Evening journal., 1902-06-30
BRAVE GIRL DROVE
OFF HIGHWAYMRN
New Castle Man Dead at Age
Of lI6-BeateR With
Beer Bottle
specIal 10 the EvenIne journal

New Castle, June 30.-Miss Alice
Morris. of Philadelphia. vino is visit
ing here. proved herself q heroine last
night. She was driving with Edwin
Clark, near here, when three highway
men sprang into the road. One man
seized the horses bride and the other
two approached the buggy
Selling the whip, Miss Morris LASH
ed the horse The animal sprang for
ward, upsetting his captor and sped
away out of danger The highwaymen
fired several shots after the buggy.
The same gang OF highwaymen held
up Albert Webb, colored, and took his
coat shoes and 81. The gang consist
ed of two white men and one negro.
Yesterday morning three men tried
to force an entrance into the jewelry
store Of John c. Bridgewater & Son
but fed when fired on by Officer Tobin.
Received Eirst Communion
First communion was administered
to thirty-six children yesterday morn
ling at 7.30 o'clock in St. Peters H. G
| lOhurch. James McPike. John Atkn-
son and Miss Mamie McPlke provided
lsome fine music. Confirmation was
celebrated in the church last evening
lby Bishop Monaghan. The class con
SISTED of twelve boys and twelve girls
Was ll6 Years Old
Information has been received here
OF the death OF William Baton, who
died at the advanced age of 1lG ears
THE funeral win take place this after
noOn. Baton was born a slave II
New Castle in 1766, during Washing
was II years old when the Emancipa
tion Proclamation set him free He
was the father of twenty-five children
seven of whom survive him, anC
he had many great and great-great
grandchildren.
HIT by Batteo Ball
Horace Deakyne, who was one of tn
spectators at the game of baseball OF
Saturday afternoon, was struck in tn
head by a ball batted by Walter Ped
rick. and very badly bruised. He wal
taken to Il. Challenger & Sons phar
macy, where his injury was dressed.
General Ia H. Wilcox and staff, senio
lvice-commander OF the G.. A. r., De
lpartment of Delaware, visited Captain
IS Evans Watson Post. No 8, of thi
lefty. on Saturday evening Genera
Wilcox made a brief address, recalling
the battle of Lookout Mountain.
Beat With Beer Bottles
William Hansom and James Card
who were both under the influence o
Liquor yesterday had a disagreement
which resulted in a fight Card so
Hanson down and beat his head witt
a beer bottle until it was in bad Shape
AT $50 last evening Hanson was re
moved to the State Hospital at Farm
hurst Card has not as yet been found
A force of men was employed by tn
Icity this morning at Front and Har
mony streets to repair a trunk The
also will repair a number OF Othe
trunks in the city.
Sunday Visitors
Miss Sadie Clay and William Clay
of Philadelphia, were the guests of
IB. Toman yesterday.
Miss Bertha Able was the guest q
Mrs. Matthew Walls yesterday.
Mary Clymer and Philip Sheridan at
TENDED a dance given at Farnhurst o.
. Saturday evening.
J Miss Anna Kirby, who has been Wis
} liting Mrs Albert Kirby, left for he
. home in Boston on Saturday
James Booth was a visitor in tow
, yesterday.
. William Ryan, wCho is in the Unite
States Army, and who has been sta
tioned in the Philippines. returne
home yesterday. Mr. Ryan was expect
; ed to have returned home about tw
months ago. but word was receive
that he had re-enlisted. He was We
coined home by a number of hi
friends.
Walter Bacon spent yesterday
\ town.
Brown Lancaster, OF Philadelphia
4 kvae tho onpef of hie naronta veefprda,