Evening journal., 1901-09-16
COWS KILLED BY
TROLLEY CARS
Animals SlTOIIed Oh the
Tracks and We're Ruu
Down
Special 10 the Evening journal.

New Castle, Sept l6.-Three cows,
owned by Richard Maloney, OF Red Lion
were killed 10y the trolley cars on Satur-
day night Ii is said that some malicious
person had lowered the bars and allowed
the animals TO roam on the tracks.
Spinal meningitis has made lbs appear
ance in this section. Arthur I<ee had "a
COLI valued at S275 TO die on Friday.
Noah Higgins lost a mule and colt dur
ing the past week valued at 1925. Several
other animals are in with the disease.
This city is in deep mourning ont Of ne.
spect to the dead President Professor
Richardson draped and festooned the flag
ON the public school. Captain lIolcomh,
of Company II, ~ q. d.. assisted hy
Sergeant Cavender draped the Armory
Many stores and various establishments
also are draped.
While opening oysters recently, Roy
Bacon. of Bacons restaurant, found
pearl ia one of the bivalvcs
Riverside Park will close ON the first ~
October. Cars of the Wilmington aud
New Castle Company carried many vis-
itors there yesterday.
The picture party scheduled To take
place in the ArmQry on Thursday even
ing has been postponed for a few days.
The affair is under the direction of the
ladies OF the First Presbyterian Church.
The affair was postponed owing to the
death of the President
This city was visited by heavy rain
storm yesterday which continued for sew
eral minutes The storm was accompan-
led by q heavy wind which blew the
limbs from several trees.
a well-aucnded meeting OF tho Lenape
Fire Company was held yesterday after
noon az 3 O'Clock. The company. which
has reorganized. discussed plans for the
future.
Edward Hall, colored. was waylaid ON
Saturday night near this city and robbed
OF SO. coat, hat and several articles of
underwear. which he had purchased and
was taking Go his home.
Hall resides in the vicinity OF Red Lion
and had been i'm Wilmington where he
had made several purchases Iie left the
trolley car aear Red Lion bridge and had
gone but short distance when three
men commanded him To hold mp hi,
hands which he did
News OF the Presidents death was sig
nailed on Saturday 20 the Russian cruiser
kctvizan from the Delaware Breokwatel
Sc ffAAN was WIS AANAN NlANUNA 40 IlANNAfN 70
sen for the most important of the variou,
tests incident 20 the construction and ac
ceptancc Of warshp that of the heavy
batteries. and ont OF respect the Star
and Stripes were hoistod and then low
cred at half mast
AT q meeting OF ST. Peters r. a. b
Society held yesterday. the following res
olutions were adopted.
Whereas. 1t has been the viii of Al
mighty God TO remove from our midst b,
the hand of death, William Mckinley
the beloved President OF the Unite
States and
Whereas. While bowling 90 His omn
potent will-"not ours. but Thine viii b
done'-we. as citizens of the State q
Delaware and the United States. join {
the universal sorrow over the death
our patriotic President martyred by I'll
treacharous hands of despicahe. Gov
ardly assassin. Doe it therefore
Resolved That we extend our hear
felt sympathy 10 the bercaved wife
our hate President In this. her hour OF D
reavement, and
Resolved. That a copy of these res
buttons be spread on the minutes Of oil
society.