Evening journal., 1906-08-24

so. IN OlueI TO prevent any lulkutI
trouble. officer Tobln yesterday told
the man TO stay away from New
Castle.
Mr.. Bauekburne Withddraws.
3. f. Blackburne viii not oppose
Levy Court Commissioner McFarlin
for delegate to the Republican state
Convention. Mr.. Blackburne called
upon j. c. Jolls. secretary Of the Re
publican County Committee yesterday
and handed IN his resignation. This
leaves New Castle without a contest
Mrs. Anna McCarvey was stunned
during the electrical storm and did
not recover consciousness for several
hours.
Mrs. James Kline, her baby and her
niece were nearly shot yesterday by
careless lsportsmen. They were sitting
on their porch when a shower of shot
ratified against the woodwork and door
near them.
Rag Alley" had an easy victory
over Shawtown Senate in a game Of
baseball yesterday. the score being 8
TO O. The batteries were: Taylor,
pitch, and McCaughan, catch. for Rag
Alley, and Ryan and McGrory pitcn,
aSod Carlin, catch, for Shawtown.
The porch party at the home OF
Leonard Lank last night was a very
pleasant affair Those present were.
Elizabeth Bacon, Matilda Wolf, Agnes
McIvor. Maria Bacon, Pearla Clewell
Willie Mcdowell and James McIvor.
A negro named Douglas ESCAPED
from the Delaware City jail yesterday
and Chief of Police Harrington is look
Ling for him. 1t is thought the MAJ
left the trolley cars about mile and
half out of New Castle.
Team at Sea Girt.
The rifle team representing Della
ware at Sea Girt, viii leave for tina
place on Saturday, September !.
,Slose attending from New Castle
/ will be Captain Rogers, and Corporal
Vantine. Harrington and McCaughar
Among others from Delaware will b'
Privates Samuel Saunders, Charlie.
McCloskey, Alexander Reilly Grove
and Kitchen. Sergeant Porter Captain
Hank, Major Reed, who will act al
team captain. and Lieutenant Casey
who will be spotter.
An automobile nr0s,e down at tbs
corner Of Fourth and Delaware streets
last night and a crowd quickly gather
ed around.
Crabs are more plentiful than thel
have been for several years and part
les come over from Wilmington L
crab. every day
Yesterday afternoon seemed lik
Sunday to the people in New Castle
many Of the business houses beinl
closed. The noisy element was in at
tendance at the ball games in VIII
mington and Elkton. The streets wer
deserted all the afternoon
Corporal Robert Vantine, the cracl
shot of the Delaware rife team vii
secure a leave of absence from hi
business to attend the shooting a
sea Girt.
The apparatus which was used II
drilling for the new Delaware Waite
and Improvement Company was ship
ped away yesterday.
Company II. n C. D.. will resum
drilling in the Amory on the frs
Friday in September
The new engine at the Brylgon stee
works was started yesterday.
Caroline Cook. colored, who die
Wednesday morning, VIII ne DuIltu Il
the q. NJ f. churchyard to-morroV
afternoon.
Personal News.
Miss Mamie Dutton and Annie Jer
raed. who have been visiting Mis-
olivia Lank. returned to their hom
in Lewes yesterday.
Archie Rcnnie. who has been visitin
i'm the vicinity of Dover. returned yes
terday and pitched a fine game of ba
for New Castle A. A. az ElSton.
Mrs David B. Miller who under
went an operation at the Polyolnl
Hospital in Philadelphia, viii be hom
next Thursday.
Mrs. George V. Case has returne
from a two weeks visit to her daugh
ter Mrs. Henry Robbins. Of German
town. Pa.
Miss Annie McGraph and Miss Josl
Fitzgerald have returned from a Wis
TO Philadelphia friends.
Mrs. Edward White has returne
from summers outing in Penns