Evening journal., 1889-08-24
AN EARTHQUAKE NEEDED
THE ONLY T@lNG THAT WILL WAKE
NEN CASTLE UP.

Several Matters shaken Up and List OF
Things That Need Shaking Out OF the
Town-severaI Needed improvements
Discussed.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, August "a Something
more could be said about the improve
ments in New Castle without doing any
| harm. The reporter said to a citizen yes
terday "What does New Castle need in
the way Of improvements"
| The citizen replied: "An earthquake
| New Castle needs shaking up
That is certainly true, If several
things in It were shaken out New Castle
would be better off. Among the things
that need shaking out are the p, W.
a b. Railroad Company's old wharf. the
middle pier in the Delaware in front OF
the city. and a great many other things
which have already been mentioned in
these columns. The streets need grading
and fixing up. The pavements want
leveling
There is not enough light IN the city at
night. Among the places in the city
| were a street lamp could be placed TO a
good advantage, are on Water street, be-
tween Samuel Coopers residence and
David Bouldens store on Cherry street
in the middle Of Herbert's row Of houses;
one in Murryville, two or three more in
Dobbinsville.
Now that the school year will soon
open It would be well if the fence around
the school green was repaired
new post office Is greatly needed.
year or so ago, there was talk Of the gov
.fs ff.IN. ~
that has died out The room now used as
the post Office is entirely too small TO &C
comodate the public. There is seldom an
evening mail when the Office Is not
crowded with people and large numbers
have to wait outside In all government
post offices there are lock boxes, while
here the boxes are made Of glass and are
only good for showing whether there is
mail in them n not.
city market house Is a needed addi-
+ tion to the city. Very few farmers will
bring their produce hers because they
: have to go from door to door with il or
sell it to the grocers A new market
house could be erected where the old
3 market house, which was blown down,
stood 1t is in the heart Of the city. A
year OF so ago the New Castle Star made
. an effort toward having a market house
I built but the thing fell through, as does
most every talked of Improvement to the
|. city.
A clothing store might pay here, as
there are none. People who cannot af.
ford to purchase their clothing from the
4 tailor have to 60 out Of the city to pur'
l. chase.
Several persons have told the reporter
IS that they thought an opposition line t
In
ers, between Salem and Philadelphia
stopping here, would pay. They conside
= the rates too high. 1t might pay, bu
d New Castle does not need new steam
boat company near so badly as it doe
)r another railroad company. The peopl
20 here are indignant at the p, w. & B. r
r. Company for the little interest IL take
4 in the city
y. A citizen said to the reporter: "Yo
have written so much about the disac
vantages Of New Castle and the improve
d ments needed, why don't you write som'
ID thing about the advantages and the i'm
provements already nader Whe
& asked what there was in this line
IN write about, he could not think Of ''any
thing at present
The M. +. Church Of Christiana wer
- to Bombay Hook from here on th
ie steamer Thomas Clyde, yesterday. Ther
were about $50 persons on board.
lis The Seminole Tribe l. 0. r M. Of thi
re city made an effort to have the steame
Republic stop hsre ON September 2 an
IN take them on an excursion to Cape May
X. put the steamer win not stop. Capital
av Lackey Of the Republic said. Il can pr
up with the rough crowds Of Philade
phia but don't care to have anything
~. ~ II. 90
a. tie. =" The excursion will not therefor
as take place as previously announced.
The Hushebeck Orchestra gave a fru
II. festival in the Opera House last evening
i'll Thomas Bolliver man living in Do
on binsville, was kicked by a COW which
ar was milking yesterday, and badly hu
m about the abdomen.
Evan H. Jemison, formerly of tn
city. but now of Washington, ID. O.,
,as spending a two weeks vacation with /
1' parents.
he The steam barge George w Wrigl
~ lay In harbor here yesterday.
on The Misses Griffith Of Brsndywine a
the guests of Miss Maggie Kelly on vi
Job street.
a Miss Nellie Hasson of Wilmington
$50 the guest Of Miss Mamie hcPike
at Market street.
ice George p. Luckman of Wilmingt
lay was in the city yesterday.
Miss Name Stafford OF Wilmingt
visited Mrs. Frank Blocksom on Wat
street yesterday
pc Sheriff Allen yesterday sold the L
8th farms on the river road below here
en- longing to Theodore Rogers One
Of them, was bought by w. s. Pricke
m Esq. attorney, for $7,7i5 and the OIL
by Charles NJ Curtis, Esq, attorney
sc. O00 The sale was make in front
eeI the 6ilpin House Thomas M. Ogle (
~, the auctioneering
at For Rent Large Second story roo
at Apply g. r. stoops.
Don't forget to take boat at King str