The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-14
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE. March IA, 1898

The Denn BROTHERS brought four shad
into Now Castle on Saturday. The first
shud was sold to mine Host Hoffman OF
the jefferson House, for Sl.GO
A Pennsyille fisherman succeeded in
catching two shad on Saturday One of
them tipped the scales at seven and a half
pounds, we majority OF the fishermen
will weSS4eir nets to-day and tomorrow
preparatory to beginning the season.
Services were conducted to-day at noon
mt the residence of George Edwards over
the remains of tho late Mrs Mary B. Van
Vrauken whose funeral took place this af-
ternoon.
Interment was made at Glasgow
Division No g. a. o. H. attended first
morning and received Holy Communion.
Matthew Sullivan was marshal OF the pa
radc with John j. Sheridan and Frank
tngan as his aids
Rev. Edward l.. Brady preached an elo-
quent sermon on the occasion and ex-
pressed his pleasure at seeing so many Of
tho Hibernians in attendance.
Arthur Murray, au attendant at the Della
ware Hospital for tho Insane ut Farm.
hur, It, Is able to be round again. He has
been confiued to his room with an attack
Of the grippe.
A few weeks ago the suggestion was
made in this column to have the whole
road between hero and Wilmington ma
cadaInizel. The Road Commissioners
have been fayorably impressed with the
idea.
They told the committee from the Will.
mington Bicycle Club and the committee
from New Castle yesterday that bicycle
path was out OF the question. but that
$50, ,0C0 would be required to macadanize
the road. II tho business men OF Will
mington and New Castle would contribute
and each bicyclst guarantee to give 81
year for three years thero can be five or six
miles of tho right sort of a road. Then
there would be no Dote of such cases as
mud to tho hubs when you would drive
over to town. A good driveway would
amply repay the business mon Of Will
mington. The Smyrna Transportation
Company has made arrangements for its
river steamer to stop here on her trips to
Philadelphia. She expects to carry con.
siderable freight from Wilmington to
Smyrna. In order to get tho goods here,
the delivery wagons will have to come
over. This will give II chance to the busi-
ness men to make things hustle
Kirk Montgomery Is very ill.
Peter Stroup has recovered you an attack
of the grippe.
John Fagan will have charge of the
Railroad House for his son, Francis Fa-
gan, who will succeed Joseph ). Goodwin
after March 81.
Mrs. Eliza Wadsley will soil her stock
and farming implements by auction TO-
morrow. Joseph S. Kennedy, OF vii.
mington was Il visitor in New Castle yes,
tcrday.
The Delaware Iron Works will resume
operations Tomorrow morning with De-
tween 200 and 300 hands Between the
men who arc Mt work in Wilmington, men
who moved away, tho fifty men who will
fish and tho men who will retume work
Tomorrow all the people can say there is
no one idle who wants to work. A num-
ber of men went to work this morning and
all han DIS would be on had it not been for
the fact that the furnaces were not hot.
The following program was rendered Mt
the Missionary Day exerci es IN tho NJ. E.
church last evening. The church was
crowded with worshipers. Considering Tho
hard times in New Castle the class collec-
tions for the year were large.
!. Opening chorus Loyalty to Christ"
2. Prayer.
8. Singing, "On jericho Road"
4. Duet-7'Tell tho Glad Story Abrcad"-
Miss Bertha Mathues and Harry Mcclure.
3. Recitation-"Do Missions Pay Miss
McGonigal.
G. Singing by Sunday Schssi=-"May Mas
ter Count on YOU.
T. Quartet-"Gospel Bulls''-S. A. Stewart
Ferris Jemison, Chas. Lancaster.
Harry Mcclure.
g. Rectation-"T Mlssionary's Dream"
Mrs. l. o. Wise
8. Duet and Chorus-"Childron Of tho
King''-Jennie Lancaster. Grace
Saunders and class Of girls
TO- Solo-"Tell Them Of Jesus'--Chnrlcs
Lancaster.
II. Address Pastor.
II. Duet and Trio-"Looking tho Way
Mrs. l.. o. Wise, Miss Bertha Muth-
ues Charles Lancaster, Harry Nc
CURE, s A. Stewart
10. Chorus by school.
James Myers and family loft for their
home at New Orleans, La
A boat load of oyster shells will DO put
on the Dobbinsyille oauseway.