The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-16
NEW CATSLE NEWS.
What IL Trasspiring In the Pretty Town On
the Delaware.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.

Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
school girl recently. There ls only ont
more and then the prize will be awarded
The early courts OF New Castle wer,
held in the forts that were erected by tht
Swedss and Dutch.
The jail In iii was In the rear of the
Court House. 1t was used for that pur,
pose until 1898. when new Jail was
built.
New Castle was Incorporated rs cit,
Fob. 25th. 1875. On April 25th 1924, 1t wal
visited by the most disastrous fire In III
history. resulting 10 loss of one hun
dred thousand dollars. The first steam
fire engine was the Humane" purchased
by trustees OF the common Ia 1885. Thu
New Castle Gas Company was chartered
February 10th. 1857, and organized Sept
10th, 1857.
The water works were Incorporated
April lst. 1859. Triton spinning mills
we're erected by Jas. G. Shaw la 1860
Iated January 18th. 1883. In 1884 foun
dry was built, and In 1876 the Delaware
Iron Co. was Incorporated. A branch o.
the Farmers Bunk has long been In opera
tlon at New Castle, first In an old building
on Water street. and since 1851 in TIN
present banking house. Few very ole
ibuildiDRs remain. 1t is believed that th,
10 as ancient as any structure In the place
and that 1t was the meeting place OF thu
first courts. 1t was also one Of the frs
places Of public entertainment.
| The famous old Tile house was built IL
1887. but by whom or for what purpose /
10 not known. Part OF the old court house
used as State building In William Penn'l
time, was erected before 1850. Two years
later he met the court In this building
The market house was built by the trus
tees OF New Castle Common. but has moi
been much used for market purposes II
part OF tract OF land reserved for publ,
uses as carly as the seventeenth century
The Presbyterian is probably the successor
of the old Dutch Church. Rev. John VIII.
son preached here In i703. Rev. John b.
ISpotswood became pastor and continued
until 1888.
He built the late fine church. which was
begun in 1851. and Yves dedicated In 1854
The Protestant Episcopal Church begun
on August 18th, 1903. In the year 1860 the
church was enlarged. and other repalrt
were made In 1880. In January, 1859 Q
frame chapel was built In the northern
part Of New Castle. In 1863 Captain Thos
Webb, pensioned officer OF the British
army, came here and preached as Meth
odist minister. the present M. Il. Church
was erected In 1858. and was enlarged In
1876. A Baptist Church was organized
September 80, 1875. The present church
was completed December 10Th. 1879
atholics first started to worship here In
1914, and the present church was built in
the year of 1870, sand was consecrated
May 21th, 1875.
! Everett Peterson is spoken of as "the
scbo master" In 1868, and lot was to be
set aside for school house. Later Abellui
,Zetscooren WAS the school teacher. Or
June 18th, 1T72, an act waA passed setting
IN n nf In ~
In the northwest corner OF the grave yard
lof the Emanuel Church to erect schoo
house on this lot. A house was built IL
$500. which was Incorporated January 80
1851.
The old academy Is still used. The
school house in the same locality was
erected rs United States arsenal, but
after 1881 was garrison for the troops
stationed ut Fort Delaware pending i'm
lprovements. 1t has been occupied fol
school purposes for many years. In 1885,
there were hiGe schools in New Castle
which had an enrolment of four hundred
and nlnety.five pupils, and j. L. George
lae principal. ELSIE LANCASTER.
II all the good people were happy,
tth nothing to wish Tor or doubt
Determined OH granting.
Some folks would go hunting
For something to quarrel about
| But 1t seems mighty strange the differ
once between man when he IL address
ing political meeting and enjoying 8
quiet chat.
John S. Rossell was here on Saturday
eveninR and delivered an address to the
Democratic Club. In that address he
stated things contrary to statements
made while travelling on train not long
lago. have compared the notes and they
do not agree.
stowe and Company's mammoth spec
itacular Uncle Louis Cabin Company will
appear here in the Opera House on Friday
evening. The company consists OF 81
artists. A troupe OF real Alabama jubilee
singers will with band OF African Congo
dancers interest all who will attend.
And In addition to Prof. Raffmias Cally.
honists there will he Terrific steamboat
Explosion. realistic cotton picking scenes
beautiful transformation, Evas flight to
Heaven, pronounced by press and public
the finest version OF this famous drama.
The newly organized Sodality Of the
Blessed Virgin Mary in st. Peters Church
aas elected the following officers: Project
Miss Maggie L. Dougherty; first assist
ant A. M, Hizar; second assistant, Miss
susie Campbell.
George Hewlett has received the contract
for the erection OF large mansion In
chester. lie is working there for the past
week. 1t will be on the style OF Mr. Ella,
built OF stone and the other two stories
will be frame.
| There is no use of talking about thea
IRE train. said well known patron of the
F., W. u. railroad lasL evening. VIVA,
the railroad company wants to do is to
put on the old schedule between here and
Wilmington. Leave New Castle at 7.ss
and 10. 10 and Wilmington at $50 and 12. Of
There are lots OF theatre goers here who
do not stop at Wilmington. but go on to
Philadelphia. The IL 06 Ia the only train
THAT would suit them. The theatres In
,f.,f,f tor A.. Lat n t.,
many instances. 80 therefore they also
would want the Il, OF train.
The so train always was q fayorite and
Always will he because 1t Ia the train which
suite the convenience Of the New Castle
people.
mere out OF IA patrons OF the road IL were
n favor OF the ten and IL" o'clock trains
md the other two would be satisfied what
LAYER way 1t went. Let US have the old time
schedule.
The G. A. G. football team will tackle
right, left and centre OF high standing
from New York. Football as played now
IL truly Interesting game and the people
should attend the games here and become
lyefsed in the game. On Saturday week
about fifty from here will go to Eddystone
with the hope OF seeing the New Castle
boys turn the tables on the Eddystone
lelub.
1t Is a rather strange time Of the year
or boys to go hunting for cat-tails, but II
Is a fact. that four youths last night went
ION rampage.
1t is rathertouRh on our local politicians
that they are unable to bring few under
the lash and that friend has to be brought
OH this week from New York. He can
ICED the pap to the kicking babies and
hen he will sling the sweet Democratic
lullaby, get them registered, but they
will not vote for him on election day.
DIR. Simms' White Pulmouie Balsam.
Re markable cures OF throat and lung
diseases are reported very often. We