The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-16
NEW CASTLE NEWS


Wbntfs TrnhspfrfnR IN the Fretty Iowh
on the Delaware.
Correspondence of tho Republican.
New CASTLE. June l6.
Not since the great iiremen's parade
has New Castle been stirred up SO
much us 1t was last night. The occa.
sion WIS the opening OF the straw
berry festival and musical. for the
boneflt of the city cOrnet band. The
Christiana Band arrived early in the
evening, and with the local muelcal
Organization paraded through the
principal streets OF the city, accom-
panied by the members OF the Q. A. @.
The latter Organization presented a
very neat appearance.
Arriving at tho band room scene
met the eye which beggars description
here. For two days Mr.. Harry Rogers
had been engaged in decorating the
room. and as usual the greatest sue
cess crowned his efforts. In the far
end of the room a stand had been
erected which was tastefu!ly decorated
and from choice flowers came out the
sweet music discoursod by the visit
ing band. The large number of RE-
PUBLICAN readers were really aston
ished at the Advancement OF the band
since 1t was heard here last and they
agreed that the Christiana Band is
certainly forging to tho front.
The decorations were handsome but
as n stranger remorked that in no
place he Is aware of again could such
u large number OF pretty girls be
gathered together. II ID safe to say
that Now Caste for beauty could
match fifty ladies' against fifty from
any place else and win the prize easily
and then have a couple of hundred
INT ore pretty daughters Of I've to cali
upon II needed.
The following pretty ladies' waited
on the different tables: .-
Central Misses Mary ]. FlemmIng,
Jennie Saunders. Maggie Gordon.
Edith Hushebeck and Mary Kiug.
Maggie Shaw. Lizzie Wise, Hattie
King, Lizzie Hoffman, Anna Mohlein
and Clara NiniDg.
Helitrope and Pink tables-01isses
Lucy Talafeno, Lillian Meredith. Anna
Fleming and Ceba WegHenman.
Red ami Brown tables-Misses Ma
bel Go: don. Ella Churnside. Julia
Newlove, Bella Aiken, Ida White, Lucy
White. BERTHE Sattleriield and Lucy
Shaw.
Orange table-Mlsses May Cooley,
Reba Saunders, Gertrude Kuntz and
Julia 1indle.
Tho attendance was far beyond the
most sanguine expectations.
The Vi y Cornet Band will this even
Ing render several selections OF choice
music. Company ii Will attend the
festival tonight in body.
Word has been received here that
John Leonard, who formerly resided
here, was recently killed In England
by being struck with an ale bottle. 1t
will be remembered that few years
ago John was caught in machinery in
tie Delaware Iron Works and lost an
arm thereby.
lie was then employed In the bot
Ting establishment of Martin Leon
ard. and after while obtained good
round sum from the company. Ac.
companied by his father he went to
England where he purchased a tavern.
He was behind the bar one night re-
cent y and a patron OF the place be.
came enraged at something which lad
been said to him and struck Leonard
with an ale bottle. He died immedl-
ately.
The body of Captain Roberts, of the
coal barge Mary WhIterldgo, was
brought here yesterday afternoon and
given In charge OF Undertaken Clew-
ell. Soon alter noon yesterday near
The Ship John Lighthouse. the Cap
tain fell dead on the dock. His body
was sent on the $50 train from this
place this morning to Boston. Cap
tain Roberts was 50 years of age and
had followed the water for over Rixty
years.
Prof. II. d. Braceiield. of Easton,
Pa, tomorrow evening will address
tho Christian Endeavor Society in the
Presbyterian Church. His subject will
be: "Conquering Our Difficulties"
There are about thirty members In a
new society here. The society Is under
the name OF the Y. p. S. p, and In
French J. n. p. II. The officers are:
President, Ii. Ii. Price; vice president,
L. j. WeRgenman; secretary, Lilly
Shaw; treasurer, Lille Wise.
Leroy Foote, OF Nineland. n j., is
the guest OF u q. Whtnack.