The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-09
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE
Correspondence o. the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, February g. 1898.

& number of Wilmington business men
clubbed together yestesday and sent over a
wagon load Of provisions for the relief Of
those in distress The dopntors determin-
ed not to give the food through the United
Charities for reasons best known to them
selves. Thctoam was driven from house
to house and the provisions delivered.
James Il. Shallcross who contributed
s25 last week forwarded 30 bushels of
potatoes yesterday and will send 60 bushcl
OF turnips and bushels of white beans.
The Pennsylvania Railroad carried the
potatoes free of charge
Max Ephraim p oJriet Srlof the AewYork
Clothing Houau No. $40 Market street
sent his check yesterday for So; William
G. r Wright, jsweler, No 220 King street.
sent check for an equal amount as well
7s Rev w. II. Hammond, of EEenezcr
church, Newark.
The employees of the Knowles Woolen
Mills are deeply incensed at the conduct
of the night weavers. On Saturday they
held conference with Mr. Knowles and
agreed to wcavethe present heavy cloth
at . cents a yard. On Monday they sent IL
would not work for that price. Some of
the weavers were willing to work AZ the
price offered and they were threatened by
some of tho old weavers.
As consequences of the night force of
about 25 weaYers and learners not work
Ing 20 hands were laid off yesterday in
cluding some from three departments. A
further increase Of wages has Eeen offered
but eight Of the men who caused tho
trouble were sent letters yesterday to call
at the mills and get what money was com.
ing to them, as their services were not
needed any further.
Rev. +. Burgctte Short delivered his
lecture Sixty Minutes Sunshine" in the
Nj. L, Church last evening for tho benefit
OF Taomas Frazer's Sunday School class.
The parlors of Sheriff Films residence
were the scene Off right royal tilno last
evening when a pleasing musical program
under the auspices Of Miss Alice McCaboS
class of tho Methodist Sunday School was
rendered. Il
Not content with wrestling every known
perquisite of emaucipated man, the Bach.
icr Girl has now torn the last sacred be-
longing from him. This time it is the
la'chkcy that goes-the latchkoy that
heretofore has been supposed to be the solo
property Of the man about town who
lnennders homo in the early morniu.
hours somewhat the worse for wear.
But he Bachelor Girl is nothing il not
determined, and so sho has adopted the last
remaining atticle that man could call his
own. When tho key came the pocket had
to come with it, of course, and low it is
cut in the back Of tho dress skirt vory near
the belt line, and with bit of flap over
it 20 conceal the fact that u coat tail is
missing. And thus it is that tho freed
woman goes on her way, con ,c;ou3 that she
inay at least enter her own doors ut all
SORTS Of coveted and fascinating hours
without arousing every one from tie but
Ter to to tho aged grandparontwho "disup.
proves, Harriet NisaDDrDyeS.
When the pocket came tho key chain had
to follow in its wake, and. behold, from u
srspendor button proudly sewn to tho
tailor gri's 'wesl.it" hangs the jewellers
device. for she has not beon oniancipated
long enough to leave off sterling silver
and take to plain nickel plate She will,
though, when moons have rolled around
and Shu bnc 0mcs rs wise as that latchkry
will let her be.
When he Bachelor Girl went into buai.
lie she was forced into sUine of the n2oiS
of man, and some Of tho patented rights
of his royalty had to conc to her, and so
there came the key ring in the train Of the
key and chain, and there was another
cDance for the smithy to turn out pleues uf |
arti tic workmanship They are uftcn-r
heart shaped wires of ailyc. ST lid and wide,
D. course. SCit seems thai woman never
gets 7o'new" that she cannut carry bcarls
around. Other designs are scrprllts. and
,vor their spring.set tails go the door key,
he mail box key, the esCriturire key and
Ill the rest Of the lot that used to be always
'i.norg the missing
Mrs. George Brough Is removing hcr
household effects to Philadelphia.
John Fleming has removed from kIth
10 Harmony street.
j. W. Miller, formerly superintendent OF
he Wilmington and New Castle Electric
hallway, was visitor TO New Castle yes
erday Mr. Miller has charge OF u new
ond at Olean, New York
Ono of New Castles young mon su.-
'rised his barber u couple of evenings
go.
The young man wears good clothes and
as plenty of them. 1t Is the salno way
Vi h shoes but In some way or another In
u'tlng on his shoes WE used patent
Gather for one foot and russell shoe for
he other When he got In the barber chair
nd placed his feet IN the chair rest his
Mistake was discovered
New Castle people were somewhat sur.
r!sed to learn Of Miss Smiths resignation
avlng been rendered. Miss Smith has
cen III the schools only the present Your
ut she mas caused good work to J,. nc
Dmpiished by thopupils under lcr Charge.
The New Castle schools arc higher in
rade at the present lime than eve- lc!oru
/ their history. Tho Epwor,h League Of
no NJ. ". Church held business meeting
Ist evening. This was tho first meeting
ice hoelection Of the new uIliceis.