The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-17
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What is TranspirIng In the Pretty Town on
the Delaware.


| Correspondence of the Republican.
NEW CASTLE. April II.
In yesterdays edition OF Philadel phia
| paper the following stanzn was noticed:
Three ships there be a sailing.
| Betwixt tho earth and sky;
| And ona Is Now. and one is Then,
And one 10 BY and By.
In an afternoon paper there appeared
| com munioatlon from three officers of
| Company III. oontrndlcting an Item which
appeared IN Fridays Issue OF the REPuBLI-
| CAN. II Was your reporters intent tlon not
to notice the article at ilrst, Hs they did
not deem 1t proper TO throw the threa
| and insults which were Gust by members
OF the company during tho previous days
Built would be woll for the writer's to
understand that your reporter is not the
| tool Of any person 10 this city The beer
was carried In bya paid servant OF the
| company and also by other members Of
| the company. On the evening the COM
! pluint was made mem bers OF the company
had IN ostrich purade on the pavements
near the armory and inside the same.
As an organization little Ia cared for
Company II, but all should take deep
Interest in our youths.
Tie officers know that a member Of the
company In uniform was seen drunk In
the city OF New Castle and people heard
him used filthy lanuage. IL the officers In
vestiRated the matter fully they we're mic-
Informed or else they took the evidence
somo night there was no drill while othsrs
slept. Least said about the matter Is best
but boer was drank in the armory and not
In the Mayors ollce or In any of the emp.
ty rooms. Thesabuee has been. stopped.
There will be two fashionable weddings In
town next weeh.
Charles Holman. Of the Jefferson House
sent shad weighing pounds l2l. ounces
to Harry btoecKla OF Wilmington yester.
day.
While watching shad come Into the
wharf yesterday afternoon Ashton
Wllliams fell into the river. George Hof
man caught him by the arm when he came
uD the first time and he was taken out
safely. When he slipped In hs had about
~ in change In his hand. He lost II
when he took the spring bath.
On Monday morning William O'Connor
and Joseph Smith caught 22S shad In one
dip. This is the largest ono dip catHh
male iu years
New Castle was honored last svening by
visit from no lesa a parsonage than
Patrick Neary of Wilmington. He was
accompanied by james IL. Dobbs and
came over to get one hunlred pos holes,
which are necessary to build his fences
for Clerk OF the Peace.
There will be grand time in the X. OF
p. hall on Saturday evening, when II tea
will be given by tue Daughters OF Phoebe
There was delightful time spent last
evening at the Nj. L. Parsonage by the W
Il. NJ. s. Vocal and instrumental music
was the feature OF the evening.
The body OF young Hughcs of Della wnre
City. who was drowned in the Delaware
ono week ago was recovered yesterday.
William Kee. residing on the Richard
Jlclaon farm lost n valuable COW yester.
day by being killed by train on the rail.
rond.
A handsome now organ IL expected to
arrive from Philadelphia for the Sodality
o! the Blessed Virgin Of ST. Peter Church.
Division No. 3 Ancient Order of iiiber.
mans. PRISON ed hand some donation to
kcv Edward l. Brady and the choir of
st Pster's Church in recognition of the
eloquent lecture delivered and the pat;l-