The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-12
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What Is Transpiring In the Pretty Town
On tho Delaware.
OF tho ltEPuBLicAN.
Npu a. Cant

NRw CASTLE. Sept. 10.
To-day the first essay on New Castle
is published. 1t 10 one OF the six con-
tributed by six pupils OF Mlss Wen-
delrs room and the entire number
will be published. The little girls
de serve great credit. The folio wing
is from the pen of a l3-year.old girl.
New Castle Is situated in the county
of New Castle, state OF Delaware. The
old tile house Is situated on Front
street; the bricks were made in I'm
gland and sent over. There are q
great MAN. churches In New Castle,
such as the Episcopal. founded in the
year OF 1850 and enlarged liz iG2O. The
st. Peters was built In 1870 She Meth
lodist Church was built in the year OF
Uses. And the Baptist was built In
1878. The piece Of ground on which
the Presbyterian Church is built was
presented to the Prcebytery by Samuel
lin New ca site they called 1t Sand
iHuckcn. Hero they built fortress
and named It Fort Cashier af ter wards
called Fort Trinity.
In 1861 the Dutch captured this town
from the Swedes and changed the
name to New Amstel. In the year
of 1857 church was organized. the,
pastor Of which was u man OF great
fpiety and learning, and the first Or,
Idained minister OF any denomination
who was settled In this town. This
church was small wooden building.
The English took possession OF the
town in 1864. whom New Amstel be-
came New Castle and was incorpor-'
ated In 1867. The congregation was
much increased by emigrations to
this country OF Presbyterians from
Scotland. England anu Ireland.
The wooden church not being suf-l
'fcient for their accommodation it.
was resolved to build d now and larger
which was erected In 1907 and
enlarged In 17l2. There are many
fine old buildings in New Castle.
among some are the jail, 1t was built
in 1887; the Smiths mansion on From I
street, where George Washington was
building on the School Green. VIII
liam Penn granted 1000 acres Of land
to the New Castle common. Yielding
and paying therefore yearly unto US.
our heirs and SUCCESSORS OF the town
,of New Castle. aforesaid, the rent of
one ear OF Indian corn should be de-
Imanded.
The sheriff Of New Castle is Mr..
PIERCE Gould. The school.house In
the North West corner OF the green
was built In the year OF 1900 and isl
nearly 100 years old tits 81 years of
older than the jail. Sand lisock has al. |
South River as we'll as In the time of
the English as of the Dutch. 1t Is now
called New Castle. ELSIE LoNGACBE
The town has boon billed with
Gelatts Comedians paper announcing
their appearance at the Opera House
hero on Saturday evening for the
benefit of st. Peters 4. A. b. Society.
The chart for the reserving of seats
Will 10 open tomorrow (lhursday),
morning at Ferris drug store. This
lis tue lirst entertainment IN tho Opera
House this season, aud the L. A. Il,
always has big house. Among the
comedians will be Billy Connolly. VIII o
has boon at Unlcn Park this summer
He has composed q new song entitled
Sweet Marie all about New Castle
The medical fakir who has been I'M
Wilmington for some time past arrlv-
led here last evening and held urge
crowd around him for three hours. He
Succeeded In scooping In several dol
lars from the vice.
City Council met In adjourned ses
sion last evening and had to adjourn
again because there were no appli.
,Cuut5 tot tue oiuco VI Jug cutoHoi.
The Council was OF the opinion that
the people felt too sore over the law
as 1t stands at present. In addition to,
paying registration foe they have
to pay county tax on their dogs.
This will be done AWAY with at the
next Legislature. Hayden was mem
toned as a candidate but council
thought that he would not be the man
for this city. He may do well enough
around tho 'Hoodle ana Browntown,"
but he would not suit the people here.
MIR. Taylor felt inclined to have Bull
Hill called Dog Hill, for all tho howl /
sessions In that part OF the city, and
the people get little or no sleep byl
their noise.
The artesian wells at the Delaware
from Works furnish very good drink |
ing water to the men employed there.
| 1t IL stated on the best of authority
that workman who ever gets drink
of that water and goes away, that he
Is sure to come back.
The latest returns are big Ned, n
the blacksmith, and machinlsts Funk
and Joseph Taylor. The latter will be
Iengaged In tho ball shed where Will
liam IL. Saunders used to DO. Why I'll
would not he surprising that certain
'newspapero correspondent left Ills pres
ont position, but that he could get
back there also for he and the superln-
IteDdent were close friends.
The electric storms of the past few
days caused considerable excitement
here. The only damage SO far re-
ported Is the killing OF two COWS on
the uolcomb farm, a short distance
below this city.
Olllcer Morgan had his arms full
trna In hA MI ~
carrying woman under the influence
OF drink to the jail.