Evening journal., 1902-09-08
CRAP SHOOTERS
HAVE A FIGHT
But Take to Flight Before
Officer Arrives News
Of New Castle
speoIal 10 the nvenlng Journal.

Special to the Evening JOufndl
New Castle, Sept. S.-While a game /
of crap was in progress on the shore
above the sluice, two negroes became
involved in a fight over cents. One
had a baseball bat and the other some
cobble stones. A woman who saw the
fight came in town for an officer, but
when Officer Tobin arrived there the
two belligerents had gone. The officer
gave chase, but did not succeed in
catching them
Battle With Mad Cat
While he was loading ice for Joseph
H. King this morning, about o'clock,
cat suddenly sprang upon William II.
Bradley The animal made for his
face but he knocked It away with a
lanterfn he was carrying. It tken at
tackled his legs, splitting and snarling
With the help OF Frank King, who an
rived at that time he succeeded inl
beating on the cat, which plainly wac
mad. Bradley finally succeeded in get
ting his foot on the animal, and King
beat its brains out with club. The
men were unnerved by their suanse|
experience. They really did not know
with what they were battling in the
dark until otter they had killed the
cat.
NOT Soldiers, But Women
II was reported in an afternoon paper
that drunken soldiers had pushed over
the large urn in the school green,
breaking It badly. The urn was push
er over not by soldiers, but by four
young women, who did it for mischief,
they said. 1t will cost the School
Green Committee considerable money
60 replace the damage done by these
mischievous girls.
The Building Committee Of the
Board of Education has ordered two
heaters to be placed in No school cell
lar. TO take the place of the several
stoves which have been used to heat
the school. Heretofore pupils near the
stoves have been almost roasted and
others have been nearly frozen in cold
weather.
The Y. NJ. c. A. baseball team and
the Active. both of New Castle, played
an interesting game Of ball on Satur-
day. The Y. NJ. G. A. defeated the Ac-
tive by the score of 25 to 9.
Personal Notes
John f. Burns and Emma Lott, both
of Philadelphia, were married yester~
day afternoon at 8 O'Clock by the Rev.
w. G. KOons, at the Nazareth NJ. r.
parsonage. They will reside in Phila-
delphia-
Miss Agnes Mowbray of Port De-
post, is the guest OF the Misses Dea-
,-lkyne. ...a ~ ,
Miss Stella Deakyne is tho guest of
her sisters.
James Keenan,, Of Chester, was Wis
itor here yesterday.
DR.. Morgan spent Saturday here gun
ming, and bagged three dozen reed
birds
Miss A. NJ. Thompson, who has beer
the guest Of Mrs. o. G. Sutton, has re
turned home.
Miss Nellie Sutton was the guest O.
Miss Anna Smith yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sentman, OF Coochf
Bridge, spent Sunday with their daugh,
ter. Mrs. l. Z. Eliason.
Miss Matte Tomlin. of Philadelphia
is visiting Miss Belle Megginson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Clayton, Of Mid
dletown, are the guests Of James G
Eliason.
John c. Mahoney, Jr., is visiting hi
parents. He is ticket and baggag
agent at Kirkwood.
Thomas X. Lancaster, of Philadel
phia. is visiting his parents.
Miss Nellie Duffy, Of this city. VIII
Is visiting her parents, will soon retur7
to her studies in the Sacred Heart Con
vent. in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Irwin Thatcher hav
been the guests Of Philadelphia friend.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Hewlett, {
Chester. are visiting his parents.
Miss Mamie Haskett. of Virginia.
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James King.
Mrs. ]. c. George will go to Atlanti
City for a month.
Miss Benz Harrison, Of Philadelphia
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Vining.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Albert, Of Wi
mington are visiting John Ries.
Mrs. George Rennie is entertainin
friends from down the State
Miss Maggie Lawler OF this city, hi
accepted position in the Ashla1
public schools as teacher