Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-14
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Special CORRESPONDENTS Of Gazette and journal.
New Castle, Aug. 11.--A matter of great
1 interest TO the people here Is the use Of tho
hire plugs throughout the city. At recent
meeting OF the City Council IL was decided
| TO have the police officers open the plugs
1 twice Il week TO nllow the s:agnnnt water 10
run OFF and also TO fubh tha cutters.
Now they have been told TO keep hands
on, as the eity's contract covers the use OF
tho plugs for fire purposes only. This
brought about an Investigation and n dis
covery of the fact TINT the city owns 20
water plugs out of the 20, In perpefuity. III
accordance with an agreement between the
trustees of tho Commons and the Water
Works Co., when the trustees agreed 10
pay to the water works the sum OF 5000 pcr
yenr until tho company should DO able to
ray dividend of per cent or become self
sustaining.
After 30 years payment of the sum stated
the trustees cut down the amount to one half
and then abolished 1t. This was followed by
the Water Go. claiming rental, which the
Council was unable to pay. The Trustees of
the Commons has footed the bill, 500 per
year, for the past two years.
City Councilman Shearer has taken up
the matter and asserts that the money
should not be paid for the 70 fire plugs.
AT the next meeting OF the Legislature
prominent citizens and property holders
will urge the passage of a bill bonding the
city for the construction of public water
works and electric light plant. This move
ment was started two years ago, but was
opposed and defeated. Several citizens state
that they are ready to take all the bonds is
sued at per cent. The proposed plant con-
templated artesian wells and stand pipes in
place of a basin. This, it is claimed, would
give much better grade of water.
New Castle, Aug. u. -Motorman
In rrt tffNf, - tLa L.. a..
a resident of this city, was assaulted
at Della ware City, yesterday afternoon,
by Andrew Minford and William Stauf-
fenberger, members of the I12th and
18th Regiments, at Fort du Pont.
The cause of the trouble was throw
ing off drunken soldier from the
freight car, and the fight wound up in
the street.
About Is soldiers, some of whom
were drunk. became engaged in the
melee, and some of the more level
headed men tried to quell the dis
turbanoe.
Timms had been struck a heavy blow
by Stauifenberger, and fearing that he
was going to, DO roughly handled, Will
liam Steele of Delaware City waded
into the group with baseball bat and
laid Stautfenherger low for few
minutes. Citizens interfered and the
two soldiers named we're arrested and
placed in the lookup. Last night they
were given a hearing before Squire
Householder, who fined Stauffenberger
Sl2 and Minford g.
Charles w. Groves and Harold N.
Wharton of Philadelphia, members OF
the Hydrangea Outing Club of that
city, returned to their homes yesterday,
suffering from poisoning. They pre-
sented pitiable sight with their faces,
arms and hands greatly swollen. Tho
trouble was caused by contact with a
bush of ivy near whore they encamped
on tho river shore south of Red Lion
Greek. James McGIegor, a member
of the party who was also poisoned, is
recovering, he having made good use
of lead water and lime water on the
poisoned cuticle.
Blinded by electric fluid and restored
fully by the same power, is the ex-
perience of John Swami, motorman on
the local trolley lines. While throwing
the light at one of the switches, Thurs
day evening, the flash blinded him and
for two days he was in bad plight.
Sunday he felt able to resume bis runs,
although his eyes panied him greatly.
During the storm of Sunday night
flash struck the wire as he was throw
ing one of the signal lights and he was
hurled backward with great force. I'M
mediately the pain in his eyes disap-
peared.
A COW owned by Farmer Othoson was
killed, Sunday night, along the trolley
track between Dobbinsville and the
Knowles wooden mills. The animals
roam on the tracks nightly, on account
of their field not being enclosed.
John @. Mahoney suggests that the
street known as Front street be opened
and graded as far north as tho narrow
dyke, to afford lot owners suitable APP
proach to their properties.
George Williams and Samuel Boulder,
colored, arc improving the appearance
OF the street in front of the schoolhouse
by removing the growth of grass and
weeds from the pavement, gutter and |
cobbles.
New Castle, Aug. 13.-Capt Israel D. |
Riding died at his home near Seventh and |
Gray streets, last evening about II O'Clock. |
He was one of New Castles best known |
citizens and prominent in everything that |
would advance the interest of the city. He |
was member of st. Peters h. @. Church |
and friend to the poor. In politics he was |
a Democrat and has been an assessor and |
a collector. He is survived by his wife and |
the following children: Mrs. Ella Straw |
heckle, Mrs, Jane McHugh, James, Harry
and John Riding.
Caros are out for the wedding of Miss
Annie o. Kinsella of Wilmington to John
]. Walls of this city. The affair will fake
place ut st. .Patrick's X. @. Church, vii |
Wednesday afternoon, August 10th, |
at 3 O'Clock. The reception will be held at
the home of the groom, Eighth and Clayton
streets.