Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-14
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

STAFF Correspondence OF Gazette and Journsi.
New Castle, March 10. AT the annual
meeting of the Citizens Building and
Loan Association, last night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
John q. Mahoney; Vice President,
Patrick McGiory; Secretary, William
j. Ferris; Treasurer, William Il. Roth
well; Directors, Edward Daily, John
j. Sheridan, Denney s. Smith, Moses
.. Flsuoing, James Van Arsdalen,
Joseph Oarliu, George W. pantirs,
James F, McIvor George Allen Smith.
The report of Treasurer Roth
well showed but little money 10 the
treasury. Stock sold at par. The
annual bills fer rent and salaries were
passed. The loan is In good condition.
a report on the purchase Of, the Stoops
house, on Delaware street, was sub
mitted and accepted. The auditors,
Messrs. George Rennie and James 4.
Challenger, held the election and will
audit the accounts of the secretary and
treasurer.
John d. Naylor, died ut his home on
Delaware street near Sixth, last even
ing, after an illness of several months.
He was formerly OF Philadelphia and
until the closing OF the Delaware Iron
Go. "a plant, now known az the New
Castle plant Of the National Tube Co.,
was fireman In the welding DEPART
ment. He leaves widow, five sons
and one daughter Edward, Samuel,
William, Albert and Stepen Naylor aud
Mrs. George Wright
Mra. Ann Sterling. respectable
coloIed woman residing on Cherry
street near Sixth, died yesterday aftor
short illness. Shu had been resi-
dent OF this city for many year.
After having been imprisoned In the
ice at Malin's River, N. j., for
month, the handsome yacht Fitzgerald
arrived off this CITY on Sunday and
after proceeded to Philadelphia and
will 60 to her quarters at Essinetop,
The yacht left Atlantic City month
ago, but was caught in the ice In the
river and held there.
New Castle, March I3.-James g.
Shaw, ST., president of the New CASTLE
Water Works Co., met the members OF
CITY Council, last evening, relative to
the contract for the supply of water for
the fire plugs from January let, 1901,
TO January lat, 1909. The Arrangement
was that in addition to grant Of $780,
from the Trustees of the New Castle
Commons to the City Council, the
Commons farms should be furnished
with water. The papers were signed
by Mr.. Shaw.
Miss Carrie EcKles, employed az
weaver at the Knowles wooden mills,
met with painful accident yesterday,
by being struck by flying shuttle |
from q loom adjoining the one on which |
she was engaged. The accident caused |
much excitement for short time, as ii |
was feared that the sight Of one eye
had been destroyed. The flying shuttle |
struck her eye. glasses, and breaking
the glass, drove the pieces OF glass into |
the flesh above the lid OF the eye and |
into the flesh at the nose. The blood |
flowed in a stream. The glass was ex.
tracted, the real extent OF the injury
learned, and the young woman sent TO
her Eoardinghouse.
Robert Newlove, conductor on the
local trolley line. formerly captain and
third baseman on the Columbia Ath- |
letio and the New Castle Athletic
clubs baseball teams, WAS married Inst
evening to Miss Margaret Shaw, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Robert Shaw of
sixth and Delaware streets. The cere-
mony was per ormed at Scott NJ. e.
parsonage, No. 500 Poplar
street, Wilmington. Miss May G. Mat
thews and Alfred Timms were wit
nesses. After the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs Newloye returned to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw, where they re-
,eived the parental blessing and left
Tor their home on South Fourth street.
The first catch of herring was made
1t the Delaware City locks, yesterday.
About 100 persons witnessed the haul
II the net. which contained about 30
,atfish. baslsetful Of mullets. pike
ind suntish and several herring.