The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-30
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
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NEW CASTLE. April 80th.

The members of company H who re-
turned home from camp Tunnel on Thurs
day had rough time yesterday in runs
ming the blockade They were met with
jeers on all Sides Some Of those who re-
turned home were loudest In condemna-
claring war weeks ago. EACH man who
returned found that he lost his citizenship
because each man who went away as q
patriotic American returned to New Cas-
tie rushing.
Finally, upon second thought, number
of them determined II possible to redeem
their places and remove the blot from the
fair name Of little Delaware. They knew
that the Blue Hens chickens had hard
time wading through the MiddletOwn
mud. They knew that there had been
hard scratching to get something to eat.
They were fully aware of the fact that the
roosts at Middietown were not fitted up
with home comforts.
Yesterday morning Corporal E. B.
Whitnack and Private p. e. Fitzgerald re-
turned to camp. The other members to
camp. The other members to return are
D. L. Munson, A, B. Crane, John E.
Travers, William Hewlett. G. W. Hast
ings, Thomas Honey, j, o. Murray, Wall
ter w. Wise, IT, H. GemmilL. Sergeant
Hammers arrived here yesterday after
hooh anu succeoueu III ReVGiuk iour heW
men. They arc George Il. BARTLETT. Owen
y. Sheridan, Alfred Davis and Cranston
Hunter.
The men will 20 to Middletown on
Monday. A number OF other people will
join the ranks.
Every livery team has been hired to go
to Middletown tomorrow to see Camp
Tunnel. Others will go on their bicycles
while others will go down tonight and re-
main until Monday morning.
William Saunders has accepted posi-
ton with the Diam ond State Iron Com
pany, Of Wilmington, and will assume his
new duties on Monday.
The people of New Castle are deeply in.
censed at the action Of the Board of Ednca
tion. At a time when every patriotic citi-
zen shows his feelings In the present cri-
sis by f1inging old glory to the breeze the
flags ore not seen over our school houses
There Is no reason why the janitor Of
schools No. and 2 should not daily float
the flags over the buildings. The state re-
quires such an act from the schools. Sup
pose next Fall the state would say you
failed to comply with the law by not dis
playing the American flag
Now, in return, you people of New Cas-
tie will suffer for failing to obey the law"
Then New Castle people would set up
howl because between one and two thous-
and dollars would be cut off our school
funds. 1t is unpatriotic enough to have on
ly half dozen Of flags displayed thr ough-
out the city. Thereforel let us have the flags
over our schools. Some people have no
tlags. The schools represent us all. Unfurl
the flags. Let the outside world know
where we stand.
The steamer Mary A. Citizens stopped
here last evening and took aboard eight
fine horses. They we're for farmers at Leb-
anon, Del.
George Dickerson has accepted the po-
sition Of manager of Saunders Hay Bal
ing Company.
The W. c. r. U. will give tea this
evening in the Union headquarters ad-
joining the Mayors office
Patriotic sermons will DO in order in the
churches tomorrow.
There will be no boat running to Au-
gustine Pier this year.
The bad weather caused cessation of
work on the construction of the road cul-
vert near Eden Park