The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-01
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,

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NEW CASTLE. Feb. 1.
Rev, H. G, Vincent of Clayton preached
yesterday In Emmanuel Church. At the
morning service he chose the following
text: Our Blessed Lords Words Of
Grace" st. Luke 4, 2s.
On Saturday seven of our jolly fisher.
men, headed by Charles II. Clewell, spent
the day at ST. Georges fishing for bass in
| the canal.
The steel tug Casawissa, built by the
Harlan 81 Hollingsworth Co. for the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany, has been hauled off the bar at Pea
Patch Island, after being strended week
an1 is now at the wharves of her builders,
apparently none the worse for her series Of
mishaps. &e
The Catawissa was removed from tho
| bar yesterday morning The tide attained
the highest point of the week about 1880
o clock and the tug Amanda Powell ran
| a line to the stranded tug. The Powell,s
| engines were started and the Catawissa
slid from her bed In the mud without the
least trouble. The Catawissa then steam
ed to this city, the Amanda Powell fol-
| lowing closely behind.
A daughter Of James b. Toman owes
| her life to the fact that she wore heavy
! woolen underclothing on Saturday. Dur
| Ing the afternoon while moving around
| the stove owing to being near sighted she
went too close and her dress ignited.
In moment she was enveleped in
| flames. Her cries attracted the attention
of Mrs McGrory who took in the situation
at glance and grabbing piece of car
| pet wrapped 1t around the girl. Owing to
her under wear being OF woolen ma
terlal It did not catch the blaze. Her dress
was completely burned and her arms and
| hands were badly scorched. Mrs McGrory
had her hands severely burned in putting
out the flames.
Henry Madden, Janitor of School No. 8
could not get the fires to work. Upon in
vestigation he found that dead owl and
three sparrows nests caused the trouble.
About 10 sports are walking around
town with one leg longer than 1t really
ought to be owing to the manner in which
they were faxed on Saturday night.
1t was understood that Walling and
sullivan, two local sports were to fight to
finish and settle supremacy. Instead tf q
finished fight they put up a fake which
will finish all such exhibitions in New
Castle. There were only three good blows
in the entire ten rounds and every one is
now crying fake"
The river is still full of ice and yesterday
afternoon the ice boat labored for three
hours to b reak passage for a tramp
steamer bound to Philadelphia but failed
in the attempt.
The Reading colliers have had a difficult
task to beat their way up the river and the
Rattlesnake lies off here in a disabled con
dition. Instead of a 4S hour passage, ID
took the Rattlesnake one week to reach
here from Boston.
Charles S. King was the leader of a
party of young men who on Saturday skat-
I'd to the mouth of the Christiana Creek
and returned over the smooth ice.
A sociable and smoker will be given by
Harmony Castle No L. q. E. tonight.
Several Wilmington Sir Knights will be
in attendance.
letic Club in the Opera House, was the
finest given by the club this season, about
so persons participated. James McPike
was the violinist and William Duncan
pianist.
Miss Byard of Germantown is the guest
Of Miss Greta Cooper
Miss Mccullough, Miss Pierce and Miss
Mcintyre, Of Elkton, are. visiting DR..
and Mrs j. j. Black.
Herbert G. Coe. designer at the Knowles
Woolen Mills, is visiting his parents at
Upland, Pa. IS
Mrs. David Elk inton, who has been Sc
riously i'll with pneumonia, is reported i'm
proving.
MIR. and Mrs. George W. Dickerson and
MISS Matilda Janvler are Ill with the grip
Max Case, who has Joined the United
States Navy as an apprentice, and is at
League Island, Is ON visit to his mother,
previous to going to Newport News for
six months, and then on a cruise Of five
months. He looks well In bis natty sailor
suit, and will reach his maiority when he
finishes his four years with Uncle Sam.
Mrs. Charles II. Edwards and daughter,
of Wilmington. are visiting New Castle
relatives.
Rev. Il. NJ. Munson was in Clayton
Yesterday where he preached in Chaplain
Vincents pulpit.