Evening journal., 1902-05-10
MORNING BLAZE
AT NEW CASTLE
Two BOyS Had Narrow ES-
cape From browning.
Other Town Notes
Special to The Evening Journal.

New Castle, May 10.-Presiding Ell
der Watt will preach in Nazareth NJ
E. Church tomorrow evening. The an
niversary day of the EpwOrth League
will be observed, and the sermon by
DR.. Watt will be appropriate to the oc-
casion.
The trestle work on the cutoff op-
posite Moore's caught fire yesterday
by a spark from the engine and burn
ed about fifty feet. The section gang
worked all night in making repairs.
Workman Falls Overheard
John Becker Jr., who is employed at
the Diamond State works, FEHie walk
ing along the wharf log at -maL pace.
fell overheard. He was rescued ~ al
rope being thrown to him.
James Cunning a former resident al
this city, who has been engaged as|
chief engineer on a steamer running
from New York to Porto Rico has
had q bad case of smallpox, but has
recovered and has resumed his duties.
Boys Have Narrow Escape
Harry Near and Richard Smith, two
boys, who have been fishing for shad
this spring in a bateau, had a narrow
escape from drowning yesterday. Just
as the steamboat Major ReybOld left
her wharf the boys started rowing out
towards the channel, and the swellsI
from the steamboat upset the small
batteau, and both boys thrown into the
water. Both are good swimmers, and
they were able to right the boat and
get in.
The Booth property. which has been
occupied all winter by Colonel An
drews, mas been papered and painted
all over. About May 20 Judge Pierce
of Philadelphia, will move here and
occupy it for the summer.
Albert Schuhardt on Monday morn
ing Will move in the house owned By
John Vallette. in Harmony street.
/ Elizabeth Dennison entertained a
number of friends last evening The
main feature of the evening was a
candy pulling in which everyone en-
gagged.
A number Of New Castle men who
are working in Chester returned home
yesterday, on account of the welding
furnace burning out. They will return
to work on Monday
The fishing skin owned by William
Hance was damaged by the winds yes
terday. 1t was blown against a spike
on the wharf, which dug two holes in
its bow.
Grammel Ferguson. of the Western
district. had his head badly cut last
evening while throwing a switch for
the shifting engine on the wharf. The
boy was taken to Dr. Stewart who
took five stitches i'm his head.
A. ID. McCabe, proprietor of the shirt
factory, says the plant viii he put in
operation on Wednesday and employ
forty girls.
Death OF George TidweIl
George T.dwen. one of the oldest
residents Of New Castle. died at the
County Hosnital at Farnmrst where
he was undergoing treatment for rheu-
mat.sm. He was much improved and
was about to return home. when he
was was detained by the quarantine.
His illness then took a turn for the
worse and death ensued. He was about
CO years old. He leaves a wife and
six sons.
Early Morning Fire
Fire did damage to the extent of S25
in the home of Mrs. Caroline Timns
in Harmony street, this morning. 1t
was caused by the upsetting of an oil
stove The flames We're extinguished
hy Wallace Fitch, r. A. Vallette and
Charles S. King. Mrs. Timms had her
fingers iurned in attempting to put out
the blaze.
While attempting to drag a large
sturgeon into their boat yesterday
morning William Steele and Howard
Statts shad fishermen, narrowly es-
capped drowning in the Delaware river
Their boat was overturned, and they
were thrown into the water but res.
cuers saved them and landed the fish.
Brief Personal Mention
J. H. Rogers and Miss Carrie Rogers
spent yesterday in Philadelphia.
j. Ralph Watts is spending a few
days in Philadelphia as the guest o.
his grandmother, Mrs. e. J. Watts.
Richard Brown, who is empoyed il
Chester, returned home yesterday OF
account of sickness.
John McFarin is spending a week il
Stanton as the guest of his sister, Mis-
Jane MacFarlin.
Austin FricS. OF Wilmington, is tn
guest of Walter Wilson.
A fine assortment of leather belts
Biggs
Negllgee shirts and summer under
Wear at Biggs
Miss Clara King was the guest @
Miss Osgie ellis.