The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-03
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
NEW CASTLE, August 3.

The story has often been told here
Of the settlement ut the end of the
year between the farmer and the colorcl
farm hand. Now, Bill, let us have set.
tlement. Well, here is s. you get.
Yes sir
And q you didn't get"
Yes SIR
"The day went to wn there was a
pound Of tobacco, two shirts and II pair of
overaIls you got"
And pair of gum boots at 81 you
didn't get"
Yes sill"
And SO the settlement continued with
the result that the cOlUred man was in
debt to the farmer. But as he was good
sort OF a colored man the farmer would
give him 81, some vegetables and meat
and tell him to come SEQ him in the spring
time.
1t would appear from the returns at the
Republican election on Saturday that the
tactics Of the farmer and colorcd men were
used and that the 50 who voted, the 50 who
did not vote and 80 who should have voted
were all counted
The returns given out showed that ITS
votes had beon cast while Il window L,an
of the anti-ring Republicans succeeded in
tallying only 5S votes. The aildavits
made by .. ID. Rdings and presented be-
lore the committee at the National Con
vcntion were reprinted and circulated dur
ing the day.
IN one Of the af1idavits he claimed eight
Higginsltcs were prevented from voting
There was nothing to prevent them on
Saturday and they failed to show up.
Even the Hungarians refused to vote.
General sorrow prevailed here ycstcr-
day when the sad news became known
that Mary Rogers Lambson was dead She
was the beautiful little dlughtcr of John
r. and Alice Lambsun, and with every
one was II general favoritc.
She was but 13 months old and yet tho
handsome and winning babe was admired
and loved by the grown-up people JUS as
much us by the children. General sympa-
thy is extended to the bcgeaved parents.
her funeral will take place to morrow
morning. Services will be held ut the
house az 10 o'clock and jniermont made in
tho Wilmington and Brandywine Gene.
terry, Wilmington.
VIM II. Bradley gavo chase to Num-
ber of boys who stole the canvas used at
the ball grounds. The youngsters lost
their Doodle and escaped. The lads will
not be arrested.
]. Edward AddiCks was in town on Sat
urdaJ evening. He was aboard the tug
Laura B. cnroute to Rchoboth and was
h'Nolnpallcu lTOlll EcTc ny JalueS w.
Shaw.
Services were held yesterday in the jail
by Rev. H. L. Brady, accompanied by tho
choir of the Sodaiiy
The interior Of the Jail looks brgl and
clean, while good smell and air is found
therein also
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore IIanf have re
turned homo from their honey moon trip
to Atlantic City.
Tho Columbia Wheel Club took run
yesterday to Camden Camp, accompanied
by se"crnl wheelmen from Wilmington
and Chester.
The people of New Castle will show their
appreciation of the Marietta by patvoniz-
ing her on her trips on Sunday between
here and Wilmington
The band was badly fooled on Saturday
night by fake telegram. The music,
however, will keep.
While attempting to stop runaway
horse on Saturday night Howard Churn-
side was thrown down and had his knee
cap split open.
There are eight New Castle men ut pro.
sent at work ut Fort Delaware. They will
erect a shanty and will live on the fort.