Evening journal., 1907-01-08
SPECIAL MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
City Council Met Tax.COI-
IeCtOrS at Special Meeting
Last Night
MEET AGAIN WEDNESDAY
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NEW CASTLE. Jan. s.-city Council
held special meeting last evening una
all bills to be put before the Legislature
We're read over.
City Solicitor Alexander b. Cooper VIII
meet the Council at a special meeting
next Wednesday evening with the hnish-
ed bills which are as yet not quite COM
pleted
Tax collectors Peter g. Madden and
Charles shearer We're directed to collect
an back taxes due the city Mr.. Madden
for the years 1901 and 1902. and Mr. shear
er FOR the years 1903 and 1904
Electric light and water bills amounting
TO Sli3LS We're passed.
INJURED WHILE CUNNING.
A young man giving his name as Harry
Donaldson suffered a painful accident
while on a cunning trip near Red Lion
yesterday He had climbed over a fence
and was dragging his gun. which was
cooked, after him. when the trigger
caught and the gun was discharged. The
load passed through the fieshy part of hts
right arm innictlng a painful wound
which was dressed at a nearby farm
house.
PRACTICE WITH RIFLES.
Company II. N. C. D., rife team h,id
practice last night in which the following
members took part: Captain William e.
Myers. Sergeant David B. Miller Corporal
Dan Mccaughn, Corporal Robert vantine
and Corporal Harry Smith.
The team will practice again next We'd
nesday and on the following Friday the
contest for the Morning News Cup will
take place. The shoot will take place at
the armory at Twelfth and Orange streets,
Wilmington.
Company @ has already won the cup
twice and If they are the winners tits
time thee up win belong to them.
FUNERAL OF MRS. FOSTER.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen B. Foster.
aged 40 years, was held from the residence
of her husband. James b. Foster, Of Third
street. near Chestnut. at O'CLOCK this
morning Many friends and relatives OF
the deceased from the surrounding coun.
try attended the funeral and many hand
some floral offeringn were received.
High mass was celebrated at ST. Peter
r. c. Church and interment was made in
St. Peters Cemetery.
PASTORS EXCHANGE PULPITs.
Rev. Greer A. Foote. OF the Delaware
City Presbyterian Church conducted the
services at the First Presbyterian Church
last evening. Rev. S. b. wylie conducted
the services at Delaware City.
NEWS OF THE TOWN.
The Trustees of the Commons win meet
this evening and arrangements for hold
ing another election will be held.
Charles Wipf, electriiian, has left fh,
employ Of the Wilmington. New Cassie
and Southern Railway and will accept ,
position at the Baldt Steel plant.
The Wednesday Club of the 1mmanue
p. T. Church will hold a meeting In tn,
parish house tomorrow evening.
The cellars are nearly completed fo
the three new houses being BOLT by Lewis
Duncan at Second and Harmony streets
Several good games Of pool were playe,
in tho armory last evening. John Mite
and ]. Smith, defeated d. Miller and II
Smith by the score Of A. to 49,
A dance under the direction Of Fraul
Wright was given in Red Mems Hall las
evening was we'll attended
The Young Peoples Society Of the Tirs
Presbyterian Church will hold a meeting
in the Town Hall this evening