The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-26
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What i- Trnnspirins In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
New CASTLE, Fet. 26.

The vocal and instrumental musical
entertainment given by the First Bap-
list Church, on Saturday evening was
a pleasant affair and grand success,
both financially and otherwise. Miss
yirgie Jonea, OF Wilmington, deliver
ed two reeitations and gave select
reading In very pleasing manner so
that she demonstrated to all present
that she Is possessed OF rare elocu-
tlonary gifts.
Joseph and james f. Farley left on
Saturday for Philadelphia where they
attended their uncle's funeral this
morning.
/ The G. A. c. is now considered to be
the best equipped athletic organiza-
ton In the State. deputatlon from
the club attended the sale OF tho War.
rem Clubs personal effects on Saturday
and purchased wagon load OF articles
Tor the gymnasium.
The NJ. z. Church gave an oyster
supper on Saturday evening and
netted good sum therefrom.
The school election on next Satur-
day seems to lie the leading topic here
at present. There are row five candl-
dates for the three year term. They
are George W. Eckles, Thomas Fra
GER John b. Manloye, William H.
Saunders and William Etchels. The
only candidate at present for the one
year term is James +. McIyor. Some
OF the candidates have tickets printed
lalready. but thoy do not specify the
terms and are therefore misleading.
An active canvass will DO commenced
this week and there will be more in
Iterest taken in the election this year
than has been for some years.
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named aspirants would be candidates
for the three years term. but the last
named person considered 1t advisable
Ito run fer the one year as ali initiative
in the school board and then II salts.
faction Is given to the people he will
seek reelection in 1895 for three
years term.
II were the City Council l would
compel the property owners to clean
the snow off OF their pavements
II | were three young men | would
not try to ilirt with young lady I'M
less was sure she was single.
II / were an athletic association l
would not be jealous nor act unfrlend'
lily towards another association in
town.
II we're the reporter of a Sunday
paper l would not blame the cores
pendent OF the daily papers for send
ing out the truth.
II were James B. Toman l would
set my net and catch sheriff asplrant
sturgeon. Toman will get there.
| II were man who got ten days to
leave the city | would get and stay
away least would be put away-in
jail.
II were Jail warden would not
be an anarchist-by throwing q
bum" IN a cell.
II l were Wilmington reporter and
wrote up bear" story would see
that 1t would bear" investigation.
would 60 to the church concerts ut
Stanton.
II were the p. W. & b. Railroad
would not call 1t the New Castle ac-
comm odation when l would send the
train to the Bear, and State Road with
three and make over 20 walk in from
the station hero.
If wsre clerk Phillips OF the City
Council | would tell the superlnten.
dent OF tho railroad, now that tine
bridge ia to 0e raised, that he ought
Ito do more for nearly 5000 people than
for one man and run the aecomm oda'
ltlon train to the battery.
II were Wilmington sport would
dog which | lost at the last hunt.
II were a miss | would join the
! society the officers of which are presl
dent, Jennie lancaster; yice.presldent,
Bessie Gordon and secretary, Sadie
calhoun.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace ]. Mamott oil
Philadelphia are the guests OF Mrs
Lame otis father
Ed. DAVIS OF Wilmington spent yes.
terday with friends here.
Mrs Salmons and Miss Susan viii
kinson were called on Saturday to
Milford. as their mother Is lying very
M.
james i. McCallln OF Philadelphia
spent yesterday with his parents.
Thomas McCafferty. Homesburg, Pa,
spent yesterday at home.
Miss Florrie Davis has just recovered
from an attack OF tho grip.
| Yesterday afternoon u snow storm
/ with 3d. lle.nn-hour bieeZs swept
over the and continued until IL
o'clock. At that time it turned to
sleet and kept on till about o'clock
when 1t turned to rain. Even the
lost ardent church goers were 10th to
venture to services last evening. Dur.
ing tpe night lightning made the
storm more fierce. Owing to the SO,
verify OF the III ornlng several of the
wooden mills employees did not go to
work.
Mrs. Nancy Martin. of Middletown,
who WAS taken to the State Hospita
abouta week ago suffering with a
broken thigh received by falling dowI
stairs, died at that institution ye5ter
day.