The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-04
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.

NEW CASTLE, Feb L.,
New Castle Is excited over the prospects
Of the base ball park being removed. Sever
al years ago the Railroad Company leased
the grounds to tho q. A. G. and high
fence, bleachers and grand stand were
erected. Yesterday the railroad officials
were here surveying for q Y on the base
ball grounds. 1t Is understood that the
old and unsafe turn table will be removed
and that improvements will be made along
the river shore. Rumor set the news afloat
that the Railroad Company will cut the
fare down to ten cents for the round trip.
Some Of the wide awake people are in
censed over the talk about the new char.
ter because the proposed charter is for the
benefit Of the city and not for any cor
poration.
"There Is no use OF spoutipg about CIV
ing $500 to the poor of the city said Mayor
Boyd last evening, because the money is
not in the treasury to give to any one. II
could get my salary from the council
would willing give 1t to the poor. This
city should have the right to govern its
streets and say what railroads have u
right to cross at grade. II some manu-
facturer settles on the borders of the city
it would be to his interest to have com.
peting railroads.
The talk about not paying the lawyer
for the work on the charter Is all folly for
two members of council told him to go
ahead in my presence and the third MEM
her was willing to abide by the action of
the other two New Castle Is bound to
hustle along.
b. Il. Lank, Harry Mcguire, John
Montgomery and Mark Bennett went to
Platt's Mills yesterday to fish and M ont.
gomery had narrow escape from drown
ing. While walking on the ice it broke
and the result was that he got q good
wetting. A fire was built on the bank
and after drying his clothes the party re-
turned to New Castle without getting
any fish.
The novel sight of eight able bodied
men putting in quarter of a ton OF coal
was witnessed here yesterday.
The Sodality of ST. Peters church Cele-
brated the feast of the Blessed Virgin on
Candlemas Day by rendering specially
prepared celebration program. After the
exercises benedicton of the sacrament was
celebrated by Rev H. l.. Brady.
George Resell has purchased from the
William Herbert estate the house now oc-
cupied by Charles Paxon on Cherry street.
There are three boys attending school at
present in New Castle who will never kill
rat again because they received good
trouncing for killing one yesterday after
noon.
The three lads were ,among the number
who were tardy with their lessons in M 81
Baird's room and were kept in after school
was dismissed. In about ten minutes
they noticed u rat running around the
room and the three lads began chase
THY are sorry now they did not allow it
to s;are the teacher and cause her to
jump on chair and run across the desks,
for after they killed the rat Miss Baird
punished them for being naughty by
leaving their studies and running over
the desks.
The Reading Collier Rattlesnake Is still
here and will remain until the return OF
the Burk, Reading and Lancaster that
cleared from port today.
Mrs. Julia White Is visiting in Philadel-
phia
The funeral of the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander McConyham took
place yesterday afternoon. lnterment
was made in Emmanuel Cemetery.
number of bridge builders arrived
here yesterday to erect the bridge for the
electric road across the track of the T. W.
& B. cut off
Harry Hewlett left yesterday for New
York, where he has secured IL position as
pianist.
As stated in the REPUBLICAN yesterday
the Knowles Woolen Mills resumed oper-
atiuns to-day.
MIR. and Mrs. Valetta entertained a num-
ber of their friends last evening at II music
ale