Evening journal., 1901-09-06
WANT TO RhMAIN
IN NEW UANlLb JAIL
Prisoners Like The Officials
aud Are LOath to
Leave
5000 10 Id ErenIng Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
New Castle. Sept. 6.-Prisoners in
New Castle Jail win be sorry to see
the advent of the first Of October, whe
they will be transferred TO the neN
workhouse at Greenbank All OF ther
say they have received kind treatmeI .
at the hands Of Sheriff Mcdaniel an
his assistants and are 10th to leave
They are rejoicing at the fact tha
Chief Warden Wigglesworth ha
been given a position at the work
house
The funeral OF Mrs Sarah J. Riley
took place in st. Georges this after
noon at o'clock
John McCallen dropped two fve-do-
lar notes from his pocket on leavin
the bank yesterday and did not dis
cover his loss for some time.
A Jersey trucker found tho
notes, and though several pedes-
trians in the street saw him pic
them up. he denied all knowledge ct
them when Mr. McCallen approached
him and asked him if he had foun
them.
On Sunday afternoon at o'cloc
members of the Lenape Fire Compan
Will meet for the purpose Of reorgan
izing Now that the City Council ha
Trustees OF the Commons hav
awarded them an appropriation. IN
company will be brought up TO th
standard. It will be necessary t1
make considerable repairs in the waa
Of bricking around the bottoI
of the building as during tie
rain storms much water runs ini5I
the place It is desired that all OF u a
members shall be present.
Cars Of the Wilmington and Ne n
Castle Railway Company brougl NJ
numerous grabbing parties down her
yesterday afternoon.
Chicken thieves are operating in til
vicinity Of Hare's Corner, and depre-
dations are committed almost nightly
Farmers arc keeping a strict watch O
their hen-roosts, but with all thei
vigilance big hauls are being made ]
is believed to be the work of negroes
Moses B. Fleming met with a painful
accident while ont cunning for rec
birds yesterday afternoon. The weapoal
which he used was a muzzle loade
and he had put on a cap and was ran
ming down a charge OF powder whei
the hammer, which had been coclSet
fell The gun was discharged an
the forefnger of Mr. Fleminf's right
hand was badly bruised. FOrtunater.
the bone was not injured, but thai
wound is exceedingly painful.
The u. S. S. Indiana passed dowr
EN Tow |IHrrH
$3.50 O'Clock.
A negro, living near Shawtown, yes-
terday shot and killed dog which
was believed TO be rabid. The anima
was acting strangely, and bit another
dog before being killed.
AS yet the New Castle baseball olu
has not arranged for a game tomo[
row, and it is not likely that one win
be played. The Actives are trying toy
arrange for a game, but as yet hav
been unsuccessful
SOCIAL NOTES
The Misses Ida ana Lucy White
and Miss Margaret Jemison were CarsI
May visitors yesterday.
Ex-Sherlff and Mrs. John e. Taylo
have returned from the Pan-America
Exposition, and are much pleased wi'Yl
their trip.
Howell S. England, of Wilmington
was a New Castle visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Ethel Grant. OF Philadelphia
who has been visiting relatives her,
has returned home.
John Malone of Pittshurg, who hss
been a Delaware City visitor for som
time has returned home.
Frank Bonner, OF Trenton. N. J
was a New Castle visitor yesterday.