The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-31
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE, August 81, 1897.

shellpot Park is favorite resort with
New Castle people. Almost daily parties
go there from here. Last evening Mrs.
Frank Meredith chaperoned party Of
young people. Among those in the party
were Misses Name Steele, Chesapeake
City, Nellie johnson. Bessie Kuntz Reba
Saunders, Julia Mahoney May Goodloy,
ella Gillis, Gertrude kuntz. Messrs, Geo,
w. Eckles, William Hunter, DR.. Richard
N. Beaston, Frank J. Borio, Richard King,
Milton Davidson. Samuel Ford.
Deep interest centres In tho boat race
which takes place next Sunday on tho
Delaware. Tho boats expected to
participate are Evening Star, Carrie and
Mary, Littlo Pearl, Evan b and Sunshine.
Jennie Juno and Mascot The latter four
are tho champion boats Of the Brandywine
The boats will line up at ~ o'clock and
the course will be from the buoy abo7e
New Castle tn u buoy near Fort Delaware.
City Council held a special meeting last
evening and agreed to hold ameeting wi h
the Wilmington and New Castle Electro
Railway officials.
Tho cause for doing SO was tho danger,
GUS and useless gutter pipes at Delaware
and Sixth and Harmony and Second
streets.
A long discussion took place ovor tho
placing OF n board walk to Dobbinsyiile.
Hundreds Of people traverse Seventh
street daily and something must bo done.
Mr. Pagan favored the board walk a. a
cost of $500. He is dead opposed to ashes.
They are no good and the teams would
drive over the paths, rs OIL Sixth stre9t.
Tho matter was referred to the street com.
mittee
The contract for making proper sanitary
repairs at Third and Chestnut was not
awarded.
Tho matter of new gutter on Delaware
opposite tho NJ e. Church was discussed.
Nui6ancas were ordered abated IN ~ hours
and dead COW was allowed to remain
along the rivershore
Napo leon B. Dcakyne died at his home
on Front street yesterday afternoon. MI
Deakyne was one Of New Castles esteem
ell citizens. He was the father Of Lieu
tenant Herbert Deakyne Of the U. ). N,
William Deakyne, of the Board OF y luca'
ton, Edward Doakyno, grocer, Misses.
Cordelia, Mollie and Estella Tho latter
Co.'S office and at present In the Office OF
George Maxwell. Mr.. Doakyne was en-
gagged as mail carrier from the depot to
tho post office but contracted Il heavy cold
last fall.
This evening In the Grand Opera House
building Industry Council Junior Order
of America Mechanics will celebrate its
second anniversary. Inc program nus
been published in the REPUBLICAN,.
Third Street bridge Ia out Of order and
delays will be order When tho car with
the work people arrived at the bridge this
morning four men wore trying to turn the
bridge.
They could not do SO and tho passengers
had to got off the car aud walk to their
places Of business.
Tn, Ulrioa wanted to get through, but
size WAS held hard and fast
Ths attention OF the Gamo Protective
Association is called to persons who are
hunting young rabbits near New Castle at
night time When the proper time comos
there will DO no rabbits to hunt.
Miss Reba Dolbow, of Port Pom, is tho
guest Of Miss A lice Williams
Mary Brldgowater is spending week
with hor brother in Philadelphia.
Frank Bridgewatsr has returned to
Philadelphia after paying flying visit to
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Il
Bridgewater.