Evening journal., 1917-07-05
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Fight and Rain Storm Cause
Excitement Among Base
ball Fans
QUIET FOURTH IS
WITHOUT ACCIDENTS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE July IA small
sized riot In which John Pullman, of
South Wilmington, is alleged to have
attempted to take a prisoner from
Omcer Tobin together with heavy
rain storm which broke suddenly.
Furnished plenty Of excitement for
two innings OF abe baseball game here
yesterday afternoon between the local
team and Eden. The game came to
an end in the second inning, but
the two innings furnished plenty OF
excitement for the fans and fannettes.
Soon after the game started a man
giving the name of Charles Hamilton.
of South Wilmington. created a dis
turbance and officer Tobin placed him
under arrest The officer alleges that
while he was escorting Hamilton from
the ball grounds. Pullman "butted"
in and tried to rescue Hamilton. A
hot russell followed, but Tobin held
onto Hamilton. and placed Pullman
under arrest. but in the melee the
officer lost a pair Of Peerless hand
cuffs. Both men we're taken before
Mayor Lavender where Pullman was
fined $40 and costs for interfering
with an officer and Hamilton was
fined 81 and costs for disorderly CON
duct The fans had just settled down
when the rain storm broke and that
ended the game.
And II was some rain storm which
hit this town yesterday. The rain
came down IN torrents. the streets
were rivers OF water and I'm some Of
the lower sections cellars were flood
ed. But there was no driving wind
and the result was that very little
damage was done TO the gardens. The
water stood in great puddles on the
sidewalks and streets. long after the
rain had ceased.
City Solicitor Alexander B. Cooper
has won his fight with the City Coun-
Gil for a salary boost lt was either
the Council come across with the
salary boost or get a new city so
licitor Council met July 8 and de-
/ cided TO boost the retainer fee from
800 year TO $3.50 a year. At the
previous meeting Council had elected
/ Mr.. Cooper as city solicitor but he re-
fused to accept the position at a re-
/ tainer Of $50 year and demanded
hve times that much. Councilmen
generally thought that was a pretty
/ stin increase TO make In one iump
but Council also wanted Mr.. Coope,
as its solicitor.
Fourth OF July was a safe and sans
day here, not an accident Of anv kind
being reported. There was plenty Of
noise during the morning but IN,
heaYy rain OF the afternoon put
damper on the noise making proclivi
ties Of the celehrants and the conse
quence was less danger Of burned fin
gers and damaged faces. Hundred
OF people left the city during the earl,
morning hotrs for picnic ground,
and trips TO various points up an,
down the river Hundreds OF automo
bilists from all parts OF the Stat
passed through the city during IN,
day. Those who remained at hom
celebrated in joyous fashion but with
= out trouble Of any kind.
This city is 20 have real up-to-dat'
street traffic signs just like all pro
gressiye cities. Mayor Lavender ha,
been ordered by Council 10 procure
the signs. most of which will be plac
I ed al important street intersections q,
guide traffic other signs will b,
placed in the vicinity Of schoolhouse.
to warn autoists and others TO driv,
slowly Mayor Lavender is looking
about for the best kind Of a dunn,
traffic cop that he can find II Z:
the mayors intention 70 give New
Castle the best and most serviceablC
j traffic signs that he can get for the
l v.onoxr Ana he nro,,tfro- that IL W fI
them. The new signs will have
excuse for hitting them in the DARK
Announcement was made before IN.
Council Tuesday evening that the Ola.
mond State Telephone Company n
tends TO replace the single strand