Evening journal., 1901-10-21
HARMONY STREET
BELIES NAME
Charles Bennett Alleged Il
Have Been Assaulted
MANY WEAPONS WE'RE USBU
Some Talk Of the Iron Works in New
Castle ReSumi0g Operations
Shortly
MANY WEAPONS WE'RE USBD
Special to .ho Evonlng Iournal.

New Castle, Oct. -l--lh uhlo cltg IN
general topic Of conversation seems I
be Of free-for-an fight which occur
red one day last week I'M Harmon
street the participants being Charlo
Bennett on one side VS.. members o
the King family ON The other.
Ii is said that the trouble arose owe
a bin OF S7.20. which Bennett presente
to Joseph King for reCharging the cleo
trio batteries on his (Bennetts) launch
the King Crab. For some time pas
Bennett has been carrying carp to th
Philadelphia markets for the Kings
Upon one occasion IL is said that th
King syndicate alleged that there wer
between 1000 and 1,100 pounds of iisl
in the boat. but that when They wer
weighed in Philadelphia they touche
the scales for but 5ll pounds. This 10
to a dispute. which, in turn, led to Ben
nett demanding the payment of hi
bill Bennett says that when he wen
into the yard OF the house. which ad
joins the King home. al Front and Iiar
mony streets, that Frank King hit hin
In THE face lie returned the compli
ment by punching King i'm the eye
This aroused the family, and Mr.. Ben
nett says N.cy came at him like
swarm of bees Each one he says wa
armed with weapons which include
an ice-pick. a rake, sharpening st0u
ana q clothes prop, which were hOm
ished about his head. To escape be
ing l.illed Bennett was compelled
beat a hasty retreat Although no ar
rests have vet been made, legal pro
Ceedings may yet follow
WORKS MAY RESUME
Rumvrs are again i'm circulation
the effect that the local plant of Oh
National Tube Company Will resum
operations shortly, giving employmen
TO a large rumber of men, The work
have been practically closed for seyera
years. and most OF the men have OF
tanned situations elsewhere. Much sur
prise is expressed at the fact that ia
works in this city have RENAME
closed for so long, especially I'm view o
the fact that almost all similar plant
in the country are in operation. an
arc rushed with orders Many of tn
men who are now employed I'm out o
town concerns say that THE product o
the shops in New Castle Is far suporio
10 any Uhey have handled.
The United States Army Department
Ia Washington. ID. c.. IS reorganiziu
the Fourth United States Artillery. no,
stationed at Fort Mott, of which Can
tain Harrison is post commander Th
battery will be divided and formed int
two batteries Nos. AZ and 119. and,
the Temporary command OF Lieutanani
Matthew auG Mitchell II is pronall
that some OF the soldiers win be trans
ferred TO Fort McHenry.
W. G.. koCns pastor of Nazareih N
L. Church exchanged pulpits with In
lov. w. l.. S Murray. of ST. paul's N
T. Church in Wilmington. last even
ing and DR. Murray preached an abb
sermon to large congregation Tn
annual protracted meetings were be
gun In Nazareth Church yesterday. ant
special services Will be held nightly 70
several weeks
The United States training ship Sara
ioga passed up the river yesterda
lccrning on the way TO Philadelphia.
Many ducks were seen swimming VI
the river yesterday afternoon. and mum
bors of wild geese are flying over tn
city. bound North.
William Duncan viii move shortly {
the old kinkead residence. in Delawar
avenue near Frcnt
Charles Shearer VIM move I'm fe'
days from his home in Second street
the house i'm Delaware street. next
the Star Hctel
William Hughes. OF Chester. forme
" Of this city, spent yesterday in Ne
Castle.
Three black and two teal ducks we
shot In the Derringer bitches by WI
liam Wipf on Saturday.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Albert Pedrick, of New Castle n
begun a course at Goldey College.
Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs irwin Vanarsdalen.
Wilmington, visited Mr. and Mrs. /
lunt yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Elwood T.. wilson a
visiting the Pan-Amolican Evpositic
IN Buffalo.
Mrs. Annie Burgcn. of Chicago.
visiting relatives I'm this city.
Alexander B. Cooper Ir.. of Sps
rows Point Nd is visiting his parer
In this city.
Tho Misses Florence and Julia Enn
Of Kirkwood. are visiting Mrs. VirgiI
Cooper.
Henry Padbers. Of Conshohock,
sDent yesterday with friends in Il
city.