Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-18

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
New CASTLE, June l2.-The Fourth Of
July celebration finance committee met
last night and made arrangements for the
collection Of subscriptions for the fund.
Mayor Hanson, A. II. Padbery, Charles
Clewell, Thomas G. Morgan, l., +. Eliason
and Charles Shearer were authorized TO
receive contributions from the citizens in
general Peter Madden and Edward Daily
will collect at the Delaware Iron Works,
Frank Sulick at the Riverside rolling
mills and Richard Conway at the Triton
cotton mills and Shawtown, It is 10 be
hoped that everybody will contribute
literally and promptly. The work OF col
Letting will commence to-day,
City Council as a court of errors and
appeals met for the last time last evening,
About 100 additional names We're placed
on the assessment during the three nights
of the sitting.
Thepublic school teachers and scholars
are making active preparations for the
commencement exercises which will be
held on the evening Of the 26th inst. Elk.
aminations for the graduating class will be
held shortly.
New CASTLE, June l5.-The NJ. f. Sun
day.school celebrated Childrens Day in an
appropriate manner yesterday. The dec
UIhIlouS were eldnoFdtet anu were pro-
nounced the most beautiful and artistic
ever seen in the church. The exercises
were very interesting, The day was also
observed by the Presbyterian Sunday
school
Sheriff Simmons administered the lash
to two prisoners in the yard of the jail on
Saturday. Andrew Reed, an old offender,
stood five, and George Brown, alias Burr,
three ashes. A small crowd of boys wit.
messed the punishment.
Yesterday marked the opening of the
summer excursion season on the Della
ware river. Thousands of persons ell.
| joyed the cool breezes of the bay and river
and not a miShap with the exception of q
disturbance on the Glvde occurred. About
$50 persons from this city boarded the
| Clyde for Woodland Beach. On the re.
tu:n trip lively scrap, in which New
| Castle was well represented, took place
and resulted IN several Philadelphia sports
| being knocked out Three women tainted
| during the fight. The Delaware Chris
tina and the Major Revbold for Lincoln
Park were all well patroniZed from here
The government engineers have decided
| that the new wharf of the T.. 4 $. n. Com
pany here, extends too far beyond the
wharf line, and they have notified the
| company of the fact. II is probable that d
portion of the wharf will have to be TO
moved. The foundation Of the wharf has
been standing p years and not until the
! structure was made almost new did the
| government officials discover the error.
New CASTLE, June -Ex-State Treas
| urer Herbert, who practically owns the
| Opera House. is having the building
| placed i'll tirst-Glass order, For n week
| past a force of painters have been engaged
| in repainting the dome and the exterior oil
the building and as soon as this Is com
| llleted some eS tensiye repairs will be mad,
| to the auditorium. The remodeling of The
| stage is also being considered.
/ The two new places for the sale Of in
| toxicants in Dobbinsville, saloon Of George
| ". Riley and bottling establishment 81
| William j. Aud, were opened for bushes.
4 to-day. The total number of licenseC
y places in this city now is y and ther,
is prospect that there will be at least two
more applicants for license at the mex
4 term of court.
Yesterday was the hottest day of tn,
season here. The thermometer registered
\ 96!o at 2 = IN. The Delaware was as calm
rs mill pond last night, and not breath
4 Of air was blowing. The employees Of TIL,
| iron works suffered considerably durinl
| the day and night
The armOry of Company H. N. q. n.
las been thoroughly renovated, matting'
| PLACED on the parlor and pool room floors
anG the place is now one of the coolies
| and cOsiest in tine city.
/ The Thirteen Club will shortly move its
quarters to the room formerly occupied b,
the Magnolia Social in the old court house
HE Lew room Will be handsomely refur
nished and combination pool and billiarC
table and other attractions added
Morris Tasker Il Company are manufac
turing large quantities Of boiler tubes fol
the boilers Of a number Of the UniteC
states government cruisers.
1t is an outrage aid imposition that New
Castle people are compelled to submit IL
such poor mail service as is in effect a
| present Most Of the complaint is abnu
the morning mail, which is due to leay,
4 here a $50 a. m. The train is very sci
4 dom on time and yesterday WAS hal
hour or more late, and letters mailed TO
| Wilmington were of course not delivered
until an hour later This town with
| population OF 1900 inhabitants Is certainly
entitled to mail to Wilmington which
would reach there before IL a. M