The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-29
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE, June 20, 1897. !,

On and after July lst, the New Castle
accommodation trains will be thing of the
past. There will be only ono train daily
to and from Battery station to Whining
ton. The ll.l5 train will leave Whining.
ton on time and returning to Wilmington
Will leave New Castle at l. IA o'clock. The
crews that formerly ran the accommodation
trains will make the run to Wyoming on
| the tram leaving hero shortly after Up m.
and also the New Castle train. 1t Is
Understood that the l. 27 train from Will
| mngton will stop.
The High school Alumni held its annual
banquet last evening but there were only
~ members present including the newly
graduated members. The election OF off.
GERS resulted as follows: President, Miss
Miriam Davidson; first e.president,
Walter Bacon; second vice president,
Miss Katie Gornley; third vice president,
Walter Hanson; secretary, Miss Mamie
Vantine: treasurer, Miss Bessie Wilson.
So far no arrests have been made of the
toughs who insulted the passengers, as
saulted tho motOrmau and destroyed ladies'
dresses by tobacco juice on the trolley car
on Saturday evening. The quicker an ex.
ample Is made of such people the sooner
thepatronage will increase on the trolleys.
As the toughs were allowed to escape two
New Castle young men on Sunday insult
ed the passengers by their language
A lady asked her escort TO lower II win
dow IN order to get some more dir. AS the
gentleman was about to do SO one of tho
New Castle men objected and prevented
him from doing so. As the conductor at.
tempted to do so he was interfered with
and in order to save himself had to throt-
tie his assailant. =
Now really isn't 1t pleasure to ride on
trolley car where no protection is given
to tho conductor or the people against dis
order from toughs. BY all means let all
disorderly characters be prosecuted.
Charles Hughes has removed to the
house formerly occupied by George
Grimes.
l, W. Miller superintendent of tho VIII.
mlngton and New Castle Railway Com
pany foil down the cellar steps at the Jail
and sprained his ankle.
Manager Hushebeck said last evening
that he expected to take 300 roote,s
on Saturday to Wilmington. He wants
them to cheer the New Castle players
when they win tho championship game.
Gartside will do the pitching for the C.
A. Z. There will be o new catcher and
centre fielder on the team who will pound
out three baggers o beat the band.
The electric lights were turned on lass
evening with full force.
1t Is only matter of few days until
New Castle will have beautiful park
where the school green Is now.
Pretty walks, neat benches and abun-
dance of shade trees will make it popular.
The Erickson Line boats are favorites
with the New Castle people. One of them
stop here each day enroute to Baltimore
or Philadelphia. The "Trip is through the
canal and across the Chesapeake Bay.
Those who have gono that way say 1t Is
a delightful trip. The Sodaity of the B.
Y. NJ. of 81. Peters Church has elected the
following officers: Prefect, Cecilia Col
Inns; first assistant, Agnes Duncan; second
assistant Gortie Morris; Secretary, Mag
gle Lawlor; Treasurer, Winnie Sheridan.