The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-15
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
what Is Transp,rlns In the Prcssv rown
onrhe Delaware.
Correspondence of the RrPusLIeaA
New CAsrIE, August 18th.

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Correspondence of the RrPusLIeaA
Nav CAsrLE. August 18th.
The meeting Of the Republicans Of
New Castle hundred was largely at
tended last evening in the city hall.
Organization was effected by the cleo.
ton OF Edward Challenger. Chairman
and Sheriff Gould, Secretary. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
nominating members OF fhe County
Committee and delegates to the State
Convention.
d. W. Elkinton was appointed teller
and John 4. Taylor and Harry Stafford
judges. The following were nomina-
ted:
County Commlttee-John G. King,
James Il. Hance, James Foster. L, l..
Wilson. William Trusty and Fred MIL
Ter.
Delegates Henry Stafford. John II.
Blake. II. A. Dennison, John L. Tay.
Tor and d. NJ. Elktinon.
Acknowledgement Collins, George
Appleby James I. Challenger. Robert
Wright and John W. Fedemann.
Holiday Pier ID favorlte resort with
the people these evenings. The ladies
turn out in good numbers and the
children enjoy the cool, refreshing
breeze of the Delaware. Every possl.
Bile effort will be made to secure
enough financial notes to SECURE the
services Of the City Cornet Band to
continue Its Saturday evening con.
certs.
It is all good enough to talk about
Lincoln and Germania parks. but there
are Just as many attactions here, OK.
cept the toboggan Glide and the hobby
horses. 1t is only a false idea that
the beer at the up river resorts Is bet.
ter than that sold here which makes
people go on such excursions to such
| places.
| Last evening inter supper George
Newloye, one OF our good-looking
young men. went down town. He
wondered why he did not meet hls
comrades at the usual place and kept
rambling from place to place looking
Tor them, but all to no avail. Finally
he became Disguised and went home,
when. to his great surprise. there were
his many friends assembled to convey
to him their congratulations on the
occasion OF his crossing over the
boundry line OF minorshlp, as yester
day he had reached the twenty-hrst
mile stone In his life.
The surprise of the new citizen oil
this great and grand country Ia easier
imagined than written. George was
the recipient of many handsome
souvenirs of the occasion. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent and at q
seaeonable hour refreshments were
served In abundance.
| Among those who registered at the
Gilpin House yesterday were: IL. Il.
buckingham. Baltimore; G. NJ. u.
| Cam, N. z. Bevln and CORTLAND Rice
Wilmington; George L. Settlers. 4. A.
Mccormick and d. d. Johnson, Phila.
delphia.
Commencing tomorrow morning
Il. Eben Watts will run hack to meet
all trains nt the depot. 1t is under.
stood that WhlteloGk will take his
hack off.
On Monday evening as Miss Belle
Megginson was going from her
fathers residence to that OF her uncle
on the Wilmington road, the pretty
little miss lost brown plaid blazer.
The Salem base ball team will come
here tomorrow morning and play the
Young America Club at Battery Park.
In the afternoon the Young America
game there with the Salem boys.
tomorrow to Pennsvile to attend the
great farmers picnic.
An afternoon paper stated yesterday
that the Harvest uome OF Emmanuel
Church will be held on Monday next.
IL will not be held on that date. 1t
has been stated in this column that 1t
would be held on August 10 audit will
be held on that date.
Charles G. Countlss of the @. A. @,
last evening, entered In the running
broad jump and the running hop, step
and jump events, which take place on
Saturday at Union Park. Wilmington.
He will also compete In the three
legged and potato race.
Dir. and Mrs. William DAILY and chill.
dren. Of Philadelphia, are the guests
Of Mrs. Stack.
Mrs. h, Eckles and daughter and
Miss Bertha Matthews are spending
the summer at Ocean Grove.
Mics Thackeray, sister of lawyer r.
9. Thackeray. oil Elkton, and Mrs. Ran.
dolpb. of Wilmington, were the guests
OF MIR. Matthews, on Sixth street, yes
terday.