Evening journal., 1889-08-10
WANTS OF NEW CASTLE.
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT
THE TOWN SUGGESTED.
Electric lights and a Dog Catcher Needed.
Extensive improvements to the M. T..
Church-Personal.

Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE Del, August 10.-There |
is at present a good deal of complaint |
among the merchants Of this city about |
the people who owe them money Sew
eral OF them have said to the reporter |
"There Ia --. They owe me bill, |
yet they go every week to Wilmington |
where they have TO pay cash for every |
thing they get and come back With large |
baskets OF goods There is a |
class of people In New Castle |
who have stuck every groceryman in it |
for more or less money, yet they become
insulted II asked for 1t. Whenever a
new store starts these people are among
the first customers There are large
number Of bills now standing that we're
contracted during times when the Della
ware Iron Works were shut down and
the people have not been able TO pay
since. There are about twenty grocery
stores in New Castle and the money owed
TO these stores by the citizens would
amount TO enough to put all the pave.
ments in the city in the proper condition.
New Castle certainly has a number of
dead beats.
There should be one more teacher IN the
primary department of the New Castle
public schools, as Ia that department one
lady has charge of about eighty children,
and she does not have the time to do jus.
tce TO anyone Of them. Some of them
don receive a lesson over once day and
It Is impossible to control so many small
children
New Castle, II It needs anything, GER
tainly needs dog catcher Ii is not
necessary in this city to have the dogs
registered and the number on the streets
show that the dogs are not costing any
one any lhing It is a wonder there are
no more people bitten by dogs than there
are The "poison hend as one OF the
newspapers termed it, did good work for
while but he has stopped
The City Council should also purchase
lot for special rendezvous for the
colored people who loaf around Frazer's
store and the Gilpin House alley. There
are very few nights that these places are
not so completely surrounded by colored
people that 1t Is necessary TO push your
way through them.
A room should also be procured for the
gentlemen CD who loaf on the battery and
gamble with cards, teaching the small
boys around them to do the same.
Another thing needed in New Castle
is electric lights. The Delaware Iron
Works and the William Lea and Sons
Companys mills are the only places in
the town having them.
The work of improving the M. e.
church in this city will be commenced in
short time. The following are the
improvements to be made; The pulpit Is
TO be raised several inches, recarpeted and
refurnished; the altar Is TO be repainted ;
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peted, chairs similar to those used in
opera houses are to succeed the benches,
stained glass windows will be put In. the
lights will be removed from the ceiling
to the walls. The gallerywill be recarpeted,
repainted and refurnished. A large pipe
organ viii be placed in the southwest
corner Of the church, The church needs
bell but that will not be added TO this
list OF improvements.
The steamer Thomas Clyde took larg,
number Of people from here to Bombay
Hook yesterday.
The store In the west side OF the OperE
House, which has been unoccuped foi
several months, has been rented TO r. G.
Harrington.
Miss Annie Challenger, who has been
i'll for some time is rapidly recovering.
Miss Annie Flemings and William Barr
have gone to Atlantic City for week
Matthew Gross and George Whitfield
are at Atlantic City
o. a. Titus of Wilmington is in th'
city to-day.
Harry w. Frazer spent yesterday il
Philadelphia
Harry Herbert has accepted position
in the Delaware Iron Works.
John G. Fritz of New Castle is visiting
his uncle near Landnburg, Pa.
Thomas Banks, who has been i'll foi
the past few days, is improving
Professor Matthew Chamberlain con
templates visit to Cape May next week
j. w. Harris has postponed his in
tended trip to Niagara Falls until mex
month.
James Gegan Of the Maritime Elk
change returned from a visit in vii
mington yesterday very much improved
in health
The steam barge Ronocas was at tn
wharf here yesterday afternoon storm
stayed
The schooner Sarah G. Wilson came t.
the wharf here yesterday with load o
shingles for the Eliason Brothers.
Thomas R Terrence, NJ D., Of Balti
more, Md, is stopping at the jefferson
House. Mr.. Terrence is engaged in bust
ness for the Agricultural Insurance Com
! pany Of Watertown, N. Y.
Rev. G. H. B. Turner is now visitin
ia Asbury Park, N. j., where he will re
5 main several days, and then return t
this city where he will remain unit
T October.
The battery is rapidly being cleared O
the freight cars which have obstructe
! the paths for several months
Mrs. Joseph Grimes and Miss Comfor
Z Williams returned last evening on tn
steamer Wilmington from few day
, visit at Augustine Pier.
+ The new house building on Sixth stree
for Eugene Chase is rapidly nearing com
. pletion.
4 Miss Clara Blackburn visitsd friend
q in Wilmington yesterday.
' w. Marvin Truss contemplates joinin
I Company H.
/. Misses Laura and George McMullen
/ Elmira and Susie. Sherwood and Beatric
I Coffman are at Ocean Grove.
q Regular services will be held in all th
churches tomorrow.
The Young Peoples Christian Leagu
. Of the NJ. K. church will meet tonight
II. H. George at Ocean Grove is slowl
I improving in health.
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+ Miss Mamie L. Mellon is the guest {
: Miss Gertie Layton Of Wyoming
/ When Won