The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-20
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE, Feb 90

The funeral of Thomas Kavanaugh took
place this morning. High mass was cele.
brated in Sc. Peters Church by Rev. ID.
| L.. Brady and interment made In the Ca
| thedral Cemetery, Wilmington.
Mrs, David w. Elkinton after severe
| illness died at her home here yesterday
| afternoon Her bereavei husband and
| children have the sympathy Of the COM
, Inunity. 81
faliaferro had a narraw escape from be-
ing killed yesterday afternoon. As r. r.
Watts was driving up Delaware street
he saw little child about to go over the
crossing. She stood aud looked at the
team, and then as ii dazed, started to GO
across. Watts, although going slow at
the time, pulled up his horse and saved
her life. The horses knee struck her on
the side and knocked her out of the way.
The child was badly scared, but not as
badly as Watts.
DR.. A. B. Mcdowell, who has been
stationed at Fort Delaware for the past
four years has resigned The doctor accom-
panied by Mrs Mcdowell will go to
Europe for year.
"On tho Whirligig' was the subject Of q
lecCuro by Rueben Scraggs In the M. H.
Sunday school room last evening for the
benefit of one of the classes
There is Ia certain young man in this
city who cannot take a broad hint when
he gets one He wants to call upon o
pretty young girl on Sixth street but she
does not desire his company
For three evenings this week he called
only to find that she was mot at home !"
lie was willing TO wait until she WOULD
come, with the result that the young girl
walked out the back door and left him
still waiting. Tbs young lady will be|
glad when there will be no lights 0n1
sixth street, so that this young man cam
not see his way on the muddy, dark street.
The girls on Sixth street do not want
dusty millers"
Clerk Eckles of the Board of Education
round the communication from DIR. X. H.
Tybout, rendering his resignation rs q
member Of the Board 1t would be we'll
to have a competent clerk next year.
While trying the electric cars over the
route one Of them got off tho track. The
retiring members OF City Council are off
the track and unlike the car, they will 4,
never be- able to got on again. Sand keeps
electric cars from slipping and IL acts the
opposite with City Councilmen.
The residents of South Third street are
satisfied that the trouble between Magis-
trate Janvier Jefferson, Downham and
the Geinmill family has been amicably
settled.
There are a great many people In this
city who favor the election of the city tax
collector by the people at the annual elee-
tion The new charter is all the talk at
present. 1t is no matter where the money
comes from, but the Board of Education
must have another $1,000 with which to
manage the schools.
-, At the meeting of the Board on next
Tuesday night President Ferris will bring
the matter before the Board. There are
large numbers of children who cannot get
Seats in our schools.
The connecting grder on the bridge Of
the Wilmington and New Castle electric
railway was placed in position to day,
Cars will be running between here and
Wilmington before many days.
James G. Bridgewater has placed
handsome oak clock with calendar at.
tached in the library of thc rector OF 1m-
manuel church at the Parish House.
See those chlldrens hose at Biggs.
Morris Webb, OF Wilmington, visited
Now Castle friends yesterday.