Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-14
Ey CASTLE.
Special Correspondence Gazette aud Journal :

New CASTLE, July 7.--0nc Of the most
important sales of real estate that has
taken place here this season was the sale
of "The luttonwoods, that pretty farm
just above New Castle, which has lately
been in the hands of ]. H, Scott and a
Philadelphia syndicate who were boom-
ing it for sale into building lots and
as a picnic ground. The sale was
recorded yesterday, when Charles
| William Edwards of Wilmington rur-
chased the farm. Although the place
4 has beautiful river front, il is said that
the Philadelphia men lost money on this
investment in their attempts TO boom it,.
The property is all within the city limits,
although full-rate city taxes are not
charged.
When the Philadelphia tug Active hove
in sight in the river last night with the
Mechanics Bay Club on board a large
crowd of friends gathered at the wharf TO
meet IL. The eNcursiunists, sunburnt,
smiling, sober and nearly tishless, came
| ashore ON the Delaware street wharf, tell
ing friends of their enjoyable trip.
NEW CASTLE, July S.--City council has
| completed its work on the assessment for
| the coming fiscal year and after some hard
work the city fathers have been enabled to
| reduce the tax rate from So cents to ~
cents on the 500. The tax rate was raised
| to " cents, six years ago, when the Silsby
steam fire engine and other fire appliances,
were purchased with bonds payable in
| annual instruments. Meantime the public
| schools were receiving $4,000 out of the
taxes collected which is s., 900 less than the
city allows them. Last year they madea
demand upon city council for Che
full allowance and it was granted
Toward the latter part Of last
| year however, council concluded to
| pay of all remaining Indebtedness the
treasury being in good condition, and this
was done the last papers having been filed
about Il month ago. This cleared away a
great burden on the Taxpayers and the
tax rate was reduced ten cents on the 500.
This leaves the money which the city has
TO raise divided as follows 5000 for
school purposes, which is A cents on the
500; and $1,000 for city PURPOSES which
| is % cents on the 800 The maximum
assessed value, real and personal, of the
city property is 81 300, 900, which is slight
increase over last year. There are the
names of nearly one thousand voters on
this years list
William II. Clark, secretary and treasurer
of the New Castle Water Works Company,
, who returned last week red and ruddy from
| a long western tour, has resumed his duties
in the Office Mr.. Clark is greatly improved
| in health, although almost physical
wreck before his departure.
The spacious parlor of the NJ. Il. parson-
age was last night the scene Of one of the
|
| McNally and Miss Ida Ferguson were
Joined in marriage in the presence of a
few intimate friends by the Rev. T. II.
| Matundale. The bride was beautifully
attired in cream henrietta, and the brides.
maid, Miss Annie Ferguson, wore pretty
costume of the same kind. Frank White
was best man. After the ceremony coaches
conveyed the party to the future home of
Mr.. and Mrs. McNally on Vine street,
where large asSemblage of friends in
party dress were waiting TO congratulate
them. The groom is a mechanic in the
Delaware iron works, and prominent
member Of the Improved Order of Red
Men.
New CASTLE, July 9.-The public school
children of this city will again pursue
their studies under the leadership oil Prof.
ID. Il. Jones, who was, last night reelected
principal of the schools. The reelection
OF Prof Jones has been in doubt for the
past month, especially since applications
were received from Prof. James II. George
Of Camden, Del, and Albert II. Raub of
Newark. soon after the Board of Educa-
ton met IN special session last night,
another application was read from Warren
u. Rahm, professor of Collegeville Pa.
The first ballot was declared Illegal on
slight technicality and tellers Eckles and
Eiiason collected the votes of the members
again. The result was as follows; ID. Il.
Jones. 8; Raub, 2; George, /; blank. /;
MOTION was then made to declare the
election unanimous but this did not pass
with flying colors and the election for
teachers snd:ismitors for the ensuing year
was begun. Objection was made to the
assistant principal of the Schools Miss
l!otand, bat she was finally reelected
the election OF the remaining teachers
and janitors was unanimous, Mfr. Cooper
casting. the ballot of the board. Prof.
Jones has been principal of the public
schools for three years, and came here
from the Wilmington Conference Academy
at Dover.
The Rev. S. Beatte Wylie, a bright Young
New York city minister, has Informally
accepted the call recently extended him BY
the Presbyterian church of this CITY to
become its pastor MIR. Wylie was in the
city yesterday and to an intimate friend
announced that he would accept the call.
The church has been without a pastor for
more than year, since the resignation of
the Rev. w. p. Patterson. The members of
! the congregation are greatly pleased at
! Mr.. Wylie's decision and hope for CON
| unued growth and prosperity under his
leadership. Tomorrow the pulpit will be
supplied by DIR. shaw of Lincoln Univer-
sity.
! New CASTLE. July 1i.--All of the various
$ industrial plants with the exception of the
Delaware Iron Works. resumed operations
this morning. AT the iron works the
annual repairs to the machinery and
c boilers are not yet completed and no effort
VIII be made to start until early next week.
) tits expected that, owing TO the strike al
the Carnegie Homestead works, business
\ will be quite brisk at the New Castle works
! The steamer Euskar, from London
e which passed mp yesterday afternoon re,
ports that ON July ith'an iceberg $50 feet
r long and $50 feet high was encountered
Two days later a submerged wreck was
. passed and the following day a small boat
capsi1ed was seen floating,
e NEW CASTLE, July Is. Three large ex
r CurSions left this city tli, morning fol
9 points on the river and bay. The Meth
4 Odist Infant Sunday in charge ni
u Mrs. Mary Challenger, went To Woodland
c Beach on the steamer Thomas Clyde, nnG
9 the two colored Sunday schools number
= ing over 600 persons. bearded the Major
Reybold for PennsgrovG, where the day
a will be spent
r Contractor McCaulley began laying tht
n foundation of the new building for tht
Lenape Fire Company last week and nov
the work is well under way, Aiter II mum
Der of unsuccessful attempts tn reael
water drive-well, which brings fortl
II cool, sparkling spring water, was com
+ ple.ed on the premises yesterday.
= branch of the Baltimore building ant
g Loan Association of Baltimore Is beinl
!. organized here. A number of prominent
;. citizens are interested in il.
There was little demand for money a
r. the meeting Of the Citizens Loan Monday
l. evening. II sold readily at 16s
4 All OF the delegates from this city to thu
/ Christian Endeavor Convention in New
e York have returned home. They were