The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-21
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Wbnt Is Trnnspirinz In ths Praf.- Town
ON the Delaware.

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Wbnt Is TRANSFERRING in this Praf'- Toyvr
ON the Delaware.
Correspondence of tho Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Sep. 81.
At time when some OF our pooplt
are trying to cause a regular bugaboC
with political sayings, 1t lie refreshing
to read about New Castle. Here is an
other of the essays written by the
class last summer, and as usual Rreat
credit is duo to the pretty Miss for the
manner OF expression:
New Castle, or New Amstel. as IL was
called. was founded by the
Swedes in the year 1858. Fortified OIL
the north 10y Fort Caslmir and settled
1t was more OF a trading
outpost and garrison than we know oil
than an attempt to found city. Its
back history Is SO complicated by incur
sions and warlike scenes of arrival and
departure Of military escorts, that Lut
few things of note will be necessary
for us to look at III this connection
before we attempt Its later history.
Here 1t was that William Penn first
stepped on American soil. Here were
the bravest soldiers of the Revolution
born. and signer OF the Declaration
of Independence first saw the light oil
day. The school house on Market
street was the headquarters of Gen
Lafayette when 1t was an arsenal from
Il7T5 to 1871. IL lie the centre OF the
circle by which the northern boundary
lof the State Is marked. And here to
day We find Now Castle as 1t almost
was one hundred years ago. ITS gen
eral appearance in some quarters has
Improved greatly. But the beauty Of
those resorts along our river front has
been marred until ragged outline
only is now presented, whore once
were masses OF luxurialt foliage, sym
'metrical wharves and shady nooke,
wherein one could nestle aud languid
iy watch the vast steamers and ships
pass up and outward on the mosl
heated days, while gentle breeze
famed the torrld neat away with c
most gratifying sensation.
Our business interests are SLOWLY
increasing In value, and as result
property proportionately. The iroI
works are the principal means Of sup
port to the town, ten per cent. of thu
Inhabitants being employed Their,
alone. Next rank tho wooden, floul
and cotton mllls. The business firms
are many. and considering the long
hard winter we have passed are doing
admirably. Our railroad facilities arr
poorer than any other town of equn
size in the country. But our watel
front is ample enough to furnish op
Iportunitie5 ana Inducements to many
who, were they SO inclined. nigh
build mills. shipyards and houses here
to our own aud to their great advan
tage.
| our school system is steadily I'm
proving under able management. and
we have number OF churches. which
lin proportion to the number Of inhabl
ltunts in the city are better attended
than many other places Of greater
size. Events Of more than local in,
Iterest are very few and far between
Musicians arc plenty, the bands are
good, and the young folks OF tho town
are In higher state of education thar
ever before. 1t Us to be Hoped that oul
town will with tie number Of church
les, increase morally, mentally and
physically until that stage OF perfec
tlan is reached where 1t will be noted
Throughout the country. Such {
town Is one which, with the influence
and help of the rising generation
could be made into a garden spot
attractive to our own people, to
strangers, and be made desirable as a
gu m Imer resort for recreattnp and
rest to oil.
Our youth would be more deslrous OF
staying at home and have an incentive
TO higher attainments. Praise worthy
effort could be INDUCED in, and ! sin.
Icerely hope the time will come when
we can say with more pride than we
do now, l am New Castle citizen. So
let US make a beginning, for the eyer
iof tho people are on US, and we have
but to carry the day. Let progress be
the aim, and excelsior tho motto. then
when we sit down to reet at the even
tide OF life, we can look back over the
paths OF time and say: 81 have fulfilled
my work; evening is here; | can rest,
and whom the grass grows gIeen over
the little mound marking our last
resting places. succeeding generations
can point with pride to tho town we
have Helped alone and our names Will
be spoken OF honorably and with re-
greet that are no more. NAM kISG,
Politics are getting hotter ana the
Democrats tomorrow evening Will
hold II meeting in the City Hail and
form n campaign club.
Tomorrow evening at T.SU o'clock
two well.known Prohibition orat ors
will address the people OF New Castle
on the school green. The City Cornst
hand Will furnish the music.
Leach. the clever young pitcher OF
the ball team, feels confident that he
Will make drive in the game tU.mor.
row with the North End Club OF Phila.
uelphia. Catcher Madden says he 10
going to stop his bunting and to.mor.
row will try to win Nallette's cako by q
dive to the centre field fence. Our
boys will win tomorrow.
There was great rush last evening
10 get the hLrUBIICAN, as 1t was the
only paper containing o report OF
Stout 3 release.
On Tuesday evening valuable
horse and buggy was stolen from a
man in Mil Creek hundred Next
morning he telephonod to the jail
here to know II John Gilsen was at
liberty. Gllson got sentence OF o
year IN jail for stealing tho same
borse and completed his term on
tuesday. The same horse was stolen
on Tuesday evening, uad the owner
felt 1t was tho same mGn vino stole
the horse before, who did tho same
thing again. Gilsen was re aaaed yea.
terday and went UP Ia zoe tbs farmers
to convince him that ho was not the
man this ttme.
There were no races yesterday at
Mares Corner.
USrd was received hero yesterday
that Miss Jennie Einnegan. of Mar.
seilas. Montana, was lying very i'll at
that place. Miss Einnegan is daugh.
ter Of Patrick Ilnnegan OF the west
end.
A lady living not fifty miles from
this city last evening determined to
have cakes Tor supper. She had made
the batter up all right and wanted to
put In little molasses to maize them
brown She went to tho closet. took
out the jar ard poured quantity of
It's contents out, when, 10, she dlscoy-
cred ner mistake. She had used the
wrong Jar. The one She used was
lliied with cough medicine composed
OF nelasses and paragorIc. The cakes
were baked, and those who alto them
nj I'm Al.