The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-17
NEW CASTLE NEWS
What In Transpirinx In the Pretty Town
ON the Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican,
New CASTLE. March IL.

SoiAcapohAch'tO VI tuc ihopuDliCin
New CASTLE. March IL,
Mr.. Kings residence on Seventh
street was the scene OF q pleasant
dance last evening. There were about
twenty-five couples present. among
whom were several from Wilmington.
The party broke up about 2 o'clock
this morning.
Mr. Meridith had his hand bad ly
mashed yesterday. while at work ct
the Delaware Iron Works.
very enjoyable evening dance was
held at the residence of Mr.. ID. Kee
Thursday evening. The table was
beautifully decorated with green's,
and fairly groaned with all the delica.
cies of the season. Among those pres.
ent were:
Mr.. and Mrs, D. Kee, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Bacon, Reba Bartlett. Mr.. and Mrs
Burge, Katie and Ella Tlmms, Mamie
Kincaid, Sadie Sillitoe. L. Hushebeck.
Ella Kee, Kate and Ella Jordan, Ellie
Isherwood. Lydia Hayes, Lavinia Silt
toe. Arthur Kee Ed. Sillitoe. Noah
Donovan. Alfred Tim ms. Harry Timms.
s. Collins, Milton Collins, Spencer
| Wylle, Harry and Corbett Hayes. Elsie
| Butler.
To-day is st. Patrick's Day, and is
contrary to the time honored custom
| OF the weather clerk to be furnishing
us with such real fine day. What
Fourth OF July is to all American eth
zens. native born OF naturallzed 80
st. Patrick's Day Is TO the Irish from
a relig lous standpoint.
Tomorrow Is Palm Sunday and all
the churches will be well filled to list.
en- to tho able sermons OF the different
ministers.
The Y. N. T. II. Club will go to
Farnhurst this evening and give an
entertainment to the inmates Of the
insane department.
Everything seems to be going along
smoothly just now, but 1t Is rum ored
on the quiet that bomb will soon be
dropped here In regard to the ticket
to be put in the field for City Council
election.
MIR. and Mrs. James Gillespie, OF
Wilmington, spent last evening in
New Castle.
Harmony Castle. No. 6. Knights OF
the Colleen Eagle, will hold pound
party on April 10. IL promises to be a
real Joviai occasion.
Miss Sadie and Master Eddie Staple.
ton, OF the Bear arc visiting New Gas.
tie friends.
Miss Harriet Schofield has returned
home from Litchtield.
Miss Bessie Kuntz has returned
home from the State Normal School,
West Chester.
Is. +. Blackburn and Moses Fleming
attended the meeting OF the Mogul-
lions In Wilmington last evening.
The Dutch tank steamship Ocean,
passed up yesterday from Antwerp
and reported thrilling tale.
The Ocean while running during q
dense fog on the afternoon OF March 8
In latitude 10 Al. longitude Al, became
weRded III tho ice field aud when the
fog lifted the surroundings resembled
those of the Arctic regions. As far as
the eye could reach from alott the fioe
extended, studded thickly with huge
ice Islands. The cold weather was in.
tense and the position OF the ship was
a perilous one.
During the time the chip was held
captive tho noise Of the Ice cracking
by the motion of the sea could be
heard and several hugo bergs drlfted
within such close proximity to the
Ali p that II was feared she would he
rent asuncer by their terrific weight.
All hands were terrified and the eigh-
teen hours the ship was held prisoner
among the ice seemed like that many
d8ys to the unfortunate crew.
The Ocean sustained no damage and
will load oil for Europe.
This 10 the turthest South a vessel
has ever encountered ice floos. and
the photographic officers are warning
masters OF the dangers attending
Northern voyages at this season.
Hard. hard times is the general
| cry. Why pay more than 20 cents q
pound for your butter when you cnn
| huX IL for that mt 4na King strnat2