The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-17
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Ia TrRnspirInG In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
New CASTLE, July II.


Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
New CASTLE, July II.
Thestars shono bright on Sunday night,
And the moon on the river played,
AS bold cavalier to a house drew near.
His lazy FOR to serenQde.
Aud 1t does seem, he hired a team,
At Watts livery stable.
And to discover the maid and lover,
Her mistress is yet unable.
The above is a true synopsis OF a
case where a young girl from Della
ware City who was employed at o
leading boarding house on Delaware
street disappeared on Sunday night
the house was much surprised to find
the girl had left and taken her clothes
with her without saying anything
about doing SO. 1t appears that the
girl had many admirers here and II
could not be ascertained where the
girl was taken to OH Sunday night.
The grist mill employees have or.
ganized a base ball team and would
like to play the team of the wooden
mills. The following Is the compost
ton of the club. Fritz, D.; Seminar. G.
Payden. 1b.; Yandegrtft. 5b. i HAWKE,
3d.; Vanderbilt, 8 g.; Donovan. RI. /;
stitute. The clubs colors are ma
room and gray. and every time they
play they Intend to carry the day, at
least so they say.
Word was received on Saturday from
Joseph Duffy at present located at Rio
de Janeiro. Joe. who left here early
last spring. reports that business Ia
good and that his health is excellent
and that he likes the country very well
Leslie Blackburn is confined to hii
home with two badly burned arms
Leslie is in charge OF the tubola In the
| foundry OF the Delaware Iron Works
Last Friday evening. soon after tap
ping the tubola an accident occurred
Tie lining Of the ladle was not thor
oughly dry and the molten fluid flew
up and burnt his arms.
New Castle is growing more and
more like New York every day. We
have our political clubs. our crokers.
our leading preachers, Herald, bast
ball clubs. p-,t,y girls, Cinnamon
rings, policemen who take no husl
money. and Coney Island. A short
distance below the city is q stretch o
beautiful strand made by the iett.
i since Its erection. Opposite this strant
Cotield. and he was quick to discern
the advantage to the public as bath
ing ground and erected number OF
bath houses. Last evening O large
party from here went to the pretty
shore and enjoyed themselves unde
the rays of Diana, sporting In the pref
| ty waters of the Delaware.
| Shortly after noon yesterday the
timid residents of this city were fright
ened by lond claps OF thunder accom-
panied by lightning shortly before
heavy shower of rain. One clap seem
ed to be louder than any OF the Others
and several persons stated that 1t had
struck somewhere nearby and later II
| the afternoon 1t was learned thut
colored men and pair OF horses oI
James Edwards farm at Farnhurs
had been killed.
A basket party will be held on Satur-
day evening by the Young Mems TEN
perance Reform Club.
Tho Young American and Libe-t,
Senate base ball clubs will play game
at Battery Park this evening commenc
ing at Is o'clock.
1t is currently reported that one of
our fair ladies' will soon become the
bride of Delaware division brakeman.
At the monthly meeting OF st
Peters L. A. b. Society held on Sun.
day james MePike was elected fnan
| clal secretary to fill the unexplret
term OF William J. Martin.
1t Is understood that the City o,
Richmond will not stop here on Thurs
day night, There was party of tw III
ty to go on her that night but til,
trip had to be postponed for one week