Evening journal., 1889-05-23
NEW CASTLE BOOMING.
THE BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE BEEN
ERECTED LATELY.

To organizs wheel Club-Anyone iA
New Castle Who Wants Work Can Get
it-Other News.
Special correspondence of EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 23.-It has been
many years since the quiet city of New
Castle has been as busy and prosperous
as it is at present. and as it promises to
be for some time The operation of the
Delaware Iron Works largely control
the business affairs here. When these
works are running full blast, the mer-
chants do a good business. At present
the Delaware Iron Works are running
night and day. with full force of men.
The other mills are also running full
blast. There are very few vacant houses
in the city, although a number of houses
have been built recently, among which
are a row of ten brick houses in Shaw
town, built for Toner and Toman, each
of which are occupied; a row of four
frame houses on Harmony street, near
the river, belonging to John M. Nallette /;
two large brick houses with store rooms,
of James b. Toner on Ninth street; a
large frame house belonging to Harry
McCaully on Tenth street; two frame
stores on Delaware street belonging to
Messrs. Gordon and Smith; frame house
on Market street belonging to William
Dyer, and brick house on Union street
Of ]. T. Stoops. These houses have all
been erected within about six months.
Besides these are the following houses
now being erected; Two large brick
houses on Union street for William
Herbert; two brick houses ON Delaware
near Seventh street, for Mrs. Owen
Eagle; two brick houses on Vine street
for Mrs. Waggeman Dr. Stewart is
having his large residence at the corner
of Delaware and Vine streets converted
into two houses. Edward Dalby is con
verting the Delaware House, which has
been a disgrace to the city during past
years, on account of the rough characters
which have been proprietors of it, and
the fights, etc. which have occurred in it,
converted into large store and dwelling
which he will occupy as soon as com.
pleted. At the depot there have been a
number of improvements. A new tower
has been erected new track has been
run through the city and platform 300
feet in length erected on the south side
of all the tracks at the station. 1t is
stated that the railroad company will
place two more side tracks on the bat
terry, each of which will hold fifty cars
The steamboat landing is completely re-
built. Where only short time ago the
old frame wharf, resting on rotten
foundation was standing, a large new
one has been built, which is very strong
A railroad track has been run down
to the end of the wharf, and grain ele-
vator built The wharf is now owned by
the William Lea & Sons sCompany. The
battery which last year was the summer
resort of the city, containing benches
nnder the trees, is now almost completely
shut off from the city by the large
strings of freight cars. There have been
several new stores started during the
past year, all of which are reported do
ing well. The trustees of the Common at
their next meeting will consider the
granting of an appropriation of 81, 500 to
the Board of Education for the erection
of school house at Dobbinsville, which
is much needed. New Castle to day
shows a wonderful and encouraging inn.
provement over New Castle of one yeal
ago.
eaThere are several kinds of shakes.
The shakes the young men at New Gas
| tie have been receiving this week are
somewhat different from chills or mill
shakes. They are as disagreeable as the
one and not any more intoxicating thar
the other. One young man approached 1
lady on the steamboat landing on Tues
day evening and asked if he might hols
his umbrella over her. II was rainin.
very hard, but she answered, "No, thanl
you It is not raining hard enough fol
that. Another gentleman last night re
ceiyed in answer to a request to accom-
pany a young lady to Shawtown NO
thank you. Does your mother know yoI
are out in the raing'
There is strong talk of forming wheel
club in this city. Within a short TIM
the following gentlemen have purchased
bicycles and are all very anxious to star
club Rev. W. p. Patterson. Rev. E. L
| Hubbard, Harry Mckee, D. Harry VIII
son, Albert Foster, William II. Clark
Chauncey HoIcomb, Matthew Chamber
lain, Finley Heacock, William Smith
f. A. Smith. Several other gentlemen
are contemplating purchasing bicycles.
]. Milton Davidson will spend mex
week with relatives in Baltimore, AM
Alexander H. Davidson left yesterda
morning for an extended trip in Mary
land and Virginia, for his health.
The steamer Ohio passed down boun
for England yesterday. This steame
has Just had new machinery placed i
it, and this was the first trip with il
Two engineers accompanied the steame
to New Castle and left on train 70
Philadelphia
w. w. Heacock and wife visited i
Wilmington yesterday.
The NJ E, Sunday Schoo Associatio
Will meet this evening and decide wher
the excursion will 60.
T. W. Hoffman took seven-mile tri
on a tricycle. yesterday.
Ex- Mayor Rhoads and H. +. Robelin Z
Wilmington were ia the city yesterday
Miss Eliza Price Of Norristown, Pa,
The guest Of Mrs. J. B. Manlove on Deli
ware street.
J The Wednesday night lectures by Rev
] w. p. Patterson in the Presbyteria
Church are well attended
The game Of ball between the Bo
Tons and the Never Sweats will be playe
> this afternoon.
, Frank Gulick of this city has acceptt
: a position as book keeper in the store {
, Duncan Brothers at Wilmington.
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