Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-04
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.
stan Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.

received kilograms yesterday from Pitt
mats Grove, N. j., notifying them OF
| the burning of the house, store and
bakery at that place and also the ad
| joining home of Mrs. Hopkins. The
supposition is that hot Goals from the
furnace had dropped on the floor and
started the blaze. The buildings were
| of wood. Tho loss is about So, COO, In
sured for about one half the amount
| Mr.. Vallette was in Pittman's Grove
last week and made repairs to the
bakery, which of itself was valued at
| $500. 1t was one of the finest in that
section of the country. Charles Alt,
formerly of this city, occupied the
place, having moved there a week ago
He had been married only few days.
He lost all his stock, amounting TO
81, 500, which is total loss. He had
intended to go to Camden today to
have his stock insured.
| Thomas Willis, aged 8 years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Willis of Second
and Harmony streets, had his head
severely cut, yesterday, while playing
in the yard Of his home. One of a
party of boys playing marbles on
Second street above Harmony threw a
/ piece of brick over into the yard, which
struck tho hoy on the side OF the head,
Several stitches were needed to close
the wound.
New Castle, A pril |. Shortly before
3 O'Clock yesterday morning. Edward
Mcknight, the 6years-old son Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Finnegan Mcknight, who
| had been i'll, awakened his mother and
called out that he could hardly breathe.
| Che 40 ha hatYoa ft,Il nj
| smoke. Seizing the two children,
James and Edward, she attempted to
reach the lower floor by means of the
rear stairway, thinking the fire IN tie
front of the house. She retraced her
steps and seizing her papers of value,
managed to descend the front stairway.
The children ran to the nearest neigh
bors, about two squares away, and gave
the alarm. The alarm spread aud the
Waterman at Knowles mills was notified
and footed the whistle which aroused
many from their beds.
| Neighbors rushed to the scene and at
| tempted to save some Of the household
goods, but failed. James b. Toman,
Frank Carlin and Joseph Mcknight re-
moved the piano How they did it is
a mystery, as it required eight men to
place it in wagon to remove it.
Several men and boys went to the en-
| ginehouse, secured the hosewagon and
ran it ont to Ninth and School streets,
hut the hose would not reach to the
| burning house, stables and outbuild-
ings, which were then fast going to
ashes.
The engine was not hauled to the
scene of the fire Oh account of the lack
of enough men to haulit. This is the
result of the city being without horses
with which to pull the engine.
The home of Mrs. Mcknight, which
was burned to the ground, was visited
yesterday by scores of people. Two
stoves. all warped and twisted, and
several cooking utensils, with few
| handfuls of ashes, mark the spot
The insurance will nearly cover the
loss, estimated at $500, which is in
the Royal Insurance Co. of Liverpool.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
is thought by some to have been the
work of an lncendiary. Others think
| il may have been caused by defective
| tlue.
Now that the election for city officials
is drawing near the talk OF the people
is on candidates The latest resolve OF
many voters is as follows: 1.-THE men
We want are those in favor Of progress
sion and horses with which to pull the
| fire engine" Among the candidates
| presented to be voted for at the polls
on Tuesday, April 9th, are Mayor BOYD,
for reelection, and Charles Munson,
shipping agent for the Fishermen's
Protective Association.
Many friends of Representative
Chauncey P. Holeomb desire that he
enter the field for mayor. Among the
candidates for City Council is John 9.
Mahoney, who has been prominent and
active IN the affairs of this city for
years. He iH member OF the Trustees
OF the Commons and Board of Educa-
tion and holds appointments on import
ant committees in both bodies, and is
always ready to act in the best interests
of the taxpayer.
Former Postmaster Hunter is also
named for Council. He has always
been active in the welfare Of the city.
Robert II. Harrington, who was o mem
Der during the rebuilding OF Seventh
street from the Knowles mills to Dob
binsville, is also candidate.
William Morrison, who was also there
before, is again mentioned for the
houor. He made an excellent reputa-
tion while a member. The debt was
decreased and Front street reraved.
President Schuhardt, Andrew M.
Gallagher and John Reynolds, whose
terms sxpire. are candidates for re-
election. They are prominent men in
the community and we'll known.
Through their efforts the Trustees of
the Commons have paid for the fire
protection to this city for the year 1901,
when it was learned that Council could
not.foot the bill.
Friends of David W. Elkinton are
endeavoripg to have him come out for
the office of city treasurer, now held by
William j. Ferris, who is candidate
for re- election.
Yesterday morning shortly before IL
O'Clock a fire on the Rodney farm, near
Bear Station, tenanted by William
Richards, destroyed hay stack and
straw rick containing many tons of the
materials and causing loss OF nearly
$780, 1t is stated that two tramps had
been on the place and were ordered off
about half hour previous to the dis
coVery of tho blaze. Fortunately for the
owner and tenant, the wind was blew
ing the flames away from the buildings
on the place, slse all might have been
lost.
The engagement of Miss Virginia
Spotswood Cooper, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander b. Cooper, to
William Budd OF Petersbur2h, Va, il
announced. Miss Cooper is enc OF the
most prominent society women in New
Castle county, grand niece of the late
Rev. John b. Spotswood, organist at
the First Presbyterian Church, teacher
in the Sunday school and has hosts of