The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-05
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. March s, 1897.

The annual election for three members
of the Board of Education will be held to-
morrow afternoon. The retiring mem.
bers are Messrs. Frazer, Deakyne and
Reynolds. During the past year there has
been some dissatisfaction over certain
things which the present Board perform
cd. There will be two tickets in the
field One supporting all the Board did
and one opposed to certain things. The
tickets will be as follows
Supporters-Thomas Frazer, Orion Car
rick, William Deakyne
Non upporters-George W. Eekles,
William L. Rothwell, John j Reynolds.
The supporters will be elected II all
things work properly.
Rev. John NJ Walden, d. d. LII u.
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church
will lecture in the NJ. Il. Church tonight
on africa and its Evangelization.'
1t Is not often that New Castle Is hon
ored with the presence of q Methodist
Bishop. There arc only eighteen of them,
with all the world for their diocese. In
order that they may superintend the work
of over &c, 600 ministers and 2, 900 mem.
b,rs, scattered over the whole of the Uni
! ted States, Mexico, Chill, Germany, Italy,
Scandinavia, China, India, Japan and the
islands of the sea- it is impossible for them
vIry frequently to visit ,e1ch charge
When one does come from his world-rang:
ing tours it marks an epoch in the local
Church thus blessed.
On Wednesday night thieves entered
the general store OF N. b. Burris at Bear
| Station and carried off about $5O worth Of
| goods.
Rev. Father Mickle gave another inter.
esting lecture in the X. of Z. hall Among
| those present were about rs Protestants,
| some of whom had placed questions in the
| query box.
The explanation regarding Purgatory
was interesting. In closing his lecture
| Father Mickle said that the Catholic
| chursh does not tear down but builds up
| The Protcstants believe q number of
truths which the Catholics believe. But
yet like ono man with "A garden in which
| he has growing numbers Of pretty flowers
| and his neighDor had the same flowers
| and number of others more beautiful
He goes to the fence and says: MY
| Protestant friend admire your flowers
| but l would like to give you some of tho
| beautiful ones have and then the Prot
| ostant would curse you and tell you to go
| away. In answer to the question why
| do Catholics as American citizens allow
themselves to be governed by the Pope,
| who is an Italian" Father Mickle said
such a thing is false.
! He is ~ American and can trace his
| family back for several generations, No
| country has the right TO say this is my re-
| liglon. Bnt in America all men have the
right to follow their own religion.
| Thomas McDonough received an ugly
wound on the head on Wednesday while
| at work at the Delaware Iron Works by
brick falling on him.
| The Columbian Athletic Club gave
! Mckinley and Hobart party last evening
| The young men of the club could not
| conveniently attend the inaugural ball in
| Washington and accordingly they invited
their lady friends and delightful time
| was spent by all present.
After spending three hours with sold
Dan Tucker" and in singing all sat down
to an oyster supper.
| Tomorrow is the day that all persons
| should go to the polls aud vote for the
! best mon for the Board of Education. 1t
| woulQ seem that the city Of Now Castle
would turn iuto the rivei if certain people
! died. Term after term they foist them.
selves before the people and say II want to
90 back please, because have been there