The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What r. Transptriua In tho Pretty Town
On the Delaware.


What n TRANSPORTING In tho Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence of the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 24th
II IL a common thing, nowadays. TO
hear men say that they are sorry that
they voted for tho present national
administration. A piece of poetry
has been going the rounds for n few
days and by request give IL In the
Newcastle news. 1t refers to the sltua.
tion here ut present.
How well l remember that fall at the
rally,
marched in the line wild the workin'
men sure;
And felt lust as proud as king at be.
holding
Tho fall OF tho rich an the rise of the
poor.
Sure that's what they tould me was min,
by the victory,
And no wonder was elated at that;
As / slipped to the music like any ould
An wors big rooshter on the top o. my
hat.
| invited the boss wild his riches and com
forts, ..-.. XII
To share of the profits I'd git IL sgin
voted TO kspe up the tnriff that only
Protested the bosses and burdcned the
min. ..
IN sure III get even now wild ye. me
IN vote. just as sure as my name ii
Pat;
For Grover. an thin at the ratification
I'll wear big rooshter on the top o
my hat.
| done 1t, an' bad luck to the day an the
hour.
I'd like to recall that vote il could.
An once agin hear the ouid shame whis
tie soundlu'.
That called me TO work whin the lines
they were good.
The boss he looks worried, the foreman
The old mills deserted an gloomy Al
An all have left of my share Of til,
glory
Is the ould BATTERED rooster on the tor
o my hat.
l mustered up courage one day to spak,
TO him.
An ask him how long we'd be idle yor
The mill bad been closed for month. an
lotin
Wild not clint was tellin on me. ..
He says 10 me pat. you an will bott
suffer.
My bizzness is crippled. mo credit 1,
But IT yez get hungry yez know. he said
"Ye can ate the ould roosth err yez wore
on your hat"
So there's the whole shtory, an none can
deny it;
heavens should fall.
We made mishtake In detatin' the party
That gave US protection, good money.
and all.
In three years from now yez may talk till
yez spachless,
But II that party isagin triumphant,
The divil roosther Yell see on my hat.
A guoit tournament has been going
on here for the past three days be-.
tween John Beker and Moses Fleming
and William Price and Henry Nc.
Daniel. Beker and Fleming won. An.
other tournament started today.
There is one house on Clarke street
which ls great nu isauce to the PEG
pie living In the neighborhood. Akeg
OF beer la usually taken there on Sat.
urday night and a whole lot of men
congregate there, and drunkenness
and disorder 10 rampant during that
night and next day A movement is on
foot to have the place raided and To-
have tho family OF little children. who
are fearlully neglected, sent to homes
where thoy will he properly taken
care of.
Mrs. Joseph G. Bacon was at home
last evening reading when all at once
she heard a heavy pounding at thel
door and on opening 1t was complete.
~ surprised to see number OF her
young friends who came to tender her
q surprise as yesterday was her birth.
day. Among those present were Miss
Louisa Bacon, Miss Lily Shaw, Niles
Kate 1tmms, Miss Laura Bacon, Miss
Elsie Butler, Misc Cora Hudson, Miss
Mary Vinlng, Miss Bertha Sattertield,
Niles Maggie Shaw. Wilbert Meredith.
I'd. j. Weggenman, Arthur Murray,
James Shaw. Samuel Mitchell. 8. L.
Bacon. A delightful time was spent.
has opened q feather factory. Yester-
day DO received two tons OF cattails.
A select party went on fishing trip
TO Baton mills last evening. They
set the nets before night and dragged
them In the morning, containing over
800 fish OF different species.
James u. Rice and B. II. Lancaster
took spin on their wheels TO Della /
ware City yesterday.
joyful in the evening but sad the
next day. Miss Lily Webb. who gave
large party TO many OF her friends
OF New Castle and OF Wilmington on
Saturday evening. 10 now very Ill with
the grip at her home. and her compan-
Ions never leave her alone, as they
gather around her bedside and watch
her faithfully.
Mrs. Samuel Calhoun is confined to
her bed with an attack of grip.
James Price, of Wilmington, Ia the
guest OF New Castle friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W. Rash. nee
Miss Addle Y. Foster, visited friends
here yesterday evening. Several of
Mrs. Rash's little lady friends called
on hel and very pleasant time was
spent in singing, recitations and dla-
logues.
MIR. John Downbam, of Viola, Del,
has returned homo from two weeks
Wait to friends here.
Rev. b. F. Jester will conduct the
services In the NJ. P. Church this even.
ng.
Mrs. J. Downham, OF Viola, DEL,
g the guest Of New Castle friends.
Messrs. Cooley and Truitt, candi-t
tates on the Republican ticket for
sheriff and Coroner. were here yestsr.
lay putting up their fences. They
met lots of friends.