The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-14
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
WHAT'S rranspiring In the Pretty Towa ON
the Delaware
Correspondence of the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Oct. IA. 1895.

Correspondence OF the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. Oct. IA. 1895.
When James M. Wise. James b. Toman
and Robert Morrison counted the votes
cnst at the election on Saturday for Itus.
tees of the Commons TO succeed the late
william Herbert the result was annou need
as follows:
yonh M t1hHoo.. .......,..............l 100
John IL. Lam bson. n.....................l l43
bernhru hodgere. e...................... ~
AZ Mr. Hance did not receive majority
OF all the votes cast he was not elected
and another election will be ordered by
the Trustees.
- The writer of the New Castle letter has
from time to time opposed the lighting Of
the city by gas. Electricity Is the light
ing power OF the day and therefore 1t has
been advocated by me- as the power to be
used here. Welsbsok lights show good
ilRht but they are too inconvenlent to
light and too easily broken. With eleo.
tricity the town can be made brighter. As
two members of the city council were
absent from the special meeting on Sstur-
dny evening no action was taken In refer.
ence TO the lighting Of ths city. mest.
ing Will be held on Wednesday evening
when propositions will be received for
driving darkness from our city.
II could not bo called the equinctial
storm we had during the last f,rty-aght
hours, but u was the ecu. wanted storm.
Chaplain Munson yesterday addressed
the Junior Order United American Me.
chanics. He urged the cultivation of
patriotism by the Order as being one Of
the nobleet sentiments that can find
Judgement In the human breast-speaking
OF The gigantic Size OF our native land he
cited the fact that its centre of population
was not far from Chicago. while the geo.
graphical centre was at san Francisco.
Alaska reaching as far to the west and
Maine to the east.
He argued that this was Protestant
country, discovered not by Columbus
under Roman Catholic flag. but by John
Cabot sailing the flag of Protestant
England.
Dr. John J. Black contributed an inter.
esting article to the Philadalphls Record
on some fampus old boats and celebrated
bQAtpen on the Delaware river.
Inc great need OF good street lighting
wac dep onstreted last evening when the
driver OF a team could not discern the
difference between branch Of tree and
two men. A hole having come In the
street at Second aud Chestnut 9rqnoh
was stuck down there 10 warn the public.
Soon afterwards young man from vii,
mington came along and as he turned
The corner he saw the object and ex-
claimed. Gentlemen, won't you please
get out OF the way of my horse"
Harry Snaveiey was knocked uncon.
solous on Saturday at the Delaware Iron
Works by blow OF o mallet which accl.
dentally atruck him In the eye.
Another youth named McClyment was
at work near by making cores when the
mallet flew fron his hand. II was feared
that Harry would lose the sight OF his eye
but suoh will not be the case.
L. Hushebeck will resign the position
OF janitor Of the Presby terlan Church this
week.
0noo Ia while on Saturday night part
Of Now Castle was lighted by elecGriclty-
by the great search light Of the Indiana.