The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-08
NEW CASTLE NEWS
What Is TrnnspiriuG In the Pretty Town
On the Delaware.


,, Correspondence of the Republican.
. NEW CAsl1E, Fet. S.
/ Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and
was also the first day Ia Lent. In st
Peters Church yesterday morning
large congregation was present a
, mnsh. The ashes were blessed anC
: distributed on the foreheads OF al
present with these words, "Renem
: hes, man, thou ant dust, and unto dus
shalt thou return In the evening
Rev. Edward j.. Brady delivered |
sermon and reei,ed the ro.ary auC
the services concluded with benedlc
ton OF tho Blessed Sacrament.
Tuesday was regular horse day In
New Castle. In the afternoon, thee
Indies went carriage riding. and OIL
their return the horse fell on SlXtl
street and the ladies were frightened
and the shaft was broken.
Then certain young man went t,
try saddle horse to wagon. Ills
horseship would not work. lie then
was finally l6d to the middle OF tn,
street where 1t was hitched to doG
cart. Away he went with the old mai
driving and the son running after
him.
The horse wanted to visit Mayor
Herbert and ran up on the porch. lie
Dhrked down again aud away he went
LAUNDERING over tho high bridge The
last seen OF the team 1t was going for
Hare's Corner with the young man in
pursuit.
il were young man I would not
stop to talk to my girl every after
noon when passing by the wooden
mills.
II were tho Trustees OF the Com.
mons | would treat the parties who
meet in tho third floor room OF the
town hall as reasonable US possible.
II were the Delaware Railroad
would raise the high bridge.
III | We're the people here l would not
permit the high bridge to be raised.
II | were newsboy | would serve
the paper every afternoon.
IL is said that 81, 200 was the
price paid by Miss Moore for the
house of William Worthington who
moved to Philadelphia yesterday.
IL was rumored on tho street here
last evening that an adopted son OF Il
man Oh Cherry street had heen brutal
~ beaten by his father last evening,
and that move was on foot to nave
the boy placed in home.
The shifting engine OF tho Delaware
Iron Works derailed a freight car on
the battery yesterday.
Valentines have made their appear
apce in the store windows.
II Is rather strange, but yet true,
that each president of st. Peters 4. A
Is. Society gets married during his
year of Office.
A full representation from Captain
Evan S. Watson Post have gone to til q
State meeting of the q. A. Il. in vii.
mington to-day. 1t Is eXpecle cd that
Joseph T.. Nantine will be the uexU
State Commander.
new athletic club has been formed
IN the west end with tine name of the
Brady Athletic Club
Pictures giving full stage views of
the minstrels to be held here ON Feb
luary II, are posted In all tho stores.
Tho c. A. &. expect to surpass any.
thing heretofore performed by minis.
trels in the New Castle Opera House.
Miss Laura Todd, of Wilmington,
is the guest OF Miss Sue Hamilton.
Miss Lizzie Pedrlck has obtained a /
position in Wilmington.
Miss Kate Shearer, of West Chester,
Is the guest Of Mrs. Frank T.. Mccall
lin. /
The overdue schooner Louis G, Ra.
'ueRos, bound for NewiY ORR, on Janu.
ny - last, put into the Delaware
8teakwater yesterday In distress. She
lad met with terrible weather all
the voyage, eliminating In a
egular hurricane of Hatteras OH
January 30. i
The sea swept over the vessel and
he was hove to under etorm trysail.
which was blown away, and she then
,roached TO. All hands held on for ,
heir lives, as sea after sea
Iurled itself upon the vessel In ava.
anches of water. Z
Bulwarks, boats, deck stanchlons,
tc,, were smashed and broken, deck
ouse stove in. bolts started and &
Their damage done. but the light and
'taunch little schooner held together
nd her plucky captain and crew
'rouRht her into the Delaware Break
water AFTER experiencing hardships d
hat have caused SO many other crews
o abandon their vessels. u
Al meeting Of Co. H., the follow. (
ne contributing mem bers were elect :
d: J. Elliott Rigg, Geo. II. Rennie !
Ieo. 7. Barr, L. ]. Rogers, ban, II.
Iolf. Harry Housman, Sam uel Ii.
lack. y. Z. RoeERs, Secy.