The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-07
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REp0BLlCAN
NEW CASTLE, Dec. T.

st. Peters Sunday School has decided
to hOtd hrlstnlaa concert in the Sunday
School room soon alter Christmas, anon
the occasion of the annual visit OF X i5s
kinglc to the boys and girls, who have
been hful in attendance at Sunday
School during the year,
One ot the largest tax payers of tho city
says it Is raLDcr strange lao" uyeY Il, 500 Is
annually .pent On th9 schools OF this CITY,
and yet abby after he graduates does noc
know enough to keep IL common SCI of
books. In ordeg to fiji him Tor such task
It's father Is Obliged 20 aend him to a bust
n ~ college u ibI'n f! a whichhe should
hLye learned in ihc New Castle schools
favor the lcac! Ig OF business anatomy
Let lhu boys be given n good sound edu.
cation and let u boy know how to post the
journal and ledger from the day book. A
boy who spends eight years in our schools
ssholld, be competent to post up set of
books for q business man but unfurtunate-
| such is not the case.
George Russell has gone into training
for his mill with Joe Brown, of Chester, on
next Friday night.
1t is really funny to see t. Whining
t II papers on Sunday enlarge upon the
ltems published in this column during the
week. New Castle people show thoir ap.
probation Of the clever work of the cores
Pohdohp W iciuSiuS w puy puptT WIFI
news which appeared four days previous
to the Sunday paper.
some of our youths engaged in a game
of football yesterday and the gano endl d
in fight between two of tho players.
City Council will hold u special meeting
this evening.
A gentleman from Smyrna was in town
yesterday and in speaking of electric
lighting for New Castle said that Smyrna
1frbt nt,I th., 20
church some time carrying lanterns be-
cause the motor gets out of order and the
all is darkness. He was surprised to find
that city where Its city fathers were dis
satisfied had such good lights. No cleo
trio fights at the same money will give as
good service as the present Welsbach
burners on the gas lamps. Time alone
will tell what will bu the result Of the
present action to substitute electricity for
gas in New Castle
AT the reception rendered to the football
team tonight by the e. A. G. the following
program will be rendered.
Quartotte. :. Ford, Kirby, boris, Murray
Song and dance. .............A Albert Davis
Speech-Foot ball. ........ Grams. Hunter
Address, Welcome to the Adonis
Howard Churnside
Banj Selection. n............,. Albert Kirby
Orchestra ...................."S Saints or
Song and dance. JOS McCaughan
Violin solo (selccted) ...... II. Hushebuck
Trombone solo. lo................E E. Eagle
Quartette, Old. .....s. Wise, Case, EUkles,
Cochran
Speech, Roads to Reading. . Weys
Eumaium
Song, '"rhe Girl l Love-, 80. JOS White
Black Faces. ............ Meredith, Mitchell
Dutch Comedians. ....... h. NeWlove, w.
Hughes
Song, 'LIltlc bunch of whiskcrs"
Churnside
Speech Pretty Marshalton' -. Geo Barr
Song. Lighthouse by the sea" go. II. Case
Boxing Contests. ....... Murray, Bradley
Tho last General Conference Of the NJ.
E. Church adopted new order of service
day in Nazareth III. Il. Church.
Several New Castle men who have been
working in the Knowles Wooden Mills,
left to-day TO seek employment in Chester
ami Philadelphia.
Orion Prickott had lis hand mashed
while at work in the Delaware Iron
Works
Frank Carlin was bitten by dog while
cunning between hero and Wilmington.
A son Of Thomas Gravel was bitten by
| a cat on Saturday.
John I. Stoops has returned from Now
| York.
Mrs. Nan Maloney has returned home
| from visit to Philadelphia.
John Maloney OF New York is visiting
his parents near this city.