The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
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Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN +.
NEW CASTLE. February IA, 1893

Aleading Democrat of this hundred
has requested tho following communica.
ticn to be inserted
For some time past 1 see there is
| movement ON foot to build bicycle path
| between This city and Wilmington. 1t is
| an excellent move. But why stop at
| bicycle pathp We want path for pedes-
trians just as we'll. And we are sorey In
| need Of a drivewny,A There should be q
| pike between the Swo cities. How will
| such pike be built, some one will ask.
| By the county is my answer. Once and
| for oil time stop this patching business. 1t
| is patch, patch, patch all the time from
one end of New Castle county roads to
| the other There are no good roads in the
county. There never will be as long as
the patch work business is continued.
The stone is broken in tho Jail yard. Let
O determined effort be made and have it
placed on the road between here and vii.
mington. Start right here and keep right
on to the Wilmington cauaeway. There
are plenty of tramps to break the stone.
There are plenty of tramps to load the
stone on carts OF trolley cars Compel them
to unload the stone and spread it on the
road. Make them work instead Of living
at leisure at the expense of the county.
After We once have q good road between
here and Wilmington place 1t in charge
ola man who will keepit in repair
Then start on tho state road and go all
the way down to Kent county. BY doing
so farmers will come to Wilmington mar
ket because they will know that after they
reach the state road they will have good
solid road to haul over. Then keep up the
work and place the side roads in proper re-
pair.
There is too much patch work. There Is
too much scraper work costing the county
from $40 to $50 a day. There is too much of
throwing into the middle of the road the
clay that Is washed into the ditch by each
rain. have. no fault to find with the Road
Commissioners butI do find fault with tho
people who have charge of the country's
finances. Stop patch work.
It robbed other states and cities. 1t will
will rob this county. Patchwork has been
stopped in New Castle. Now let the
property owners toll the Levy court that
IL must begin a reform movement to have
good stone road between the two cities
and then carriages, bicycles and all other
vdhieles can go from one place to the other.
Among the men from New Castle who
recently went to Wilmington in search of
work were Frank Lawler aud John Kee.
nan. They secured employment at the
morocco factory of f. Blumenthal g. Co,
and were assigned to work in the cellar.
Everything went on nicely tor obout q
week. Then Keenan, was obliged to quit
and since then, Two weeks ago. he has
been under the care of doctor suffering
from rheumatism. A few days later
Lawler complained of feeling unwell, and
blamed mis- condition upon his feet get
ting wet while at work,
The foreman Of the shop did not wish to
see him 60 home SO he secured pair of
rubber boots which he loaned to Lawler.
The man who wore the boots before Law
Ter had been at work in lime, and some of
81 bn lima had iptp ha,,, Whup ha
arrived at his home that evening" he dis
covered that the lime had eaten two little
holes into his foot
He suffered considerably that night and
the next day ne was almost crazy with
pain. He tried home prescriptions until
the case became alarming, und then he
summoned DR.. John J. Black. Tho ply
sician at saw that there was danger of
blood poisoning and pronounced the case
as being one OF the worst hat over came
under his notice. Everything that lies in
the attending physicians power is being
done to save Lawlers foot from amputa-
tion.
young man giving the name of Will
liam Elliott was severely injuiel Satur-
day In front OF the Presbyterian Church.
He was i'll company with three friends,
two of whom were young ladies, and while
waiting for the trolley car, thought he
would show how he valuted the fence
while visiting his country cousins He
was too anxious and fell on his right
shoulder and either broke or dislocated 1t,
and when he arose from the ground was
suffering great pain. Fortunately troll
ley car came aloug In few moments and
the party returned to Wilmington.
A graphophone concert was given Satur.
day evening at the home of q Eckert
Tindle. Among those in the party were
Miss Katherine Schellenberger, Miss Julia |
Tlndlc, Miss Anna Reber. Miss Gertrude
Knntz, Miss Mollie Sayer Smith, Miss
Reba Saunders, Mrs Frank Meredith, |
Mrs. Theodore w. Hanf and Mrs j. L. |
Phillips.
A pleasant party was given Saturday
evening by Miss Harriet Challenger at her |
home in honor of Miss Anna Marshall and |
Miss Anna Mckee of Philadelphia Among |
those present were Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Dsakyne, MIR. and Mrs j. Earnest
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. Audrey Thatcher,
of Wilmington, Miss Satterlhwaite Of |
Stanton; Miss Edna Finn, Miss Kathrne
Shallenbergnr, Miss Anna Reber, Edward
Challenger of Philadelphia, H. Miller of
Newport; James Challenger, James Rod
Dey, q. Edwin Eckles and John NJ. Viii.
son.
There was a fairsizrd attendance at the
sparring exhibition and concert in the
Opera House on Saturday evening for the
benefit of tho unemployed. Tho best of
ordertprevailed.
a number of New Castle people attended
the funeral of State Senator Robert J.
Handy.
Joseph II. King and Sons yesterday re-
ceived u schooner load of Eastern ice. The
work Of unloading the schooner began to-
day.
There was an important meeting of
Division No. 8. A q. II. held on Saturday
evening.
The first mail this morning was largely
increased by valentines.