The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-12
NEW CASTLE NEWS.


NEW CASTLE DEL, Feb. r. 1897
It Is understood that there will be a
large attendance of Mill Greek hundred
farmers here to- morrow at the whippings,
In order to see Frank Thomas receive the
corporal punishment for his assault on
Mrs. Carrie Il. Ball on January 8. Threats
have been made that when the man Is
placed IN the pillory that violence will be
used towards him.
Sheriff Finn and his deputies will see
that no such conduct takes place. II any
one attempts to commit an act of vio-
lence he will be Immediately locked up in
the Jail.
New Castle people are not playing foot
ball at present but they are kicking like
good ones on account of the positions in
which the electric lights are to be placed
The positions of the arc lights will be as
follows: on Delaware at Front, opposite
the Post Office; Fourth, Fifth, and Sew
enth; Front near Harmony; Second at
Harmony, and Chestnut, Third at Chest.
nut, Harmony, Atlantic House, and South
Fourth at Chestnut and Harmony, Fifth
at Harmony, and opposite the Foster es-
tate and at South. Sixth at Cherry, Sew
enth at South, Washington, Clark and
Clymer, Ninth at Clayton, Young and
Washington, Tenth at Gray.
The people are dissatisfied with the To-
cations of the arc lights. The one at
Tenth and Gray will give light to the
fields, the people In Murrayville will have
no lights and there will be no light on
Sixth street, where the mill workers pass
to and fro from their work. When the
foliage comes On the trees the streets will
be in darkness and then there will be
nothing left but to put in more lights.
The reason no arc light Is placed ut Second
and Delaware is that the arc light at the
jail is expected to fill the vacancy. Time
alone will tell if the electric lights are in
working order before the city election
there is sure to be Il lively time.
A cart belonging to John McCallin
went too close to the railway tracks yes
terday afternoon as the trolley car came
along, with the result that one wheel of
the cart came off with q thud.
Get the best goods in town at reduc.
tion Of 10 per cent. in price ut Biggs
The attention OF the street committee is
called to the condition of Second and
Harmony The street looks like pond
and people cannot 60 across. The sewer
under the railway tracks is not sufficient
to carry off the water.
In order to save time and trouble Civil
Engineer Wanger yesterday telegraphed
to Clayton for SUPERINTENDENT Holiday
and the railroad civil engineer to come to
New Castle in order to arrange matters
concerning the bridge.
Jerry Harrigan was taken to the door
of tho jail yesterday by Warden Gould in
order to see a trolley car. AS Harrigan
has been prisoner for several years 1t
was the first time he ever saw u car pro.
PEELED by electricity. He stated that cleo
tricity was wonder, and felt that it
would be great power II used to haul the
kaolin from the pits at Hockessin.
There was pleasant evening party at
Thomas Frazier's residence last evening.
The Hon. William Townsend Smithers,
"Reuben Scraggs," will lecture on the
whirligig for the benefit of class 13 of the
NJ. e. Sunday school on Friday eve ling,
February 10. The proceeds go for the
Missionary Fund.