Evening journal., 1894-01-25
A WELL BEHAVED TOWN
Remarkable Change in the
Order of One City.
DEGAwARE IRON WORKS REsUMB

Two of the Furnaces Now Lighted Up and
rurninr out work Enough to Keen
400 Men Employed Installation By the
Knights Of Psthias other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Nav CASTLE, Jan. 25 -"Did it ever
occur to you more clearly than during
this idle season what a change has been
wrought in the order and behavior Of
our little city's inhabitants 10 the past
ten yesrsi said a prominent citizen to
the EVENING Journal correspondent.
"a tell you. sir, It's marvellous-the
diderenoe Why it has hardly been six
years ago sirce there was so many
drunken brswls cutting ahrays, bare
knuckle contests and drunkenness IN
some parts Of the city that no women
could-and few men cared to-venture
in those parts Of town at night especi
ally on Saturday nights.
"rhose days, / tell you, were when New
Castle had a bad name IL was during
that era that the master OF one Of the
river excursion steamboats, said I'd
rather take a boat load of Philadelphia
touchs on an excursion than a Sunday
school from that -- town New CASTLE
Two or three we'll known men were con.
ce1ued in fights that resulted fatally
about that time. aud they thought
nothing OF cutting a mans coat from his
back In one Of the down town bar-rooms
Now here we have about passed a
season Of long g-contnued idleness, just
such a time as would have been regu
Tar breeding season Of vice in years gone
by But where is ,there city ia the
United states that has hsd better orderl
mean of course, q manufacturing city
made mp as our little community is, of
an classes Of people people from all
parts Of the world. It's something 20 be
proud Of There's only one New Castle
man in Jail. too. That's breaking mp
disorder ia the right way and leaving no
stone unturned
~ think the improvement IN the be-
havlOr started after the unfortunate
hungarian riot when several thought.
less citizens. who ought 90 have been
better employed allowed themselves TO
ret mixed up in the affair. A few long
months in jail opened their eyes and
those of their friends Then our digni.
fed Mayor Herbert took the helm, and
am told that he accomplished more by
little iudicious moral suasion than was
ever accomplished before AT any rate,
somebody has worked a wonderful
change. IL New Castle people had 20 live
through a week OF 1882 or again-pGr.
iicularly If there was firemaus visit OF
a negro picnic-they would be horrhed
The Iron Works Have Resumed.
After q fortnights suspension. the
Delaware Iron Works are lighted up and
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the pipes and hues 90 q lively rate Two
OF the four big furnaces are lighted up
Nos 1 aud 4, and these two viii make
work enough in the entire establishment
for between $50 and 400 men. The
wages being paid out now are
not at 81 bad for panic, and Il is said
that very few men except the Pole and
Hungarian laborers receive as little as
So per week. There Is every prospect
that the big works will run right along.
increasing its force, rather than
diminishing t. If the raw material
sheet iron-can be obtained In sufficient
quantities.
Interesting Exercises OF installation.
Last night was festive occasion for
the local Knights of pythias. The dis
tinguished Pythians from the Delaware
grand lodge were there, and the hard
rain did not interfere with the impress
sive exercises Of installation nor the en-.
ioymenl that followed The new OH
GERS were installed as follows.
C. G.. George M Kern; v. G., John
b. Nining P David Bryson; M at
A Edward Dalby NJ Of w, James G
Jemison M. of i p J. Ahern NJ Of E
Robert Shaw H. OF r. and s., II. w.
Hushebeck Trustee Edward Dalby
g.. James Bennett; representative tC
Grand Lodge P. j. Ahere.
Pun and Final Returns From the Right
The Mitchell -Corbett glove contest vii
positively go on to-day at Jacksonville
Florida, and the only place IN New Castle
where the latest returns by rounds vii
be received is at the Opera House, wher'
Miss Sidla Norvelle and Company. will
appear In the amusing comedy drama
Cast Adrift. Although the expens
incurred 60 secure the services of th
Western Union wires is enormous, th
prices Of admission will remain the sam
as advertised, 10 25-S5 cents.
Incidents Of the Day.
The Young Mems Temperance Reform
Club Is busy arranging the program 10
the entertainment 20 be given IN it's ne,
headQuarters Red Mems Hall, on Satui
day evening IL this entertainment
equal 10 the former ones, those presen
will be amply repaid and agreeabl
entertained
The Sunday school class missionar
entertainment has become a popular an
profitable way Of securing missionar
money. among tho scholars Of the NJ !
Sunday school Several viii be give