The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-15
NEW CASTLE NEWS
WHAT'S rranspirInz In the Pretty Town
ON the Deiuware.
Correspondence of the Republican.

New CAsrLE. June is.
Tho clouds OF action after the recen /
Democratic nomination election are
fast clearing away and the sun OF other
offices is beginning to shine. For as.
ssssor OF New Castle hundred a man
spoken OF by large nu :nbers of voters
Is the we'll known Fifth street grocer,
John l. Boyle. Mr.. Boyls for years has
been an active worker of the Demo-
cratic party, but so far has never re-.
cslyed any OF the hundred patronage,
and his many friends believe that tt Is
his turn to get one of the plums of
tue tree. Mr.. Boyle is qualified to I'LL
the Office 10 every way.
Last evening when seen by your re.
porter he stated that he was In the
hands Of his friends. MIR. Boyle there
fore may be considered as candidate
and dangerous one at that, for he ia
a man who IL we'll thought OF In the
community.
James Mullen, au old ana highly no.
spected citizen, died at his residences
on Fifth street yesterday afternoon.
Deceased had been an employee OF the
railroad company for thirty.iive years.
His funeral will take place on Monday
morning at nlne o'clock. Interment
will be made at st. Peters Cemetery.
The room of the City Cornet Band
has been transformed into thing OF
beauty. All day yesterday and last
evening MIR. j. Harry Rodgers was
engaged In decorating the interior In
order that everything will be In full
contrast with the large attendance at
tho strawberry festival which begins
tonight. A large number of tho
prettiest young ladies' have volunteer.
ed!their services and will be only too
happy to fill the orders OF all those
who Will patronlze the festival. The
Chrlstlana Band will be present to-
night. Before the opening OF the
festival street parade will take place
which will be participated In by the
q. A c. eight strong.
The club will wear negligee shirts
and white caps.
W. s. Holman. the genial general
agent of the Mass. Mutual Ben. fit
Life Association Of Boston, aceompa.
MED by John L. Boyl, local agent.
nave been canyassing the citizens OF
New Castle with petition, to he pre-
sented to tho Senators, representing
Delaware at tho National Capitol
against some OF the obnoxious fea
lures OF the income tax bill, they Sc.
cured the signatures OF some of the
most prominent citizens of our city
and state.
lgnatius t. Cooper. brother OF Al.
exander B. Cooper and Richard G..
Cooper, OF this city, and Drs. Cooper
OF Camden, kentun died on Monday
last aged So years. ut Nashville. Tenn.
MIR. Cooper was born In Dover ON
September 10, 1912. Ho married Miss
Sue Barton, of Dixon, Alabama, oil a
prominent family OF Inc South. They
lived at Dixon for come years and then
went to Nashville, Tenn, engaging In
tho insurance business.
He leaves wife and two grown nm
daughters. The funeral took place al
Iuseumbia. Ala. on Wednesday az.
|, ternoon.
The game OF baseball tomorrow
promises to DO real Interesting. HE
visiting club will be tho Athletic OF
, Wilmington.
, The Sunday School elass under Mrs
Challenger went on "A delightful picnic
yesterday to MacFarlands woods and
} enjoyed the occasion thoroughly.
3 Inc Sunday School of the Presbyte.
r, rlah Church will go to Woodland
Beach on July II.
Inc handsome steamer City OF Rich.
: mond which lie to commence sailing
ftum Philadelphia to the fishing
, banks on Saturday. passed up yester.
day. She Is ono Of Che best euulpped
steamboats, which passes this port,
ana Is under the command of Captain
Z. ii. Deakyne.