The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-20
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What is TranspIriux in the Pretty iowa on
tho Delaware.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 10.

correspondence OF the HEPUBLICAN.
New CASTLE. Oct. 10.
At the last session OF the Legislature
there was law enacted which makes 1t q
crime for any person to sell cigarettes OF
give to minors under II years OF age.
Recently complaint upon com paiut has
been made Of the hagrant Violations OF
this law. True IL is that there are cQi-
pie OF dealers who respect the law. The
fine upon conviction for violation Of the
law is 800.
II there Is o place in the State of Della.
ware where daily violations OF the law is
being carried on. ID IL in this city.
Last evening my attention was called to
a'little boy about nine years OF age who
hnd just purchased cents worth OF
cigarettes. Soon after that he was seen to
give one to another boy. and then they
both began to smoke their cigarettes on
the street.
An organized effort will now be made to
have the law enforced. The efIects of
cigarette smoking throughout the coun-
try are we'll known here. as Illustrations
have been. alas. brought home to families
here. Cigar dealers will be cautioned
against selling the cigar cites to minors,
and then crusade will follow.
The pest people of the city are interest
ed In the matter and what has been accom-
pished In other places will be pushed for.
ward here. Tho health and minds of our
boys are at stake and as our boys will be
men OF future years We should protect
them.
An evening social was held by Miss Ag-
nes Wtlmor last evening. Among those
present were: Misses May Whitnaok,
Bessie Allen, Hattie Challenger, Agnes
WilMot. Stilman Hodgson, Charles Hyland
and William McKee, Wilmington and Har.
ry Hunter. The evening was spent very
sooiably.
Residents of Delaware street were some.
what surprised yesterday to see u horse
attached to q cart come tearing up the
street at q furious rate Coal merchant
William Deakynee horse, hitched to q
coal cart. had been standing at the wharf,
but for come unaccountable cause 1t rau
away. Al the Star hotel it colllded with
post. the cart was upset and the harness
broken.
Superintendent P. B. Williams yesterday
paid over the policy oil insurance held on
the life of Mrs, Mary Fitzgerald who died
the previous day, and whose funeral will
take place on Monday morning.
THE large audience present is demofr
strative OF the old-tlme majority New
Castle will give on the sixth day of next
Noven ber."-A. B. Coopers speech.
Yes. and the luncheon in the city hall
was demonstratlvs of the soup houses and
United Charities aid furnished to several
OF tho "r0osters' last winter who were In
line on Thursday night.
Mrs Roberts. Delaware street. will sell
at private sale the fixtures. tables. etc, of
the oyster saloon and confectionery store,
The oitEsns cornet band was notified
yesterday by tine Red Lion hundred Demo.
crsts that Its services were not needed at
the Democratic rally at Delaware city on
Monday evening. The band would not
play unless IL received projection prices
but the bed Lion men said they could not
stand 1t.
The street committee OF city council has
commenced to do good work at last. It
Intends to 20 as far as money will permit
In covering the streets with broken stone
Tho stone will be secured from the Bran
dywine Granite Company. The cobble
stones will be removed and also several
inches OF the bed of the street. Then a
bed OF oobble stones will be laid on which
will be placed broken stone several inches
In depth and then covered with stone
screenings, The committee has u forco of
men on Fourth street at present and then
they will turn attention to other streets.
Front street ID the worst street In the city
and the most travelled.
Thos. W. =. Kidd, editor and proprietor
OF the Springfield, ILL.,, Monitor, was the
guest of Edward Challenger yesterday.
Ar. Kidd was born in Now Castle In the
house adjoining the Chinese laundry
Harm ony Castle X. G. L. numbering 40
members. paid visit to Brandywine Cas-
tie No. II, h. G. L. last evening. After
arriving at the hall, at Sixth and Shipley
streets, they assisted in the Initiation Of
candidates In the knights degree. After
this the evening was spent in addresses
and songs and wound up In the usual rou
tine OF ations-iefreshments. The
visiting castle returned home ut an early
hour this morning.
Patrick Whalan and family are attend
ing the funeral of his brother, Michael
Whalen. In Eskton. to-day, MIR. Whalen
died of Bright's disease.
The colored Republicans OF this hun.
dred will hold a mass meeting In the
Opera House tonight. The band will
meet the speakers Rev. Dr. Grandson
and Mr. fcPherson. OF Wilmington. at
the depot and escort them to the place of
meeting,