Evening journal., 1902-08-04
ANOTHER ROBBERY Is
REPORTED In NEW CASTLE
Citizens Exercised Over Runners Of
Government Pier-Other News
Of The Town
special to the Evening Journal.

pleton. who was killed by a train, was
buried from the home of his parents,
near Bear Station tlis morning. High
mass was said II St Peters r. c.
Church. New Cast%SNd interment was
made in St Peters Cemetery. The fu-
neral was largely attended, as the de-
ceased was a popular young man. Mem
bers of Company II, n. G. D., were
present in a body. They sent a hand
SINE firal tribute. The pall-bearers
were: Fred Walters, Edward Walters, |
George McHenry, c. p. Holcomb, Olga
Glendon. Robert Vantine and Oscar
Chesney.
Narrow Escape From Drowning
William Bowen. John Becker, Will
liam Connor, Joseph Smith and Mat
thew Murray, cOlored, went down the
bay on a fishing trip on Friday night
When returning on Saturday night
someone missed Murray from the boat
His companins became alarmed, and
began to search for him. They changed
the course of the boat and sailed
down the river to look for him. When
opposite Tasker's wharf they heard
someone say: "Aint you going to get
me?" and Becker recognized Murray's
voice. They found him clinging to thel
piling. Murray said that he had gonel
to sleep and fallen overheard.
A German local preacher who says
he is travelling all over the world, vis-
tied New Castle yesterday and last
evening he preached a sermon in front
of the Court House.
Will Establish Recreation Pier
At the meeting of City Council to-
fo1r
action looking toward establishing a.
recreation pier on the Delaware river
front for the benefit of citizens and
visitors. The pier will be rooted in
and boats will be allowed to stop and
land without cost. The wharf will
have a frontage OF sixty feet. The shad
fishermen who have been paying a
revenue to the William Lea and Sons
Company, express willingness to pay a
like rental to the city for use of the
city wharf Manager Holcomb, of the
local trolley lines, will furnish light
free of cost. The wharfage will aid
the merchants, as it will allow cap
tains Of vessels to purchase supplies
here as they did before.
The home of Joseph II. King. ice
merchant, was entered on Saturday
night by burglars, who forced open
the drawers OF the sideboard in the
dining-room and secured two shot bags
containing SIG, In their haste they
missed another bag containing $500 in
gold and large bills. a negro who fOl-
merly worked about the house is sus-
pected.
Registration Was light
The registration in this city was
exceedingly light on Saturday Only
ninety-twO votes were placed on the
list They are as follows: First dis
trict, 32; Second, 21; Third, 2l; Fourth,
is. The claims of the parties are:
Democratic voters. 40; Regular Repub-
licans, %; Addicks or Union Republi-
cans. "a.
The bakers in this city are using
cord wood with which to heat their
ovens and bake their products. This
entails much more work than when us
ing anthracite coal and means a
greater expense
VIII Fight for Piers
New Castle people have been consider
erably agitated by the recent appear
ance here OF Government engineers.
who claimed that. according to the
records OF the department. three of the
New Castle piers belonged to the Gov
eminent. II is not known whether The
Government will make effort to secure
the property. Only recently it was
learned that the Government claimed
a considerable piece Of land at Angus
tine Pier.
Visiting and Visited
William King and Richard Nebor. o
Toledo. Ohio. are visiting John
King.
William Phillips, Harry Phillips an'
Miss Blanche Morgan visited Mis-
Mary King yesterday
William WhitelocK. OF Philadelphia
was the guest of his sister. Mis-. Jane
Bacon, yesterday.
Edward White. Harry Frazier ant
Albert Pedrick. Jr., we're Cape Ma.
visitors yesterday
a. Clarence Cochran was the guest o
e. George Case on Sunday.
Linden Stuart. of Sparrow's Point
Md. was the guest of BanksOm Hol
comb on Saturday.
Percy White was the guest of Ne'
Castle friends yesterday.
Miss Vera Dalby, of Philadelphia
who has been visiting Mrs. Stack, re
turned to her home today.
Miss Man Stuart. of St.. Georges, wa
tne guest OF nef slsltI yc91DA Na9.
Harvey Stewart spent Sunday wit
his parents here
The Rev. r. l. Watkins, OF GOWNS
ton Conn, was the guest of New Ca'
tie friends last evening.
Alfred Timms and Charles King le
yesterday for Atlantic City where the
will spend a week.
Frank Keiser and Miss Liz
Thompson. of Philadelphia, were Il
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walton {
Sunday.
d. A. b. Cooper and son viii leave Il
morrow for Fronts Neck, Main
where they will remain the rest Of Il
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greir. formo
" of this city. but now OF Philadt
phia. visited New Castle friends
Saturday.