Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


New Castle, July II. 1.-The people of
this vicinity are terrorized by many
audauious robteries. Sunday evening
about 30 o'clock Henry Gormley and
Miss Ida Lynch, who were out driving,
were held up on the causeway at
point near Kelley's Bottom, at the
spring on the westerly side of the road,
by two men. 1t Is believed that there
was third man I'M the party.
Being warm and dusty, the occupants
Of the team, knowing the place stopped,
to quench their thirst. Gormley was
near the spring when tall man arose
and grutiiy ordered him to hand over
whatever he possessed. He was COM
PEELED to comply with the request on
account Of an emphasis in the shape Of
cleaning gun barrel. He handed over
about 81 and the men appeared sats-
fed and vanished
When the highwaymen approached
Gormley the woman screamed. lie an
instant man was at the head of the
horse and ordered her to keep quiet,
stating that no harm would befall her
friend. She complied. Mr.. Gormley
thinks it well that she did so, as It
probably saved much trouble.
1t lie believed that the men are
part of I'D organized gang that has
been working the roads for some
months, and that they are in hiding
in some of the nearby woods.
A body bolt In wagon Of Joseph
Quigley broke as the wagon was de
scending the easterly side Of the high
bridge over the Delaware rail DAD on
West Delaware street, yesterday. The
body of the wagon slid down on the
launches of the horses and caused a
runaway. The driver was thrown out
but was unhurt. The horses with the
wagon went on to Delaware street
wharf, turned close to the steamboat
slip and stopped two feet from the
edge of the wharf near the end of the
old grain warehouse.
The parents Of John Sheridan, signal
man and operator in the United States
| service, have received an interesting
letter from him, together with q pho-
tograph of himself and one OF his com
panions. He states that his health is
excellent and that he is now stationed
at Paianaque, on Manila Bay,a place OF
| 10000 inhabitants. lie has excellent
food and quarters and is better salts.
fed than at any time since his entry
into the sci vice.
New Castle, July 1S.-Trouble
occurred yesterday on the Now Castle
and Delaware City electric line. About
30 Italians, becoming tired Of Sub
| Contractor Anderson putting them Oh
and not paying them, armed them.
selves with shovels, clubs and pick.
handles drove from the track every
man that was willing to work and
await the time that Mr.. Anderson
should pay them. Saturday last was
pay day, but the men received nc
money, although demand was made fol
| it. The men waited until Monday anc
then their patience gave out. Aftei
NIL the men had quit work, the Italians
| patrolled the track, to prevent any lner
from working. This Delaware Con
struotion TO-, which has the contract
for the construction of the road, paiC
the wages of the men and they returned
to the work this morning, with the OK
ception of few whom the compan,
discharged.
Mrs. Sarah Myers, grandmother o.
Mrs. Jospeh Bacon, died yesterday
She leaves large number of children
grandchildren and great-grandohildren
The ST. Julian Great American show
gave craditable performance on tn,
plot opposite the westerly end of tn,
baseball grounds, last evening. TIL,
feats Of the tight-rope walker on th,
outside Of the tent, previous to tn,
performance, were witnessed by severa
hundred persons. This evening he vii
walk blindfolded. The show is the hes
seen here for a number of years.
Manager Shearer has arranged
game with the strong Lafayette o
Philadelphia for Saturday next, and i
is expected that a good game of bass
nall will be seen. The majority Of tn
players are semi professionals. Jul
2Sth, the Crescent OF Philadelphia viii
be the opposing team, which will assur
another good game.
James Marshall, employed at tn
shops Of the. Pussy & Jones Co., vii
mington, had his loft foot badl
mashed yesterday by a plate of iro
falling upon il. He was compelled t
} return 10 his home In this city.