The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-15

Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. December Is. 1897.

wanted-Twenty-Hvo young ladies to
learn shirt making good wages and steady
work guaranteed. Apply to the Shirt Fac
tory: New Castle, Del.
Tho above advertisement appeared In an
afternoon paper yesterday. 1t was to
large number Of people here what red
flag Is so q bull. The best thinking peo-
pie were loud In denouncing the move to
bring girls here on fuoIs GRAND. The
present employees cannot make good
wages Time work gives the operator
poor pay, and piece work makes 1t less.
THE girls make from 20 to 50 or 60 cents a
day. Some Of the girls complain of tho
number Of shirt bosoms and cuffs in
dozen. One Of the operators was loud in
her denunciation Of the management last
night.
u TO her father she said "If girls come
here from Middetown, we intend to
whit cap them. This factory was brought
here for New Castle girls. We can do the
work II we get paid for it. We know that
the factory at Nliddletown pays better
wage, than are paid hero. The city, coun-
oil should sec that New Castle eople are
not made fools of by any enterprise
George Williams, the Third street go
Ger, has been chosen as general agent for
the sale of muskrats. There ale about
/ fifteen trnppers on the marsh nigh thy,
! and the fresh rats are furnished daily TO
! the store. One of the ira gpers said last
evening that the fresh rats will sell at
three for a quarter
( Then with the hides selling at fourteen
coats each, q man who catches from
] ten to twenty each night is making good
| money 1t is fortunate for these men that
= they have Il chance to earn neat sum.
( The members of Company ii. n. e. d.
! had a general brushing up time yesterday.
: The cause for Frightening the guns and
4 buttons was that Colonel Evan G. Boyd
will inspect the company Tonight. Cap
| tain Rogers feels that his msn will make
as creditable appearance and receive tho
highest words of praise US ON former i'll
I spectlonS.
| The Columbia Athletic Club will hold
F., q meeting in few days. Edwin NJ Her.
bort has claim against the club for rent
! amounting to nearly $50 but Is willing to
arrange matters satisfactorily to tho club.
Tho prospects are that ths cluo will re-
Z move from Its present quarters in the
Opera House to the Red Mems Hall.
Nit. Salem M, 4. Church will open n fair
on next Monday evening. twill continue
during the holidays,
+. The following letters have bosn handed
In for the purpose of reaching Old kriss:
New Castle, Del, Dec. 18th, 1897.
Dear Santa Claus:--l thought would
write and let you know what l want. l
want doll coach and pair Of kid gloucs,
ring and some candy and some nuts and
oranges. Elsie Lcgg.
My little sister wants doll coach and a
pair of leggins u pair of mittcns and can
1y, nuts and oranges and Christmas
tree. Goodbye Santa, Il. L!gg
There is a large hole in Seventh street,
near Gray.
Wedding bells will shortly ring.
The condition of John Il. StoUps is I'M.
changed Mr.. Scoops has the deepest
sympathy u friendly people can offer. Not
only on account of his severe illness but
because for years his mammoth store was
the headquarters for Christmas goods.
Those who have been accustomed for years
to buy holiday goods there must 20 some
where else this year Under The caro- of u
good nurse and two doctors, The prayers OF
the people are that he may be spared to his
family and TO the city,
A Wilmingto grocer and George Vii
lialns are at war again over prices. This
time it is coffee and Williams has cut the
price of Arbuckle's coffee to ten cents Il
pound.