Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
Vessels in the Harbor-severaI Social
Events to take Place-Personal and
Mercantile News.

Events to take Personal and
Mercantile News.
By Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Feb. 13.-The city
election is now the subject of discussion
on the corners and in the public places.
The candidates for Mayor are Samuel II.
Black, Wilmer Hanson, William Watts
and Mayor Julian Janvier. Henry Will
liams is announced'as city assessor. and
James s. Cannon for the Board of Educa-
ton. These are about all the candidates
known up to this time. A trustee of the
common will have TO be elected to fill the
place left vacant by the death of Elmer
w. Clark.
Two three masted schooners are lying
In the harbor. The Charles p. Sinnick-
son, loaded with railroad iron and bound
for Charleston, S. c., and Kate V. Ait
land, loaded with lumber, bound for
Philadelphia.
Along the river shore ice is packed in
very large piles, but the river is clear of
all but small amount Of floating ice
The steamer Yorktown passed here
yesterday on her trial trip. She was said
to be going at the rate Of fifteen miles an
hour.
Preparations are being made to present
an interesting literary and musical Pre-
gram at the Young Peoples Christian
League room on Saturday evening. All
are invited
pleasant carpet ball party was giv,n
by the w. +. NJ s., at the residence
Of Mrs. Simpson on Delaware
street. The rags which the ladies sewed
will be woven into carpet and sold, and
the money will so for foreign missionary
purposes.
An official meeting Of the members of
the NJ. E. Church this evening.
Six hundred invitations have and are
being sent out by the Seminole tribe, |.
0. r NJ. of this city, for their anniyer-
sary February 25. 1t will be held in the
Opera House. During the evening
the guests will be entertained by some
Philadelphia talent.
An evening sociable will be held at the
residence of William Crime, this evening.
Mrs. Rev. Z. l.. Hubbards Sunday
school class Of young ladies are preparing
for necktie party in the old court house.
on Monday evening next.
The row of houses being built on Har-
mony street for John Vallette, viii be
under roof about the first Of next week.
The work will be done by Harry A. Den
nison.
The merchants of New Castle seem an
xious for the bill presented at the Legis-
lature by Mr.. Lodge, to be passed 1t
prohibits peddlers from selling their
goods
j. Harry Rogers has received two
wagon loads of cedar poles. with which
he will erect a rustic cedar fence
William Deakyne has been elected an
honorary member of the Alumni Society
The young men here are contemplating
the organization of vocophone band
The young people here evidently in
tended to make up for having no snow up
to this time this winter, as after school
hours Delaware street was lined with
coasters, and up to 8 o'clock in the even
ing.
The first grain of the season was
received by the William Lea and Sons
Company at the wharf yesterday.
Joseph King has ordered supply Of
ice from the East. Last year he had all
the ice he needed around New Castle.
A petition is being circulated around
here asking the governor TO pardon Cal
houn. 1t is receiving a great many
signers. 1t is in the hands Of james
Toner.
William Bradley will open meat anc
provision store in the old town hall.
Harry Houseman spent the day in viii
mington.
Johh Mahoney. formerly Of this city
now of kirkwood, spent yesterday at hi
home here.
H. w. Frazier was in Philadelphia yes
terday. He returned last night.
| Miss Mary Turner returned YESTERDAY
| from Glasgow where she has been visit
ing for three weeks.
James H. Wilmot and Frank Primros
spent yesterday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Earnest Phillips of Smyrna, wa
in the city yesterday.
William McMullen of st. Georges is Wis
iting friends here.
Samuel II. Black made flying visit tx
Pennsville, n. j.. yesterday.
Louis Duncan, instead of fishing this
season will act as agent for needles.
James McCarter has had his hand badly
hurt in the Delaware Iron Works, by the
falling of piece of iron.
Colds, coughs and sore-throats are re
ported numerous by prominent physi
clan. There are no prevalent sickness il
the city.
The table in the plate mill Of the River
side Rolling Mills broke down on Monday
evening, and threw the men out Of worl
until last night.