The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-10-28
NEW CASTLE NEWS.



New Castle today should have put on
her beat Rarb In honor Of her bensfactor.
William Penn. The city has received the
benefits from hundreds Of acres OF fertile
land, thousands OF dollars have been paid
Into the city through the act of Penn. and
yet ungrateful New Castle has Mother
elab, fountain or monument to mark her
feelinRs towards the memory OF Penn.
To teach the young idea to shoot 10 not
the only province OF American public
educational system. unless the new born
idea may be so tenderly nurtured as VI
ingraft upon Its tendriis the fair young
buds OF patriotlsm. 1t is as much the
duty of the schooImaster to lnculcate In
the mind Of youth love OF country and Of
the memory OF tho men who made our
nation as to instll into the childish In.
tollect the immutabillty OF the rule OF
three.
As far as is com patlbls with good judg-
ment the curriculum Of local common
school instruction includes every feature
that may be calculated to make OF the
school boys and school girls OF our land.
sturdy Americans ns much In spirit ns In
mere accident OF birth and tine best In.
struction that children can receive Ia de
rived from object lessons. Therefore
New Castle should arise from its slumbsr
and erect a moument or fountain to the
memory OF Penn.
ION the 27th Of October. 1882, tho good
On the deck OF this vessel stood o man
who bore TO a new world new gospel Of
civil liberty. He came as herald OF the
doctrine Of peace, justice and cbarity-a
doctrine which II has taken tho world Gen.
turios to learn, and which is Just begin
ming to be the policy OF the older nations"
Now then let us put our heade together
and before the two.hundredth annlversai
OF The deciding by Penn to our city of the
farms let us be ready to celebrate the day
with proper idea
The City Oornet Band deserves the
thankA OF the New Castle people for the
beautiful concert given them on 6atur.
day night. Never before In the history of
the Opera House did such excellent music
enchant those present. To signallze any
particular Item on the program would be
unfair as the concert was delightful all
the way. Let us trust copiidentially that
the Band boys will give ua another con-
cert soon after Christmas.
At a special meeting Of 81. Peters 7. A.
B.Society held yesterday afternoon It was
reported that between 20 and 40 members
have signallzed their intention to Join q
Cadet CORDS.
On the first Sunday evening In Decem-
Der a grand temperance rally will be held
In the church, at which time the corps
will be formed. The pool table will be
re- covered and tho handsome parlor will
be put In readiness for the members to
have grand time during the coming
winter.
For the past two nights we have had
moonlight and will until Friday night.
when we expect to have gas light for one
yeur.
Thomas Dorrls left this morning for
Bayside, Pa. to accept position In the
new woolen mills Just started by j:
Elliott Riggs, recently superintendent OF
the James g. Knowles Wooden Mills. 1t
10 understood that several other opera.
tives will also follow their superintendent
as better wages will be secured.
AT the dedication services In st. Peters
Church next Sunday morning the sermon
will be preached by Very Rev. Vicar Gem
ernl Lyons.
Three parties hired team from livery.
man Watts yesterday and after going
short distance out of town they went to
play the funny act and turned around and
around until they broke the carriage.
Buttonwoods.
Hurrah for the y. A. q. foot ball team.
They are Just the sort OF boys who draw
the crowds and play good foot BAIL On
Saturday the team work wns the finest
ever seen ON the home grounds.
Company A. N. q. D.. sent over It's big
hus,iers but good interference and grit
for the y. A. q. won by the score OF 8 to 0.
Countiss King, weRgenmann, Giliis and
Meredith carried OF the honors for the
home team. The CLUB will now put on Its
best endeavors to defeat the Chester High
School on Saturday.
Tho condition OF John r. Lambson is
unchanged.
W. Burgen of Philadelphia is the guest
OF James g. Shaw.
Mise Mary Middleton OF Philadelphia ls
the guest of Misc Armitage Black.
Dobbinsvllle had Its usual coterle OF
half drunken men yesterday.