The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-09

What IL Transpiring In the Pretty Tow
ON the Delaware.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. Dec. 9.-The article IL
last nights issue about the City Coun
Gil caused quite an amount OF talk.
Every once and a while, as some one
would fall down on the ley pavements,
then you would hear some one say.
well, what the REPUBLICAN said IL
correct" OF course 1t Is correct. for
its col respondent never buries dead
woman n day before the funeral takes
place like an afternoon paper. That
paper is great one for beats.
Yesterday at the constable's sale on
tho commons farm, recently vacat ed
by Montgomery, the wheat wasbought
by the trustees OF a. an acre. There
were 5000 sheaves of fodder sold at 81
for the entire lot. Much comment is
going the rounds as to the way the
farms are being managed.
A good coat of oyster shells has been
placed around the depot. This makes
South street look far more ridiculous
There are streets here now which are
a disgrace to the city and the party
who wrote the city up for the journal
of Commerce would be surprised II he
was to see the streets of New Castle.
The entertainment this evening IN
the baptist Church promises to be n
great musical treat. A good attend
ance Ia expected.
st. Peters T. A. B. Society WAS four
years old e1day. The society did
not celebrate the event. as the hard
times must be watched. The society
pays benefits TO its members when
they are sick, therefore 1t does not dc
to LIE extravagant at present for fear
that the grip would take hold on the
members. ..
Harmony Castle No. 6. X. G. E., will
hold smoker IN their room on next
Thursday evening. Each member will
be accompanied by friend. very
pleasant program is being arranged.
A meeting OF the members of the
Methodist Protestant Church will be
held this evening to make arrange
ments for an entertainment.
The Young Mems Temperance Re.
form Club will attend service in q
body tomorrow morning in the NJ. Il.
I hurch and listen to sermon by Rev
DIR. Martinu0le. They will wear their
handsome new badges for the iitst
time. ... ...
MIR. T. Horn moved from here to
Wilmington last evening. Big rents
and dull times do not pay in New Cas-
tie. -.M .5--'.
The Columbia Athletic Club are 20.
Ing to still play ball. no matter
whether there is snow on the ground
or not. Tho club purchased pool
table yesterday for sl75 in Philadel.
phia. 1t will be here tonight, and
hen the boys will have Il jolly time.
1t is understood that the fist appear
n hkA n-i N L TE.ls tyit 10. "a l..1p
ware City. Ii the day 10 fine the
tramping club will go to Delaware
City tomorrow.
Tho funeral of Mrs. John Gott
took place this morning. Requiem
ni"es WAS celebrated in st. Peier's'
hurch by Rev. Edward l.. Rrady. Iu-.
torment took place In st, Peters Gem.
etcry.
1t certainly must LIE pretty cold al
DuFont's Bnnks, but it Ia right cold
over here also. Ono of the milkmepI
had to build fire underneath his COWS
before he could milk them yesterday
morning.
landlords warrant froze here the
other day, and the farmer has
moved to New Jersey and the warrant
is still frozen. The fires in the Della
ware Iron Works were frozen up this
morning ami the two departments,
are consequently closed down, because
no gas could lie made.
Red hot democrats have been frozen
up lately and whether they are BLACK
and Gray men or not, the workers do
not SEQ how things Y i'll work Handy
next year, for inspite of the soft soap
To lie VS. d the people will surely be
'pnling from Claymont to Reho.
both.
Persons in New Castle and surround
Ing country who wish to be served
regularly with the peoples newsy
newspaper, the DAILY REruHIICAN, and
who can not get IT now, will lie served
regularly IL they notify either the
ofllce in Wilmington or j. +. McIvor,
New Castle. WHO has charge of the
circulation.
Charles Schuyler, of New Westmlns-
ter British Columbia, is the guest Of
Mre. Louisa Deilin. MIR. SCHUYLER left
his home some months ago to soc the
Worlds Fair and visit friends in the
INST lie expects to return home some
time next week.
Mrs. John streets, OF Moore, Pa, has
returned home from visit to New
Castle friends.
Mrs. Riley OF st. Georges Ia visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. Harry Stewart.
City councilman Joseph Taylor has
been iHdlsposed for tie past week He
Is reported to lie little better to-day.
At meeting of Friendship Lodge,
No. 8. A. O. Z. W, Thursday, the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Master Workman, S.
Stewart; Foreman, B. +. Blackburn;
Overserr, John Mccain; Guide, Pat
rick Ahern; Recorder, William Q.
WorthinH Receiver David Boulder;
D ma | 10,
O. X. turrlck; Trustees, j. L. NunArs.
dalen, }. T.. Phillips, w. L. Etchell.
The funeral OF James Mellon. of
Philadelphia. will take place on Mon
day morning. The iuterment will he
made in the Presbyterian burial
ground here. The remains will ar.
rive ON tie li.i5 train. Mr.. Nell on
was ason'in.law of Mr.. William Jolly.
lie was employed by tho Western Tn.
ion Company. lie was bright young
man of 70 wears.
While sailing too close TO the New
Jersey coast the three.masted schoon-
er Abby l.. How struck on Hereford
Inlet Bar Yesterday morning. She
Say ing Crew, who immediately
boarded the vessel and made every
possible effort to float her. without
The life savers nlade an.
other effort 10 iloat her last night. As.
sistanee has been teiegraphed for. and
tugs were yesterday sent from the
The vessel Is loaded
with paving stone, and is In very
dangerous position, and may break up
II heavy weather gets in. Henry ID. .
Nay Il Co.. Philadelphia, are the
owners.
The work OF Tightening tho British
steamship Asphodei, stranded on lie.
lrboth beach. will continue until sutll (,
,lent cargo is rem owed to float tine YES.
sci The tug North America and three
other tugs pull on her ut every high
ide. She has been moved northward
tbout 800 yards, and her bow pulled
lfi shore few points. Four lighters
ne alongside, receiving her cargo OF
'ugar, Her coudensers are choked
With the sand and the machinery is
helpless. The schooner Eva May
tarted for Philadelphia last night
With part OF her cargo.
The British steamship Tyrian which
llys betw eli CubE and Philadelphia. III
lie fruit-currylng trade, and which
leaves III ballast, took out a
general cargo OF merchandise yester.
lay for Gibara. All of the fruit car
'iers leave in ballast, hut IL Is believed
hat with prompt loading, large guam.
tiles of America manufactured Z GODS
would lind a ready sule in botH Jamaica