Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
N II " CASTLE.


SPECIAL correspondence OF state journal.
New CASTLE, Jan. 2o.-The will OF William
darkness. late Of White Clay Creek hundred,
deceased, was admitted to probate yesterday,
aud letters testamentary thereon granted
unto James Hardness one Of tho executors
named IN the will. This was the Last busi-
ness transacted in the Registers office in the
old county buildings.
The county officers commenced their pack
ing and other arrangements for moving on
Tuesday morning, and used all the boxes that
could be found i'll town. Ii required three
aud four men in each office to prepare for the
removal, and only by the hardest work could
the papers aud records be gotten ready in the
short time allowed by tho Court fol the pur-
pose. Aiter the contents oil the offices are
removed the keys are to be delivered to
County Treasurer Herbert by resolution of
the committee, to be held by him until such
time az it shall be determined 10 whom the
possession of the building shall be given.
j. L. Eliason d Bro. yesterday took the
frat steps toward removal OF their stock OF
goods to their new quarters, under the new
hail. They Will make general removal in
few days, and will have very Iino place of
business.
A woman was taken to prison on Tuesday
in wheel-barrow. She was in such an
intoxicated condition that she was unable to
stand or walk. She was found by Officer
Weldin 10 a snow bank near the depot. whore
if she had not been removed.
New CASTLE, Jan. 81 Arrangemonts have
been made by the Daptists OF this city for
pound party TO be held in the Court House
to morrow evening, admission to be pound
OF anything and 10 cents No pains will be
spared to make it an interesting occasion.
The Court House looked der erted in Iced
yesterday after the removal took place and
the Offices were closed and locked up and
Court House row, as it has been called, was
as quiet and gloomy as on Sundays, formerly
People mere generally take the removal with
considerable nonchalance. aud very little If
said about it, although there ia no doubt a
large majority were sorry to see the wagons
containing tue records leave. The KEYS have
been delivered to CouI ty Treasurer Herbert
in accordance with resolution Of the Build
ing Committee of the Levy Court. The gas
has been cut off from the building and the
only hight discernable last night was that
| FROM an oil lamp in the Sheriff office.
The Brady Senate give their annual ball
! tonight in the new hall. Their programmes
for the ladies are very beautiful and reflect
great credit on the Senate Their balls are
always enjoyable affairs and those participant
| ing tonight will no doubt have pleasant
| time.
The harbor is filled up with vessels again of
various kinds, principally square-rigged.
There are also a number Of steamers inrlud-
ing city ice boats Nos. 2 and s.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 2i.-The harbor here Is
nearly clear of vessels again, only one ship
and two schooners remaining. The former il
| the ~. .joSeph, loaded with coal for San Fran
| cisco, anu is waiting here to have new flying
| jib boom made and shipped. The schooners
are the Clio Chilcot loaded, and the Netlie
| h'alke loading with grain by W. II. Jeffer
| son Go. The river Ii almost free of ice,
| very little going down now in the channel.
The Baptist pound party announced for
| Saturday evening in the old Court House.
| failed to come of on account of the gas being
turned of, and was postponed until next Sat
nrday night when it is expected the gas will
| he on again.
| The old market house is thing of the past
nearly all the lumber aud bricks having been
removed 10y the purchaser. There have been
| no steps taken IN yet towards rebuilding it,
and the farmers and butchers are confined to
| the short, narrow space under the Hall, max
| ing ii very announcement
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 26.-Our little city is
rapidly recovering from the shock to her
| feelings consequent upon being deprived of
the honor being the county seat, and now
don't appear to care snap, and there is little
doubt but in n short time by the introduction
of additional industries she will be glad
rather than sorry that ahe is not the seat of
Justice. So far from the removal being loss
there are already indications that it will be
gain
j. I. Eliason & Bro. have removed to and
are snugly enscoused in their new quarters
under the Masonic Hall and have fitted them
up in very beautiful and stylish manner.
The members of Washington Lodge. No. 5,
|. o. o. f., held socabe in their new lodge
room on Monday night last, participated in
by their wives and few friends. The even
ing passed OF very pleasantly in social con-
verse and the enjoyment of the good things
provided.
The supply of coal on the wharf is limited
bnt it is hoped that navigation will be opened
to the shipping point before it il exhausted.
The public school s prospecting under the
efficient management of the principal and
directors and has never been in better copd-
ton. The teachers look cheerful and 80 do
the pupils.
At $50 p. m. a propeller from Philadelphia
(tlrst since the close OF nGvigation) entered
the canal bound for Baltimore.
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