The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-22
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE, DEL, Feb 20, 1897.
Hats off to the Republican.

Hats off to the Republican. I.
The City Council has discovered the
\ fact that the people will not stand being
fooled all the time. 1t cannot be denied
that hundreds of people pass through
I Sixth street going and coming from work.
| The light that was to shine at Cherry
| street has been ordered to be hung atDela.
I ware street, so that delaware and Sixth
will be both be benefited by the light.
! But 1t Is fact that the retiring members
! will be opposed by several live men. The
| present members are good men but there
are others.
At the meeting of st. Peters T. A. B.
Society held yesterday afternoon one new
member was received and five propositions
referred to the investigating committee.
Mahlon X. Lancaster returned home
Saturday night from Philadelphia, where
he attended monster bicycle fair in the
Second Regiment Armory, Broad and
Diamond streets Mr. Lancaster, like all
prominent bicyclists, takes deep interest
in exhibitions of bicycles, and stated that
the display of the different makes Of wheels
was q genuine curiosity.
When the fair was contemplated Smell
enburg & Co. applied for space, but they
were denied their request. With all the
push of the firm 1t rented whole dwell
Ing at the entrance to the armory and
opened bicycle fair Of its own.
Rt Rev. Alfred A. Curtis; the retiring
Bishop of the Diocese will visit New Cas-
tie next Sunday and preach at the late
mass In St. Peters Church. Bishop Cur
tbs was always a favorite in New Castle
A cablegram was received in Philadel-
phia Saturday stating that the first 8inch
pipe WAS made successfully by the Nico-
poul Marioupol Metalurgical and Mining
Co., Of Mariopol, Russia. Upon the ar
rival of the message it was sent to this
city at once. This Pipe was turned out by
labor from the Delaware Iron Works in
this city. The machinery was also fur
nished by the Delaware lion Works Co.
The men are expected to return in few
weeks.
+. Merton Munson, son of Rev. Il. M.
Munson, Il. L. D., who Is a student in the
University of Pennsylvania, is at home on
short vacation.
Mrs Caroline Timms, mother of Jack
son Timms and residing ut Eighth and
South streets, is seriously i'll With the
grip. Drs. McCabe and Stewart are in
attendance.
Edward d. Names on Saturday while
working in the machine shop Of tho Dela-
ware Iron works mashed the fourth finger
Of his left hand.
The post office will be opened this after
noon from 8 TO 6 o'clock.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs Cues
Ella Morgan, daughter of Police officer
Morgan, is very i'll with pneumonia
Lot toilet articles loss than cost, Stoops
Mrs. John Carter is ill with the grip.
Miss Celia Boyle is entertaining Miss
Katie Rowan of Philadelphia.
Company Fl N G. D., will celebrate
Washington's birthday by supper to
number of its friends.
New styles of wall paper, sc up, SUoops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jones arc enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor, OF
Philadelphia.
James 4. Challenger, Samuel Ford and
Harry Hunter of this city will attend the
reception of SCo. A, N G. D., OF Will
mlngton tonight.
Bargains in new and secondhand BIZ
cycles at Stoops,
Some of our sports will go to Baltimore
tonight to sec Midget Glynn fight.
The colored folks held cake walk at
Red Mems Hall on Saturday night Dur
ing the singing of a song BY Sheldon
Leary the curtain iell, The pole struck
Leary on the head but he kept right on.
At the conclusion Of The song he was en-
cored and sang "Tell them that you saw |
me.
Job lots wall paper below cost at
Stoops.
Mrs. w. W. Cooper is very ill with in.
flammatory rheumatism
The city charter will be Investigated
during the coming week