The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-24
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. February "a, 1893

At the meeting of the Trustees of the
| Common held last evening Mrs. Wadsley
was released from the Ogiethorpe farm for
the coming year. The following applica-
tions weca received: Erom l.. N. Bulen,
| Talleyville Fred 4. Morgan. Wilmington;
| William Il. Knotts, Choite, David E. Nor
| gan. Christiana; Harry w. Crosse, Newark,
Z. w. Currinder, Michael Tucker, Hare's
Corner: Amos Smith, Bear. The Trustees
went into executive session and rented tho
farm to Mr.. Tucker He agreed in his an
| plcation pay the rent quarterly and to
| pay one instalmont in advance.
On Tuesday tho REPUBLICAN, contained
an exclusive item about George w. Davis
having had his clothesline stolen. The
REPUBLICAN reached New Castle at 4 i5
o clock and at 5. Is o'clock Davis received
word of the location Of his clothesline
1t was found by the janitor of the M. f.
Church in the adjoining cemetery From
Its appearance it would appear that 1t had
been used as a ladder. There were knots
on it about two foet apart rs If the parties
who used it had made tho same to hold the
pieces of sticks which could be used as
rungs
Like many others Mr.. Davis says that IL
you want anything then the REPUBLICAN
ia the means to secure 1t IN the short est
timo.
The residents of Front and Harmony
streets no doubt for u time last night i'm
agncd that tho Spanish were trying to
capture the city. The noise was terrific
Au investigation revealed the fact how.
ever that the canse of alarm was the o. p.
II. Assembly rendering q calathumpian
sarenade to Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Thatcher
who were recently married. Selections
were played which the famous Gilmore
never dreamed of and for q long time
every one ''enJoyed" the music Mr.. and
Mrs. Thatcher then extended an invita-
tion to enter the house, where they held a
reception and after Il pleasant evenings
enjoyment refreshments were served.
New Castle will bo woll represented In
Magistrate Prtchett's court tonight.
Yesterday morning Harry Timm1 was
conductor on the ~ o'clock car. In tax.
ing up the fares hs claimed that John
Schuhardt did not pay his fare. He in
turn claimed he did pny the required sum
and tried to prove it by tho passengers who
sat near him. None OF them saw him pay
the fare. The conductor told Schuhardt
that he would have to get off the car If he
did not show up with tho silver. The car
was stopped and the front door opened in
order 10 eject him.
Then Schuhartlt declared that he had
paid. Timms placed his hand on tho bell
rope and registered the fare saying:
John, will trust to your honesty.
pHy viz AuiNt pup ~" NisA NV pay
your fare. General surprise was expressed
last evening when Timms was summoned
to appear to answer to this Charge Of dis
orderly conduct. There was not vulgar
word used by tho conductor.
The usual out of town newspaper repro
sentatives were here yesterday trying TO
brighten their imagination about the
Boggs case.
A reception was rendered Mr.. James
Lister of Wilmington and his young bride
Miss Flosse Carson, at the residence of the
latters iparents, near Rose Hill, last
evening.
John Horner had his thumb severely
mashed by tweezers in the Diam" nd State
Iron Company works yesterday.
Nblie trvh House was ut work in the
morocco factory OF F, Bumenthal & Co.
yesterday one OF her fingers of her left
hand was cut off by machine
1t is laushable to hear all the excuses
the American patriots can make up to stay
at home from the war with Spain, should
such an occasion arise.
Ono of our leading young men jokingly
remarked last evening that he would i'm
mc,iately apply for the posi- ion Of bridge
tender of Churchman' $ Bridge.
The Lantcn services in the Episcopal
aud Catholic churches yesterday were
large attended.
he funeral Of Mrs. Martin Leonard
takes place tomorrow morning.