Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-04
THE NEwsSuF NEW CASTLE.

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Stan Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
New Castle, Dec 2s. Yesterday morn
ing man giving the name and address
Of Henry Grubb, Mo 1929 South Seycn-
teenth street, Phil RdelphiA, arrived in
this city on q north Mound freight train,
and In attempting ~ get of noar tho
Knowles mills fell and sustained q
severe cut over his u left eye and also
had his shoulder br uised. He stated
that hs had been visAiting In the lower
part of the State AM having spent all
his money, was trying to 90 to his home.
He said he was robbed land then pushed
off the car. This stor9y was proven to
be lie, Us searchk OF his pockets
showed that he 80 EAastE left. He
was allowed to ny a was tod to go
quickly, else he WIZ. a,u m !, arrested. He
did not need o ssonu ,nnotice and the
last seen of him hywas Nv d q trolley car
going toward Wilmng ecln,.
The somi annual OF officers
Of Industry Council ". m 81 A. NJ.
was held on Tuesday, Nyey 4 ls1g ana q.
suited as follows: SS.oll5 Councillor,
Haywood Case CoSnoilhor, George
Wartime, Jr. vice-CoSt Tor, Marshal
Keegan Recording SEGA ny, Uhhtes
Countiss; Financial Sci Teny, William
d. Stoops; Treasurer, HR5se Bcthfock
Representatives TO the Sfstbs Council,
William d. Stoops, one yeA,r; Harry
Rothrock, two years, and VI William
Cannon, three years; TrustAse, John
Hendrix.
New Castle, jan 1.-The .uI peral Of
Blanche De Alba Cannon, tRhe l2-
years-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John D.. Cannon, took place yes terday
afternoon ut 4 O'Clock fiom TIL 70 resi-
dence OF her parents on South lThirtl
street. Services were held inn ilm-
manuel P. e. Church by the Re ". f.
M. Munsop, and interinent was made
in the now Episcopal cemetery. The
former playmates and Sunday Sc pool
associates Of the deceased attended the
funeral in body. The pallbeat ers
were John Truitt, George Mekni 1T,
Pail Barr and David Miller.
Superintendent King will equip d he
trolley cars with storm curtains foV1E the
protect On OF the motormen fronYxs the
elements. W
The parlor of the Independent voSl-ters
Club, in the Leckler building on On fla
ware between Front and Second stre1U is
Is a very handsome one. The club il
filed to its full quota and 1t is MI b
possible to accept new members M
liquors of any description are allowedo
In the building, and number ON
members have foresworn the use ofy
iptcxicants. ~
A great novelty, which has attracted \
much attention is the announcement of |
the church and Sunday school sessions i
and prayer meetings Of Nazareth M. Il. |
Church, posted in u neat placardEl
among other cards in the trolley cars |
between this city and Wilmington.
New Castle, Jan. 2. The semi annual
election of officers Of Adelphi Lodge,
X. of F.. last night, resulted as fol- |
lows: Chancellor Commander, William
w. Knowles Vice Chancellor, William |
D. Stops; Prelate, William Fl. Cannon
Master at Arms, James q. ClougE /; |
Master Of Work, Oscar ID. Rulings |
Maser Of Exchequer, Rev. r. Irving |
Watkins; Master OF Finance, Patrick |
j. Ahern; Keeper of Records and Seals, |
Harry J. Rothrock Inside Guard, George
Wilhelm; Outside Guard, James
Bennett; Trustees, Harry ). Rothrock,
Is months; Robert Shaw, one year |;
Patrick J. Ahern, six months Widows
and orphans committee, Edgar g. !
Bross. Is months; Patrick J. Ahren,
Cuo yonr cIdnh Il ftBlllS, Blk HlOnLuS.
Representative to Grand Lodge, Oscar |
ID. Rulings. one year.
Officer Matthew Tobin desires it |
stated that he did not see the fight on |
Tuesday night last in which Frank |
White was seriously injured. He claims
that when he arrived on the scene
White was lying on the pavement and |
that those accused OF assaulting him !
were nearby He assisted White to
his feet, and on reaching the corner Of |
Fourth and Delaware streets found that |
the man was bleeding profusely from
the wound Oh the back OF his head, |
White then said, II will attend to them |
tomorrow" meaning those who as |
saulted him. He is yet confined to his
home.
The placing of Enooh HiIyard ard |
Patrick Fitzgerald on the retired list |
of the Pennsylvania railroad has made
the following changes here: George |
Hastings from night Waterman and |
switohman to fagnian, in the plaoe of |
Mr.. Hilyard at the Ninth street cross
ing on the night turn; Patrick