Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-23
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stan Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle. March 23.-While passing
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Had
ley, on the Buttonwoods, in a trolley car.
shortly before midnight last night. Con-
ductor William A. Matthias and Motor
man Howard Il. Davidson discovered a
blaze on the rear porch. They stopped
their car, awakened the occupants OF the
house and put out the FIRE The cause
of the fire was the explosion OF q lamp
in a brooder, which contained $50 Young
chickens, all of which were burned. The
timely discovery by the car men probably
saved the house, which is of frame. and
tho lives of the occupants, who were in a
sound sleep They we're awakened only
after much hammering on the doors
Samuel Martin, foreman Of the Baldt
Steel Co., is recovering from a serious ill.,
ness by poisoning and although improv-
ing is unable to attend to his duties at the
plant where he started to work on Tues
day. He will return to Chester tomor-
row. The poisoning is said TO have been
due to the eating OF tomatoes in Chester
on Monday evening previous to coming
to this city. The tomatoes had been
canned.
The young women who are working
for the baseball bazaar arc hustling for
funds. IL is expected that enough money
will be in hand when the fence is completed
that there will be no delay in settling for it,
George Unger, superintendent of the
Delaware Water Improvement Co., fell
into a ditch last evening, in the vicinity
of the powerhouse OF the company and
sustained a spraiaed leg. He was re-
moved to his home, where he suffered
greatly.
Arthur r. Kee will move from the
Riverside farm to the farm vacated by
James Morrison. James G. Shaw Jr
has rented the Riverside farm, which will
be vacated by Mr.. kee
The steamship Haverford. from Liver
pool, with 99S passengers, arrived at
Philadelphia yesterday, two days over
due. Among the passengers were Mrs
Louise Rodney Holcomb and Miss Reba
Holcomb.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs Isaac
Duling, whose death occurred on Wednes-
day, at the home of his parents Ninth
and Clayton streets, will be buried at
Elk Neck, Md, tomorrow morning.
Funeral services at the house were CON
Quoted by Rev. c. W. Prettyman at 23O
O'Clock this afternoon
Gilbert @. Walker, colored. aged 26
years, died on South Third street yester-
day. The cause Of death was pneu-
monia. The body was taken to Kirk
wood today, from which place the funeral
will take place
Constable Householder yesterday ar
rested an alleged trespasser on private
or leased cunning grounds on which signs
were placed, near the farm tenanted by
Richard Maloney. The man was fined
So and costs, total of 5000.
In Emmanuel F. 4. Church, on Sunday
morning, at 1890 o'clock, large class
of people will have the rite of confrma-
ton administered by Bishop Coleman.
The choir will sing a number of choice
selections. A rehearsal will be held this
evening
Mrs. James Tilney, Mrs. John B. Mont
gomery and Miss Cordeila Deakyne
visited Wilmington yesterday and pur-
chased mating and carpets for the par
sonage of the NJ. l.. Church, at w. Harold
Smith & Co.'s
Mrs. S. Beattie Wyhe and children
arrived at Belfast, Ireland, on the steam
ship Baltic yesterday, after a nine days
voyage.
The Jim Shoes. SS.5O-Shaw's.t
The sale of stock and farming imple-
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Morrison, yesterday was a great success
The attendance was large and buvcrs
were plentiful. The prices were good
Cows sold as high as S67 and the rs head
averaged over $50 a head The horses
sold from SIS to $3.50 each. Farming
implements, wagons and other article.
were easily disposed Of
Many reports have been current that
an ice famine would threaten this city, but
the supply of ice is the sameas the peopl,
had last year. In ann interview with
Joseph II. King, relative to the price OF
the commodity, he said: "Ihe price viii
not be advanced. ! have enough for the
local trade and will serve the trade"
William Morrison, who has been resid
ing in New York, and whose household
goods are at the home of his brother
James Morrison, will move to Philadel
phia.
Fresh fish and oysters -Kings.*
Rev. G. W. Prettyman, d. d.. returned
pastor of the NJ. j.. Church. who has beer
in attendance at Conference at pocomoks
City. Md, arrived here yesterday anc
will conduct the services in the churci
on Sunday,
Arrangements for the musicale to b,
given on Friday night, March 3Oth. al
the home of Mr. and Mrs James T. Ella
son. are about completed
Personal-Mrs. William Morrison O
New York has been visiting in this cit,
for several days Mr. and Mrs. Jame
Bennett Of Pennsville, n. j., have beer
visiting their daughter, Mrs Edwin }
White Richard Brown is confined 4,
his home with grip.
LAUREL