Evening journal., 1901-08-03
BADLY INJURED BY
FALL FROM HORSE
Young Harris Was Hurled to
the Ground and Severely
Hurt


New Castle. Aug. 81. Palmer Harris,
the 9-year-od sol. of Conductor John
Harris. of the New Castle Railway Com
pany. was thrown from a horse belong
ing TO John Rodney last evening and bad
-. injured. Young Harris was riding the
animal down the road towards the park
when il broke into gallop throwing hus
10 the ground and badly iniuring him
about the head and body. The boy was
picked up by a passerby and carried TO
his home Or. Black was summoned and
pronounced his condition serious.
Funeral services were held at 10 O'Clock
This morning over the body of Samuel II.
Carrot aged 20 years. who died in the
Delaware State Hospital on Thursday.
They were conducted by the Rev. 5. b.
Wyie. Many floral tributes were sent
by friends and relatives Of the deceased.
Interment was made in Newark.
A special meeting Of the Modern
Woodmen was held last evening State
Deputy Mullin of Michigan, was pres
ent.
Arrans,inon.s are being made Cor Enc
reorganization of the Citizens Cornet
Band about the first of September. The
breaking up of the band was owing to
the fact that several of the members OBJ
tanned positions With the New Castle
Electric Railway Company and could not
be- present on rehearsal nights
Collector of Taxes Peter j. Madden sat
Nd the office of Mayor Boyd yesterday To
receive taxes for 1901. He viii be in New
Castle on Mondays Wednesdays and
Thursdays during the month of August
from 10 10 70 o'clock a. M, and from to
and from to $50 O'Clock p. m During
August there will be a rebate of 8 per
cent. and during September a rebate of
per cent. The assessment win yield a
tax of $4,000.
Jacob Wright has resigned his position
as clerk of the Gilpin House 10 engage
in the restaurant business in Riverside
Park.
Thirty horses owned by the Union
Traction Company, of Philadelphia,
which have been ON pasture here. were
shipped back 20 Philadelphia yesterday
much improved in condition.
Malicious boys have destroyed the
fence of Charles Bennett along the river
front, and rob his fruit trees nightly. Mr..
Bennett probably will bring action
against the miscreants.
A yachting party from Woodstown,
Pa, visited the jetty yesterday
Edward Wise. who has been sOjOurn-
ing in Pcnnsgroye, has returned home.
Or. ii. I.oftland, of Kenett Square,
Pa. was n New Castle visitor yesterday.
Following the Inauguration Of the new
steamship line between Lcwes and phila.
delpllia by the Philadelphia and I.ewes
Transportation Company about two
months ago, the business has grown "a
such anextent that the company will IN
crease It's facilities
In order to care for this increase IL
business auxiliary lines win be estab
lishcd 90 connect with the steamers al
Lewes giving the company additional
business from the extreme southern and
southeastern section of Delaware. 4
new line running as far south as Ocean
View. Del, viii be installed on Monday
The connection between Ocean View and
Iewes will be made boy am automobile ON
nhus. running from Lewes to the Doug
lass House Pier below Rehoboth, on tn
river inlet 10 Ocean View.
AS feeder 60 the Philadelphia anl
Lewes line the steamer Mossopequa vii
begin making daily trips on Broadkil
creek ON Monday from Milton TO Lewes
stopping 90 Lewes.
Shipments of peaches have just begu
and the company Is making large con
tracts for the fruit