The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-14
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What ., TranspIriux in tho PRETTY Town On
tho Delaware.
Correspondence of the REpuBi1cAS.


New CASTLE Feb "A.
New Castle people were about enjoying
the pro6pectR OF Il neliGhtful time by the
school children on WashtnRtons birthday
IN tho Opuia House when the nows sprend
that The patriotism Df the teaCheis wus In
the background. Masnlngt toms birthday
is a school holiday aud the teachers want
TO 10 away. and he entertalnmenL is an
nounced to take plaue On the previous
day.
Jhe people are about tired OF this way
OF doing bueiiiess The teachers under
tho present >, stein have too many holi.
days AT the expense Of the people. II the
DloItainInent cannot DO held oil The rilh ht
day then do not hold IL. II there is not
enough Patriotism In the teachers OF the
pub schools Of New Gastle to remain in
Lbs Uity on such an occasion, then tho
sooner new set OF tea ;Eers Is placed IN
Charge of tho schools the better. Mem.
bers of tho q. A. Il. do not lend your
palIioho names to he mixed up with such
an entertainments. 1ell the principal OF
the schools that the people OF New Castle
want the rising generation to be taught
that WashingtoI's birthday occurs on
February p. und II the other teachers
want to go away. let them 40 so. We huve
plenty Of girls IN hew Castle who love the
memory oil. WathinGton who Will take
chutHe Of The chiidrsn u at day. Lot the
cry he ''Amer, @ for the Americans
Contractor Robert Morrison. who Ia at
present at Norfolk, Va, in II letter to
friends bore states that the early vege
taules IN the EelsInDorhoob OF Norfolk arc
all dead. 1he blizzard Proved fatal to
them.
he seats for the grand minstrel and
musical entertain me MT by the Wilmington
Miustrel Club aud otnsrs In tue Upert
House here next Saturday eveuns are
being reserved al u lively rate. Tho ur-
chsstra Will consist of IL pieces. and so
aduiIrers OF tho performers VIII accom-.
pany JDem iEOn WI mtugLon.
Robert .. Martin, wno has been indls.
posed at his home pn seventh Street for
several months past, dlBi yesterday ulter,
noon shortly alter O'Clock.
He was a wheelwrlgnt 10y trade and was
about 80 years VI age. He wis born IN
Irelani. ON asptemLer IL. 1861. he enlist.
ed as private IN the FIRST Delaware Vol
uuteers. Company L. and was discharged
as a sergeant JuIy l2te, loOj alter u service
oil 40 months.
Al the uatLle of Gettysburg. June 8. 1868,
he was wounded III the right kuee and
right side ot neck. At the battle OF the
Wilderness. May u, louI, hs was wounded
III the left hand. .".. -....
he was Past Master of st. John Lodge.
| No. =, OF the MHsuns OF this city and was
| also Past Post Uummander oil Colonel
| Evan =. Watson Post No. o Il. A. X, At
| ali tue Memorial Day Services he was
conspicuous figure, Us iie wae always tile
marshal.
| William O'Connor. young man resd.
| ing Oh North second strseG met with
| painful accident n9ar tarnhurst ysster-
! day. lie was one uf tho snow shoYeief8
| and had tite misfortune To slip oil pees
| oil Ice. He sprainod hIs ley 50 badly that
| he was unable tu walk.
| Hs was oarriod to the almshouse. when
| MIR. Mccoy kindly snut nm NJ his reqIest
| to his home. Dr. TyUuut was oa'Ied III aud
| stated that IL would have been DstLer X
| the leg h I'd been Grokeu.
| Dr. HulDurd delivered his interesting
| lecture. America Tor AmsrlcRn the
| Nj. h. Church iprt evening.
| An account uf tho funeral OF Michael j.
| Griffin appears III auuLhsr 60 umn.
| Mrs. W. Brown, Elmira. n. Y. aud Miss
| Aiice Fou.e, NneianI. N J.. are gu5sts
of Atss May MhiLuEck.
II the report IL trus that there Ia no or
dinanco oUlIging tho eauing oil of tn,
| pHvements, thsUIJ Il Time Tor the City
CounGii to puss such AN ordinance.