Evening journal., 1907-06-10
OF
GEORGE FRAZIER
Former Resident of New Cas-
tie WHO Was Killed By
Car in New York
SHAD SEASON AT AN END
speeIal lo Ia Ilrenlne Innrnai

NEW CASTLE, Del. June 1O-A non
eral pan seemed 10 overshadow the citv
ON Saturday when Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
L. Chase received a telegram from New
York announcing that George Frazier had
been killed early that morning by a troll
ley car. Arrangements We're immediatelv
made for the shipping Of the remains
here and they arrived on Saturday even.
ing The body was so mutilated that no
one could view the remains. His funeral
TOOK place this afternoon from the RESI-
denoe of E l.. Chase where services were
conducted by Rev. s. b. WyHe. Inter-
ment was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
The pail bearers were ]. f. Brooks. ].
p CARRIER, J. X. ErslSine. ]. Ernest Phil
lips John H. Martin and James T. Chal
longer.
Struck BY a Car
Mr. Frazier was a teacher in the New
York schools and resided in Brooklyn.
With a number of friends he spent Friday
evening at the home Of Mis-. Charles
Merritt on Thirteenth avenue. He was
talking with Charles and Henry Mehner
when he heard his car coming along. He
ran to che corner but the motorman paid
no attention and went whizzng by.
Frazier turned to retrace his steps only
70 be struck by cross street car. He was
tossed fifteen feet ahead of ahe car and
before Motorman John Miner could stop it
the car was on top of Frazier and ground
his body into a mass 1t required an hour
before the car could be lacked up so
that the parts of his body could be Sc
cured. Miner is under arrest ON a charge
OF homicide and awaits trial before Mag
istrate Voorhees, in Coney Island court.
George Frazier was one Of the men to
whom New Castle pointed with pride He
was a self-made man who had success
fully forged ahead and next year would
have been promoted to a stin more lucra-
tive position. lie was educated in the
New Castle schools and later went to New
York, where he was graduated from c1l-
lege and soon obtained position in the
schools. lie gradually worked. up during
the fifteen years unal finally he was
about TO obtain one Of the highest POSI-
tions In the New York schools
He had been a visitor to New Castle on
Decoration nay and remained with rela-
uves until the following Saturday one
week later his mangled body returned to
New Castle
chldrens Day Observed
In the Methodist Church yesterday
Chndren's Day was observed and both
the morning and evening services were
very interesting. Elaborate programs
We're presented and the congregations
were large.
Mrs. Alexander b. Cooper met with a
painful accident on Saturday While
standing on chair attempting to hang
curtain the chair topped over and Mrs.
Cooper was thrown to the floor breaking
her right arm. Mrs. Cooper has double
sympathy extended at the present time as
last November while visiting her daughter
IN Virginia, Mrs. Cooper fell and broke
her left wrist.
William H. Lee has returned from a
visit to Richmond. Va. and the James
town Exposition. In company with his
brother, Robert Z. Lee. of Wilmington.
he attended the annual reunion Of the
Confederate veterans I'm Richmond where
the monument to jefferson DAVIS was un-
yelled In speaking Of the jamestown Ex-
position Mr.. Ice says that The Evening
Journal is the only Delaware paper found
in the Delaware building and that Della
Warcaus I'M jamestown as well as at home
read the peoples paper. lie was highly
elated 70 be able to get the home news.
The government exhibit IS splendid and
worthy of a close inspection. Every de-
partment has an exhibit that is truly in
tercsting.
Shad Season Ended
The shad season ended to-day and many
OF the fishermen have good sized bank