The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-13
ITEMS. FROM
NEW CASTLE.

were;on the countenanceso OF the peo'
pie here yesterday afternoon when
the two special cars rolled in with
the prisoners. One OF the cars was
the one used in hauling the ballast
on the road and it had but one
passenger. He was Daniel r. Yer
non. of Washington, d c. Super.
intendent Deiner was notified dur
ing the day that the man was in a
wretched, filthy condition so he re-
fused 10 have the car lnoculated
with vermin by allowing the man
to ride over with the other passen-
gers. Accordingly the ballast car
was used and the poor unfortunate
old man rode over in it. He was
committed to Jail for forty days in
default Of payment of IS fine aud
costs.
He is partly demented and be.
lieves that he is an oil agent. His
halucinatlon convinces him at other
times that he Is about 10 construct
number Of boilers for the Govern
ment made from steel that is es-
pecially prepared in his own mills.
He made his first appearance in
Whining ton last October claiming
that he proposed to make his home
with his son. Since that time he
was at the County Hospital but re-
fused to stay there. He was in
New Castle last week for a few
days and became very objection
able.
The vermin could be plainly dis
cerned crawling over his clothing
yesterday. When he alighted from
the ballast car he admitted that it
was not quite as comfortable as a
Pullman car but was far superior
to the treatment received 10 Will
mington. When he serves his SEN
tence he will be sent to the New
Castle County Hospital at Farm
hurst.
About $50 colored excursionists
from Smyrna arrived here yester.
day going to Wilmington to attend
the corner stone laying of the G. U.
O. O. f. hall.
Frank Atkinson had his right
hand injured yesterday by his gun
He and A. M. Gallagher
shot seven dozen Of rail and reed
birds.
a watermelon party was held
last evening at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. Walter sibley, Fourth
and Delaware streets. About fotry
persons were present from Will
ming ton. Newark, Christiana aud
New Castle.
Mrs. George W. Davis left vester.
lay for Philadelphia for treatment
IN an hospital for some peculiar
trouble in her head.
On Saturday evening the first
lance OF the season will be given
II the X. of p. Hall. Dancing
school will open on Monday evening
and will be open each Monday and
evening during the win
er.
William D. Stoops will shortly |
.emove to Wilmington. He has
the office of clerk in
he Woodmen and Charles Sydney
King succeeds him,
A handsome monument is now
inder construction bv William J.
Hunter to be erected in st. Peters
Cemetery to the memory Of Mrs.
Susan McCallin.
BY the score OF 10 to 0 the Active
,ase ball club defeated the Farm
,urst club Yesterday. The Farm
lurst players could not solve Chase's
lifficult curves.
Save 80 per cent on carpets, 20
YER cent on oilcloth, 50 per cent on
amps. Other bargains by buying
low. Stoops.
John Foster left yesterday Tor
Pa.
Cards Of invitation have been re.
evcd here for the wedding OF
gorge Truitt and Miss Mary A.
ones Of Philadelphia. Mr.. Truitt
J we'll known telegraph operator
nd for time was organst OF I'M
1anuel Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Countiss aud Mrs. Pedrick
IRE visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Bayard Mitchell has return
/ to her home in Iohnstown, Pa.
There are three letters at the
ost Office for Samuel Roberts, care
A. Ingram They were mailed
Whitchurch, Uants.r