Evening journal., 1890-07-17
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
Splendid Site Selected rhe Graas MUS
Grow a1nre improvements

Splendid Site Selected u rhe Grass Must
Grow Mnre improvements
Special Correspondence EvENIgo JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July II The special
committee OF the stockholders of the
New Castle Library Association. an
pointed to procure site and prepare
plans for the new building for the asso.
citation, has purchased lot fronting on
Orange street. nearly opposite the pres.
ent quarters OF Miss Margaret A. Jan
vier The lot has frontage of 40 feet.
and Is rs feet deep. The price paid
was 81, GOO. William s. Camac of Fur.
ness & Co, architects, of Philadelphia.
has consulted with the committee, DR.. J
]. Black, Julian d. Janvier and William
J. Ferris, and presented to them his
preliminary drawings for their inspec-
| tion. Another consultation will be held
next week, when Mr.. Camac will deliver
his final plans and specifications After
their approval proposals for building will
be asked for. 1t is estimated that the
structure viii cost IS, 500.
Large notices were displayed IN promi.
nent places on the school green, which
has just been greatly beautifed and i'm
proved at heavy expense, last eyening,
advising the public that all games and
walking on the grass will hereafter be
| positively forbidden, aud heavy penalty
OF the law will be administered to the
offender. whoever he may be. The beau
tful green turf has been trodden on by
croquet and tennis players, and men who
are determined to cut through the green.
until II presents miserable sight The
trustees Of the market square intend to
prohibit this, for time at least, until
the grass can grow to visible height.
Company H. N. q. d, was inspected
last evening by Captain r. G. Boyd and
| from the armory the soldiers proceeded
to the base ball grounds, where they were
thoroughly drilled in camp manmuvres.
The men have all been issued new fatigue
suits, with white duck trousers, and they
appeared in this dress last evening, pre-
senting pleasing appearance.
Rev. +. 9. Atkins of Madely NJ. X.
| Church. Wilmington, and Rev. w. T..
Avery Of Mt. Salem, Wilmington, will
occupy the pulpit at the NJ. e. Church,
on next Sunday morning and evening,
respectively.
The people Of New Castle are taking
great interest in the voting contest for
| the handsome organ TO be presented to
| the most popular teacher by the EVEN
ING JOURNAL, and have determined tc
do all in their power to bring the magnif,
cant gift to this city, as the property OF
Miss Mary Fleming.
| Two Hungarians were overcome with
the heat Ia the Delaware Iron Works
yesterday and had to be carried to their
| homes
The new instruments for the newly
organized military band are expected tc
arrive TO day and the band win at once
20 into active rehearsal
The parish OF Emmanuel Church Is on
picnic in McFarlane's woods to-day
| Devotional exercises we're held in the
church early this morniug and the pleas
ure seekers proceeded to the grounds In
wagons.
The steamer Thomas Clyde carried q
large crowd Of exeursionists to Wood
lava Beach from this city yesterday.
The New Castle Base Ball Club viii
probably play Dauntless return gami
on the Wilmington grounds on Satur-
day.
Charles e. Ferris & Son have had
brick pavement laid around their prop
erty on the corner Of Delaware and Mar
ket streets This Is a great improvement
to that part Of the city.