The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-12
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
correspondence of the REL uBLICl :.
New CASTLE, March 12 1897

The people of this city are deeply in
oensed at the manner in which the assess.
ment was made last year. On Saturday
last when prominent citizens went to the
polls to vote they were met with the start
ling news: You are not assessed,
The assessor last year was paid $50 extra
to make good assessment and now it
turns out that 1t was of the same class Of
years gone by. The real estate owners are
determined that u proper assessment shall
be made in 1897 and regardless of politics
will ask Captain Israel Riding to allow
his name to be used.
Determinations have also been made in
the value of property, but such a. man as
Mr.. Riding would make IA fair valuation
regardless of all.
For members of city Council it is under
stood that the retiring members will seek
reelection.
If Mr.. Pagan is to be an employe of the
new trolley road then tho people do not
want him.
If Messrs. Morrison and Schuhardt can
content themselves by doing the fair
square thing to all the people, then they
may stand show, but with such men as
Andrew NJ. Gallagher, Ira Lunt, John
MacFarlin and Joseph A. Carlin In the
field there is sure to be liycly time, The
prospects are that there will be no oppo-
sition to MIR. Ferris tor City Treasurer.
But Setween now and election day 1T Is
hard to say what will turn up.
On the early afternoon train yesterday
from Wilmington to this city the passen-
gers in the smoker were annoyed by o
wordy. combat between the train crew and
George Welsh, of the Bear. The cause of
the trouble was that the man had no
ticket and refused to pay his fare. When
the train reached New Castle Constable
Fleming was requested to arrest the mau
for trespass.
Lust evening before Mayor Boyd, Welsh
was fined s. and costs. 1t was the third
time he tried the same game.
Sheriff Judd of Utah, came here yester-
day afternoon but failed to identify
James O'Brien as Peterson one OF the
murderers of Sheriff Burns In 1894 in San
Pete county. O'Brien has number of
prominent people in Philadelphia, who
are his relatives and they secured the SER
vices of William Michael Byrne to watch
tho case.
st. Peters II. A. B. Society has elected
the following officers for the annual
reception to be held on Easter Monday
evening; Master of ceremonies, Owen f.
Sheridan: floor manager, John P. Murphy;
assistants. Philip Sheridan, James Il.
Ryan. Jnmes McHugh, Joseph A. Carlin.
Committee on arrangements: Hugh
Duffy, chairman, Edward McCue, VIM.
J. Ryan, Thomas Boyle, John Ryan, and
James McPike; treasurer, Potter u. Mad
den, secretary, Francis Sheridan.
Landreth's garden seeds at Stoops.
George Tobin will erect a two story
back building TO his residence on Fifth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridgewater have return
ed home from visit to Philadelphia where
they spent day with their son Frank.
Mrs Charles II. Bowers of Wilmington
visited New Castle yesterday.
George Grimes removed yesterday TO
farm near Port Penn.
Clothes wringers LOO at Stoops.
There was an importanG meetlng OF
Friendship Lodge No. 3 A. o. U. W. held
last evening.
Robert Harrington had narrow escape
yesterday while in Wilmington from being
mixed up in the runaway accident at
Ninth and Market streets.