The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is TranspirinE In the Pretty Town On
the Delaware.

Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
New Castle, Oct "a.
Indian summer aeems to be hare al
present.. The small boy is in his delight
and the grown up people are daily tres
passing on the farms in the surrounding
country TO gather cheBtnuts.
When gentians fold their tringes tight
To save them for the morning,
And chestnuts fail from satin burrs,
Without a sound OF warning.
When comrades seek sweet woodland haunts
by TWO, and threes together.
And count like misers. hour by hour.
ootuber's bright blue weather.
There we're severa. more dogs shot here
yesterday that had been bitten by the mad
dog on Saturday. Among them was
valuable bird dog belonging to David
Boulden and another bird dog belonging
TO MIR. Vaughan. City Council should
take some action and hold an extra ses
sion and compel all owners Of dogs to
mGzzle their dogs for some time.
Washington Lodge No. s. L Q. o. F.,
had n big time at Its regular meeting here
Initiated. About 40 members Of the diff
ferent lodges from Wilmington were
present.
Louis H. Duncan has purchased the
large oyster sign from Mrs. Roberts and
has placed 1t in front of his saloon.
Frank and Harry King yesterday caught
biz haul of carp and Charles Bennett
succeeded In catching 200 pounds OF cat
fish
Keith Rodney of tho Midwife Iron
Works. Nicetown Is at his home indlspos'
ed for the last few days.
Mrs. Jenlison is having a now shlngte
roof placed on her dwelling on Fifth
street.
Theodore Fincher. well knowr plumb
er of Wilmington. was here yesterday
seeing about putting steam pipes Into ,hs
Opera House.
John Duncan has nearly completed the
plastering OF Charles II. Clewelrs hand
some mansion on Delaware street.
Andrew NJ. Gallagher and Harry Dillon
yesterday shot three dozsns OF snipe
James l.. Bacon. of Chester, is the guest
Of friends in this city.
Andrew u Gray, OF Philadelphia, was
the guest OF friends here yesterday.
Charles ii. Cleweil is having the curb
ing and paving done opposite his new
residence.
There will be Republican mass meet
Opera House. The Citizens Gornst Band
Will meet the visitors and speakers At the
depot and parade will be made to the
Opera House. The speakers will be Wm
g Hilles. Col. Benjamin Nields and Hon,
David Healey. OF New York. Mr. Healey
Ia the able editor OF the Irish World, and
Is an able and eloquent speaker. Several
rows OF seats will be reserved for ladies
on the OCCASION.
George Russell, the colored pugilist,
ton that Woloott wlshed to meet him to.
night In halt In Wilmington. Russell
will accommodate him.
One OF our young men Nho has worr
his hair In loot ball fashion had his locks
sborn of last evening, and there was
enough hair 70 pad two pin cushions. II
is not true that he took gas In order to &c
through the ordeal.
Yesterday morning when the keeper ir
tho insane department at Farnhurst was
making his rounds to give the patients
sheir breakfast he was horrlhed to find
Jonathan Lowe one OF their number Q
CORPSE.
During the night he had torn his bed
sheet into strips and made rope OF same
One end was tied to joist and the Other
in loop was placed around his neck and
swinging of of a chair he launched his
spirit into eternity.
Lowe WAS not Violent patient. He had
been injured early In the summer by
being strcck by train. His remains
were removed to Wilmington by Deputy
Coroner Palmer.
The funeral of Patrick Cunning took
place this morning. ana was largely at.
tended. Interment WAS made at the Cath
Ollie Cemetery. Delaware City.
Tbs "Wesleylans' had delightful Il me
last evening In the III. E. Church.
The new steel passenger steam boat
Frederick built for service betwsen Phila.
delphia and Frederick, made trlnl trip
on the Della ware river yesterday. She le
both freight and passenger craft. built
with the most modern types oil engines
and boilers. She 10 owned by the Fred.
erica and Philadelphia Steam Navigation
Company.
The Saratoga passed up the river to. day
In tow of the tug Juno.