Evening journal., 1891-06-03
CITY FATHERS TREATED.
THEY CLOSE THEIR MEETING BY
TAKING ONE" ON Mr.. M'KEE.

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| special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, June The funeral Of
Professor f. s. Duncan, which will be
held at / As o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
promises to be one Of the largest that
has even been seen in this city. Musi-
clans, friends and relatives from points all
over the peninsula and Philadelphia will
be In attendance The floral offerings
| will be superb. The Hushebeck Orches
/ ira will present handsome Tyre twenty
one inches wide, made entirely OF natural
flowers and immortelles. The choir Of
the Presbyterian Church will
also present "a beautiful harp
made Of natural flowers Beside
these there will be numerous offerings
| from his private scholars, from the First
| Regiment Band Of Wilmington, of which
be was at one time a prominent member,
/ from the survivors OF the old Amphian
Band. of which he was leader for years,
and from some OF his many warm
| friends. The Hushebsck 0rchestra met
on Monday evening and adopted resolu-
tions, in which 1t stated that the oRgani-
zation had lost q mem Der and the city
had lost a citizen whose place could never
be filed. The First Military Band
adopted resolutions Of respect for his
memory last evening
The entire funeral will be In charge OF
st Johns lodge No 2, A. F. A. NJ
which will tnrn ous nearly every mem
DER. The City Gornet Band the profess
sor's latest charge, will head the process
sion, wearing black uniforms and caps
covered with crepe The Hushebeok
Orchestra will walk in the procession,
each member wearing bis concert suit,
draped In mourning and white gloves.
The cortege will enter the church at
o'clock and services will be conducted by
the pastor. Rev. w. P. Patterson.
Interment will be made in the Presby-
terian Cemetery
A Warm Council Session.
City Council held itsl regular meeting
IN the mayors office last evening and
transacted much routine business The
ordinance providing that all dead anil
mails must be buried instead Of being
thrown in the dykes and dltohes.was
passed The ordinance compelling every
property owner to keep the cutters and
bitches on his possessions In good order
all through the summer season, was
ordered te be printed on posters and
displayed on all the billboards. Il Is
the intention of the new Council tO,pre-
serve health and keep perfect the
sanitary condition of the city tLis.
summer. even though vigorous means.
have TO be resorted to.
Final settlements were made with
Lewis Hushebeok, pump inspector,
and John M. Burke, street contractor,
and they were relieved from their duties
President Frezer reported that he had
secured the services Of Contractor Holll-
day and they had begun the work Of
cleansing and identifying all that por
tion of the city at the head of Orange
street AS soon as this Is done another
forsaken spot will be visited and will be
given much more -attrsotive appear
ance. By doing this Council intends to
have the prettiest and cleanest SUNNI or
city that New Castle has been for many
/ years.
IL was very warm In the Council
chamber, and nobody looked happy but
| Councilman Mckee He had made sew
eral delicious "batches" Of Ice crea m
| during the day, and made some mention
Of how successfully they had turned out.
/ From that time on the other city fathers
kept shooting sly glances at the Delaware
street representative. II was evident,
from their looks, that they wanted him
IL say something" He kept as quiet
as mouse, however. until the meeting
had adjourned and each member had
heaved nesvy sighs
Suddenly he arose and said: Mr.
President and gentlemen, you are all
invited over to my parlors 10 sample my
new cream" The city fathers smiled
until the hall door swung open. They
did as Councilman Mckee requested and
did ample justice to the refreshments.
A New North Mail.
Postmaster j. b. MRnlove announces
that beginning with TO day, an addi-
tionAl mail will arrive at this city from
the north. The new mail reaches here al
7 II o'clock aud is ready for delivery At
T. 30 o'clock in the evening An extri
mail from Philadelphia will also be de-
spatched down the peninsula, although
the FIRST station south OF Wilmington {,
which it is assigned, is Middletown Thu
mail service in this city is new completi
and Is entirely satisfactory.
To Give opsn-air Concerts.
The First Military Band held Al
encouraging meeting last evening anS
elected W. A. Matthias and Franz
Meredith members. A rising vote o
thanks was rendered Captain Z. G. Boyd
and Company 81, N q ID, for fsvors
The treasurer reported the finances to b,
In excellent condi tion Requests from 1
number of citizens were presented, askinI
that the band hold a series Of bi week.,
open air concerts during the summel
season, and place collection boxes IL
several public places to aid the project
The band, BY unanimous vote
, decided to begin the concert
, on the first Tuesday in Jul,
and to continue them throughout th
summer season The concerts vii
probably last from until . o'clocl
( every Tuesday and Saturday evening
! and the band swill begin work At ono
! rehearsing concert mHsic A eomnitie
Q was appointed to negotiate with th
Z trustees Of the Market square with
4 view to obtaining the school green and
Z erect a band stand.
/. No ridings From "shng"
Sheriff Simmons has received no tidinl
from the hesing Sugar Awful" and hl
u companion Dougherty, The search
r being continued. however. and the prol
q abilities are that the little negro will
q recaptured unless he resorts TO greH
Ie strategy. He Is Of sneh peculiar bui
5, and.is so we'll known that he will MOI
is able to 20 through town without beir
detected. Then, too, the sheriff h
wired to all the cities and towns in Il
J. nsighborhocd, giving an accura
N description. and Offering a rewai
s. OF SIS for the capture Of u
"a men. $50 Of which will be paid 4