condemned a
ew weeks ago by commission Of
i've men appointed by. Gov. Tunnel
It an appraisement of $500. The jury
Which acted yesterday was appointed
BY Sheriff Taylor, after an appeal had
been taken from the decision of the
rst commission. The award has given
reat pleasure to all Interested The
and condemned comprises ls4..acres.
The members of the jury were con-
condition of the land thoroughly iu-
WAS valuable and extended to depth
bf IS feet on the level.
After the work was completed the
pntire party went to the Jefferson
House for dinner. Those in the party
were: Jury = Rudolph A. Valistte,
Oryid A. Porter, William j. Etchells,
John Reynolds, John f. Campbell Of
This city; Cornelius Hsrrigan, Charles
Whann, William A. Hukill, Joshua
Howell, George Leach, Edwin Hart
Ind George ID. Phillips. Trustees of
he Commons Patrick McGrory James
b. Toman, John Hance and John H.
Rodney. Attorney Andrew Gray, in
The interest of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Co., and Sheriff Taylor.
A Iaughable incident of the day was
The attempt of r. Ebenezer Watts, the
iveryman, James B. Toman and Oryid
Porter, to catch five members of the
bwl family which had lodged in q
rec on the edge of the gravel pit.
Porter slipped on the edge OF the bank
and jumped Is feet. Watts succeeded
in catching baby owl and it was
placed in ChalIenger's window, OPP
posite the Town Hall, labeled kissing
bug" The bird was viewed last even,
ing by several hundred peoples
Mahlon X. Lancaster, recently ap-
pointed experimenting electrician for
the Delaware Iron Co., has resigned I'd
again become the assistant superin.
tendept of the trolley line.
AT the meeting of Adelphia Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias, last evening, sew
erai new names we're added to the roll
of members and some propositions for
membership received.
The baseball teams of the Porter
Senate and the Bacon Reserves will
play at Battery Park, Monday after.
noon. A five-gallon can OF ice cream
will be the prize.
Trouble exists between the members
of Council and water company and the
water leading into the Bureie fountain
! has been turned off until some arrange.
ment can be made with Council about
/ the use OF the water. The stream has
been flowing rather too freely, it Ii
claimed. The water has been fit to
drink this summer, but when allowed
only to drip, as was the case last
summer, it is not fit for use of mar
or beast.
Petitions are in circulation advocat-
ing George W. Vantine for postmaster.
The applicant is one of the best known
and most popular nnen in the city.
The New Castle baseball team ha:
arranged a game of ball with the
Lewes team at Lewes for Thursday
next, and one with the Brandywint
! team at Riverview, Wilmington, fol
the Saturday afternoo following.
John Owens. the lad who was seizet
with fit at Newark several month!
ago and who fell into an open hearth
4 has been released from the Delawar,
Hospital, but has not been discharged
as he goes to Wilmington every othel
day for treatment. The youth presents
a pitiable sight, with his left arm of
at the shoulder joint, his head il
bandages and his right hand badl,
Scared where he was burned.