The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-22
NEW CASTLE NEWS
What Ia TranspirIng in tho Pretty Town
On the Delaware.
Correspondence of tho REPUBLICAN
INV CASTLE, August 22nd.


Over fifty years ago. Ferdinand
Leokler came here from Lancaster, Pa.
and opsned stove and tin store. He
was Industrious and being competent
coppersmith, he commenced the man
ufacture OF boiler tubes and away
back the New Castle Manufacturing
Company supplied the railroads with
the tubes used for the engine boilers,
This was long and long before
stephen Tasker thought of the bust.
mess. which to-day is such an extensive
concern. The old wooden buildings
remain yet where the manufacturing
by hand was done. and 1t Is very inter.
testing to hear the process described
by which tubes were then made.
Mr.. Leckler married Miss Margaret
Duncan, a member OF one Of New Cas-
ties best families, and one OF the
tissues there is one daughter, the wife
lof Rev. Mr.. Lohner. Of Lowell, Mass.
! About ten years ago Mr.. Leckler re.
moved to Adams. and made his home
with his daughter, Word was received
there OF hia death yesterday morning
and that his romans would arrive here
some time to-day for interment in I'm.
manuel Cemetry. Mr.. Leokler was q
member of the Trustees OF the Com.
mons, but resigned a couple OF years
ago. He was an Episcopalian in relig
Ion and political believer in the Re
publican party.
Tho sympathy of the entire com.
In unity ia expressed constantly here
for the family OF Hiet Graham in their
bereavement. If possible the sympa
THY increases, as the body OF the
drowned man has not yet been re
lowered.
1 M. s,lr.l. 49, nnsxz..ot. - Ma.
Castle Hundred Will meet in the City
Hall for the purpose OF choosing dele
lgates. to the State Convention at Dovel
Ito nominate banner bearer agains
Marvll and Willis in tho lace mex
November Everything is harmon,
land the little fusion iii the southern
! idistrlct will be nipped by the frost o
. soft soap and the remembrance OF by
elgone days.
: Have you heard from Dover, ask
led Captain Madden OF the &. A. O., last
tevenlng OF your correspondent ant
: when he was Informed that Dover ben
/ Rockford club by the score OF II to
, the pluckly catcher Of the club which
? Iplayp under the coiors OF red and
'Iorange asked Where are the Cham
q lpions now"
!, Livery possible effort Is being mad,
! to induce the Dover club to come herr
on Saturday. The G. A. G. does no
, want to boast, but Its admirers will
, wager money that Dover will not hav'
ia score OF L to 4 when 1t plays the Z
ia. q. Now let us hope that Dover vii
come here and that there will be /
good game OF ball and that the bes
CLUB may win.
!, Mrs. ii. Bel5el of Philadelphia. who
7 Is now stopping with Mrs. Chas. vii
/, lis is one of the most expert bicycle
riders of that city aud cannot be bea
/ at hill climbing.
: Miss Lucy Watts of Wilmington Il
the guest OF Mrs Watts Oh Fourtl
i, street. .-"...-.
7 Miss Maggie Shaw is spending TIVE
: weeks in Philadelphia with friends.
: Misses Mary and Kate Knause. Phil
! adelphia. are the guests OF Miss Eaari
4 hnause.
- William S. Martin left this morning
!, Tor Philadelphia where he will be en-
!, gagged for IL few days Oh the erection o
trolley poles The Delaware Iron Work
have the furnishing OF poles for nea
all the electric railway com panies .
i the nlted States Whenoger anything
y particular is needed in the erection q
:. the poles the works hore sends one u
:. tho best mnchinist to oversee the eieC
# ton and If necessary to assist.