Evening journal., 1901-08-14
CITY FAMOUS AS
HEALTH RESORT
Many Persons Go to New
Castle Yearly for Their
Vacation
special to no EvonInr journal


New Castle. Aug. 1f--Eyery year
the number OF boarders who spend the
summer months in this city and neigh
borhood, becomes greater, and this sea-
son there is q large colony OF them
living lives OF quietness and comfort In
farmhouses along the banks OF the
river and as a health resort the sec
ton is becoming famous. A number
of persons have come here broken in
health. and after spending two or three
years here have returned home cured.
Several art students are quartered near
Delaware City this Summer, and find
interesting subjects for work along
the river and canal banks. Owing to
the nearess Of Delaware bay. the air
is bracldsh. which makes the section
an ideal one for invalids.
An unknown coiored man on one OF
the New Castle cars was bitten on the
neck by a bug last night, and by the
time the car arrived in Wilmington
the wound was badly swollen and
caused him intense pain.
Whi,e car Of the Wilmington and
New Castle Electric Railway Company
was passing Eden Park about o'clock
last evening, the pole of the car
caught in the overhead work, breaking
the wire and causing IL, together with
its supports. to drop to the ground.
Traffic was delayed for some time.
National Guard members are dis
cussing the probability OF the First
Delaware Regiment attending the Pam
American Exposition. Many OF them
are inclined to think that the body
VIII attend
Fred KEGS. who was bitten on the
hand by crab several days ago, is in
a serious condition. as blood poison
ing has set I'm. The hand is badly in
famed
William Marshall while out rowing
on the river Sunday afternoon. dropped
valuable gold ring overheard. Sew
erai BOYS will row out to the spot TO-
day and endeavor to find IL by diving.
Yesterday was a gala day with con-
ductors and motormen OF the Peoples
railway. about forty of them taking a
day of and going down to Riverside
Park. Fishing. bathing and boating
were participated in. and the knights
of the bell rope and grip made a big
day OF it. They returned on an even
ing ear with big catches OF fish and
crabs
Another interesting baseball game
will be witnessed on Saturday when
the Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. G. A.
team will play the Active Baseball
Club. OF this city, at Battery Park
Peter Madden. manager OF the Actlves
hoe a,.rarood FOR onofhr,. oror,. trfth
the RDxborO aggregation one week
from Thursday. Mr.. Madden is thor
oughly drilling his men and proposes
to make things interesting for the Wis
itors.
Members Of the Episcopal Sunday
school went on an excursion on the
steamer Thomas Clyde to Woodland
Beach to-day Il was a big event foI
the younger members. and long beiOg
the boat was scheduled to arrive they
were on hand armed with lunch bas
kets
The Rev and Mrs. w G. Koons hav,
returned home from Brandywine Sum
nit Camp and viii go to the home O.
Mrs. Rooms parents, near Eikton. L
spend some time Mr.. Koons will oc
Mrs Robert Wright, son and daugh
ter. Will shortly leave for a trip 4
Atlantic City.
Miss Nettie Palmer Is visiting
Bridgeville friends.
The Misses Hatton gave a social to
number Of their friends at their home
in South Fifth street. last evening
Among those present were Miss CARR
Campbell. Miss Mary Campbell, Mis-
Susan Morrison. Miss Mary Sylvester
Miss Daisy Hatton, Miss Lila Hattor
Edna Benheckle. Mark Bennett. Jane
Lancaster. Frank Hewitt, John Ham
mond. Theodore Clark. Harry Pyle. {
Philadelphia and Alfred Bennett.
Members OF st. Peters Sunday scho,
viii go on an excursion 20 Woodlan
Beach by the steamer Major Reybol
on Thursday.