The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-03
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.


course OF a lew weeks the delight
full music will delight the people of
this city. The band while it existed
was an excellent one aud received
high praise IRON iudges of music.
But several OF the musician accept
ed positions on the. c:.trolley cars aud
they were unable TO meet on pr&c-
tice nights. Owing to this consii-
ton OF affairs the band mad to dis.
band. A number Of the bandsmen
are now on day turn on the cars
and the others work 10 other places
and are able to be home IN the
evenings. New Castle musicians
ALWAYS took a pride in musical
matters and the people were al
ways ready to assist them. W.
George Wright. James Clough, VIII.
liam Cannon. George W. Vantine.
Edward Naylor. James MePike.
John Duucan. LOOMS 0. Wise,
Edwin Eagle and James Laneas.
ter are some Of the men who will
take up the instruments this tall
and play the latest aud best music.
Palmer Harris, son OF John Harris,
was severely injured last evening.
He had close call from being in..
stautly killed by being thrown of
a horse that was going at break
neck pace. The lad has been eau
tioued time and time again by his
father to keep away from horses.
But he persisted and last evening
rode a horse bareback from the sta
BILE toward the pasture lot. People
living along Delaware street have
been watching for just such an &C.
cident. The boys are in the habit
OF riding in a manner to initiate
rough rider. AS the horse came
toward the entrance to the pasture
lot it stopped suddenly and the lad
was thrown head foremost over the
hor.e's neck. His body turned add
he landed on his back in the road.
James Williams co.ored, was the
first to reach the lad and he picked
him up in his arms and carried him
to his home on Fourth street. A
doctor was summoned and it was
found, that the lad was severely in
iured. So far as an examination
showed last evening no bones we're
broken. After being brought home
the lad was unconscious for some
time.
The New Castle Giants and the
Delaware City Giants cross bats
this afternoon and it is sale to say
that there will be an interesting
game OF ball.
Dr.. Joseph p. Pyle Of Whining.
ton. is 10 attendance on Mrs. COL
Inns, who is very sick.
Charles Bennett proposes having
a number Of people arrested who
have been trespassing on his prop
ertv and tearing down the fence
near the river.
William Fustill succeeded ycster.
day in landing a large lot of trout
Warden Wigglesworth, James
McElwee, and George W. Wigg les
worth OF Wilmington, spent last
evening at Camp Wiggleaworth
along the Delaware and Chesa-
peake canal. Plenty OF fresh lish
and crabs are all right tor au
August supper and breakfast.
State. Deputy Mullen Of Michi.
gan, paid visit last evening to
the local lodge Of Modem Woodmen
of America.
The funeral OF Samuel Garrett
took place this morning. Interment
was made at Newark cemetery.
A large party from Woodstown,
N. j., spent several hours yester-
day at the jetty catching crabs.
They later took a sail on the Della
ware.
DR.. edbottom Of Locust Grove,
is spending a few days with Viii
bert Meredith. Next week they
will visit Browns Mills in the Pines
| DR.. Howard Lotland OF Kennctt
Square, was the guest Of New Cas-
tie friends yesterday.
DR.. Manchester will discontinue
the dentistry business in this
place.
About 20 horses owned by the
Philadelphia Cab Co., which have
been out on pasture near this city
for a month, we're driven to the
Delaware street wharf Yesterday
afternoon and shipped to Philadel'
phia via the Ericsson line. This is
The second lot Of animals that have
been pastured by this same com
pauy near this city this summer.
Joseph II. Stuart. the boat build
er, has started the work Of remodel
ing the Harmony street wharf more
familiarly known as Truss wharf
The wharf has been going dowt
for several years aud much o! i
has washed away. A porti on o
the wharf is owned by the city ane
this part is 10 the worst condition
Rev. II. /. Watkins Of Covington
Kv., 10 expected here today ane
will cotduct service in Nazareth
M. E. Church tomorrow in the alb
sence Of the pastor. Rev. w. G
Koons. who 10 engaged in conduct
ing the children's 8 aerv,ces at Bran
dywine Summit Camp. Many per
sons from this city will attend th
camp tomorrow. All the available
driving rigs In the city have beer
secured.
Gunners are compl aiming of th
scarcity Of blackbirds and stat
that they do not recollect in recen1
years 80 few birds. But few are t.
be seen in the stubble or corn field
10 this part Of the country and tht
question is "where have they gone"
The gunners are not so plentiful
after the birds as is the case on tht
New Jersey shore where The bird