Evening journal., 1905-12-05

Council. No. 25. Jr o. u. A. NJ. this
evening. to which the public is in
vited. The Winona Quartette. OF Will
mington. viii be present and a solo viii
be sung by Charles Lancaster.
Amputation is Necessary.
James Downham will be compelled
to suffer the loss of the index finger
of his right hand and amputation Of
that member will be made today. Mr..
DOwnham, while fishing last spring. cut
his finger with piece of gill net twine
and for some time IL refused to heal
In September last slime from a fish
lmpregnated the wound. causing
slight attack of blood poisoning. The
result was that DR.. Willard Springer,
of Wilmington. found It necessary to
amputate the finger at the first joint
yesterday and in order to prevent fur
ther complications will take the finger
off at the knuckle joint.
Released From Hospital.
Peter Barnes. colored. employed at
the Brylgon Steel Castings Company,
has been released from the Delaware =,
Hospital. Wilmington. where his right
hand was amputated at the wrist.
Barnes caught his hand in an elevator
at the planSnbout four weeks ago and
injured it so severely that physicians
round 1t necessary TO take it Off,
Thomas Lake Injured.
Thomas Lake foreman at the
Brylgon Steel Castings Company is-suf-
ier.ng from wound upon the head
caused by being struck accidentally
with a hammer II required several
stitches TO close the cut
Funeral of Mrs. Toppin.
From her late home the funeral of
Mrs. Mary r. Toppin. wife Of Pierce
Toppin, took place at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Services were heidi at the
house and were conducted by the Revs.
C. w. Prettyman and James M. Wise.
lInterment was made in the Glebe GEM
etery The bearers were Frank Beck,
Robert Ferguson, William Freebury,
Edgard Weggenmann, Alden Jordan and
Francis Scott.
Heart Affection Was Fatal.
-, At the home Of her parents. in South
Fourth street Sarah, the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Willis died yes
terday morning in her 10th year. Of
heart trouble. The young woman had
bore her away. The funeral will take
place on Thursday morning. Mass win
be said at 9 o'clock in st. Peters r. C.
Church by the Rev. +. V. Campbell and
interment made in the adjoining cem-
etery. The bearers win be Samuel
Foster, John Doris. Jr.. William Price,
Thomas Morrison, Charles Townsend.
John Toman.
Public Sale Of Stock.
At the Sharp farm, tenanted by
Walter Burris, a public sale Of stock
took place yesterday afternoon and
was attended by large number Of
farmers in this vicinity Prices brought.
were fair, cows selling from S45 to $50
apiece. while horses brought from s55
to s135 each. Thomas Barry pur-.
chased two springer COWS at $45 and
$50 respectively.
Will Cast Big Frame.
In a few days the largest engine'
frame yet cast at the Baldt Steel Cast.
lings Company will be poured for the
baldwin Locomotive Company, of Phil
ladelphia. The casting will weight
1000 pounds more than any similar.
casting that has been made.
lApproaeh is Dangerous.
Persons who have occasion to drive
in the vicinity Of the high bridge over
1.-THE railroad at the westerly extremity
lof Delaware street complain of a dam
lgerous CAVERN on the south side of
1.-THE last approach to the structure
Should a mishap occur vehicle is lia \
BILE to tumble down an eight-foot en-
lbankment.
Douglass Held for Court.
Charged with assaulting John Henry
Davis. colored, by shooting him in the
right arm with a pistol, Nolan Doug
lass. also colored, was held in $500 bail
for the upper court by Magistrate Ho-
lis of Wilmington, yesterday after
noon. Jesse Guy, colored, of this city.
/, lentered bail for Douglass and he was
released w. II. Cooper, Jr.. repre-
scented Douglass.
Busy at the Brylgon.
Work at the Brylgon Steel Castings
Company is exceptionally brisk at
present and 100 men are employed
turning out work. The plant in this
city is five times as large as the for
mer plant in Reading and in all prg)-
liability it will be necessary 10 add am
other building in the spring.