Evening journal., 1901-11-12
IN Not AFTRMPT
AT COLONIZATION
Thirty NegrOeS Are HuSking
Corn for New Castle Hun.
dred Farmers
speeIal 10 the EvenIng Journal.

OltlzenS or New castle are wondering
where the great influx Of negroes to
this city are keeping themselves. No
one was aware OF their presence until
they read OF 1t in an afternoon paper.
Immediately q search was instituted, i
but with the exception of about thirty
men who recently have settled in
the negro quarter of the city, no new
faces We're found. and the general sup
position is that they are in hiding.
The men are assisting farmers here
in shocking corn.
That political significance should be
attached to the presence Of the men
here is ridiculous. For the men 10
quality for the election Of next year
they would have TO live in the district
hut thirty days before the election,
provided. however, they had lived in
the State for one year. Politicians OF
mis- hundred regard the publication as
an unwarranted attempt at sensation |
alism.
Seventeen soldiers are in the guard |
house. in Fort DUPONT, and several
others. who have overstayed their time,
have failed TO return, and a lieutenant
in citizens clothes Is hunting for them.
For hugging the wife Of a Delaware
CITY man in one OF the cars OF the VIII
mington and New Castle electric rail-
way. a sergeant was court-martialed on
Saturday. He also was deprived of his
cheyrons and sentenced to pay heavy
fine. On Sunday night crews OF the
trolley cars running to Delaware City
were forced to put a number of intoXi-
Gated soldiers off the cars. One had his
head severely lacerated by falling
through a car window.
Joseph c. Stewart, the boat builder,
has received several contracts for
building boats for Boston firms. and
has gone TO that city TO arrange for the
work.
Frank Wise left yesterday for Can
ton, Ohio where he has accepted q po-
sitiOn with the American Electric Light
and Transportation Company.
Samuel Krush has gone out of the
shoe repairing business. and has open
ed a shoe and grocery store.
Good assortment of working shirts.
25. 40 and Soc. at Biggs.
Lewis Duncan, agent for the Smyrna
Transportation Company, denies the
statement which appeared I'm a VIII
mington afternoon paper recently to
the effect that fee OF 81 was exacted
from boat which stopped here long
enough to throw out a gangplank and
. land one passenger. AS matter OF fact
IL was not necessary TO use a gang
plank, and no fee was charged
George Duncan, who has been indis-
posed for some time, is improved.
Mems pants from 75c. to 81, at Biggs'
William Alexander. OF Wilmington,
is putting a new roof on the house Of
Mrs. G. V. Wise.
The store of B. Il. Lank was moved
from Fifth and Delaware streets to
Sixth street Yesterday. Trolley traffic
was blocked for some time.
William Pustill and William Bart
lett. local fishermen, are engaged in
overhauling their nets and will leave
for Smyrna creek shortly to fish for
rock and perch.
James Hamilton is removing to Will
mington.
An interesting meeting of the Build
ing Loan Association was held last
night.
Farmers say that the drouth is seri-
ously affecting the wheat crop. No
rain has fallen for six weeks. and it q
feared that the crop will be very short
If there is not rainfall soon
Two large shipments of nitrate OF
soda from the west coast of South
America arrived in the Delaware YES.
terday The vessels were the British
steamship Aboukir and the Italian shiI
Australia. Part of the cargoes will b,
discharged at the powder plants aloni
the Delaware river. and the remaindet
brought to Philadelphia. Both cargoe
were loaded in Chile.
A stin gale was blowing on the Della
ware river Yesterday, and many storm
stayed boats were anchored off thi
city throughout the day.
Charles Parker colored. living nea
Deiaware City, caught a large opossur
IN ms back yard the other night. Thi
animal appears to be very plentiful 4
one woods surrounding Delaware City.
party ol Nilmingtonians was dow
phe river cunning for ducks yesterda,
Cilizens are bothered by fallin
leaves, and pavements are being swel
almost continually
George Holman. who has been cor
hneu 70 his room as a result cf waco
nation has recovered.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Attorney Howell S. England was
New Castle visitor Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Whitelock. ,
Wilmington, We're here yesterday.
w. G. Prettyman Of the Mort
American. was in New Castle yeSte
day
Miss Virginia S. Cooper whose ma
riage TO William Budd Of Peter
burg. Va. viii take place on Novembi
10. already is the recipient OF q nun
ber OF handsome presents.