The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-06-03
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Whntls TrnnspIring In tho Pretty Town On
the Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.
New CASTLE, June Sra.

New Castle was captured by the Ger
mans yesterday afternoon. Shortly aftel
O'Clock the Major Reybold passed. dowI
the river with an excursion. In about two
hours later she came to her wharf and hei
| living cargo was soon scattering over
New Castle. There were 800 excursionista
aboard and $50 were Germans. A rush
whs made for Battery Park, where
| everything in the shape of flower was
pulled. including daisies, buttercups and
half an hour and returned to Philadelphia.
| Two young fellows and young girl who
| stayed too long seeing the town were left
behind and walked to Wilmington. The
1he excursionists were trying to keep
| cool, and when the Major left PhiIadei.
phia there were 500 kegs OF beer aboard.
Everybody was sol er
Saturdays heat did not In any way less.
en- the heat yesterday.
Was 1t bot2
OF course 1t was hot. Nobody doubted
1t for an instant.
Wilted collars. soaked phlrts-"boileir
not only because they had intervie we'd
the laundry-man but because they were
Ia proximity to bodies that fairly slzzled
with o hsndkerchiors soaked In per-
spiration, clothing reeking with moisture
ana hospital working with cases OF heat
prostration all testified to 1t.
But all this mass OF evidence amounted
TO somewhat less than q row of pins when
one took the testimony Of tue thermome.
ter.
When Old Sol. alias tho orb OF day, alias
His Elulgence. alias PhPbus Apollo, alias
His Noble Holiness showed his leg over
the Eastern horizon this morning the
Thermometer registered about IS de-
grees. As the aforesaid Old Sol climbed
/. higher, the mercury began to go up.
The church goers were obliged to swell.
Ter as well as every ono else. The people
have nothing to do with the weather. they
must take what comes. The thunder and
, lightning storm laet evening IL was
thought would lower the heat but to day
proves that old Sol has some excellent
rays reserved for us yet
The Palmyra. n. j., club came here on
Saturday with victory on every bat but
the Z. A. Y. boys who wore the cabbage
leaves In their caps lowered their banners
and sent them home defeated by the score
oil IA TO 9. Everyone played ball and the
visitors had two of their pitchers banged
right clean out Of the box The New Cas-.
tic boys had lota OF fun with Faust. Duffy
was right there again on Saturday. His
hits always count. his fielding was ex-
cellent.
What about Steele? Well, he was at home
as usual and put upa great game. Nal.
ioney is great coacher. Lot us hope
Manager Hushebeck will retain him. The
g A. 2. Jrs. defeated the PIxon Club Of
Red Lion on Saturday at Battery Park by
the score OF 5 to 3. Despite tho hot wealth.
er the first OF the June donation in st Pet.
ers Church were largely attended last
evening.
Mrs. I. P. McCalln has the finest assort.
ment OF dry goods In the olty, comprising
lawns. challls. pereaies, dlmity, dotted
swisses at lowest prices.
1he strawberry festival given by Adsl-
Ihin Lodge No. s. X. of p, on Friday and
saturday evenings was grand success,
Mr llcFarlin was fortunate In securing
the piece OF cake that contained the gold
ring
Tho M. L. Church presented beautiful
appearance yesterday and John Vinlng,
tpe uaeorator. deserves considerable credit |
Tor the bright arrangement of the Golden |
Gate. Chlldren's bay in Nazareth church |
ls always grand occasion and this year
II was no exception.
There were over so gallons of leo cream
sold In New Castle on Saturday niuht.
The people had to do something to keep
cool. ''
W. II. Cannon said that he was sur.
prlsed at the rush to the saloon on nc
;ount OF the festival and was Obliged to
make more OF the cooling beverage to
meet TIE demands OF his customers
ChildreL's Day in Emmanuel Episoopnl
Jhurch was observed yesterday after.
loon. Tho exercises were Interesting.
While Prof Hartley told OF the merits
u his medicine ami soap on Saturday
light peddier tried to soil sis worth OF
yoods for % cents. Neither h au very
arRe sales.