The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-02
NEW CASTLE ITEMS.
whatis Transpiring In thu prettv Town On
tho Delaware.
Correspondence OF the Republican.

Correspondence OF tile Republican.
New CASTLE. August I'd, 1895.
True 1t may be that Interesting games
OF base bail have been played at Battery
Park but for real genuine base ball over
400 spectators daily view game between
the mines from the bell weld and foundry
departments OF the Delaware iron Works.
The bell weld club Is captained by Charles
Hughes. the watohman. and every time
his club wins he runs up the flag OF vic-
tory.
The club has non six successive games
George Wilhelme. the catcher OF the foun.
dry team received good blacK eye by
catching the ball, foul at that. with his
face instead Of his hands. Geo. Rocket.
the forem an OF the foundry team has lost
all confidence In his team. Countiss and
Hance, Bridgevater and Wilhelme are the
batteries,
Nav Castle has it's little love romance
as well ns everything else.
Several years ago when William Bayard
resided In this city he kept company with
Rhoda Stanley for about two years. Fate
| separated them and William won the
heart of another In Philadelphia and got
married. After a few years OF married
that time the child also died. william
came back to New Castle and transferred
his attentions to lady who already had
husband. The Legislature failed to grant
his sails to another port. He finally settled
down to thinking on the matter seriously,
| and called upon his first love. On Sunday
night laet he proposed 10 his fret love.
| and she gaddened his heart by saying
YES" The wedding was set for Wednss.
day evening. and William stated yester-
| day that the happy event took place do
spite the opposition OF friends. He also
stated that they were to leave to-day for u
| honeymoon trip north.
| Wnila eOmn talk about the alnUla faX
the bad streets, the tramp nuisance. tho
| muddy water, tho base ball games, the
Industrial establishments keep looming
Glong. At theDeaware Iron Works every
charge OF the cutting shop there last
night. The company Is handicapped by
the scarcity OF railroad cara.
A. the Woolen Mills % sets OF new
| looms and a clotn press will be placed lp
| position. This means the employme OF
more weavers. Lat the band play and the
| good times come.
AT the meeting Of the Adhesive MoguI-
| llons last evening one candidate was Ini.
tiated. The Jolly order and their wives
| and sweethearts will go down to Coiield
Beach on next Tuesday evening.
| Mayor Boyd yesterday afternoon dis
charged tile two men whom ollcer Har-
rington arrested on Wednesday while
begging from house to house. The men
stated that thsy came froun Whining ton
to hunt work at the Delaware Iron Wo rks.
Chiidren's shoes all styles at McGrory's.
| They were out Of money and Charles
| Hughes told them If they came down at
Q o'clock thsy would most likely get work.
They then came to the city and tried to
| get something to eat before they would
go In for the night. Mayor Boyd told
them II they got work last night was all
right but II not that they would have to
get out Of town.
4 The city Is swarmed with tramps. Over
| 200 daily arrive here Tho great cause is
that some OF the freight trains come here
i loaded with them. The train Is cut in
sections here, part put on u siding with
carloads OF tramps and there they are
| left.
A workman quit work at one mil yes-
terday and went to WORK In another. The
formers manager tried to compel hi IN to
come back by having the man discharged
from the latter works. IL didn't work
| though.
The little child OF MT Riggs pulled
vase on the table yesterday. 1t fell OIL
the ohild's head intllcting o slight wound.
The base ball enthusiasts are delighted
| over the arrangement whereby the scores
OF the National League Clubs are received
here each evening through the DAILY
RnpUBLIcAR. The bulletin board 10 at the
barber shop Of Bacon brothers.
William Myers has not resigned from
being assistant superintendent OF the Im.
manuel Z. Il. Sunday School.
Or. Peters oil Cnristiana was In thls city
yesterday.
Miss Laura Logue. of Chesa peake City,
who has been Visiting Mrs " m. Ruiney Tor
the past year, returned tv ner home yes-
| terday'
Get ready for the Farmera Excursion to
J Bridgeton, N. j., on Aug. 9th.