The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-08
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, August g. 1898.

James T. Ryan and Miss Lydia f.
Harney, two well known young people,
will be married on Thursday evening,
August 90 at 8 o'clock. The ceremony
will be performed at their future home at
Tenth and Clayton streets. The groom is
the president of st. Peters T. A. b. Soci-
city and is general favorite with all his
comrades
Since the formation of St. Peters II. A.
d. Society four presidents, two treasurers
and eight other members of the society
have been married, which is q pretty good
showing In less than seven years.
The membors say that every young
president will be married during his year
OF office, and it is safe to say that there
will be lively tussle for the position Of
honor next December.
Yesterday afternoon while some of our
people were enjoying the cool breezes
along the river front they were surprised
to sec the river covered with egg pIants
sugar corn and apples. Mon quickly
manned boats and went to the rescro
The small boy was not to be outdone for
all along the river front could be seen our
rising generation swimming after the
floating fruit and vegetables Egg plants
are here to day by the hundreds.
It was reported hern last evening that as
askitf loaded with the produce mentioned
was passing up the Wilmington Creek to
market that one OF the boats from Ph!!a-
deiphia came along and madr such u swell
that the skiH capsizeu,. with the result
that the tide carried the produce away
while the poor Jersey trucker swan to
shore.
VIM. Henry Fisher and Joseph Bow
man, two colored youths, went after sol4a
of the egs plants.
They placed them on the shore near the
Delaware Iron Wor1s and Wilbur Bush,
the office boy, acting under directions
brought The egg plants and gave them 10
Charles Hughes the day wi,tchman.
Fisher and Bowman met young Bush
near the gas house in about half an LGur
afterWard and the culored lad accepted
tho challenge to See who was the best
man.
Their props went up and Fisher struck
out for Bush, The latter is scierced. and
dodSng the right handler sent Il warm one
in and landed on Fishers mouth with tie
result that several of Tho cuiored lad )
teeth were broken. Fisher gave up the
ghost and sought consolation in he law.
Last evening after hearing tie evidence
in lha case Mayor Boyd dismissed the
charge Of ASSAULT and battery, at the same
time telling Fisher that when man ac-
ccpis II challenge to fight and is defeated
then he must rest satisfied with his de-
feat.
Mayor Boyd fined Walter Roy 80 and
costs and sentenced him to 10 days iIn-
prisonment for the assault OH the little
boy Elliott.
james g. Knowles has given out tie
glad tidngs thaG the Wooden Mills, which
have been closed down for mor:ns will re-
sumo operations during the present naonth
but tho sting comes with The news thns
work will be resumed under reduction
of wages
The funeral of Mrs. DUNCAN, mother of
james h. DUNCAN, Front street, who died
at Greenwood, Mo, on Tuesday, took place
to-day. lnIerment was made at Laurel
Hill cemetery, Philadelphia.
Miss Molle knause of Philadelphia is
spending her vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. james q. knausc.