Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-08
The NEWS oE NEW CASTLE.

tOIH bHhtTou tub yhfu III luIs anu AbISs
Jesse Cripps, on North Front street. |
adjoining the store of David Boulden,
Wednesday night or early yesterday |
morning, and after prying open the
shutters in the basement, entered and |
went to the second story, where they |
onened the shutters. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Cripps are in Chester. Pa, where Mr.. |
Grips is employed Word was sent to
them of the affair. Edward Daily,
fBther Of Mrs.. Oriprs, was notified of
the opening of the shutters and accom-
panied by his SOB in law, Harry Bum
guard, went 10 the house and made n
thorough insi cotton. but could not
| find anything missing. 1t 10 thought
the burglars vera frightened of.
rho resignation of Miss Virginia
| Spotswoud Cooper as organist OF the
| First Presbyterian Church has been
\ presented to the trustees and will be
considered at the next meeting. Miss
cooper has tilled the position with duo
credit and the people OF the church are
loath to Fart with her valuable services.
Applications for the position will be
received by the trustees and may be
considered at tho next Meeting. William
j. Ferris, John II. Stops, Henry Will
helme or DR. David Stewart will fur
uish information to those desiring TO
apply
4 Thomas Honey is suffering from a
painful wound on his left hard, sus
tanned by n broken pRne Of glass falling
from the cash while he was engaged in
removing it, The glass cut small vein.
John Robinson, negro, aged lG years,
OF noar Summit Bridge, was brought
here last evening by Constable William
T. Money and placed in iail to serve
sentence OF 20 days 10 default Of a 8no
and costs amounting to Si2. 80, imposed
by Magistrate Reynolds on the charge
Of trespass and disorderly conduct. Tho
fine OF Robinson's coInpanion, Perry
Fields, negro, wa; paid by his father.
The boys went into the melon Patch ct
George Matthews, tenant of the Seweli
Biggs farm and broke IN number of
fine melons. They acknowledged the
deed at the hearing
Mis- Kathryn Duffy of North Second
street, who graduated as teacher from
the New York Normal School, has been
appointed teacher in boys grammar
school in New York City, and will
assume her duties next month at the
opening of the school.
The Leas -four mills have closed for
an indefinite period and the men, with
} the exception of q few, paid of. Several
men will he given employment at the
mills of the company in Wilmir gton.
New Castle, Aug. 3.-Yesterday one
OF the new combination trolley cars of
the local line was run to Wilmington
and tested to see II it was suited to run
over the lines Of tho Wilmington City
, railway and convey q funeral party
from Wilmington to Delaware City.
| r. LnI ~ i
Webb and the funeral party left Van
dever avenue this afternoon and went
to Delaware City, where the funeral
, took place. The local trolley line will
! hereafter make a feature of conducting
funerals to cemeteries in the county.
, Palmer Harris, son of John Harris,
, was thrown from a horse which he was
riding, last evening, and seriously in
> jured. He was taken to the home of
/ his parents.
! Charles Bennett, will prosecuts per.
4 sons who destroy his fence on the river
shore, east of his home.
, DR.. Frank Il. Manchester will asso-
! ciate himself with DIR. Winner of Will
! mington. DIR. Manchester is the or
. ganist Of Emmanuel T. Z. Church. He
/ has many friends here.
/ The Citizens Cornet Band will recf
ganiGe at an early date. All this men
a are working on day work and this will
give them chance to meet together.
1 The New Castle Giants will play the
! Delaware City Giants game of base.
d ball today.
q New Castle. Aug. h-Whilc crab
h bling off the steamboat wharf. yester.
a day morning, John Green of Whining
!. ton fell overheard. He managed t.
a keep himself ahoat and the current
n carried him up the river. Harry Ian.
l.. caster went overheard and assisted him
n ashore. He was thoroughly exhausted.
s The fire at Delaware City, last even
Il ing, was seen by hundreds of people
from this city. The blaze was in the
d icehouse formerly used by John Ii.
' Roberts.
!. X. Ebenezer Watts and his colt eot
a into sorry plight Saturday afternoon,
"a when the colt baked and SHE'D 10 the
,e vicinity of the Knowles wooden mills
N The result was mud bath in one o.
"a the bitches besida tho mill Part o.
II the mud consisted Of the residue OF tn,
70 dyehouse and the stencil WAS almos
q unbearable.
A New CASTLE, Aug. 6.-R. Eben Watts
n Mayor Boyd and Frank Sheridan mar
y rowly escaped serious injury, Sunda,
ar evening. They were in team driver
N by Mr., Watts, and when attempting tt
N Cross the tracks of the trolley south o
ia Dobbinsville, the horse and wagon wsr
hit by southbound trolley car. Tn
horse was slightly injured. the Wagon
wrecked and the three men thrown out
They were not iniurnd,. although
severely shaken up.
10 Job Gravel, who has been u residen
lt of this city for mere than % years, lef
ss yesterday for Chicago where he vii
81 work in one OF the largo mills. Mr.
10 tiravell was Euddler in the old River
'h side rolling mills here and was wei
or known. Mrs. Gravel will shortly joi
OR her hust and.
RS William DEM, who is fishing b
a means OF haul seine in the cove sout
st of the lighthouse, states that trout ar
Q, scarce. Yesterday morning he caugh
ID II beauties, weighing two to thre
pounds each. He also had several fin
ne catfish and many crabs. The tout ar
as kept back in the salt water by th
e. recent rains. All the fish caught ar
is readily disposed of at 10 CENTS DC
OF pound. Fishermen from Wilmington
q. Philadelphia and Reading who fan I
n catch good strings by means o. rod an
q reel find Dennis catches quito cor
ne venient.
Mt The tracks of the Delaware railroa
as on the Battery are filed with cars {
RS the California Fruit Transp0rtatio
y Co. which are being fitted up wit