The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-21
NEW CASTLE NEWS
whet is TranspIrIug In the Pretty Town
ON the Delaware.
Correspondence of the Republican.

Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE, March 81.
Yesterday afternoon. shortly after
O'Clock, although the sun shed
forth Its lustrous beams, cloud
overshadowed the city aud everyone
seemed surprised and the lines OF
sorrow darkened every brow when
the news spread that John f. Brady
was dead. dead? l cannot believe
It," was the expression heard
everywhere you went. On Monday
morning. while engaged In his store,
He complained all that day. Yester.
day he seemed to be worse. Yester.
day morning DIR. Black was called
In and pronounced the case ono oil
lead poisoning. by drinking water
which came through lead pipe into
the store.
In the afternoon he was still worse
aud DIR. Black was called again. Rev.
L. L. Brady. who had been to sec him
In tho morning was also in attendan nc q
and administered the last sad rites OF
The church and stayed ny his side un.
til death reaped his harvest. 1t Ia
understood that Mr.. Brady had bee n
subject to inner trouble for some
time and that, with hem orhaege this
was the real cause of his death and moi
lead poisoning.
MIR. Brady was the eldest son OF the
lats Hugh Brady, and was born here
October 2Sth. 1858. lie lived part Of
his life in Wilmington. and ubouI
seventeen years ago he opened little
store here with tobacco, cigars, cand )
and cakes and 1t is stated that his en-
tire stock was not worth more thar
$40. He has been hard working bust
meas mana gave his entire attention
to same and at the time of his dealt
operated the leading grocery store liz
keeping two delivery wagons for tn,
service OF his customers. His rea
and personal eatate is placed at els,
600.
Many tear was shed and many a
silent prayer was offered last evening
for John +. Brady. 1t was never know
of him to soc anyone In want. This
winter he publicly said that he made
his money OF the New Castle people
when they had money, and now tina
they were pinchod by the hard timer
he was determined that they should
not want for anything SO long ne b,
had it. His right hand did not know
what HE left hand did. He had Til,
same pleasant greeting for the mar
he was supporting as no had for hi,
cash customer. II Is known thu
several families have been relieved by
him IN this city. and 1t is stated tina
In charitable sources sl0, 900 Mt lens
have found their way and relieved the
wants of the people.
Mr.. Brady, when In Wilmington
was an all round baseball player aut
belonged to the well.known "Quick
steps" club. He also played for Year,
here on the Brady Senate.
In politics he was a staunch Demo
GRAFT and In religion practical Roman
Catholic. He was u member of Divis
Ion No. ), A. .. IL, which held meet
ing this morning to take action OF
his death. The arrangements for the
funeral have not as yet been conclud
cd.
The shad fishermen were again on
couraged yesterday to keep the goot
work up,as there are shad in the river
Yesterday when Messrs. Lancaste
and Duncan hauled in their net theN
found thirty-fiva shad encoiled there
, In. John Sheridan and Gibnay Wolson
who had wet their net the day before
succeeded In catching ten. and thu
other boats caught two and three re
spsctlyely.
There will be seventeen boats In al
to fish from this city. The most o
the fish caught will be shipped /,
other markets, as New Castle will be |
poor place to sell shad this year, fol-
the simple reason that tho people hav,
not got the money to buy shad They
cannot afford to pay the prices which
shad brings, because they have no
teen working, and when they hay,
been working the wages received b!
them will not permit of any expendi
lure for LuXnrinR. 80