The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-08
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new. CASTLE.
June 9th. 1901!

True to its record New Castle
had three accidents yesterday.
The first one happened to a New
Castle man in Wilmington and was
serious mishap. Augustus Brough
while at work in the Diamond
State Steel Company's Works. met
with an accident that cut his nose
severely and knocked two teeth
from his head. A heavy sledge
hammer that workman had been
using tell off beam and landed on
Brough's nose, A doctor was sum-
moned and he dressed the wound.
1t required two stitches to close the
cut.
The second accident was that
which befell Miss Mabel Clewell.
She had been in the stable and
came across a rat trap that was
set by her father To catch rats.
She struck the table ins some man
ner and the trap snapped and
caught her thumb. It was fortu-
nate thing that the injured member
was not broken.
There was one house in New
Castle decorated yesterday. When
the yellow flag was removed from
the residence of John Hamilton, two
American flags were hung out the
upper story windows.
New Castle people will turn out
in goodly numbers tomorrow to see
Dover base ball club lower its colors
to the local club. There is not
club in the State that can make the
home club bite the dust. The
batting order follows: +Nl
Doyer--Maurice, c.; Hawkins,
p; Reeder, h.; Baker, 2b. Charles,
3D.; Burris, g. g.; Donoho, ]. f.;
Hoover, c. f., and Harris. l.. f. The
New Castle club will bat in the
usual order. Mcguire. will be in
the box for New Castle. = ~
Invitations to the weddingot Miss
Anna Morgan, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Morgan TO- Will
liam L. Collins, have been received
in this city. The wedding will
take place at the home Of the pa
rents of the bride, No. 1908 North
Twelfth street, Philadelphia, Wed.
nesday evening, June 9th, at 30
o'clock. Mr. Collins is a former
resident of Smyrna and is we'll
known in this city where he has
frequently visited. te
Many persons stood on Delaware
street wharf and the railroad pier
last evening watching Ia vain for
the appearance Of the battleships
Indiana and Massachusetts,, which
were expected to pass out to sea
last night The vessels we've not
seen. The big battleships passed
down this morning.
A social evening was spent in
the parlors Of Marble Hall last
evening by members oil the V. S. S.
Missionary Band Of the First P res
byterian Church.
r. Eben Watts sold a handsome
Holstein bull yesterday to Harry
Churchman. 5,
Yesterday afternoon drover was
hooked by a steer while driving a
small drove Of cattle to Whining
ton. He was seriously injured and
was placed in carriage and taken
to Wilmington. The accident hap.
pened near State Road.
A reception was given in honor
of the Egletime Society of Whining
ton, at the home of Miss Alice
Frazer of New Castle. The even
ing was spent in games and dane
ing, and at late hour the guests
we're invited to the lawn. where re-
freshments were served. Among
those present were: Misses Laura
Ash, Efie Shoebrooks. Gertrude
McCracken. Alice Frazer, Nettie
Cartridge, Perla Frazer. Eta
Reeves, John Wigglesworth, Jas.
Lacklap, Winfield Steward, Levi
Foster, Walter Eckman, James
Coyle, Robert Bradbury, Joseph
Croes, Robert Taylor, and a large
number from New Castle.
The Never Grow Old Club Of Will
mington, spent yesterday at Cofeld
Beach.
1.-THE Crown Of the Century,"
will be rendered by the Sunday
School Of the M. e. Church on Sum
day evening at the Chldren's Day
exercises. The choir will assist.
A fatal policy is to neglect backache
or other sign OF kidney trouble. E0leys