The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-01
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Correspondence Of tho REPUBLICAN.
New Castle, October lat, 1897.

Bishop Coleman has accepted tho invita-
tion Of the Brotherhood Of st. Andrew to
make an address upon the Lambeth Con-
ference. The Bishop will accordingly be
hero on Monday evening next and Will de.
liver the address In Emmanuel Episcopal
Church.
There was young man who arrived In
New Castle yesterday after being the lead-
ing actor In an old time bee hunt Leslie
Is one Of the jolliest felloyys who comes to
town. On Wednesday night the fellows
around Cooch's Bridge planned tho hunt.
Les. was given the market quotations on
honey and was informed by two Of his
friends that there were at least 15O pounds
Of honey In o certain big tree.
A wash boiler and two buckets were Sc
cured. Les.can WELD an axe Just as well as
he can drive the team for Miller Dayett.
He carried bucket and an axe. Tho
story Is the same as all others of an equal
kind. The axe was used, the farmer fired,
his companion was shot and fell to tho
ground In great agony. Another friend
peppered Les with beans and he know they
were grains of shot. He feels confident
that he was shot and would have been
wounded severely only the farmer was q
good piece away ut the time. But no
honey was taken home to Cooch's Bridge
on Wednesday night.
George Williams says that 1t matters
not to the people Of that part of tho city
whether the electric lights burn or not:
They can SEQ by tho glow Of barrel 7, .Sa Of
gilt edge syrup at his store. 1t Is the
finest In town.
Tho proprietor of the Jennings Hotsl
drove to New Castle yesterday afternoon.
While near Third and Chestnut streets his
horse took fright at trolley car and ran
away Mr.. Jennings was thrown over the
splashbonrd and received several injuries.
The carriage was brokon but tho horse
escaped oil injury.
An Infant Sunday school under the
charge Of Miss Kate Mahoney has been
starred by ST. Peters church. The room
formerly occupied by the Il. A. B. Society
Is used by the Infant school.
Best coffee in the city for IL cons at
Williams, who has lots Of extra good eat
Ing pears, Iwonty per cent. on prices,
elsewhere Is saved by buying at williams
store, and then the goods arc always fresh.
The base ball cranks were happy last
evening when they learned that Boston
won and Baltimore lost.
Best floor and tahlo olclDths at StooPs'.
The first carload Of crushed stonU lor the
Uobbinsville road arrived hore this morn
ing.
Rev. J. +. Griniths Of Skomcn Meath,
Wales, preached all eloquent and lnterest'
ing sermon last evening in tho First Bap'
tlsU CnuTCu. All uus Shoii AeiiNoN
cd cxcellont music Several persons from
Wilmington were present.
Sec Stops 50, y cents wall paper.
Edward Porter, ct Smyrna Is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Maggie Doughorty Is the guest OF
West Chester friends.
Mrs John NJ. Valetts, OF Pittman Grove,
n j., is visiting New Castle relatives
Joseph Il. Taylor who left hore on July
81 has returned homo from visit to rela-
tives i'll Lancashire, England. He says the
factories throughout England are running
lively but all the machinists OF England
arc on % strike.
At Queenstown ho purchased black
thorn stick which he has presented to ono
Of his friends from the Emerald Isle.
The game of tootball between the Adonls
and G. A. G. teams promises to be, IN in,
tcrcstng one. Tho visitors are about u
pounds heavier than Captain Kings
rilslera but still he expects to win as tho
interference l. perfect,
1t is too bad buttho former employees OF
the Delaware Iron Works are obliged to
seek work elsewhere.