The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, May 9Th.

New Castle is right in 1t. Yesterday
George Truitt went TO Middletown tt
enter Camp Tunnel as bugler. George
tried to enlist o naval apprentice some
time ago but was unable to do SO. He il
asplendid musician and no doubt will be
able to givs satisfaction. George w.
Eckles, who at one time served as Captain
of Company H, intends organizing a
company of former members OF the conf
paDy and other men. Lieutenant Ham.
iners will have few more recruits as the
young men do not take favorably to the
officers
The police showed their hand In good
form last night. On Saturday night a
number Of young men congregated at Fifth
and Delaware They kicked the bricks
away from one of tho area ways Of tho X.
ofP. Hall. The language used by them
Is unbearable. Numbers of young women
have been insulted by the corner Ioungers
at that point. Mayor Boyd has given in
structions to the officers to arrest every
man and boy who congregates on the COR
ners and uses bad language.
Dr.. Stewards corner has also been rid
of the Objectionable features of citizsn-
ship The crowd Of colored men who have
been In the habit of congregating there
must move to new quarters.
Tho police will know no one when 1t
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strictly enforced
Lighthouse Tenders Holcomb and Co
field have received instructions to darken
their houses at night No lights will glis.
ten from the usual places during tho war
restrictions. Nearly oil tho mines have
been laid and patrol boat is at each end
OF the three mile limit. No vessel will be
allowed to pass after 8 p. m. The Ericsson
boats for Baltimore will have to change
their schedule in all probability.
They usually pass by New Castle at
O'Clock. The Clio and other down river
boats that have been In tho habit Of going
down and up during tho night tiInu will be
unable to run the blockade. 1t was re-
ported hore yesterday that boat ran
through the lines on Tuesday mig hit and
displaced 1,000 pounds dynamite mine.
The work of completion Of the delaware
City battery is nearing completion.
John Naylor was taken suddenly i'll last
evening. A rush Of blood to the head
Harry Rainey fell at his homo and Sc
verely cut his hand
Wall paper Wallpaper, Oicloth. Stoops.
James Il. Eliason Is having his hand
some residence beautified by fresh coat
of paint.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
at its meetings this winter sewed carpet
rags. linen GeOrge w, DlCker5On WOvo
the same into carpet and tho result Is that
the Missionary Society has fine roll of
carpet OH hand. 1t will DO sold for mis-
sionary purposes.
Window shades. l2c., oilcloth, linolcum.
Stoops.
1t was fortunate thing that the south
ern freight train d. No. 2, was on timo
yesterday. Had 1t not been SO tho posi-
blities arc thai another freight train
would be in tho marsh.
The trest!e work over tho "Moors" was
on fire for several hours yesterday. Dur
ing tho morning when freight train
passed over the trestlc 'live" coal fell on
the tlmbcrs. 1t started fire and by 2
o'clock when the southern freight train ad.
vanced tho engineer saw the blaze and
stopped bis train. The timbers were bad
ly burned and was unsafe to go over.
The train was backed back to New Cas-
tie and proceeded to Wilmington over the
main track. All other trains for the west
yard took tho same route.
John w. Burk is seriously i'll at tho
homo of Robert c. Gordon, on South
Fourth street
Mrs. Ada NJ Herbert Of Allentown,
Pa, has returned to her home.