The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-13
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
what is TranspirInG In the Pretty Town
ON tho Delaware.

What is TransplriaG In the Pretty Town
ON tho Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
New CASTLE, Nov. ia very inter.
'esting game OF foot boil was played
here on Saturday afternoon between
the Columbia A thletio Club and the
Holy Cross Guild Of Philadelphia.
Over 500 persons witnessed the game.
By rank decision Of the referee the
game was won by the Guild by the
two touch downs. In kicking the ball
1T went about 8 inches outeide OF the
goal. but tho referee did not see II
that way, and consequently the home
team suffered another defeat. Mis-.
takes will happen in the best reg ulated
families, and mistakes happened In
the game on Saturday. Montgomery
and Dawson are deserving Of little
more than passing notice for the
In which they played.
\ Ialways uphold the police here @,
long as they perform their duty faith
fully, md to-day do not want to be
understood as finding fault with them
There were SIX special officers sworn
IN on Saturday, and yet in broad day.
light, In room In the second story oil
"a house in town, In the presence of I
good number OF men, tight to a fin
Iish between two game roosters tool
place. Strange. was It notY
The entertainment given on Satur.
day night In the Opera House, under
the auspices of the Columbia Athletic
Club. was grand success. The pro
gram was ably rendered. professor
iSkimmerhorn received an encore. ant
the curtain for the third time had to
rise In response to calls upon him.
The members OF the Y. NJ. q. A. de.
lighted all with the manner they per.
formed. Those who performed were;
Lockwood Asprll, Robert Irwin. Chas
Zimmerman, Frank Harrar. Walter
Tazewell and Victor Butcher.
st. Peters Ladies' 4. A. ID. Society
held an important and interesting
injecting yesterday afternoon.
"he sxhibi ton by Mrs. Hargro and
the jubilee concert was repeated in
Mt. Salem M. L. Church here on Sat-
urday evening. Mrs. Hargro and the
singers, will. 1t is understood. return
here In about a month, when they will
have crowded houses.
The stiffness of Friday night was
disturbed by the bang. bang bang, Of
firearms on Third street. The cause
transfer OF property In the shape of O
game rooster, which the owner OBJ
jected to very much. A compromise
has, it IL understood, been arranged
between the parties and the matter
Twill be let drop.
An interesting meeting OF the New
Castle Young Mems Temperance Re.
form Club was held on Saturday even.
Hug. A feature OF the meeting was the
pheasant way in which literary rendi-
tons were given by the members.
Several members have Joined the club
lately.
The schooner Governor Stockley,
which was beached short distance
below here in the late storm, was
Heated off on Friday, and she pro.
ceeded on her way to Milford.
MIR. and Mrs. David Steele spent
Saturday with friends ut Farnhurst.
Mr. Owen Il. Sheridan went to Phil
auelphia on Saturday anu took home
with him his bright little nephew, who
lhas been staying here for some time
past.
Mr.. William Rowan OF Philadelphia
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Wright.
Mr.. Rowan formerly resided here.
Mr.. Alonzo Sweatman of Philadel.
lphia is the guest OF his sister on Fifth
street.
On Wednesday evening next a mase
meeting of the citizens regardless OF
position or creed will be held in the
Opera House to take such action as
will Offset the hard times and prevent
lany OF the people of our city suffering
for want of food or clothing during
the coming winter.
Several members Of the Orion Ath-
lletic Club arrived here yesterday
morning on general country walk.
After taking in the sights they pro-
'ceeded on their way TO Newark. One
tof the members, who Ia quite a poet.
said this was the way he viewed the
scenery:
Over the hills and through the valleys
That late were clothed in robes of green,
The work of some magic hand. outlying,
The work of the masters old, is seen;
With cardinal, gold, with scarlet and
crimson,
The sumach and NAPLES are all ablaze;
In brown and russell the oaks are painted
The fur horizon purple haze.
John Cunning, John Tossney and
Charles Tossney, OF Delaware City,
spent Saturday with friends here, and
took in the football game.