The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-27
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. August 27 1897.

NEW tASTLE, August ~, 1871.
gsThe electric railway company seems to
own the whole city. They are running
their cars at terrific speed through the
city at times. Last night one of the mem.
beis of City Council openly condemned
It, "There is a ear now" said the city
father running ut tho rate of thirty
miles an hour There goes the work car
followed By another car. There is no reg.
nlation It must be stopped and 1t will
be stopped"
City Council will also send notice to
the street Cur company that the cutters at
Harmony and Delaware crossings must be
put in repair. A6 Delaware and Sixth
streets the gutter is dangerous to traffic.
Then the people are obliged to put up
with the stencil from the pool of stagnated
water on Sixth street. The trolley COM
pany runs at random. Mortormen arc
seen engaged talking TO men on the front
seat or seeing who gets on or off instend of
watching out for the safety of tho people
on the car and in the city.
All privileges were granted to tho com.
pauy and 1t should appreciate them by
agreeing to keep in repair the streets along
its route. Between the Third street
bridge and other blocks along tho route
New Castle people nro never sure of catch
Ing a boat or train or being Oh time for
work.
1t took one business man Two hours
and ten minutes to come over from Fourth
md Market streets to his home. He work.
cd hard all day and then had to eat dried
up supper.
A new schedule should be put in force.
Let the trolley companies run their cars to
each side Of the bridge and have laun ch
to carry the passengers across the Chris
tiana. By doing so the people could get
from one place TO the other In reasonable
time. 1t only takes fifteen minutes on
the steam cars and now 1t takes from 35
minutes to two hours and then twenty.
five mile clip through our streets on the
trolley.
Miss Alice Hay, Of Chicago, Is the guest
Of the Misses Rodney. Miss Hay has just
returned from u years ojourn in Europe.
Miss Hay Is an artist of no mean ability.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Parker, OF Gin
Cinnati William Wilkinson, Samuel Il.
Porter and H. e. Feastcr, of New York
were visitors to New Castle yesterday.
Thomas vandyke, G. If. Smith and S.
L. Rex, of Baltimore are visiting in Now
Castle. They will spend the cunning sea-
son in Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Howett, Miss Fox, Mrs.
Wright, and Mrs. Faust, of Lancaster who
are visiting in Wilmington paid visit to
New Custlo yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank Crow, ard Mr..
and Mrs JOHN Conoway Of Wilmington
visited New Castle relatives yesterday.
Wedding bells will soon be ringing in
New Castle. The popular young people
have hosts of friends, who will wish them
long life, wealth and happiness
The groom is prominent lodge man
from tho west end The ceremony will be
performed in 81 Peters Church. Chry.
santhemums and golden rod weddings,
with popular young people, will make the
wedding q leading society evont.
The 9. A. G. Jrs. and the Fairylew clubs
will cross bats to morrow afternoon at
Battery Park. Delaware City notified
Captain Countiss that the team was all
broken up and could not play the game
scheduled.
Miss Annie Kemmerle of Philadelphia
Is the guest Of Miss Weggennann.
Miss Annie Newlove and Miss Bessie
Gordon are visiting In Newark.