The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-05
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE, Oct. &.

The Trustees OF the New Castle Common
hold tho regular monthly meeting last
evening. In the absence OF DR.. Black the
meeting was presided over by Mr.. Mahon.
ey. Tho result OF tho constable's sale OF the
| effects Of Fred Miller caused considerable
! discussion.
Tho charges OF the constable and OF the
nan that harvested the wheat crop seemed
| to be high and he bills were referred to the
| Acting Committee and the Treasurer.
| Bernard Rogers has q Judgment against
| tho Miller property for work done and pre-
sentcd his claim last evening.
Mrs Lane presented a receipt given to her
grandfather for tuition for her mother in
the Ntw Castle Academy in 1900 Tho
historic document was rccalveu ana VIII
be transferred to the Board of Education.
This Is low water mark day at the jail AS
tho number Of prisoners is lower today
than known fer yoars. There are l3l prs.
oners IN the Jail. The last term OF court
reduced the number Of boarders. Out Of
9G prisoners for trial only tweuty.four ro'
turned. :.
Patrick Joyce n member Of Company II
disocatrd his arm at the elbow joint on
Monday night He was at tho nrmory with
q number Of other soldiers enjoying coed
time. He fell from the trapeze with the re-
suit that he now hns lis arm In sling.
NUSCS d. pruning uuu HuAAoW Soe"Po
from serious in jury yesterday afternoon.
Whilo out cunning the Gun was d!scharg'
cd and the hammer cut his hand severely.
Officer Harrington arrested runaway
boy hero yesterday afternoon just as he
was about 10 60 to New jersey. He said
his father beat him in the morning and
that he dc ormined to go to parts ail-
known.
Hi, father was communicated with and
l., ,i,tn IL tnnl In
to his home, No. II East Fourteenth street,
Wilmington. -
The condition Of Corporal Whitnack is
much improved.
Lieutenant Holcomb, First Sergeant
Lancaster, two clerks, a messenger and
three guards from Company II, will DO
obliged to remain Mt tho armory in Will
mington for the next thirty days. This
move is in order to haye all accounts prop
erly settled.
Rev. John d. g. Hanna will givo lee
,urc In tho NJ. Il. Church this evening
Those who have not seen the beautiful pic
turns Of the Cuban war should be IN at.
teudancc. Dir. Hanna is oil right and
three should be large audience present.
At the meeting of City Council last
cvcningit was deemed advisable to hold
meeting OIL Friday evening to consider
certain matters in relation with the E'ec-
trio Railway Company.
Jnmo Mccullough appeared and claim
ed overpaid taxes for the past three years.
Tho sum of So II was refunded for the
year 1897 and the council would not 90
back beyond that year.
Tho following Bills were ordered paid;
Frank Raney. 75; Thomas Booth, %
cents; William Massey, cleaning cess pools
on the Holshumakcr estate by order of the
Board Of Health *2i Peter Dorris, s.:
Victor Wooley, revised code for use of
mayor and council, s.; Captain Bates,
oyster shclls, 81 80; II. NJ. Barksdale, $50;
Joseph Mcknight. sci; James Mcliugh,
$l2 7b George VilwelI, SIS; Theodore At
kinson, $22.65; Richard McGinu, $50
New Castle Gas Co., 90 cents; John Nc
Callin, SIG 80; George Longacro, s53. 70;
John Curlin, sl5. sO John Sheridan, SIG 80;
Michael Fitzgerald,i6 10.
The bill If Robert Harrington for bricks
was laid over until the next meeting as
was the bill OF j. Y. Stoops. City Treasurer
reported having received Sl0l from ex.tax
collector Tobin.