Evening journal., 1912-12-02
NEWSY DOINGS
OF NEW CASTLE
Farmers Of County Raise
Bumper Corn Crops This
Year
ROSE HILL MAN
SAYS HE SAW DEER

OhAS III JAW DLLn
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Dec 2.-Magis-
trate Charles b. Nickerson had
strenuous day on Saturday with a
big docket. Robert Hill. colored, IN
default OF payment of fines was sent
TO Crecnbank to cat his Christmas
dinner and spend an additional one
hundred days behind the bars MilI-
son Hill, his wife, charged Robert
with disorderly conduct, assault and
battery aud the sentence was 1870
days When Hill was taken to the
magistrates Office for a hearing there
was a lively mixup between him and
Constable Wright because Hill want
ed to Make liquor with him.
Randolph Smith OF Porters Station
was sent to Greenbank to await trial
at the January term of court on the
charge of pointing a pistol and carry
ing concealed a deadly weapon.
Thomas Smith was held as a witness
Fred Umstead, charged Walter Ped
rick. Lawrence O'Connor and George
Wilhelm with trespass They we're
reprimanded and paid the costs.
B. T. Lank swore out warrants for
the arrest OF six boys on charges Of
trespass and mischievous mischief.
Constable Wright will serve the war
rants this morning.
New Castle people yesterday en-
joyed the sunshine and crisp air and
took many long walks.
IInr. hn rrurrfaA a
Miss Reynolds Of this city is serious
ly i'll in Wilmington with kidney
trouble.
John r. Stoops who is known as
the Wanamaker Of New Castle be-
cause of the big store he conducts,
has received his first consignments
Of Christmas goods. He has changed
the interior of his store so that the
Christmas goods can be displayed to
advantage. Mr. Stoops says New
Castle people buy IN New Castle
what they can get to suit them and
then 90 10 Wilmington to buy other
articles. II is estimated that nearly
$4,000 week goes from here In
wages to Wilmington people while
on an average an equal sum is spent
by the men and women in that city.
The improved Delaware street be-
tween Third and Fourth streets is
ravelling out in many places and un-
less repairs are made there will be
a dozen holes in the street before
another week elapses.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fagan of Will
mingtou were New Castle visitors yes
terday They were former residents
OF New Castle
Mr. and Mrs Bayard Moore, OF
Wilmington, visited Mr. and Mrs ely
mer Yesterday.
While Frank Dolson of near Ros'
Hin. was collecting muskrats Iron
his traps he says he saw younl
deer The doe escaped TO the woods
Many young men were out YESTERDAY
searching for the deer.
In the Methodist Church last even
ing revival services were commenced
by the Rev. j. l.. Johnson. The Rev
Frank g. MacSorley of McCabo Mem
oral Church, Wilmington will preach
tonight
While intoxicated. colorod man
known as Bill Davidson walked into
house here and was creating disor.
der when the man Of the house ap-
peared. Davidson was roughly hand
led and was glad TO get the oppor-
tunity to leave
In St. Peters Church yesterday
morning the Holy Rosary Society at
tended mass in a body and received
Holy Communion.
New Castle expects to have a build
ing boom next spring. Building
valued at $4,000 is now contemplate
I'd.
Corn growers throughout New
Castle County arc incensed over an
article recently published In a morn
ing newspaper regarding the tardi.
ness OF farmers in raising big crops
Delaware farmers for years have
been raising bumper crops Of corr
and the state has been encouraging
such efforts by Offering prizes
through the State Board of Agricul
ture for the greatest yield Of corr
on a measured acre Four farmers
IN New Castle County during tn,
season had a yield Of more than 100
bushels to the acre and one OF tho
prize winners was not content Will
his neighbors knowing he RAISED
prize corn but he took a display L
the National Corn Show held in New
York recently and against the corr
growers Of the United States wol
second prize, the first prize going 4
who won second prize was Georg
Whittock. Of near Middletown
Naudain and son. OF Marshalltol
FOR years have been in the from
ranks OF tho corn growers and hav
won prizes for the yield as well a
the premiums for high class corr
When an acre was measured. cut an
y husked a few weeks ago the Messer
Naudain found a yield of 1906 bushels
Harvey Ball. OF Mill Creek hun
dred is another farmer who raise
bumper crops and in 1912 he entcre
the contest FOR growing a prize acr
OF corn. The yield on the acre o
his farm was 109 bushels
Mr. Whittcck, of a measured acrl
had as big yield as Naudain an
Son 105 bushels. This is considere
a splendid showing for a renter an
has ELECTED considerable praise Il
Mr. Whittock. showing that he is OF
rf the high class farmers in II
county.
ut il remained for the acre on II
James Shalcross farm in S
Georges hundred 10 yield l10 bushe
and thereby win the New Cast
County corn growing honor
From these yields OF corn on Ne
Castle County farms II will be see
that the farmers are up to date an
that farming is a science with Viii,
they are fully conversant
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