The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-26
NEW CASTLE NEWS
What IL TranspirIng In the Pretty Town
on the Delaware.

Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. May 90.
"An imported troupe OF stars" from
Wilmington will appear In the Opera
House this evening. 1t Ia stated on
the best authority that q hamper of
rotten eggs is In waiting for them II
they attempt to play the leg pulling
game here. II they give respectable
performance, well and good, but IL
they attempt any of their funny busl-
ness they will get warm reception.
OF course the principal attraction
here tonight will he tho strawberry
festival OF the Epworth League. of
the III. Il. Church, In the city hall.
Evan 3. Watson Post. No. 8. G. A. r.,
begin tomorrow morning. The mem
bers OF the Post and all veterans will
meet at the post room at 10 o'clock
and march to Mount Salem Chu rob,
where the pastor, Rev. j. Ii. .Blake,
will address them.
The committee OF arrangements for
Decoration Day feel sangulne that the
people OF the city will come to the
assistance OF the Post by donating
flowers. The New Castle Fife and
Drum Corps will furnish the music
for the occasion. All the cemeteries
In town will be visited and the Epls-
oopal Cemetery outside of town also.
The citizens along the route of the
parade will decorate their dwellings
anu the firing party will be composed
Of members OF Company H.
Bishop Curtis will preach at the late
mass tomorrow morning In 1T. Peter g
Church and tom orrow evening he will
administer the Sacrament OF Contir.
nation during the vesper service In
the same church to large class OF
boys and girls.
Stoops has Just received a large
consignment OF cups and saucers and
dishes of all sizes which he will sell at
half the usual prices.
Miss May Whltnack, Miss Anna
Flemming, Miss Mamie Calhoun,
Brown Lancaster ami Samuel 7. Bacon
went to Wilmington last evening on
the 6. 40 o'clock train and returned on
the 1905 O'Clock train. They spent the
evening very PLEASANTLY as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Mansley, Tenth
and Monroe streets,
Among those in town yesterday
who registered at the Gilpin House
were: II. j. Gilbert, Baltimore t.
Wallace Connolly, l.. r. Estes. X. W.
Hart, b. +. Blackburne and William I.
Mansley, Wilmington; l.. A. Dougher-
ty. Baltimore, aud A. u. Humphrey.
Camden, N. j.
A reader OF the REpuBL1cAN here
would feel grateful for the words of
the song ''Ellsworth's Avenger." Adj
dress post Office box "a.
The dancing school is getting along
In great style. The school Is In
session Monday and Thursday nights,
and then there Is regular hop every
Saturday night. The fellow you meet
OH the street now who does not put
up his props" usually does the grand
shuttle.
Rev. James o. Drumm. of New
York city, Will oiiieiate In the Imman-
uel Episcopa! Church tomorrow.
The funeral OF Laura. the little
child OF John Mcfarland. took place
yesterday afternoon.
Several persons from here attended
the funeral In Wilmington yesterday
OF the late Mrs. Roop.
The GROWERS conundrumS In the
REPUBLICAN yesterday caused good
deal OF interest to be taken in matters
relating to The city here, and also the
county and State.
A paper purportlnR to be a Demo-
cratic organ has aroused a deep feel
Ing here In consequence OF an editor.
ial on the coming nomination for
Sheriff. The man who wrote that 1t ID
claimed here. is away OIL. as Toman
will be nominated for Sheriff and
Rothwell for Coroner.
Some one played smart trick the
other day by sending the composition
of baseball team at the wooden mills
to two afternoon papers, and instead
of ginning dbe of the players his right
name the article stated It WINS Jerry.
III had seen the article would not
have let 1t get In print, for Tom Is a
tip-top fellow.
Rev. V. S. Collins. pastor Of the NJ.
q. church, addressed the Epworth
League in Wesley NJ. E, Church. Viii
mington.
A freight brakeman had the top OF
his index tinger mashed early this
morning while coupling cars.