The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-31
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transpiring in the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.

Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. May 81, 1894.
Yesterday was great day here with
the old soldier and his friends and tru.
ly 1t may be said
"0h years that ceaseless come und GO,
Professional with throning hours,
Each May time pause. DER friend and
Comrades at last, to scatter flowers.
1.-THE good swords rust; the drums are
still,
The chiidren's children sing aud play.
Oh marching years. DER vale and hill.
Drop flowers this fair Memorial Day"
The parade was smaller than on pre-
vIous years and the old soldiers yester-
day showed clearly that father time is
getting the best OF them. The firing
squad comprised twelve members of
Company II, and the music was fur
nished by the fife and drum corps.
Leach, the clever young twirler of
the q. A. G. base ball tean:added the
credit of IL strlke-outs to his name
yesterday afternoon In tho game be-
tween the local team and the Holy
Cross Guild of Philadelphia. The
game was an interesting one through
out and the coiors of the q. A. G..
waved trium phantly,for the score was
@ to In their favor. Blake OF the
Pennsylvania University pitched for
the visitors and struck out l2 men.
Costly errors for the visitors were
made by Franklin and Patterson.
Connolly played like a regular
duke" Madden was in his regular
form and seemed TO take every chance
that came along. Duffy also showed
that he can play ball just as well as
manipulate telegraph instrument.
The attendance was large ana oheered
the home club members every chance.
The club will be In full trim for the
Rockford club on Saturday, and q
bigger snag than the Y. NJ. y. A. will
be struck.
Three young men from South Will
mington arrived here last evening and
tried to run the town. They drove
the team in which they were at furi-
GUS rate and Officer Tobln stepped
into the street and called to them to
stop, but they turned the whip on the
horse instead. but the plucky officer
soon had the team and the trio under
arrest.
The three young men had bsen
decorating the inner man with some
thing which made their limbs shake
and their heads swim. and consequent
ly they were locked up In jail over
HiElib. Ill tllo DOJlUtu Vi liz ChIEAdR6
was found revolver. The horse be.
longed to Anderson, the liver lyman OF
Wilmington.
The Alva baseball team of Whining.
ton came here yesterday morning and
defeated the q. A. G. Juniors by the
score Of Il to 8. 1t was case of being
outclassed.
The mems and iadies' T. A. B, So.
cietles OF st. Peters Church held O
meeting last evening and made ar.
engagements for holding a concert and
strawberry festival for tho benefit oil
the church on June y and 9. All the
best local talent will appear both
evenings, and there will be roaring
farce given at the conclusion of the
concert on the last evening.
Mayor Herbert fined a colored man
Tor contempt of court last evening
/ committed during hearing of col
oled woman. This is Just what shoui Id
be done es the dignity OF Mayor Her
berts court should be respected jusl
as much as the highest court In TIE
State.
A very enjoyable evening euchre
party will be held this evening OF
| North Second street.
by an accident at the Delaware Iror
/ Works yesterday a large number oil
the employees had to quit work for the
day. This did not make them very
angry. as they had chance thereby
] OF Witnessing the ball game.
A PARTY of six young ladies' on the
Delaware train yesterday afternoon,
had jolly time themselves and others
enjoyed themselves looking aud lis
tening to them.
1t Is not often that a reporter gets
] treated to choice cream chocolates
but Name and Kate know nice young
man when they sec him.
George Lllleott and wife. of Phila
deiphia. spent yesterday With theii
many friends hero.
George w. Mccartney. tho we'll
known Splinter OF Wilmington, spent
yesterday with friends In this city
! Mccartney has gone into active train,
Ing for the State championship to be
contested for at the Y. Nj. G. A. field
day sports.