The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-04
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
whati Transpiring In the Pretty ToMn ON
the Deiawnro-
Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Dot. 4, 1895.

Correspondence OF the hepubfIoan.
NEw CASTLE. Oct 4, 1895.
Owing to one OF the boilers In the Della.
ware Iron Works starting to leak on fues
day night three departments were obliged
to stop.
Work at the wooden mills Ia getting q
rush ON 1t and some OF the departments
are obliged to work over time.
Last evening. while Mrs. White, North
Fourth street, was running ner sewing
machine, she got her UERer beneath the
needle. II went through aud broke iu
three parts.
Joseph II. King. John Hammers. Chas
Bennett John 4. Stoops and Frank King
on Wednesday spent the day fishing near
Fort Delaware and succeeded IN catching
over three bushels OF tish, One rock fish
weighed ten pounds and oDeOf the trout
i've pounds two ounces.
CITY Council Is making great hu bbu b
about NUMBERING the hou sea-" said a
Third street property owner 10 your re.
| porter last evening, ''and yet they do very
little towards assisting the property own.
ers to keep their property from being dc.
stroyed
Where is the use Of putting numbers on
my ttahsom when the boys are allowed
TO play base ball on the school green aud
TO drive the ball through the gIash2
spoke 10 two members OF the council and
they never mentioned tire matter at the
last meeting" ANY peraon has the right
TO put the mum bers on his houses" said
property owner on Fifth street soon uf-
terwards. That man came to my house
and told my wife the numbers would cost
s0 cents and that he was Instructed by city
council TO put them on.
Nov. l do not intend to pay 10 cents
and II Mr.. hyde 6aIes to put any plate or
numbfE on my house / will show him that
that hpuse belonKs to me. Numbers can
be put on any house ut two cente figure
that will show TO advantage and last for
years."
Pm not allowed to throw my ashes in
the etreet. and as there is NO place to
throw them keep them until spring time
und pay 81 50 to have them hauled away"
said another. THAT S1 so should have
been paid as taxes into the city trensury,
but as the city does nothing for me can.
not psy any tax"
Thomas Boyle and three other youths
drove to the neighborhood OF Delaware
City yesterday and secured enough wal
nuts when huled to Till three bushels. On
their return from that place they met Il
double team running away between here
and Hars's Corner. They took tho team
and drove back to the West End, where
they found the driver, who wns Joseph
Qulgley'e hostier.
Lodge have beeIi In attendance at the
session Of the Grand Masonic Lodge In
Wilmington. Elwood Wilson. Orion Car
rick. Geo. Ynutine. VIM. j. Vantine, James
Aiken and W. W. Simpson.
The latest rumors ufioat are that Della
ware street will be paved from Fourth to
Fifth aud that tho work Will be done in
1eiford blocks.
new industry will be started here In
few weeks.
Mrs. Bandcroft and daughter. of VIII
mlngton were the guests OF Mrs. Black
yesterday.
Mise Florrie Bluokston Ia the guest Of
New Castle friends.
James l.. Baeon, OF Chester. Ia the Guest
of relatives In thls city.
Mrs. ]. L. Bacon has returned home
from q visit to Philadelphia friends.
There will be no game OF foot bail here
tomorrow. The Wilmington team could
not get over In time to play at one o..
clock.
Go yourself and take friend with you
to the game of base bnll to IN orrow.
The Opera House has been engaged by a
troupe for next week.
The Single lax meeting is largely at
tended each evening. Several ladies' are
nightly in attendance.
Several persons from this city went TO
Wilmington this morning to zee the grend
old Liberty bell as II passed through that
city enroute 10 Atlanta.