Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-31
NEWS or NEW CASTLE.

Stan Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Now Castle. May as The Knowles
WOODEN mile have received number OF
Oh ders for goods for fall delivery, and
the employees are busy filing orders.
Shipments are being made as fast as
the clcth is finished. Attempts are
being made to secure enough help to
run the mill in full on night and day
terms. The day force Is running in
full and the night force is filling up.
Several weayers have been secured from
Chester and Philadelphia. The orders
on hand will keep the plant running
on both turns fol six months. The
new machinery recently purchased has
been placed In position. Inducements
have besn offered to secure more per-
sons to learn wenving.
Mrs. Annie Bnrgie of Chicago, ILL.,,
the donor Of the handsome fountain on
Delaware street, arrived here yesterday
on visit. She was amazed to learn
that the water has not yet been turned
on the fountain. The city Of New Castle
| is the owner of the handsome Piece Of
work and il Is held to DO the duty Of
City Council 10 SEQ that water is kept
running for man and beast. IL the
| Council is unable to do so, the people
Of the city will, by. contribution, pay
| the water rent. tsi &, Em ,gs~ p~l
A CAGE of smallpox has made it's APP
| pearanue here. The patient Is William
Hamilton, who is now quarantined at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John I. Hamilton, No. 45 South Fifth
street. The case 10 mild one. The
unfortunate young man in about IL
| years of age and student at Delaware
| College, Newark, where he contracted
| the disease. On Wednesday he drilled
and after dill complained of IN itching
sensation and from the appearance OF
his skin thought that he had been
poisoned. He came to his home here
and doctored for poison. Yesterday
DR.. Black was called IN and diagnosed
the case as smallpox. DIR. Lowber,
secretary Of the State Board Of Health,
oonourred in the diagnosis. The boy
was placed in the third story Of the
house and every precaution taken to
prevent a spread OF the disease. Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton are very careful
people. The other inmates of tine house
left at once. ..
New Castle, May 26,--DaIiel Moore,
oolored, whose home in near Rey bold
station, yesterday morning, was robbed
of silver watch, 81 cents in money,
tobacco, coat and shoes, and compelled
to walk through the rain and mud to
his home, nearly half mile away.
Moore had been visiting friends in
the vicinity of Red Lion, and at a late
hour started for home. Near Reybold
station large negro, accompanied by
another negro, accosted him and point
ing a revolver at him, demanded his
money. Moore complied, and, evidently
angered at the small amount, one Of the
men struck him with a club. They
then compelled him to hold up HE
hands while every pocket was searched
Finding nothing else to reward them
they took off his coat and shoes.
The rain began toifall heavily about
this time and the men ordered Moore
to flight out.'' He moved along in
his stocking feet until he reached bis
home, foctsore and thoroughly drenched
by the rain. He sank exhausted at the
door and was assisted into the house.
| IL is thought that the hiehwaymen are
the gang which has been committing
various outrages In this vicinity. h.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock last night
car No. % Of the trolley liue struck a
carriage at Pyle's lane, about half
mile from Eden Park. The carriage
4 was demolished and the occupants,
William Carroll and Thomas Calhoun,
thrown out. The latter was rendered
unconscious, while his companion was
unhurt. Calhoun was revived by DIR.
F.. Roop Smith and is getting along all
right. The men were coming from
Wilmington and the turn was made into
the lane directly in front Of the car.
| Last evening about 8 O'Clock, persons
on Delaware street between Ferris
corner and the rostoflice were startled
by noise near the store formerly occu-
pied by John Thompson. An investi-
cation showed u portion of the awning
down and George Maxwell, Jr., lying
on the pavement near the gutter il, nj
unconscious condition. He was clicked
up and carried into the house. DIR.
Munson was summoned. but as he
entered the door Of the house the boy
got on his feet and walked out lie
was badly shaken up but not seriously
injured.
New Castle, May 30. "A meeting oil
the directors Of the New Castle Athletic
Club was held last evening, and the
report OF Treasurer Ferris Jemisou
showed balance of 5000 due on the
foncs around the grounds. Lewis r.
Hushebeck will have the high grass or
the field cut and the grounds placed Ia
shape for the contest between the loca
team and the strong Brandywine team
of Wilmington. Walter Bacon was
given orders to secure new lot of bats.
The directors decided that order and
decency shall prevail ON the grounds.
No person will he allowed to, use pro
fame language on the bleaohers, inside
of the lines or on the grand stand. Per.
sons violating the rulo will be ordered
out and on refusing to go will be ar.
rested and charged with disorderly con
duct. Players using profane language
will he elected.
George Gray Knowles, superinten.
dent of tho Knowles wooden mills, has
adopted an innovation in the care
room, by which the employees make
more money and are given an incentive
to turn out a greater quantity of work.
The head mule-tender turning off the
greatest amount OF work during thu
week receives premium of 81, aud hi,
two assistants rs cents each. The
person turning of the next greatest
amount receives 80 cents and his assist
ants each 15 cents. The bonus of las
week caused the spinners to turn of
more work Of the kind than ever before
James Wright, son OF Robert W.
Wright, met with a painful acciden'
yesterday AFTERNOON o,Thile at work Al
the plant OF the Diamond State Stee
| Co. A large bar OF iron buokled ant