Evening journal., 1904-04-05
LOVE AFFAIRS
WERE EXPENSIVE
Jealous Women Air Their
Love Stories Before Mag
istrate Terry
FIREMEN GIVE SUCCESSFUL BALL
speeIaI 10 the EvenIng Journal.

yesterday afternoon to secure a great
morsel OF gossip which a suit between two
women Of their race afforded.
According TO the testimony Of eight Wit
ncsses the trouble was an affair Of the
heart. Lucinda Berry charged Susan
White with using abusive language to-
ward her on March. "a at tho home Of
Lucinda on Third street. IL appeared that
susan visited Lucindas abode and die
tated some strenuous language punctuatcd
with references TO razor and finally be-
came so emphatic that the terrified lu-
cinda sought shelter under the strong
hand Of the law.
After listening to a detailed account Of
the trouble, the squire directed Susan to
pay the costs Of prosecution. This she re-
fused omphatically TO do az first but af-
ter staring at commitment 70 the work
house she relented and accepted contribu-
tions from admiripg friends TO the amount
Of Ss.l5 which set her free.
Firemen Give Successful Ball.
one of the most successful balls ever
given by the Lenape Fire Company was
held In the Opera House last evening. IT
was the seventh annual event by these
popular fire fighters and it was wen pat
ronized by their friends. Dancing COM
menced about o'clock and continued un-
I'll late hour. Following is the program;
l. Grand promenade. To the whole town.
2. Quadrllc, plain. Welcome to our Sew
enth.
g. Waltz plain. Brylgon Steel Co.
4. Cuadrine, Caladonian glide. To our
president J. j. S.
8. Quadrille, polka. To our lady friends.
G. Waltz schottlsche. First time ] ever
did IT, c.. A. b.
7. Quadrille, polacca. To the Knowles
Woolen Mil.
s. Quadrnle. waltz. To st. Peters t. A.
b. Society.
o. Waltz, redowa. To the finest looking
couple on the march. Who-Who is h?
TO- Quadrine. Robinson schottische. To
the West End Social Club.
II. Quadrnle, caulihower. To our Will
mington friends.
p. QuadrlIe. war dance. To the com
pany-They're it.
13. Waltz. plain. To the show tickets.
a. Quadrille, Laurel. To Co. II, n.
G. d.
Is. Quadrnle. Lincoln medley. To our
Delaware City friends.
16. Waltz, polka.
II. Quadrille, New Years. To o. p. II.
1s Quadrlle, caledonia. To eur chief,
A. p. a. w.
ls waltz. plain. To our committee
Every thing.
%. ouadrnle. varieties. To hot air.
2l. Waltz. two step. Every dog has hii
day
%. waltzes racquet and yorke. To tn,
officers Of No. "a. f. o. L.
%. Quadrille glide lanclers. To oui
Chester friends.
a. Quadrille. disappointment. To Bull
Hill Social Club.
25. Quadrille, courtesy. To City Council
and Trustees Of Commons.
26. Waltzes, plain. poiaka and Danish.
To the good old summer time In Baldt
Steel Co.
n. Quadrille, pop goes the weasel.
2s. Quadrille. basket. To leading lady.
o. Waltzes. varsouviana and gallop. A.
o. II.
Trolley Cars off the Track.
The men working on the trolley opera
tions at clark's Marsh spent nearly halt
Of Sunday night replacing cars on the
tracks. On account OF the cold they con-
cluded TO quit work at midnight and were
in the act OF running the dirt cars on tho
sidiug when one of them jumped the
track. After considerable labor It was re.
placed on the rails when the other dirt
car got or at the same place. IT took
about an hour TO get this car back on the
track and the men were congratulatinr
themselves that they were about ready tC
come home when the snowpIow follow.
ed the lead Of the other two cars and
jumped the track. II was 3 o'clock by the
time the car was replaced on The rails, 50
the men concluded they would stay TN
morning and turned in and went % work
The high tides OF the past few days
have interfered with the work consider.
ably Of llling in across the marsh.
New Mail Route.
A new rural free delivery route has beer
established at Porters. The route Is from
Porters to Red Lion, from there to St
Joseph's Orphanage. thence along the
Delaware City road until it meets route
number at Red Lion creek. The route 4,
then retraced 70 Clarks corner where Il
turns and soes by way OF st. Georges
road to testers corner and Porters. rh,
starting point.
Smallpox Victim Dead.
Herbert Brown. tho colored boy who
was taken 10 Farnhurst on March 26 SUI.
ferlng from smallpox. died at the institu.
! ton on Saturday last
Thomas Kirk has moved from the house
he lately occupied on Chestnut street "a
another one within a few doors.
James King has moved from Chestnut
street to a house on Fourth street.
Timely Topics.
John NJ. Vallett, who was hurt by beine
! thrown from his wagon several days ago
Is now able 10 be out. He suffers no ser
ious Inconvenience from the accident.
Mrs. Mary 3. Donnell, Of Newark, pres.
iden- OF the county W. c. T. u. win at.
tend the meeting Of the New Castle
/ branch at The home Of Mrs. Edward ChaL
/ lenger tomorrow afternoon.
The carpenters employed on the opera.
/ tions on the Ries house at Third and Del.
aware streets are raising the studding foi
I the roof on the rear part OF the building
A dog owned by Thomas Booth and on,
belonging to James Foster have beer
killed. as they were acting strangely and
were believed to have been bitten by a
rahid animal.
Thomas ID. walls, formerly loom bos.
at the Fort Casimer Plant. has succeeded
william Pedrick as night watchman al
the New Castle Gaslight Plant. The lat
ter resigned TO engage in fishing during