Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-12
The NEWS OE NEW CASTLE.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journ

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
New CASTLE, Sept. William Glib
hons, who is serving a sentence in the
jail for participation in the burning of
the du Pont barns is now under the
care of Jail Physician David Stewart.
He is suffering from sprained ankle
as the result Of spree. A few evenings
ago Gibbons was found intoxicated at
the gas house. Night Warden Rash
brought him along the battery and
through r. Ebenezer Watts stable
yard. AS Gibbons neared the residence
he leaped over the fence. The Thomp-
son yard is several feet lower than the
Watts yard and when Gibbons landed
on the other side of the fence his cries
Of pain convinced Rash that his pris.
oner was hurt. 1t was with difficulty
that Gibbons was assisted to the Jail.
Gibbons was given the freedom of
the house that afternoon, In order TIC do
some light work He took advantage of
the situation and went out and secured
the drink. His jumping over the fence
was an endeavor to escape from the
warden, SO that he could get more
whiskey before being locked ur for the
night.
New Castle, sept. 9TH.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Lenape
Steam Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder
Go. was held yesterday afternoon. This is
the first time since the organization of the
company that the general running expenses
of tho company have been guaranteed. The
Trustees of the Commons have given a
guarantee to pay the building loan dues and
City Council will pay over annually $500 for
the next 10 years. Patrick McGrory, Peter
q. Madden and William Early were ap-
pointed committee on finance. Adjourn
ment was made until nxet Sunday after
noon, when the books will be opened 10 give
all respectable citizens chance to become
members.
Miss Emma Galloway was severely hurt,
Saturday, while at work in the Knowles
wooden mills. A belt became loose and the
machine caught her arm, tearing the flesh
and causing an ugly bruise. DIR. Black
dressed her injuries.
\ Tax Collector Frank Megginson was some-
what surprised at his office when Matthew
Walz stepped in and asked for the amount
OF his taxes. The tax collector turned to the
Nv" part OF his duplicate and found there
were walls" enough, but no tWalz." The
assessment of his property was made, but
when it was copied the items of his house,
store and stable were not transferred to the
duplicate.
Emma Heriick, aged years, daughter of
George Herrick, "a farmer who resides on the
Niven farm. south of the city, was bitten on
the lip and side of her face by a dog owned
by her father. The animal was killed and
the wounds cauterized.
New Castle, Sept. 10 The small boy
and the oolored folks were sorely dis
appointed, last night, because the
Goodrich shows failed to come to town.
For over week the town had been
billed, telling of the great, upexceled
extrRvaganzas and as consequence
the colored folks were ON the tiptoe of
expectancy, but the show wagons did
not rumble into town. The show has
been in hard luck for over a week.
Owing to the heavy rains the roads
have been poor and the route agent
mapped out routes with jumps which
the horses found were impossible to
make. No sooner had the advertising
wagon reached here than liens were
placed against it to satisfy claims
amounting to 500 and the costs have
reached to 1926. Liveryman Watts says
that the costs will eat up the team, as
the sale cannot take place for month.
From present indications the prisoners
will not be removed for several months,
if the stone pile counts for anything
Two large loads of stone arrived here
during the week aud at present there
are at least 800 tons Of the material
still unbroken. The prisoners are of
the opinion that il they are to be re-
moved the stone would not be coming
here still. 1t is understood that during
the coming week demand will be
made for the transfer of a few prisoners
to the new workhouse. This will raise
the question whether Sheriff Mcdaniel
is to retain the prisoners oil not and
the matter will then bs thrown into
court.
John Becker, ST., had the thumb of
his right hand severely bitten by dog
yesterday. During the afternoon dog
was run over by one of the trolley cars
and when he went to pick up the in.
jured animal it snapped at his hand
and tore the thumb considerably.
Alfred Kirby, engineer at the Will.
mingtun & New Castle trolley power
house, hadIthe index finger of his right
hand severely mashed, yesterday after
noon,