The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-02
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondents q the REsuBLscAA
Nxw CASTLE, DEL. Mar Cd. 1897.

Yesterday afternoon tho schooner Eliza
A. Scribnsr, bound outward from, PhilA-
delphia to Jacksonville, put In here
About 1880 o'clock while of Fort
Delaware as Frank Murray, one Of the
crew, was about to 60 aloft he was noticed
to fall on the deck. When picked up 1t
was found that his left side was complete.
ly paralyzed. Captain s. H. Dodd immed-
lately turned around and came to New
Castle.
After the man was taken to shore DR.
McCabe examined him and found that he
was suffering from an attack of hemi-
plegia. As Deputy Collector of Port Black
could not send the man to the almshouse
hospital unless the schooner went security
for the expenses Captain Dodd accom-
panied the man to Philadelphia on the
would be treated at the Marine Hospital.
Murray Is 20 years Of age and had slight
attack fourteen years ago.
In many European countries, to-day has
come to be known as Pancake Tues
day" and many persons keep up the Gus
tom Of serving old fashioned FLAP jacks"
upon the day before Lent.
To make these old-fashioned pancakes
sour milk or cream, II 1t can be had, Is
used. The night bsfore they are desired
one pint OF sour cream should be gradual
ly stirred into pint of sifted flour; beat
1T well together, cover the bowl and stand
where 1t will not freeze.
When the cakes are wanted the next
day, II milk has been used add large
tablespoonful Of melted butter, but II you
have been fortunate enough to have
cream, half the amount OF butter is
sufficient; add saltspoonful Of salt and
one egg, beat the mixture hard, and last
add a teaspoonful Of soda dissolved In
ha ivtt
before commencing to bake the batter in
large round cakes upon o hot griddle.
Butter each one as soon as 1t Is taken
from the fire, and thickly covered with
grated maple sugar before the next cake
is put on top.
Keep them hot and have five or six cakes
in the pile In serving them cut as you
would pie.
Many q young girl has plated ring
with two straws. thrown 1T into the batter
and told the other young folks that who
ever got the ring would be married first
during the coming year.
For q time last evening there was a
lively time in the G. A. c. hall ut the last
dance Of the season II has been Gus.
tom for years in New Castle for certain
sets" to keep certain places for dance,
Last night stranger got on the floor and
caused the arrangement to be broken up.
Pay your money and you are entitled to
dance.
Harmony Castle, No. 0, X. G. f. enter
tanned sixty visiting Knights from Will
mington last night Ten members of
Crusaders. Castle aud eight members OF
Harmony Castle took the buzzard's do
gree. After the adjournment of the Gas.
ties ses ion the visitors were royalty en-.
tcrtained.
At meeting of the Loan Association
held last evening the following officers
were nominated: President, George W.
Dickc:son; vice president, John q. Ma.
loney; treasurer Julian ID. Janvor; secre'
tary, w. j. Ferris; directors, John L.
Stoops, Israel Riding, Thomas Gravel,
Nj. B, Fleming, John r. Lambson, Thomas
Frazer, Edward Challenger, John A.
Walls, William Rothwell, John ThGmp-
son, A. Smith; auditors, Moses b. Elem.
ing and David w. Elkinton.
Several New Castle people this evening
will go to Christiaua to the enteri ainment
by the Peake Sisters for the benefit Of the
NJ. +. Church.
David Steele some time ago lost ring,
pair OF gloves and cuff buttons. On Sat
urlay he was in Wilmington and recover
ed the ring i'll pawn shop where one of
his former boardors had pawned it, The
boarder Is now in Virginia.
In the bell weld Department of tho Iron
Works the ends Of the sheets are sloped
off by shears in order that the sheet will
wrap around the tag or handle by which
it's drawn through belt and made into
Il pipe. sEt9al
Yesterday morning while engaged at
such work Charles Wilson allowed his
thnmb to go too close to the shears with
the result that he lost that member of his
left hand
Word was received here last evening
that tho railroad people had cnt down tho
wires of the Wilmington City Railway
Company, which crossed their tracks to
connect with the New Castle road,