Evening journal., 1902-04-04
BURNED THE RHIPPING-POST
Would Not Permit 1t TO be Displayed
About the Country
snnnlnl IL Ia ENenlng Inurnal

New Castle, April 4.-One hundred
dollars was offered Levy Court Com
missioner Megginson for the old whip
ping-post and pillOry here yesterday as
it stood in the old jailyard. The offer
was refused, and to prevent any exhi-
bition of the relic through the coun-
try it was burned TO ashes.
The funeral pyre was prepared about
the post from odds and ends consist
ing of benches, broken chairs and
relics of prisoners now at the work
house, and the match applied The post,
being Of ten-inch square wood, failed
to burn An axe was applied and the
wood split, after which it was con-
sumed. The old bedsteads were broken
with hammers and sold to junk deal
ers. Many persons witnessed the Gre
nation.
A pleasant evening was spent in the
rectory Of Emmanuel Church last
night. when DR.. and Mrs. Munson cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
their marriage. Mrs. Munson received
some very handsome presents from
Philadelphia, New York and Whining
ton. After congratulations, refresh
ments were served. Among those
drews. Mr.. and Mrs. John LambsOn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard King, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Y. Lesley George, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Janvier, Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey Holcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Rodney, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ford
Misses Emily Rodney, Lucy Ford
Mary Shaw, Bertha Hammel, Sarah
| Rodney, Elizabeth KINNEY, Sarah
Etchells Walton, Mrs w. II. Hancker
Mrs. Mary COuntiss, Mrs. Peter Mad
den. Miss May Pedrick Mrs William
Hushebeck, Mrs. John Platt, Mrs
George Moore, Mrs. McCann, Mrs Dill
lon, Mrs. Samuel Barnes, Mrs. Ham
mers. Mr.. and Mrs. Bross, Mrs. Bank
son Holcomb, Mrs. John Wilson, Mis-
Carrie Rogers, Miss Laura Truss, Mrs
John McFarlin, Miss Jessie Carswell
j Miss Margaret Truss, Mrs. John New
love, Lausatt Rogers, Maxwell Case
Id. w. Elkinton, John Rodney, Jr., ant
Richard Rodney.
Miss Maggie Jones, formerly of New
! Castle, has been graduated as traine'
nurse by the University of Pennsylya
lnia. Miss Jones has accepted posi-
4 ton at a hospital in Reading, Pa, a
assistant superintendent
The New Castle schools are said nov
TO be in a better condition than the
lhave for a number of years.
Il Clarence Fairfax and Steven Myer
both colored. became involved in
/, lquarrel yesterday over woman
+ Myers proved too much for Fairta'
b and he had him arrested. They wer
: given a hearing this morning .befor
! Mayor Boyd. who fined them both an
put them under a peace bond.
e B. r. Lank, who has been buildin
: bateau for James Lancaster Jr
finished It today.
The ferryboat Edgewater, which wa
out on her trial trip, passed here yes
terday morning going down the rive
She came up in the afternoon and stol
ped here to take on an inspector.
George Davis. the well-knOwn col
bier. is remOdeling his house.
George Knowles is painting his yacl
today, and will put her in the wat'
next week.
Miss Emma Bradley is indisposed.
Miss Mary Janvier is absent fro
her school. and Miss Margaret Lawl'
Is substituting for her.
b Walter Bacon. who has been ILL.,
, improving.
= Not many fishermen were out yeste
!, day Lawrence O'COnner caught twel
/, ty-eight shad, which was high boa