The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-18
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE,
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. August 18th.

New Castle was visited last night by al
other fierce electric storm. No danag
was done so far rs reports show.
Tho politicians are on tho move aud O
next Saturday In all probability tho regis
tra'ion IN New Castle hundred will L
large.
James Downham and George Mechanic
would like to make the next assessment.
The tug Active and ono Of the dredger
that has been at work In tho Delaware o.
of hero left this morning.
The work of reMoyingth coal and irol
cars and tho raiStug OF the railroad barg
that sank at tho Delaware Irou Work
| picr is progressing slowly.
| The new principal of the schools. W. W
| Knowles, has caused u surprise to nun
| ber Of New Castle people by stating tina
be will not move his family to this cit,
but will board here.
The recent poisoning of the ladies' a
DIVER caused much concern here. as some
of tho parties who ate tho candy nave rela
tives in this city.
John j. Jordan and Samuel Miller ar,
candidates for reelection rs road commits
sioners Of this hundred.
Fruit jars, tin cans. tumblers, Stoops.
The colored people intend to register In
time to vote at tho fall election
Tho New Castle letter did not appear
yesterday. 1t was mailed in Philadelphia
at s o'clock and did not reach Wilmington
until yesterday afternoon.
Grabbing parties from Wilmington visit
New Castle daily and with bait and net
cutch large numbers of crabs.
Those who were disappointed on the
previous Wednesday went to Woodland
Beach yesterday on the excursion Of ST.
Peter Sunday school.
Deputy Marshal Clark brought two al
Cpu n iar rfn n thp iuiI hnrn LA q
evening from Dover.
1t Is understood here that number of
soldiers from here will be discharged after
they go to Middletown, Pa
The leaders of the Ever Faithful are
getting worried. The tail enders have in,
formed tho leaders that they do not intend
Iorcgister.
There is nothing In the fight for tho fa-
vorite few this year. Therefore 1t was no
wondor that the registrars and few OF the
candidates gathered ut the "assass sination"
cub rooms Oh Monday night tu count
noses. On next Saturday the Democrats
will make n glorious little move.
Tho colored men of New Castle hundred
will be shown this time TINT they must do
pend no longer On the party. Each man
mnst do his duty The Constitution Ct
the State of Delaware says each man must
pay 81 rs n regis ration fee The man who
ChnuOb pay q III bWo Jears io"hFus Iue
support of the state is u very poor citizen.
How can the State pay its bills unless 1t
receives au incomep Why sholld the state
support man and permit him to uso the
most powerful weapon known-tho ballot
unless bs helps to pay the expenses OF the
State When honest men are given u
chance and roughs and toughs arc pre-
vented from stutfing the ballot box then
the State will be better. A leading real es
tate owner refuses to pay tbs dollar, ike
several others, on account of the Clvi. Ser.
vice. Thcre is no use of Republicans vot-
ing. The Democrats are kept in Office.
Tho blue bloods nre kept In fat positions
no matter what administration Is In power
The fellow who blocks tho district brings
out the men OH registration and election
day Is turned down and the Democrat who
votes and works for the overthrow Of the
Republican party is honored by appoint.
ment and the worErr gets the crumb of
comfort that he can De q hundred COM
mittce man.
On Monday night as number Of sold.
iers were coming from Wilmington they
had a jolly time Among them was reg
uar and he made the announcement that
he could whip any two volunteers.
Two men were on there foot In minute
only to be knocked acruss the adjoining
seat. After ho reached hero he ''cleancd up
the whole gnng.
Mrs. Minnie Yeager and ltlo son Fran
els. Of Philadelphia, Is the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Murcella McCue.
Mrs Rcbecca Calhoun has returned home
from Atlantic City
Tho polo for the flag to be raised by the
American Mechanics was placed in pos.
iton Tuesday evening
Charles S. King succeeded In catching
three bushels Of crabs Tuesday. Ho caught
100 crabs In half an hour.