Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11
The NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
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Now Castle, Jan. 5.-The annual
meeting OF the First Baptist Church
was held last evening and the election
resulted as follows: Moderator, Hick-
man Hewitt; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs, Flora Hewitt; Treasurer, Edward
Daihy;. Trustees, Jesse Cripps and
Hickman Hewitt. 1t was decided to
hold the 23d anniversary Of the Sunday
school on Tuesday evening, January
10th. The committee on church property
reported having had the church properly
| lighted with gas.
The following officers of Nazareth
M. e. Sunday-school have been elected
for the ensuing year: Superintendent,
the Rev. r. Irving Watkins; Assistants,
the Rev. James M. Wise, and Mrs.
is. Atwood Stewart; Superintendent Of
the Infant school, Mrs. Edward Chal-
lenger; Treasurer, Elwood L. Wilson ;
Secretary of the board, John B. Man
love; Organist, Miss Marion Hnshe-
beck; Cornetist, Edward Naylor ;
Chorister, John b. Manlove; Secre-
| tary, O. Ferris Jemison; Assistant
| Secretary. George 7. Tobin, Jr. /; Libra
rian, Theodore Atkinson.
| New Custle, Jan. 6.--The ice har-
vesters at Elkinton pond, on the New
Castle oauseway, had glorious time
yesterday. During the morning, a
negro named Williams and man
known as "Red jack" had set-to
and both were considerably bruised.
! A fired Lofland and #. B. Rniney next
had SCRAP. Lofiand knocked his man
out and he picked up his dinner basket
and left for town.
| When the noon hour came George
Morrison jumped on the back of a
horse and George Pustil followed suit,
sitting close behind Morrison. When
the horse started at good gait Pustil
threw his arms about Morrison's waist,
and falling off pulled the other with
him. Pustil received badly cut head
and injuries to his back and spine. He
| was rendered unconscious and remained
| in that condition for two hours. Nor
rison was more fortunate and was only
Jared up.
r. Ebenezef Watts, who had charge
| of the work of cutting and filling the
Toulouse, was inside the icehouse when
4 some rerson removed the ladder. Watts
4 thought the quickest way out was to
jump. This he did and sustained a
severe injury to his knee cap.
4 New Castle, Jan. S..-Chai les v. Wise
died suddenly at Eden Park, yesterday
4 afternoon. Deceased, who was proprie-
| tor of barber shop on Race street near
Fifth, Philadelphia and who also owned
a shop in this city, had left Philadel-
phia in the steamer Brandywine and
on arriving at Wilmington proceeded to
4 De- H.. -
1 trolley car for this city when he placed
4 his hand to his heart, and wheeling
about fell to the ground. He was picked
4 gan examined the body, after which it
4 was taken TO the morgue In Whining
ton. DIR. Black had been attending Mr..
Wise for heart trouble and a certificate
of death from that cause was rendered.
| Undertaken Clewell was notified and
brought the body to his late home On
4 Third street near Harmony.
i Mr.. Wise was 50 years old and was "a
charter member of Friendship Lodge,
/ A. o. U. W. He had heen resident
of this city for the greater portion oil
his life and was we'll thought of. A
4 wife, three daughters and three SONS
4 survive him. The children are: Mrs.
Nellie Feldman Of Mt Airy, Philsdel-
phia; Mrs Carrie Lofland of Kenneth
Square, Pa, Walter Wise of Philadel.
phia, Edward Wise. Olga Wise and
A Van Vranken. Mr.. Wise was soldier
of the Civil War.
4 The installation of the officers elect
of st. Peters Total Abstinence Bene.
fetal Union, was held yesterday after
noon. Following are the officers: Presi-
dent, Hugh Duffy; Vice. President,
James 4. Ryan; Treasurer, Peter G,
Madden; Financial Secretary, james
4 Q. Mahoney; Recording Secretary,
John Carlin, Jr. Marshal, James Nc
Hugh; Librarian, Michael McDevitt
Assistant Librarian, James O'Connor
4 Stewards. James F. MeIvor, H. John
Schultheis, Jeremiah Donovan and
John F. Keenan,, Sr.; Sergeant at
4 Arms, James o. Connor Room Trustees,
Francis P. McCsllin, James Lawler and
4 Aquila M. Hizar; Investigating Com.
mittee, james McHugh, Robert Toner
and Jerenth Donovan; A Auditing Com
Inittee, Aquila NJ. Hizer, John Nc.
4 Dewitt, james F. McIvor and Jeremiah
Donovan;, Committee on Entertain.
ments, Hugh Duffy, James F. MoIvol
| and James MoHugh.
4 Department Commander William
4 Moysten Of the @. A. R., with his staff,
came here Saturday evening and in.
stalled the officers-elect of Capt. Wat
son Post. The installation was oper
and many friends attended. The choi,
/ of Nazareth M. Il. Church, under tbe
4 direction Of John B. Manlove, rendered
\ several choice selections. The stereopti.
\ con Of du Pont Post, q. A. R., of Will.
mington was exhibited under tbs
direction of Capt. Peter B. Ayars. The
1 officers installed we're: Commander,
I john Sheridan: Senior Vice Com
mander, Zachariah Gemmill; Junior
4 Vice Commander, John N. White
4 Chaplain, William j. Lowell; Adiutant,
Edward Daily; o. of D.. Ira Lunt
4 u. of g., William j. Pedrick; Quarter.
master, Aquila NJ. Hizar.
:, Thomas White, colored, residing or
the Moore farm, was held up by high
wayman on the road, Saturday morning
between IL and O'Clock. His horse
was travelling along slowly when it was
seized by the bridle White whipped
the animal and this threw or knocked
the man down and the wheels passed
over his body. White drove on to the
farm and notified the members of the
4 family. A searching party with dogs
was soon on the hunt and the man was
found along the road, severely bruised.
He was bound and taken to the houst
and his wounds dressed. He pleaded