The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.


The writer of this letter extends his bes
wishes to all that the year cf 1898 may b
happy year to them. The best thing Z
do now Is to- read the REPUBLICAN, !
you want all the news. New Castle item
are always interesting and fresh.
The last hours OF 1897 went down int,
history in New Gas tile and 1898 was usheret
in In much the same way as usual.
In Nazareth NJ. K. Church there was q
song service followed by sermon ant
prayer. In Union and Mt Salem NJ. T.
Churches special music and prayer was
rendered as farewell and greeting ser
vice.
In Emmanuel Episcopal Church special
services were held at 10 o'clock, and in st
Peters Church there were masses at 3(
and O'Clock A mission to last a woek
J will begin in the latter church tomorrow
William Ferris returned home yester
day from Philadelphia, where he played q
| series of 10 games of chess with the Rox'
borough Club. He won ., lost 2, and the
| other one was draw.
| A number Of New Castle families are
happy today. Tha cause is that their cir
cles are complete, On Thursday night as
well flied trolhy Jar reached the railIlad
crossing at Tbfrd street, Wilmington, it
was blocked " the railroad gates. When
the express train passed the gates were
raIsed ac- -jhe car given the signal TO pro-
-ese1. n had proceeded only a lew feet until
the front wheela were thrown off tho track
and the danger gates were lowered just as
another oxr1tss train shot past.
Tho pas @ngers were badly frightened Us
they heard the noise OF tho train and felt
! the soTaTe jar by the car jumping tho
service Of the road on Saturday night.
The .hidnight &C.. uspa!,y hss between
forty and slxtt passengers. Th6 result
! is thft the conductor Or the men who arc
Obliged TO stand up tramp on the feet
OF thu Q who ore sitting down.
ABOUT twfnty five young people gathef-
cd lest evening at the residence of Miss
Mary Shaw. A delightful timo was spent
and ivn oy'ter lunch was servGl.--A
\ Dr. Sheppard of Philadelphia, has been
tfSe gdes5 Of Charles V. Wise. I
MJss Emma Smith has returned home
from 4 visit to friends at kirkwood.
Mis-, Carrie Downie and Miss,Ruth Kirk
\have Istulned homo from visit to Bear
friends
Bargains in robes and blankets, Stoops.
Mrs Lohn White and Miss l.. Walthers
are visiting In Philadelphia.
William. Biting. of Philadelphia. a
clerk In the Philadelphia office of the Della
ware Iron Works has been here for the
past week inspecting tho books at the New
Castle Office.
Mahon Lancaster, Sr., of Harper's
Ferry, is the guest Of his brother, Bennett
Il. lancaster
$. A. Bouthe, of Wilmington, created
considerable fun here yesterday by electric
controlling power 1t is not meslnerisll.
The yonng ladies enjoyed tho sensation.
Frank and Mamie Hudson Of philalel-
phia, have been visiting friends here.
Mrs May Hanson, of Wilmington, has
returned to her home after a pleasant |
visit o her friends in New Castle
Miss Maggie CorriCk and aud Mrs Mar. !
ion Hushebeck, are visiting in Philadelphia |
Eckert Tlndle is the guest Of Philadel-t
phia friends
Superintendent Richard King of the Will
mington aud New Castle Electric Railway
Company is spendinga lew days in Col
umbia PA.
a number of New Castle people attend.
ed thc reception of Division No. 4, A. O.,
II. in Wilmington last evening.
1t is stated Shat The population Of the
jail is only 14S, which is lower than at any
time during the past six years. There
are only seven prisoners awaiting trial at
the next term of court<16IR youngest
prisoner in tho jai'is a. sred girl
Of IL years.
noon Of tho death Of Bern Ideman of
Mt. Airy.
Mr.. Feldeman had been Dyed at the
Iasker works for over thnl years aud
was considered TO be one a. the best
s pss. IL stssilS sas III a1,
ut New Castle,
JohnSchulthsrs' is in Philadelphia look
ng at the New Years shooters