Evening journal., 1902-01-20
TROLLEY COMP ANY
ISSUES NEW ORDERS
Riders Must Have Passes or
Fares Other Local
News Of Interest
Special to the evening Journal.

New Castle. Jan. 2O.-Joseph Gilkey
whose home is in this city, but who is
employed in Chester, was a much-look-
ed-for man on Saturday night.
Smallpox broke out in the boarding
house where Gilkey is stopping, and
he LETT the place and went to board
with the son of his former boarding
mistress. On Friday smallpox broke
out in that place also, and not know
ing what TO do, Gilkey determined TO
come to his home. in New Castle.
A former New Castle man who is
employed in Chester, learned Of his in
tentions. however, and notified the
Board of Health of that city. 1t is sup
posed that he was detained, as he did
not arrive. When the facts became
known here. there was considerable
excitement The authorities learned Of
the matter and were determined that
he should not remain here, and in
coming cars of the Wilmington and
New Castle Company We're watched
until midnight.
The report that the Pusey and Jones
Company, of Wilmington, intends to
build here has been revived. The sub
stance of an article printed in city
paper is that since the p, w. g. B..
Railroad Company has been granted
the right to build an overhead road
through Wilmington, there is reason to
believe that the company intends to
locate here.
There is another story prevalent
that Philadelphia capitalists are nego-
tiating for land along the river for the
purpose Of building a big drydock.
While skating on the dixie on Satur-
day afternoon, John Dorris, Jr., broke
through. The water was very deep at
the spot and coming to the surface he
clung to the ice, but it breaking, he
went under a second time. When he
again came to the surface he was res
cued by some companions who threw q
pole across the ice.
Mrs c. V. Wise recently received a
letter from her son, Walter, who is IN
Denver. Colorado, saying the winter SO
far has been an unusually severe one.
Garald Alymer has severed his con.
nection with the Knowles Wooler
Mills. and has gone to New York
where he win remain for one month
From there he will go to London, Eng
lanu.
After being ashore in the Delaware
bay. below, Reedy Island, since last
Thursday, the big freight steamer
Manchester Corporation, Captain
Heath. bound from Philadelphia L
Manchester. was fioated yesterday
morning by the tugs SOmmers Smith
Juno Churchman and Swatara atte
which she anchored in the channe
near Joe Flogger. The vessel was no
seriously damaged while ashore.
After several years Of hard stud
Charles A. Atkinson and Newell GID
bons. of Pennsville have completes
what is believed TO be a perfect flynn
machine. While the apparatus has no
yet been given a trial, the inventor
feel it will go all right.
The first trip will be made to salem
a distance of six miles and the spec
will be about thirty miles an hour.
is a sort Of a flying chariot, run b
electricity, and not in any way compl
Gated. Mr. Atkinson is a blacksmit
and Gibbons is his helper.
The river off this city is full of tioa'
ing ice,and it is feared that the piel
may not be able to stand the pressui
when breakup comes.
Growing wheat in this section nev'
looked more unpromising than nov
Usually at this time OF the year ii
fields are green, but now they are
most as bare as a floor.
The long continued cold without an
extreme severity and no heavy storm
in this section is causing much remal
among those who watch the weathe
Why is it that New Castle, whit
has plenty of wealth and patriotism
can't raise enough cash contribution
TO erect a Mckinley tablet or mon
ment?
The schooners Wickham, Dav
Baird and New Jersey. which ha
been ice-bound in this port for Sc
eral days. were towed out by the tn
boat Ivanhoe today.
Ice boat No. 2. Of Philadelphia, viii
went into commission a few days az
nut in here for a short time yest'
dav
Samuel and Thomas Walls, W
have been connected with the Know
Woolen Mills for some time. have