Evening journal., 1895-06-17

kxeA0T EArk Out OF the marker square.
Live Afairs About Town Single Tax
Campaign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ami
Liquor In Them-NoIsy COIorsd Resi-
dents.
Special Correspondence Evenin0Journal.
NEW CASTLE, June FIX Register
in Chancery and Clerk OF the Orphan 3
Court Benja amin r. Ustick died at his
home on South Fourth street at 8 25
last evening he had been Ill with
Brights disease for months and his
condition had been particularly discour-
aging for the past fortnight. He WAS Ia
his 10th year aud little hope was enter.
tanned from the first.
Mr.. Ustick leaves an estate Of some
thing over $40, 900 and in his will, 1t is
said, Misses Ida aud Lucy White have
been handsomely remembered and his
housekeeper, Miss Carrie Fry, will here
after be the owner Of some valuable real
estate aud securities.
Deceased was one Of the handsomest
old men In Delaware and his spotless
apparel. clear complexion and snowy
hair. with an erect carriage, made him
look like minister Of greaS distinction.
He was not ministerial, however Ia his
views, and while he was somewhat OF a
philanthroplst, he is said to have had
atheistic views.
Mr.. Ustick was one of the pioneer
town and borough commissioners OF New
Castle He was member OF Council
when the city boosted Of Furnishing
farmers market and 1t was Ia his day
when the town crier was sent about
these streets with a bell calling the
people to market. This WAS done ia
order that nobody need violate the law by
going before o'clock, as the
aristocratic population would then have
to 90 after the peasant citizens
had COTTON FIRST pick of the market.
Benjamin r. Ustick was appointed by
Governor Cove SALISBURY, as register In
chancery and clerk Of the Orphans Court
on May 30, 1868. to succeed Samuel
Guthrie, of this city. The Court House
was then 10 this city and Register
Usticks Office was that just over what
is now the post office. This was Mr.
Ustick's first public office aud after that
he gor out OF politics and studiously
avoided accepting office
On May 2l, 1878, Mr.. Ustick's time
being expired be surrendered the office
TO Charles M. Vandever, OF this CITY.
whom Governor Ponder had appointed as
his successor. Since then he has resided
in retirement on South Fourth street.
He had no relatives in this neighbor-
hood.
Talk From Single Tax Men.
Harold Sudell presided at the opening
Of the Single Tax campaign in this city
on Saturday night Both speakers w
v Heitzell Of Philadelphia, and William
Callingham. of Camden, had small
audiences but spoke we'll In the course
Of his remarks the New Jersey speakers
said:
Now the land question seems like
small thing. You ask what do we get to
clothe, strengthen and amuse ourselves
with2 But the question Is how are we
all to get along II we allow our lands Co
fall into the hands OF the few, who
stay of, or 60 to jail.
Look back when men lived 10
caves. They did practically Just what we
do to live. It's only difference In
degree and not in kind bstween
primitive man and the civilized man.
Having once seen the wan faces of the
women, the weaklings Of children al
work and practically chained in the
mills, see them as we see them, and Won
will not sleep at nights unless you have
spoken against it, and voted against it.
The immigration argument will not
SO. To say there are too many people In
the world is simply blasphemous. The
Creator has provided enough on this
earth for everybody
Did you ever see the men and women
at the banquet table acting the hoqY
No, they know that the host has pro
vded amply for their wants; and SO has
the great Host Of this universe provided
for US II we viii do our part
Trustees Have Aroused Themselves.
The Trustees OF the Market SQUARE
have at last awakened TO the interests Of
their constituency. the city OF New
CASTLE. These trustees never meet
without doing something handsome FOR
the city The trouble Is that they. SO
seldom meet They nave entire charge
OF the old Court House and
market square and their secretary.
Magistrate j. D. Janvler, collects ali
the rents and looks after the property as
no other man can do. This cash
70 tbs extent Of 81, 100 is sailed down Ii
some savings fund, while, as the EVEN
IH0 JOURNAL has previously stated
their property sadly needs Identifying.
or at least Improving.
On Saturday night the trustees met in
special session and began negotiations
with William ]. Hunter for erecting an
iron railing fence around the unused
market square, so that it can be beauti-
fed and made into public park.
ian n
J Harry Rogers and Johu II. Rodney
vera present, the latter holding tue
proxy Of the fifth member, Senator
George Gray.
Notes Of the Local Diamond.
McCaughsn is getting his eye on the
ball
Leach made three doubles and two
Aiugies out Of six times at bat.
Montgomery thinks he isn't doing A