Evening journal., 1890-04-18
REMOVING OLD FENCES.


The School Green 10 be Beautified.
Annual xcursions-AImost Drowned
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
New CASTLE. April 1S-At meet
| ing of Levi Anderson Lodge, No. 10, A.
f. A. M, on Wednesday evening, the
Most Worshipful Grand Master Nero
Backus, accompanied by the following
| distinguished officers, paid an official
visit: Past Grand Masters, Asbury Sterl-
ing, II. II. Hunter, James H. Murray.
Daniel Collwell, Peter S. Kenten, John
Guy. Benjamin f. Walls and Peter
Rouns. Twelve new members were in
stalled and the meeting was rousing
one. The old lodge has been inactive
for number of years, but is now thor
oughly aroused, and has bright future
in prospect.
The new store which is being built on
Grange street for Matthew Walz will be
completed this week. The foundation
for the building was laid only few
days .age. Noah Townsends house on
Chestnut street is now being plastered.
J. T. & L. r. Eliason's new houses on
South street will be ready for occupancy
in few days. The frame houses on
Vine street, built for William White, are
ready for the plasterers and painters.
The trustees of the market square,
board that has in charge the old Court
House, the school green and the market
| square, have decided to remove the fence
surrounding the school campus and Law a
curbing about one foot in heighth In its
stead. This will be q decided improve
ment, as the present wooden fence is In a
broken down condition. The fence will
be disposed of at private sale. The hand
some iron railing which surrounded the
lawn of State Treasurer Herbert s resi-.
dence on Union and Delaware streets,
| will probably be placed around the M. Il.
| cemetery on Delaware street.
The NJ. 4. Sunday School Association
met in special session last evening and
made arrangements for the annual ex-
cursion Of the school After careful
consideration, it was decided to eo-ope-
rate with l-thei Delaware City Sunday
school and give an excursion to Beverly
Park, N. j., on the steamer Thomas
Clyde, on Friday, June g. st. Peters T.
A. b. Society viii also take AN excursion
to Beverly on Tuesday, June g. This is
a very popular resort, and excursions up
the river are largely patronized.
A strange man was put off the mid
night Norfolk express train at this city
last night, for being drunk and refusing
to pay his fare The fellow caught sight
of the powerful arc lights at the Della
ware Iron Works, and thinking 1t was 9
hotel close by, he started in that direc-
tion. He fell into a drain ditch and
fioundered about in water over his head
for five minutes When he had climbed
up the bank again he was perfectly sober
and returned to the station, where he
remained all night.
Peace reigneth supreme this week
There have BEEN no cases in the police
court or 'squire's office. Truly, New
Castle is improving.
| The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Com
pany, with twenty live Indians" will
be in the Opera House for two weeks,
commencing on Monday evening. - -
The new turn-tabls on the battery,
opposite the old engine house, was com
pleted yesterday.
Mrs. J. B. Manlove returned home last
evening from few days stay at Morton
Pa
Miss Maggie Rowan is visiting friend.
and relatives in Philadelphia.
The catch Of shad fell off somewha
yesterday and this morning. They ar
worth $14 per 100