Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-18
sd corIe.ponaenee Of Erery EvenInr.

rNili correspondence OF Every Evening.
New Castle, June IS. Titus Rob
bins, also known as Roberts, a negro,
who has been employed as section
hand on the Delaware railroad, was
arrested on Saturday, by Constable
Buckley, charged with attempting TO
take the life OF Ida May Briscoe at the
home Of her mother, Hattie Powell,
Tenth and School streets, shortly be-
fore midnight on Thursday. The negro
was given a hearing before Magistrate
Terry and was committed TO the work
house to await trial at the next term
OF court. Robbins is alleged to have
shot at the woman. A bullet from the
revolver is said to have grazed her side
and passed through the bed and lodged
in the fiOcr.
For Sale Small house within FIVE
minutes walk of steel plants City water.
Good bargain TO quick buyer Inquire at
22l n. Second street for terms and prices
Chief Engineer Jones of the tug
| Leader, owped by the Maryland Dredg-
! ing Co, which is used in the work of
deepening the channel Of the Delaware
river, Is IN Baltimore, to which place
he was called on account of the drown
/ ing of his son several days ago.
The two weeks mission which has
been conducted in st. Peters r.. G.
Church by Fathers Howell and
O'Donovan was brought to a close last
evening. The attendance at the ser
vices have been very large and good
results have been shown. At the mees-
ing of the temperance society yester-
day afternoon seven names were added
to the roll and a special meeting was
held last evening at which five more
were added.
Miss Anna Gormiey found Il RON Of
money amounting TO SOC q on Satur-
day, which proved TO be the property
of Walter Wipf The finder refused
any reward, although Wipf offered
half Of the money and then attempted
Go persuade the young woman to accept
smaller sum, when she refused the
latter, but she would not take the
money.
The Jim Shoe. S3.5O-Shaws
John Hutchinson, son of William
Hutchinson, is suffering from a badll
cut head, the result of falling from I
step.
, Elizabeth jackson, daughter o
Charles jackson, was critically i'll oil
Saturday, having been seized will
commissions. IL is thought that he
illness was due to eating cherries.
The auto boat Bedford, owned b.
Capt. John G. Brison of Wilmington
, which has been fitted with a ne,
engine and romodeled at the Beeb
. boat yards, here, has been placed j.
% | commission.
n The Bull Hill team defeated th
e Brylgon A. G.. team at the ne,
grounds of the latter on Saturday,
r to 9.
"a The concluding series Of the poe
n tourney, which began on Tuesday a
a kline's, will be completed at Becker
tomorrow evening.
A On Tuesday night of next week
i, tourney for handsome silver cup vii
< be started at kline's with eight cor
q ttstants.
On account of failing to secure
preacher for Emmanuel p +. Churc
4 yesterday, the church was closed.
~ No services were held in the Firi
y Presbyterian Church last evening
" The Sunday school Of the Firl
Presbyterian Church began the sun
mer schedule yesterday 10y holding
rs morning session.
s; Personalities Nell Casperson
Id Wilmington and Edward p. Challei
n ger OF Philadelphia are at the hon
Id of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Challenger
Mr.. and Mrs. Smauel II. Roberts
ks Wilmington are visiting the home
he Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilhelme.