The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-23
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Ia Tramspirina In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondents Of the Republican.


On the Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. March 2s.
II is rather strange but yet true that
whenever there is death here that it
10 followed always mmodiately by
two others. Yesterday little after II
O'Clock the baby daughter OF Isaac
Windsor died, and last night at $50
o'clock the golden chariot stopped on
Front street for Mrs. Rowland. widow
OF the late Alfred y. Rowland. Mrs.
Rowland before her marriage was o
Mise Mansfield. and although III Tor
several years she had viewed the NOV
ings OF this wicked world for more
than ninety years.
While the rain played pit.pat last
evening on the window paneH a de-
iightful time wRs being spent I'm the
parlors OF the Jefferson House by q
number OF young friends Of Miss Liz.
zle Holman, the handsome and accom-
piished daughter of Mine Host Hot.
man. Several hours were pleasantly
spent by the young people. Refresh.
ments were served at reasonable
hour.
Among those present were; Misses
Mary King, Maggie Gordon, Mary
and Anna Fleming, II. Rea coffman.
Cecilia Weggenmann, Eestella Dea-
kyne, Reoa Saunders, Lizzie Holman.
Mile Hafner. May Cooley. Lucy
Taliferro, Julia Tindle, Jennie Barr,
sallie Wise, Lillian Meredith, Name
Calhoun. Kate Mcguire. Ella Cline,
Hattie King and Messrs, Royal Sipple.
Sam Ford, Brown Lancaster. Harry
Hunter. Ferris Jemlson, Harry King,
Edward Eagle. Wilbur Meredith. Ar.
thur Murray. Loomls Wise. Fred Hon.
John Hammer. S. L. Bacon. l.. ]. Veg.
geman.
]. Wallace Connolly. salesman for
Hamhurgers clothing house. viii.
mlnGton. was here yesterday. at the
Gilpin House, with stock of ready
made clothing and did a good bust.
ness.
Elmer Hawke, who has been indls
posed Tor several weeks, has resumed
work Mt the grist mill.
William ]. Ferris, city treasurer. has
been indisposed for the past week. and
ls threatened with an attack OF typhoid
fever.
Caleb Cannon Is around again after
severe attack pneumonia.
The Lenten services in tho EDis-
copical church are largely attended.
The Holy Thursday devotlons In st.
Feter's church last evening were i'm
presBlve and an able sermon was
preached by the pastor, Rev. L. l..
Brady, in which the meaning of Holy
Thursday was fully explained
officer Morgan, last evening, denied
the truth OF an article which appeared
In an afternoon paper that the colorad
peopio are acting disorderiy and be-
coming a nuisance.
In the two years that Officer Morgan
has been on the force he has only re-.
coived one complaint, and that was
from a lady who could not put her
baby to sleep on acco INT of the noise
by the colored peo pie" Officer Nor
gan remedied the case by telling the
lady to pull the windows down. as il
was only imaginary noise, for he could
hear none.
J. W. Cooke OF Baltimore has been
here trying to got suitable place to
start bakery.
A large number oil young people
visited Farnhurst yesterday after
noon.
A pound party was held at the resi-.
denco OF John Aud last eve ming.
Quite good laugh was INDUCED in
by several members OF a society here
last even Ing when they read In au
afternoon paper that they had Joined
the clerical brotherhood.
Inc iishermen had real good luck
yesterday again.
Mrs. James Bacon has returned
from weeks visit to Wilmington.
r. Eben Watts was In Elkton, yes.
terday.
Thomas Clarke, who supplied the
pool table TO the Athletic organiza.
ton hore WAS in town on Wed nesday.
Delinquent tax collector John +.
Hayes was here yesterday and received
taxes from a large number OF men OF
both parties.
The now and handsome steamship
jamestown passed down yesterday.
After a terrible passage OF fifteen
days the British Prince passed up yes.
terday.
The schooner Charles b. Leet, Cap
tain Cranmer, had pretty rough time
OF IL on her voyage IRON Manzanilla
She left Manzanilla February % last,
and met with succession of storms
which dove her far out of her course.
Her decks were swept by heavy seas,
sail after sail was blown away, and, to
add to their privations, the stores gave
out, and all hands were reduced to
quarter ratlous,
short spell Of fine weather gave
renewed hopes that she might got into
TIE cipes before the entire food sup.
ply gave out, but fate was against
them; another Tremendous storm
came up and the schooner was driven
back ons hu 1Gred miles. Things now
began to look serious. There was
very little water left aud only little
bread ana meat. In order to oke II
out svbly one was put on ration OF
one biscuit, hall pint OF water and
two ounces OF pork per day Fortu
nately, II fair wind spraug np aud the
vessel spoke pilot boat. which tenn
porarily supplied the crew. Nednes.
day night, when she + reached the
Break water, the crew were exhausted