The sun., 1898-03-11
New 'H~il,'.

George Edwards at ~ Il. IN. yesterday,
New Castle loses its oldest citizen. Mrs.
Van Nr,ukcn was in hcrT:d year having
been born November 18th, lNH At New
Castle in the house nn Front street now
occupied by Alex. u. Cooper. Esq, but
at that time known rs "H"nd' : Tavern
and kept by her father Her maiden
name was Mary Bond and she was the
daughter "f JOS, pin and Many kirkbridcl
Bond. She spen, the greater portion Of
her early life in this city. Mr., Van Nrnn-
, ken w.> married three times her first
husband was Vim. Fond "i Glasgow.
She married tt" second time Nathan
B"uldem Of near Glasgow. lsl. she being
his sixth wife. Her thirl husband was
DR.. Van N,aukrnoi New brunswick, \.
j.. she was hi. third wife. After the
death ri her husband in Is Mr-. Van
Nralken moved to Monmouth Co.. \. J.
took up her residence with l'r. Cook, II
relative ni the family. and remained
there until his death when she came t"
New Castle and resided with Mrs, Emily
Truss. II grand daughter OF Capt. kir.-
bride "a distant r.iltivrl, on Front
street. She remained in New Castle uh-
I'll her death One peculiar incident CON
iurtrl with her life was that during her
yirlhuuu .ht went lra tultuur teller who
told her she would not die until after he,
oo,l birthday. This Mrs. Van Nrankru
Justly believed ami during the many
-irknc->c-. incidental I" Il long life >l.r
always todd her friends not l." worry
about her H. l,r allotted tIlnr lIad not AZ
rived. For the past two llunth h. lie ha-
been confined t. her bed II great sufferer
aud Gra,Il was Il relief. No family >nr
Viv" lrg. >rlVi"r- VII. M' Inc ruldurt"l
at the residence ul trcnrg, Edwards on
th, Ni.mIngluu ru;ld nu Muuday nest at
- M.uu hN the l,ry. I'"attir WN.Ir ul tlIr
irr>rl trilan "hl,lrh alu lnlrlM"l.i lr;l,.c
ia ih" PRESBYTERIAN r"urtlrN, Glasgow.
h,I.. Hy Ilrr wish III nrt ii.'-' nu>ntnI' :
-ldr. Mr>. Nm NraUt'.n Wu- 4 >tr.r
Presbyterian and Il consistent mlruI al. g."
the rhuy'l
Mary IihalrHi M"""jy, rhr >"Uu1 rnI.
prrd gjrI ii " hnul mention Wa Ul;slr III
YESTERDAY : -j.\. Wa- arrested At .lu early
h,djr III the nrrluln4 n ttu' u'.Id.'.v' ui
llrWy N""dy. Ga appearing before
Mayor E,ld Il hearing VA WltNrt aDJd
'r>~ir pIrudrH guilty. IT, tn" ,'hll J." TT
larceny. arlJ .Hr VIII m'luru,d over to
N.,ll >lrrt. ii :. T.. {. &. WimiM4rom.
II nIIrHr- ,l.I after H.l-tlHrjiug tine
purkrlr,rk from Nnu','- pocket I;r-si"
1uok tUr ) - n. Ia. rI,rlIIc car - VII
ning'ru and went /" tn" residence ,t
NIr~. Sadie IuN"-. in the southern part
"i that city. IIrIc -hc proceeded to re-
galr the inmates OF THAT establishment
with cakes and candies until the entire
amount. 500. was spent. The pocket
book and ct lrr art lcr- taken Mcl" con-
cralcd under the flooring "i am pul lI,tl-c
in the Jones wunAan'> Nar, and we've re-
covered by Narr". bessie is last in
move NaN- lINln one nnL bilIc'r llAt
rInytom Wa completely Y Mln''rd when hr
reached the jail hN hi> efforts t. kr''!'
pace with hi prisoner.
: The heavy log that has prevailed ,rI
the river l'H the pa>t Nv" n"rnl',g> lGl-
made navigation we'll nigh iInr>.lbIr
Vessels were rnM.lIrd IT, blow whist les
and ring irg Drll- continuous y. Tie.
Kcvhuld wa~ oyer two hours late NcS,rr-
day morning. and l!lr c"nlpany'> agent
had IT, keep his log horn going /" direct
the steamer I" the dock.
The road commissioners ri New Castle
hundred met in Magistrate .Janvl,r' :
office Yesterday AFTERNOON 1T 30 p III.
Regular routine business was transacted
and tlr proposed blr\ri" path htw,rn
this city and Wilmington VA, discussed.
The commissioners will meet Il drlrgn-
liun OF Wilmington WI,",nIrn next sun
day III Mayor l:"y';'- ,tli,r. and the pro-
pu>r, path along II" r''a. viii he gone
oyer by the tw" b'I">.
Complaint wa tlHl,ir to Mayor Euyu
this morning hy Agrn, NanIr-inIrn "i
ihr ". x \. NN cation Company. Il ut
lIr bows had aga!m h,r"rn" 'r"uDlc>"u'r
Oh li,r c"lnpnny- prop" ~. hl'aklng
windows alII curuuIllllL. uilrr '!rpr"da.
tiun> ~ Mr. NAnlr-'lIrn r"jl'L i'l,'u
iliv none Of the Youngsters, no arrest :
were llGlur Hereafter an officer will t"'
detailed t" In,k after the premises and
arrest amy iruubl"-on'" characters,
The Fl-hrrnrl-' prutr tive A>-urIa
liun. under the supervision "t j I'm
Waits. nave ah,rt completed their blIic-
ing 81. Delaware street wharf. When
hni-hri II viii be used H. Il resting
place 0nh Waiting room ior fishermen
JrtNrru tides.
]. !. 'atl~rN, nephew "i est "n-'"---
man John ". tau>rN alII an altacir ui
General Smiths u!IiT. | uItrd states
tuu>l Hud ''r"Nrtlr survey, " ltuli2t"n,
ami George MInr, assistant engineer oi
he -aill' >,rNle, were IN New Castle
Yesterday inspecting the ic" piers "i tie
Ilarhnr relative IT, repairing any dau';,gr
done to them bv floating lcr during tn"
winter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fitch. "i Sew Castle,
has moved her household goods to tl''
residence OF her daughter Mrs. Hattie
I,rih,les So $50 Annie street. N;rly>
Ferry, Pa. and will make her residence
there in thr future.
John Gurclcn and James Met allen,
two young men OF New Castle, went to
League Island Navy Yard Yesterday to
search for employment at government
work.
+; John Sheridxy visited delaware City
IN business yesterday. &
Wilmer Porter, chief clerk, m th,
Jalnes N. pricS Phosphate C0ni,any.
!. AuyrnA. lay., il sRndinx > lew days