The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, June 81, 1897

NEW CASTLE, June2i. 1897 -
City Council held special meeting last
evening to take action on the bill OF this
New Castle Gas Company. After about
hall an hours debate an order was drawn
for S6G6. II in favor of the company. The
money viii be paid Just as soon as the city
treasury will permit such thing.
Had 1t not been for the care exercised by
| Motorman James Dorris three children
would undoubtedly have been killed by
one OF the trolley cars. A number Of
small .chIidren were playing hide and spy
at the town hall last night. One of them
hid his face near Chalenger's drug store
until the word "ready" vas given. As he
started across the trolley tracks a car
came whizzing along. The lnotorman
mad control of the car and the boy escaped
by about foot. AS the car reached OPP
posite Greenbaum's three Of the hiders
dashed through the town hall passage
way. Doris stopped his car just as two
lads dashed along the front of it, About
ten persons saw the narrow escape Of the
children and they are loud in their COM
mendation of the molorman
Manager Hushebeck is doing all in his
power to bring good base ball clubs hero
and thu people should support the home
club 1t is playing good ball and deserves
support. The strong team of the Y. N. G. {
A. of Chester will be here on SATURDAY.
and those who visit Battery Park are sure
to see an interesting game Of ball. Come
out and by your presence encourage the
base ball
City Council has accepted the bond Of
tax collector White. The Council will
consider the edvisability of compelling
Joseph Scailling to remove his cabin off
South street. That would be an act un-
worthy Of the Council and the city of New
Castle. The cabin is not an eyesore IL
Is kept in good order.
No disorderly characters are allowed to
congregate around it and Schilling has
been acting as city agent by preventing
the dumping Of refuse of all sorts along
the water edge. This matter was brought
up because Council refused to allow l. A.
tols to erect stable along tho city prop
erty at Batterty Park.
The Atlantic Telephone Company was
given the right to erect four more poles.
The least City Council shold receive from
the company is n free telephone Then
when the Mayor or Council wanted to talk
with Wilmington people they could do 50
without expense.
Samuel Roberts, of Rcd Lion drove into
town yesterday and going to Eflason Bros.
telephonsd to Wilmington that two men
had b! oxen into his residence on Tuesday
night and carried off several articles and
some money.
Ho did not report the matter to the New
Castle police and strange to say at the
time Roberts was telephoning to the Will
mington police, Officer Harrington was di.
rectlng both men the way to Wilmington.
George L. Tobn received telephone
message from Wilmington to the effect
that his son George met with an accident.
George is clerk in Andarsons grocery
store on Delaware avenue, and yesterdt y
while jumping out of the delivery wagon
be alighted on planked walk, and big
splinter passed through his shoe and into
his foot By the assistance Of two youths
le was able to go to the store and then to
Mr.. Anderson's house, where DR.. Chand.
er was summoned. @
About-three inches of his foot had to be
anced in order to remove the splinter.
ieorge is here at his fathers homo under
The care of DR.. Black and Indications are
hat he will be all right in u few days --.
Isaac Turner. who 45 years ago worked
n the old engine house as a moulder was
iere yesterday for the first time since he
eft this CITY, He was accompanied by his
lepheW.