Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-11
IHE NEWS OE NEW CASTLE.

business was put through in hurry.
A statement of the Lenape s. +. =.
and II. and L. Co.. from October LIST,
1901, to January lst, 1902, showed re-
CENTS amounting to S99S; expenses,
S640 %; balance, s35L IS.
The statement of City Treasurer
King showed the following taxes re-
ceived from Peter g. Madden, collec-
tor: For city purposes for 1900, $50 %
1902, S200 SO; total. 1921. u; for school
purposes, 1901, s4o9S; 1902, S1S4. 70;
total, s225. 10; amount in the treasury,
S34T. IL
The following bills were allowed on
account of quarantine Of smallpox |
cases: William Deakyne, wood, s3. 25;
Toman & McGror,, groceries, sl4. u
George Williams, groceries, SIG. al;
Frank Valley, watchman, SIS; A. M. |
Ilizar, lime, 81 45; John McCallin,
&C.; Wray Bacon, s7.65; Michael |
Rodgers, 80; officers salaries, $50.
The bills of Patrick Fitzgerald,
James Dougherty and William MADDEN,
guards at the qnarantined houses, Were
not presented.
The bill for the electric lighting to
date WAS 81, 622.
Officer Tobin reported II electric
lights out part of the nights during
November and Officer Harrington IL
lights. ...
Superintendent Diener in relation TO
| the gutter drains at Second and Har- I
\ mony. The superintendent stated that
they would be finished at the earliest
\ possible moment.
New Castle, Dec. e.-The storm
caused much damage along tho river
| 'front.' yesterday. Two barges owned
| by the New Castle Manufacturing Co.
were dfiven ashore near the lighthouse
and another Ehs sunk In the river with
/ a load Of clay. The latter was COM
| manded by Capt. L. O'Connor and is
| the one which sank several months ago
at the ice piers, and had been repaired
for service only this week. The other
two barges are commanded by -Capts.
James Downham and Walter Whipf.
The naphtha launch Margaret, owned
by Robert Megginson, was swamped in
the dock on the north side of Della
ware street wharf. Three fishing skiffs
were also swamped by the rough water.
They we're baied out at low water and
fioated.
New Castle, Dec. S.-Conductor
/
& New Castle trolley line, assisted by his
brothers. William, Edward and Albert,
made clever capture Of John Evans,
eolored, yesterday morning, in the barn
at their home, but not before the negro
had wrung off the heads of 10 tine
, pullets. [
Evans bearded Conductor Meggin-
sons car at Wilmington on the IL, %
O'Clock trip yesterday morning. He
told the conductor that he wished to
get off at Megginson's. The conductor,
: thinking the request being rather funny
and being suspicious, questioned Evans,
who said that he had worked for Mr..
Megginson for three years. The con.
!. ductor know that this was a lie, and
when the car arrived at the lane he
made no stop, but he carried the negro
, to the Buttonwoods, thus compelling
him to walk back.
Arriving at the car barn Conductor
Megginson turned his car over to John
White and then ran home. Entering
, the house, he awakened the lothei
: members Of the household, and securing
!. guns they made a hunt for the negro
1 and found him crouched In the cornel
n otS tho barn, with the dead chickens
!. The negro was covered by the guns anC
marched to the house, where he wal
kept a prisoner until the first car lef
for Wilmington, when he was ta-en Il
that city.
= Evans has been arrested before 81
he took his capture as a matter o
. course and made no complaint.
o New Castle, Dec. 9.-Mayor Boyt
!. made clever capture of swindler
y yesterday. afternoon, and after gtginl
! him hearing sent him to the worK
. house in charge of Officer Harrington
d in default of s3cU-pail for the Court 0
General Sessions The man refused Il
y give his name or-a5dFess. The charg
l. on which he &asarrested was obtairin
!, nsaney under false pretence.
q The work of the man was ct tn
n nIRanest kind-the swiudline. of tn
l. Rodgers ohildren.oorphans, who live a
2ll Harmony street. Knowing tina
y they have no elder head in the house
q he maid them n visit and stated that
" represented Colgate & Co., of Me-
70 York, and had. come here to plac
before the peoLle u remedy to remoy
" spots, piniples or blackheads from th
% filoe and beautify the skin. He elaine
!. that he was going to locate in this cit
L for several weeks and open an ofiice
- and negotiated for the rental OF th
| 1TOub TDOIH VI LHtlI hOlhc hb ~ pe
week, this tosinclude1. the services c
one of tho girls in the sale of the goodI
Az mark Of good faith the ager
in insisted that the girls purchase bc
Ds of his salye at 81, which they did, Q
his representation that q large suppl
m of the goods had been taken by Ferril
In drug s6ofe.a The man also claimed
g. have a patens'chair which would arriS
IN today
ID sqhe girls; after paying tho none.
r, became Suspicious and #enr-t6 Ferri
to pharmacy TO make inquiry in feIatio
10 to the agent and the goods, May
IN Boyd happened to.enter the store abot
a this time and was informed OF th
Ia matter. Obtaining description Of tl
IN man, be went out on the hunt of hi
q, and placed MIN under arrest He WI
of given q hearing and then sent to u
IN workhouse. On the car en- route |
Id threatened officer Harrington. and Il
latter advised him to be careful, ell
he would club him. At the workhou
he gave the name James Wilson, Phil
9. delphia. When he was searched 81 ar
10 some change were found in his pocket
y The 81 was -thrned over to tie girls.
IS MILFORD.
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