Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-15
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


STAFF Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New Castle, March Q. - Georgia. niger,
electrician OF the trolley line, Yesterday
morning climbed upon the flag pole Of
the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Mt the rear OF the
Opera House, to unloose the fastenines
and lower the pole. The block broke
and struck him on the lower jaw, break
ing off several teeth and cutting the
flesh so badly that DIR. Black, used
several stitches in closing the wound.
Mr.. unger states that he does not know
how he held on when the flying block
struck him. II was we'll that he did,
for had he lost his hold he would have
fallen about 40 feet to the pavement
below.
William Stradley who was employe ed
yesterday at the storehouse of Knowles
mills unloading shocks or box lumber,
made misstep and fell from the upper
floor to the ground below, u distance of
u feet. He landed on his shoulder,
sustaining severe bruises. and was rem
dered unconscious for short time.
The steamer Major Reybold, has
started to run between Salem, this city,
Pennsville, PENIS Grove and Phila
| delphia. The boat is making hut one
trip each way per day for the present.
| As soon as weather and trace warrant,
two round trips each day will be started.
| DR.. Hammond of Farnhurst has pur-
chased the handsome bay gelding
Faustnect, with record OF 223. The
| gelding is said to be worth $4,000.
4 New Castle, March l3. MANY citi-
zens were. disappointed, last evening,
at the action of the members of the
kCity Council. On arriving ut the
place of Meeting, the Office of Mayor
Boyd, they we're surprised to learn that
the body had gone into executive, or
rather, secret session.
4 As soon as the members had as.
q sembled, President Schuhardt stated
that the object of the meeting was to
confer with ex-ColIector George 4.
Tobin, with relation to settlement Of
4 the uncollected taxes Of 1896.
Mr.. Gallagher moved to go into
executive session. The motion was
adopted and at once those in the room
left. The people outside were much
angered by the move. They held that
the public has right to know all tina
Council does.
One of tho members of Council
! stated that there was about Sl,00C o
uncollected taxes for the year 1896.
hudb wis uOHe al lne nl6pbiup VIII
, not loak out for day or two, bu
i eventually all will he learned.
|, On Saturday u young lady iron
! Elkton came here for brief visit
, Yesterday morning her father arrive,
t in search of her, but learned that sh
had gone TO Philadelphia. He ais
; learned that the lover Of the daughte
I had also gone to Philadelphia som
; time ago and that he was employed b.
{ the trolley company. lie went to tina
city, fearing that they would b
= married, but was agreeably surprise
5 on his arrival to learn that the cere
t mony had not taken place. The fathe
' and daughter returned to this city las
evening and afterwards left for thei
Y home The wedding will take plac
s after the Lenten season.
Y Harry Housmann is named as car
. didate for City Council from tn
t easterly section of the city. This make
o two candidates IN the field.
n Sunday morning about l o'oloc
. George Moore was awakened by hi
b dog barking, and dressing, found
n wagon leaving the. farm. The person
b occupying the team were, it is sui
IS POSED, thieves, but they failed
It secure any plumber.