The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-29
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. October 20, 1907

Tho meeting Of tho Needle Work Guild
was held yesterday afternoon In the Llpra iao
ry Building. During the past year aoo
pieces Of clothing and underwear were re,
ceived. Each church has two referees ana
they find out the deserving poor In the
congregation and then the clothing ID DIS
tributed. The referees are:
Motho6ist-Mrs. John Vining, Mrs. Chal'
lenger.
Baptist-Miss Flora Lunt.
Pr0sbyterian-Mrs. Boyd, Miss Kincaid.
Catholic-Mrs. Hizar, Mise s. Campbell.
Episcopal-Miss S. Dlount, Miss 5. BOD
ney.
Among the articles distributed was 10
yards OF muslin donated from the proceeds
ofthe Mrs. Jarrell's Wax Wof,ss.
The following officers were etected:
President-Mrs. John ]. Black.
Vice. .Presidents-Miss A. Spottswood,
Mrs. B. +. Lancaster.
Seeretary-M Elsie Black.
Treasuror-Miss Anna Rodney.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reis, of Wilmington
who was stopping at the Atlantic House
with her daughter Mrs. Anna Graham,
met with q serious accident yesterday.
While carrying basket Of clothes Up tho
back stairway she missed her footing and
fell backward landing at the bottom Of the
steps.
DIR. McCabe was Immediately summoned
and found that no bones we.o broken.
Her escape was miraculous as Mrs. Rels
Is 65 years of age and weighs over l7O
pounds She was able last evening to be
removed to the homo Of another daughter
in Wilmington. Mrs. Albert.
On Wednesday stranger was noticed
hiding behind trees and the corner of build
ings About 0 o'clock as William Cole
was returning to his home near Landor's
avenue he was held up by q pad. The
stranger told Cole to give up all the money
l, h had or he would do him bodily harm. .
Tho approach of q trolley car made Cole
somewhat bold and he refused tho pads
request.
The stranger seeing the trolley car he
decamped for other quarters.
A carload Of delegates in attendance at
the Christian Endeavor Convention in
Wilmington came over yesterday and
visited The jail
Mrs. Corkran and Miss May Whitnack
ravea temperance address in the High
School yesterday.
IL is about time that tho calamity
howler should cease his work about tho
proposed shirt factory. The gentleman
who wishes to como here asks for no
favors. He wants fair treatment aJ the
hands Of New Castle people. He is will
ing to furnish guarantee to run tho
factory for two years, give steady employ
ment and pay q certain amount of wages.
But no wants New Castle to furnish the
building free of rent for two years. Then
he Is willing to pay back dollar for dollar
if tho people desire it.
If tho people would induce him to come
here and then fail to work in the factory
he would DO at II loss and New Castle
should bear part of the loss, 1t is no fake.
1t is genuine enterprise If tho shirt
factory comes to New Castle then two
other industries will come. As he does in
other places he would run Il steam laundry
in connection with the factory and also an
Zee plant. He would be obliged to keep
the factory cool in summer and in order
to do SO he would DO enabled to manu-
facture ice, which would be sold at half the
price paid for the article at present Such
an enterprise should DO encouraged. New
Castle has opencd her purse strings to
Others in order that they would locate
here.
They came, and the people are praying
for more of such enterprises Every dol
lar invested by the people to bring the
shirt factory is good Investment 1t will
bear interest. Keep the movement roll.
ing along.
City Councilman Harrington last even.
Ing stated that the report about Seventh
street published in an afternoon paper
yesterday was untrue. AS it is well known
to all hands in some places holes four feet
in depth had to DO filled in. Yesterday n
traction engine and wheat thre,her passed
over the new work and there was general
satisfaction given by the good solid stone
bed. The one place where the slush Is
was caused by Misunderstanding and is
not worth noticing. The street is in eS
cellent condition. In order to satisfy
everyone one will never see the day, for
God cannot satisfy the people.
Family secrets do not get scattered
broadcast when the family talks over its
affairs at the family hearth. Such was
the iden that prevailed last evening with
the Union Republicans. They had an
nounced Il meeting to DO held In the town
hall for the purpose of nominating dele.
gates TO tho convention to be held in
Dover on next Thursday. But there was
no light in tho window and therefore no
meeting held in tho town hall. The
Union Republican Leagues headquarters
| served for iho occasion The delegates
chosen were James e. Shaw, e. l. Rogers,
William Pedrck, John Levy and Jers,
| miah Myers Alternntes, James E. Davis
| Charles Bennett, j. Harry Atkinson, vii.
| liam Brown and Samuel Barnes.
A large box of clothing was shipped yes
lcrday by tho ladies Of the Presbyterian
church, to be used for home missionary
| work.
Tho matinee races at Hare's Corner yes
terday were well attended and the sport
| was excellent.
Rev. o. q Buddington conducted ser
vices in thot Baptist church last evening.
| a large nly DER Of Mothodists and Pres.
byterians Merc present. Rev. Mr.. Briggs
| will preach this evening.