Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-29
,THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

Now Castle, Dec. q. The OUTLOOK
for this city for the coming year is
promising. Tho reorganization of the
Knowles wooden mills into tue james
a. Knowles Woolen Co, with James
q. knowles, laineS q, Dungar and James
q. Shay Ii the firm, gives promise 81
much GOOD, lii connection with This
mil. james u. Shnw's Triton cotton
mills, which have been closed for the
past four years, will DO renpaned, This
will be enco,irugng news to the many
people ,es it means an increase OF
probably %, 900 per week in circulation
10 this city,
Among tho novel Christmas presents
given in,this city was that vi o0-cent
l,iere III 1872, owned by Joseph II
| King. This i,iepe Of silver denotes the
year nf The birth Of Mr.. King and was
originally given 10 him by his grand
| father aa i souvenir. On Christmas
day Mr.. King presented the piece 10
his great granddaughter, who is but d
few months old,
Mrs. Anna Eagle, mother of Motor
innn EdlWin g. Eagle, fell on the pave
Inent Of her home on Saturday and
| broke n small bune in her left wrist,
! Mrs. Frank Atkinson, who has been
seriously i'll for some time as the result
| OF FILL while going to philadelphin,
| Is improving slowly, Thomas Boyle
| Of Philadulphia, u brother of Mrs, AT
| lsinsun, CAME here yesterday OH account
~ tie illness Of his sistes,
Tn Saturday Inst Sheriff Finn began
moving his goods tn his now home near
| Newport and it il espe ted that he
will finish by Thursday next. Sheritf-
| elect Taylor will not tuko charge OF the
office or jail until Tuesday, January 3D.,
| although hy viii move 10 the jail resi-
! tenre during the latter part OF the
week. IL is stated that Warden Charles
lowers will have charge of the stone
pile and that Mrs. Bowers, wife of the
warden, will be in charg of the home
I.of Mrs. Taylor, on account Of the latter
being i'll.
4 New Castle. Dec. 90. 1.-THE LORD
helps those who help themselves, |.
IN old saying and this is probably th,
reason that a member of a ooloret
church In this city helped himself to i
number nf arches covered with ever
green, the property OF the First Presby
terrain Church. This arches were las
used at the Roberts Wilhelmi nuptials
and after the ceremony were takar
down and placed in the cellar of tn
church. Several nights ago wager
was noticed in front Of the church ans
shortly aftnrward two large arches wer
seen loaded into the wagon. An inves
tigation proved that d man had takel
them for the uss Of the church to whiel
he belongs and which he Ia d ''shlnin
light Several members OF the Pros
byterian church are anxious that tn
man should be prosecuted, while other
consider that he was simply oyerzealou
In the cause Of his own church an
wanted 10 500 that IL was properl
decorated for tho Christmas festivities
1t is stated that Zeigman Woernel
who was formerly engaged with Jams
G.. Knowles % designer and draugbts
man, will again bc engaged in tn
same work. Designer Woerner Ii cor
sidered one Of the finest in the business
\ communication was received yes
terday from tho members OF the hrl
: contemplating the erection Of a straw
board plant In this city. The men stat
that they win begin the erection {
their plant nbpit the LIST of March
thcy can secure m option ON the Ian
! they desire,
John 4. Sleeps Is making l,reparf
, tipns to give Il practical demonstiatio
, Of the workingaof his patent autnmat
bell buoy on vhe Delaware River ,oI
, posite this city. A number of persot
! who have shown interest in the inver
: ton will BIO invited.
) Yesterday Ralph Finn, while nssis
ing in moving household goods to h
now homo at Newport, sustained
badly wrenchnll nook.
Robert Mcgginson, stenographer al
4 clerk Of tho Wilmington & New Cast
i railway, has moved to this city for q
D winter and will board ut tho home
Mrs. John Megeinson, on South FIT
stFeet.