The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-22
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. March 22, 1893

A gentleman who is in q position tt
| know says: The Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway Company will ex
tend its lines to the Delaware Park. The
latter is situated north of Codeld Beach,
along the river shore. 1t willSbe turned
| into one of the grandest resorts along the
river. The work of laying the rails from
South street is expected to begin in week
or two Should the Delaware Railroad
Company object to the electric cars cross
ing its tracks ut Seventh street the coIn.
pany will resort to other means. In Or
der to light the park moro power will be
needed to furnish the lights. "A small
plant will he erected aud the power will
be sufficient 10 propel the cars from the
park to South.
At that point the passengers will walk
across the railroad tracks and get aboard
the trolley car, on the other side. This
will be equal to the way the passengers
did at the Third street crossing in VIII
1nington. The part of the farm where the
park is situated has lots Of shade. The
beach for bathing purposes Is excellent.
An effort will be made when the park is
completed to have excursions to come
from Wilmington. Should the ranage-
lnent SO decide large pier will be built SO
that an excursion steamer will bo able to
land there. The movement to begin the
work has been under way for some time.
Coming as 1t does before the city cleo
tion it means whole lot. 1t me ans the en-
dorsement of live men only for Mayor and
city council New Castle cam OF have as
Its chief magistrate one who expressed the
wish that he would rather see every house
levelled to the ground than to see the troll
ley cars running on the str eets. We intend
to nail progress on our city camp aign ban.
ner. Onward shall be the cry and the fogies
will not be considered. A New Castle man
will boss the work. New Castle men do the
work and they will get better wages than
81 cents day.
The Inonbsrs Of council must be pro-
gressive men. 1t Is the season OF getting
up and get. New industries are sure to
come to New Castle and she will forge
longs. ~
--fho railway officials are rotioent on the
matter. Time alone will tell. If Nav
CASTLE Is to DO benefited then by all means
lot the band play.
Savillo and August Of tho Second street
market ln Wilmington played u sharp
here and purchased the entire catch Of the
70 shad boats amounting in all to 700
sbad. When the dealers arrived on the
sceno of war all the shad had been sold to
the Wilmington men. Wagons hauled
the fish to Wilmington last evening. The
outof town commission men were dlssap.
pointed whom In answer to the their tele-
grams the news went forth mo shad to
ship"
Albert Davis and partner succeeded In
catching 81 beauties while Charles Davis
and partner had lOa to their credit. Some
of the had caught weighed as high as 8
pounds each
This is wedding week. Mr. Abe Moore,
y prominent farmer near town, Miss NJ.
Sherwood Of Wilmington, II. ]. Gable
and Miss Mary A. Hewett and s. Hiok-
Howett and Miss Flora Lunt aro the par.
ties who intend to try tho matrlm Oh lal I'D
venture.
Mrs. Dent arrived in town yesterday to
oversee the shipment Of har hou sehold |
goods to Pittsburg, where Mr.. Dent is en-
ployed. The house to be vacated will bo 90. |
cuplea by George Maxwell, of Wilmington,
formally Of this city.
AT the sheriff. salo of the personal prop |
erty OF David B Kee yesterday Magistrate
Janvier showed his big heart. Kse's son
claimed the household furniture, buggy,
were kacchol down to him for tho gum OF
So.
The Citizens Building and Loan Asso-
citation will issue new series OF stock at
Its noxt meeting. The second sories will
mature in about two or three months a
now sories will be issued each year.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Dsnnson and
Miss Elizabeth Dennison spent Sunday
with friands at Mermaid.
Colonel ]. Harry Rogers has man st
work cleaning up the Penn Square
The tug Laureate sprung o leak of New
Castle.
The men In the pIta whose wages were
reduced on Saturday refused to work yes
terdsy until the half d oliar was res torsd.