The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-31
REPUBLICAN. WIIMINGTQN DEAWARE. SATURDAY. NJ Al
ITEMS FROM !
new CASTLE.
March 3lst, 1901

good shot or in all probability he
would be picking shot from his legs.
For the third time IN week an at
tempt was made on Thursday night
to carry off Shaw s chickens. Short
ly after midnight he heard a noise
near his chicken coop and upon
making an investigation he saw a
man at the hen coop. Shaw secured
his gun and called to the fellow to
halt. He did not want to do so and
started away. Then it was that
Shaw fired and his aim being poor
the man succeeded in jumping the
fence and escaped. Hew awhite
man.
The Athletic Association held a
meeting on Thursday night and
Peter G. Madden, John Scarbor-
ough and William Thatcher were
named as q committee to receive
bids for supplying lumber to enclose
the base ball grounds. The COM
mittee have received number of
bids and the contract will he aw ard
ed on Monday night. The people
of New Castle should take an inter-
est ir the association for the players
will be New Castle men.
When the postoltice closes this
evening William J. Hunter will
cease to be postmaster and on
Monday morning he will turn over
the postotflce to his successor, John
G. King. Miss Margaret Gordon
will be Postmaster Kings assist
ant. Miss Anna Mahouey who has
been Postmaster Hunters assistant,
will leave during the week for Phil
adelphia. Miss Mahoney has made
an obliging and efficient public SER
want.
People leaving the trolley cars
last evening at Second and Della
ware streets, were startled to see
the brilliant light shining in that
vicinity. The light adds much to
the appearance of the street and
will veil repay the tax payers its
cost in making this part of the city
look CT vi and bright The other
arc ligu., will be placed on Fifth
street and at Tenth and Clayton
streets.
Fishermen who were standing on
Delaware street wharf last night
had as topic the new light on the
wharf. They claim tnat it is the
most valuable light in the city as it
means possible saving of lives.
When the fishermen left yesterday
morning a heavy fog hung over the
river but the light could be seen be-
low the Black Buoy. Other lights
in the city could not be discerned.
The men talked but little of fishing.
1t was learned that $50 shad had
been caught. Al Davis, Al Pedrick
we're again high with "A shad and
George Woolson and Hugh Nc
Caughan were second high with %.
The prices demanded was $40 per
hundred as caught. Many were
sold in this city while number
was shipped to Philadelphia, New
York and i renton, n. J.
William Crow narrowly escaped
eectrocution yesterday afternoon
at Second and Delaware streets,
and had it not been for the timely
act of George unser, electrician for
the trolley line, Crow would proba-
blv be in the land of the blessed.
lnger was stringing the wire for
the electric light stationed near
Chase store and the wire hanging
down and laying across the current
wire o the trolley line. Unger had
on rubber gloves and Crow thinking
to assist, caught hold Of the wire.
He dropped it as if it were hot. He
had fortunately but touched it when
Unger pushed him away. He
received the tull voltage, serious
burns nav have resulted.
Mrs. Charles Holman who has
been very i'll, is recovering.
At the Clionian Society meeting
yesterday afternoon the following
program WAS rendered:
Singing ..... ....... society
Recitation, Clerical Wit"
Bessie Lyons
Defamation, civilian +. Chan
nIng,' ..... Edward Elkinton
Recitation, "The Woman on the
Track. .......... Jessie Carswcll
Defamation, THE Voiceless.'
James McGrory
Recitation, "An Angel unawares,'
Bessie Cofeld
Recitation, ave Have been Friends
Together, ...... Emma Bradley
Defamation, "Piling upthe Snow
Frank Winslow
Recitation, THE Lost Babies
Annie Platt
Defamation, "Marketing,'
Richard Brown
Select Reading, "The Legend
Beautiful, 80. Nellie Duffy
Essay, "The Founder Of our Naval
Academy" .........C. Pedrick
Recitation, "Twilight,"
Mary Gormlcy
Recitation, "War,' Alice Cooper
SinUinU Society