The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-02-02
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
February end, 1900


oident Yesterday morning. As he got n
from the breakfast table md was abou
to step away, his foot caught beneath th,
oilcloth and he was thrown forward. Il
break the foroa Of the fall he put out hi
left hand and it landed on the side of tn
stove. Fortunately for MIR. King hi,
daughtsr-iu-ibw. MIRA Lillian King wa
nearby aud grabbed him as be fell thereby
preven Ing him from striking his heal
against The wall. The palm Of his let
hand was sew ely burned by the stove.
William Pustill snd William Norris ar.
engaged at the present time fishing fol
rock and perch of he mouth OF Smyrna
creek. They generally fish at night time
ana make excellent catches. Tho rock fish
weigh from TO pounds and &C mmand a
price OF lS cents per pound In he New
fork markets. The perch weigh from a
half TO pound and half each.
The funeral Of Charles Homew0od Can.
non, the year old son of John D. Cam
non, took placo Yesterday afternoon. Ser
! Vices were conducted at Immanuel EpIs-
copai church and interment was made at
the lmmanuel cemetery.
Among those who suffered from the
Go'd ON wednesday afternoon was Miss
Dorothy Stewart. daughter Of DR.. Stew
people that crossed the Christisna on the
Relief. only to flnd that the New Cns IL
car was gone only two minutes. That
meant walt Of 28 minutes. Tho two
little daughter Of Harold Suddell were
placed In charge Of the watchman Of the
diamond > ate b eel Company's " )rks.
Ihe wind was blowing sharp breeze
o. the time and The passengers noticed
thaf Miss Siswart WA suffering intensely
from the cold requested her to 70 into the
watchbox
he wstchman very kindly allowed her
to remnin there near the stove until tho
New Castle car arrived. The girls feet
we're frosted by the cold while she was
waiting It sesmad that tho Rslief tried TO
run opposite to The trol;y cars. She
would lenvs the Wilmington sids OF the
river the came time the car would teaye
for New Castle.
a, At ha meeting Of Friendship Lodge,
No. u Anci'n Order Of United Workmen
hold last evening throo new members
were initiated.
Mr.. John Thompson has been indis-
posed for the past week.
"A large Eumb"r of prisoners will be
liberated from Jail next week. Among
me number 90 be set at liberty are sOme
W W"G On nave ,' spent one and two yenrs insldo
OF ne brown stone mansion. Owing to
daily
Tie Triton Cotton Mils are about ready
10 resume operation- Ths mills i'll he
able to secure the help In New Castle with
the exception Of the cord and spinning de.
part meute
During the past month quito a number
people have died in Newcastle. here |
have been cases Of con tagious disease here
ana In case there. was a death from the dis
ease 'be question has been asked "Wbers
Is The b. Board Of HEALTH?
II New Ca tic has u Board Of Henlth
then 1t should have livs body Proper
rules should ln adopted to protect he
people o' NV Castle. There Is no restrc-
lion on under akors. Suppose for instance
a boy dies in he coun ry from diph, heria
ana no funeral Is conducted ty u strange
undertaken and the funeral gets he . at
y or 4o'clocx There is no one here TO
prevent a public funeral
Nor IL there Iime to consider such mat.
terU so that tho Bnard of Health, the City
Council and the Mavor can be ready 10
Offset any violation of heal h laws
Proper ordinances .bouid be passed and
city raRi trar should iSsns a burial per-
NIT before any grave could be opened In
any cemo cry In NV Castle
A coal oil stove exploded last night at
no residence of Edward j. NprgtIimnn,
M. 2t7 HRrmonI street. Mel rhlors re-
eponded quickly to The alarm aud bucket
brigade put out Tho biazs.
lhe property was damaged to the extent
NJ $50 and considerably OF he household
goods were damaged. The loss Is covered
by insu'a ance.
he Si' sack Social will be a plensant
'tfair and all who wi h to spend II plea ant
.vrnng should visit the vi. K. Sunday
school this evening. The ADHESION ia
IN " 10 cents aud Children 10 cen 3. Miss
Reba saunders class has charge of the
,oclal.
Urinh Mcguire who has bean seriously
l! at his home on North Third street is
Mrs Charles B. Lancaster, Sr., who has
'een critically i'll with pneumonia doe,
lot improve.
Mrs. Amanda B yd, mo her Of Major
BOYD, who hn, been critically i'll for sever.
Il weeks Is improving
Mrs. 5. BeaUtie Wyin. who has been
u'iering from honvy cold and the grip
S recovering.
A c"lorei man re idng south of Dob
'lnsvIl = hni II cIuse call iron, being frozen
% d'hLh When he reached + len Park he
va tod for ;roirv car, B,,forn it. ar-
wal he 'ell asleep and let 20 by. When
he nrxI car hr ivad he was fuuni a,leup
N his bundle anu had to bo a.sis ed to
he car.
Thers Is M neca ity for any one travel
Ing t." or from Wilmington to be ex r
i ell over tho Third Street bridge. The
70 Icy cars run direct from Elrh b and
south streets thi- city AMI Fourth and
Jnrket streets, v Wilmington. cvsry 90
minutes. The Thiri street bridge has
'ren turned on as tho dredging has be, n
topped. The cnnduc Ors on III. trr'lry
"r8 nave also besn ln-trucLed to keep the
"rs well heated during tho present cid
pel SO that the patrons OF tho road can
ide comfortably