The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-23
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence of She REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE, November 23, 1891

youths who went to Klondyho has rubal-
| anced the mind of Charles Pedrick, OF
| Of Delaware rect. Charles is about 90
| years OF age and has lately bnen deeply iu-
| ,elested in the adventures Of youths who
| went to the gold fields according to sev.
Crhl dime novels.
During the, latter part OF last week his
| people saw that he was acting irratlonnlly.
| On sunday evening h3 accompanied u
| young girl to the NJ. Il. Church. When
| the service wa over he told another
| young girl who was in tho chnrob that he
did not caro- whether she spoke to him or
not She was a stranger in the city anu
did not know him.
Chen he caught hold of another girls
arm and walked out the church with her.
Ye.terduy morning ho left homo and his
people spent tie day looking for him. lis
had stated his Willingness / o go to Phila.
and cu! Il 80 UPON which he expected to
reach klondyla where he anticipated max
ing IL fortune like tho heroes he read about
in the cheap literature which he was 50
tDn,i OF ret lia,. rhyrB is u nunD5r OF
young men about his age in this city, who
spenIxJo much time playing cards and
ieading dime novels,
Persons V hO have been accustomed for
years to hear the chatter of tho thousands
of spnriowS as they passed tho residence tt
James q, Shaw will miss it. The birds
baClDc II regular nuisance so Mr.. SHAW
pat Il man to work yesterday and he 70.
III wed the ivy from the gaols of his resi-
tencu. 1hts ivy has been the home of the
spirrows for over twenty. five years. Inst
night the cvIctou birds sought homes in
the trees nearby.
Thcy did not understand how it was
that hoy weIo SO rudely treated by their
former banefactor.
Guosge Morrison is still confined to his
hons with u badly sprhined-leg. About II
week ago he slipped III he top OF socket
furnace at the Delaware Iron Works and
received tho slrain
James Sinister was gladdhned yesterday
by the receipt ota handsome meerschaum
pipe.
He smokes u certain brand of tobacco
and by saving coupons receives presents
Last week whoa hu opened II bag OF the
tobacco he found u special coupon with
dlreciions TO mail H. to the Office of tho
manufacturers. llo did 50 and the hand.
some pipe was sent to him by the next
mail.
AS stated in tho REPUBLICAN, on Satur-
day II meeting was held i'll the Mayors
uilca last evening TO take steps to forward
the movement for the builGillg OF IL Uicyc o
raih between Winning OH AID New
Castle William j. Hoffman, wit' Chair
man and j Earnest Ph lips secretary of
owing to tho ncIemoacy OF Tho evening
The accident to Miss Carrie Rogers was
another proof that the path is needed. Mr..
Philips felt hat New Castle could raiso
1t, quota Of the Co t. With the L. A. ".
and the Wilmington Bicycle Club ut is
back 1Le path was h":r t" como. He IT,
Gently TOOK IL trip by wheel from here to
A"..'yerdam, Now York. He saw several
pa hs From Albany to Amsterdam, II
n -. Vt thprn Il
beauty of II bidyco path.
Thuae present felt that tie necessity OF
n pa.h was growing daily moro apnaient.
A committee composed Of Mahlon *.
Lancaster, iiarud Sudell, j. Ernest
Phillips, 5, Atwood Stewart and Genrge
". Erkes was appointed to confer witha
committee from the Wilmington Bicycle
Club.
Miss Carrie Rogers had narrow escape
from injury yesterday afternoon. Miss
Rogers was returning on her wheel from
Wilmington and when about 200 yards
from Lanu3rs Avenue sho saw load Of
hay aud two other teams. A. she reached
the Avenue another team drove out OF the
lanD leading TO the river and II collision
followed
Mrs. Rogers was tadly shaken up but
not injured Her wheel wa, colnplo ely
wrecked. Mis- Rogers was taken to her
home in the team TINT caused the damage
to her wheel,
Mr.. Alvan Morrison seeing that tho
nr.ia~- af tho NJ G-l,, -t.ia '.Yt i"0'"'so
Company II. he sent personal letter to
Captain Rogers guaranteeing the expenses
ana Company Fl. will be in line.
MIR. Morrison would not allow New Gas.
Tie to be sighted. The Mayor, City Coun-
Gil and CT liens Committee will also bo
present Mt the aXerciias attending the pre-
sen;at.on of The lemonade bowl.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the Thanksgiving entertain
ment to be given in tho High School to-
morrow Afternoon.
Reading of the Pre- sideIt's Proclamation,
Fl. Irwin Etchells
Recitation, "IIarvest Treasure"
kecitaticn, "Thanksgiving Day"
Elsio Lancaster
GScitstion, GStn sGns Autumn Fsstivai M%sy "nS'o"
Nellie Duffy
Whistling chorus, Asher McCabe, Ed
White, George Brown, James Saun.
ders. Harry Hance, James Maloney.
Defamation,
Farmer John Hanks Giving
John Carrick
Defamation, "Our Thanksgiving,'
Thomas Gravel.
"What Shall We BE Thankful For"
Eddie Ellintnn, Bessie Lyons, Mary Linds,
Anna Naiillne, Malsn Necsaii, JtllioS
htctirury.
Defamation, "Whel Frost is on Pump.
kin.," William Hamilton.
tTel us Something about November"
William Marshall, Harry Hance, Tasker
Clarke, Maggie Lowber Mary Duffy,
Mary Campbell, Laura Wilhelme.
Solo, ben Bolt, ..... Laura Meredith.
Recitation,
Rose Forley and Emily Ferguson.
piano Snlo Miss Whjtnnck |
Original Poem, ''''. Hotty McDonghan,
Singing by tho Society.
Bargains chamber sets, dishes, glass
ware, trunks and etc. must go to mako |
room for Nmas goods. Stpops.
William :. Ferris lost tho deciding game
of chess with MIR. Voigt, of Philadelphia,
New Castle was visited by tha first snow
Of tho year about two o'clock this morn
ing