Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-07
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


New Castle, june q = Yesterday after |
noon, while Orrid A. Porter was sup
plying a vessel at Delaware street |
wharf with meat, his watch slipped from |
his chain and pocket and fell into the
river John A. Schuhardt, Jr., who
was ON the wharf, learned Of the loss OF
the watch and after divesting himself
Of his clothing went in search of the
timepiece. recovered II and returned it
to the owner. MI. Porter appreciates
the recovery of the watch, rs it is one
that he greatly valued.
New Castle, June 8. Yesterday, near
Bear Station, a burly negro went TO the
house Of farmer named Walter and
demanded something to eat. He was
told that he could secure employment
and earn the food. lie insisted that
he was unable To work, on account OF
hcing weak, and that in order to work
he must first have some food with
which to sustain his stomach. This
was about 10 o'clock, two hours before
the MONDAY meal.
The surly fellow, about six feet in
height and weighing about 1871 pounds
was given food and nts rnvenously.
After finishing, he started away from
thV ~ bbo way iio i'ah ppIhp oh'A
made no rretence Of going toward the
field in which be was supposed to work.
The woman demonstrated with HIM,
when he became ugly and abusive and
cursed her. The man was about to
move on when the husband Of the
woman entered the house unseen
through side door. The farmer seized
his gun, bolted out of the front door,
faced the negro and threatened to kill
him at once if he resisted. Then he
marched the ungrateful brute back to
| the rear Of the house and compelled
him to go down on his knees and apollo.
| gize to the woman.
The farmer kept close eye on his
| prisoner and the latter eyed him 10 re-
| turn. The negro was given two minutes
in which to pray, and ere he had ceased
he was clubhed. A hired man arrived
with q black snake cart WHIP and while
ono kept guard the other piled the
whip with vengeance that will surely
teach the negro hereafter to be careful
of his work and deeds. The thrashing
was merited and it is hoped that others
will adopt the same tactics and thus rid
the country of such yillainous rascal5.
Preston Matthews Of Richmond, Va.
At the services of The 40 hours devo-
tions in st, Peters r. g. Church, last
night, the Kew. William j. Berming-
ham of st. Joseph's Church on the
Brandywine, preached an interesting
sermon, which was eagerly listened to
by the congregation that filed the
church To the dours, The subject was
Confession. During the sermon,
Father Birmingham stated that Cath
olics knew that Jesus Christ was to
deal with sin and sinners when He
came upon earth. He questioned if
Christ entirely destroyed sin. He then
spoke of the power given by Christ to
His IL Apostles when He breathed on
them the Holy Shirt and said Re
ceiye ye the Holy Ghost'' He likenod
the priest of God, who is not self-ap-
pointed, but who is here by succession
from the FIRST Pope, to the President Of
the United States, who is successor
of the first President. The power to
absolve is vested in the priest when II
is done in the name Of the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost.
The priest, as Gods servant, says as
Christ did to Mary Magdalene, go in
peace. all is forgiven thee. The COVER
of God is shown where He brought
life out of death, light out of darkness
aud order out of chaos. Thus it is
that the priests are Gods representa-.
tives, TO bring the heart and soul Out
of darkness into the MONDAY brightness
OF Gods grace by the dissolution in the
sacrament OF penance. God never
treated sinner as the violator of the
common law is treated. BY His sacred
blood, she'd on Calvary, He reclaims
the soul of the sinner. Tho bonds Of
hell that hold 1T are severed and again
is heard, go in peace, thy sins arc
forgiven thee. He then made sym.
pathetic appeal to his listeners and ad
vised them that this may prove the last
Forty Hours that many OF them " III
attend, and that they should at once
begin life anew and hold sweet cou
verse with their Maker.
. Last evening word was received o.
the death, In Philadelphia, Of Mis-!
Rachel Neunemacher Stroup, daughter
OF the late Uriah and Sarah Stroup
formerly Of this city. Uriah Strou,
: was color bear or In the War of 1912
He was at one time the superintendent
of the county almshouse at Whining
ton. Deceased was also a grand
daughter OF the late George Stroup,
major general In the Rovolutionar,
, War. Mrs. A. q. Eagle of this cit,
and William .StrouE of near Hare
? Corner are relatives. The funeral vii
] take place at $50 o'clock tomorrow
morning at st. Andrew g P. E. Church
Eighth and Shipley streets, Whining
: ton, and interment madU In the viii
mIngton and arandywine cemetery.
Maud Elizabeth Perra,n, daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Perram
had her right foot badly scaloed b.
heated water falling over 1t, Saturda,
9 evening. The child suffered muci
from the pain.
I, Mrs. James Dougherty, residing il
D the westerly section of the city, fol
: downstairs yesterday and broke he
e hip. She was taken to the count
hospital at Farnhrrst for treatment