The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-10
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
CosssaSoAsAanps Of tho REPUBLICAN
! NEW CASTLE. May 10th.

Corporal Ahern and Private Sheridan
| spent Yesterday with their relatives In
New Castle. They returned to Camp Tun'
nell last evening. Tho general impression
is that three fourths Of Company H's
members will be home this evening ol
will muster into Company G under Cap
tain Evan G. Boyd.
Sergeant BoDnett F. Lancaster went tc
| Loves Yesterday to see Governor Tunnel
in reference to the appointment OF Chaun'
cey P. Holcoub instead OF Sergeant A.
| Brown Lancaster to DO First Lieutenant
OF Company H.
Governor Tunnel stated that he would
withhold Holcomb's commission for thrco
days pending thorou ugh investigation OF
tho mi.tt5r
Anumber OF leading citizens this morn
ing forwarded letters to the Governor that
Lancaster was the choice of the company
and Of the people Of Now Castle. Mr.. Hol-
comb they claimed Is gentloman in
every way fully qualified but that young
Lancaster had been turned down to make
room for Mr. Holcomb.
Sergeant Lancaster entered company Ii,
as private and was promoted stop by
step until he was tuaily elected First
Lieutenant. 1t will be remembered that
at tho time of tho election there was a
lively time among tho members of the
company. pluAlly vi llo IL Ellu Vi tIO
election some OF tho officers were asked to
vote aud uso their influence against Lam
caster.
A good supper was promised by the chp.
tain II his choice was selected. But the
popularity of the young sergeant could not
meet half ways and the result of tho cleo
ton was the choice of Lancaster He took
his examination last week ut MidlletOwn.
He claims that he was given an oSamlna-
.. tI,a. 10, Ii nnIl lnH fnr
and that the course was especially pr1par-
cd to defeat him. There are Al members
In Company Fl who will step three PAGES
to the rear when asked to take the oath OF
enlistment. They will not go with Cap
tain Rogers and Lieutenant Holconb.
They will either return home or enlist
In Company &. The state law says that
the officers OF the companies shall he chosen
by the men. 70 mako things worse one OF
the first men to come home ana roinse to
volunteer was Sergeant Myers. Ho ro-
turned on Saturday when he learned of tho
way the wires wero pulled. Mr.. Holcomb
Is reported as being thoroughly up In tao.
tics but tho men object to HIM since he
was not elected Tho mon say that when
they would bo 500 miles from home what
could they expect.
George Williams, tho Third street grocer
says that the war scare should not bother
me WORKING poOple. W IUh WV pouu'is VI
good coffee for a quarter, new potatoes and
lots OF cheap early vegetables, together
with healthy atmosphere We should get
along nicely.
Miss Belle Megginscn gave buttcrcup
party at her home on Fifth street, ycstor-
day in honor Of her guest, Miss Lola Craw'
ford of Wilmington.
Go to Stoops for wall paper.
ID. Mllfir Wilson and John H. Bate
mGn, oi Dover, were visitors to Now Cas-
tlO yesterday.
Miss MnudHewlctt is the guest of Phila.
dolphia friends.
Two houses for rent. ]. T. StoOps.
Horace Grcely Knowles visited Sheriff
Finn last evening.
Mrs. Calhoun and Miss R>bcoca CAL
houn have returned home from Phl!adel-
phia.
Special May devosions were conducted
in st. Peters church last evening.
The first strawberry festival of the sea
son will be held in the Town Hall on Sat
urday evening next, tho l4th.