The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-17
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the Republican.
November II, 1898.

The sole topic In New Castle last even.
Ing was the commons farms. New Castle
should have an Income from the 100 acres
OF land owned by 1t. There Ia no necessity
for allowing the tenants to brow beat tho
city. There are good, bad and Indifferent
tenants on the farms. There are tenants
that pay their way, tenants that make no
effort to pay and tenants that pay some
money at times. Yoar after year II Is the
same old story OF some one moving away
and owing the Trustees large sum Of
money.
Between those sums lost by moonlight
movers and the enormous sum paid to the
Water Works Company during the past
thirty years New Castle has seen over a
hundred thousand dollars fade away.
This city should havo the best schools in
the state and keep its citizens from send
ing their SONS to other schools to finish
thoir education.
Frank Maloney left today for Denver,
Colorado, in search of health.
Day after vessels are coming and going
to British and other foreign ports with
grain. AS an instance of tho tremendous
shipping business now being done it may
provo Interesting to tho outside public
know that at ths present time fleet OF
ninety-three foreign steamships 81 are head
owards Philadelphia direct or to the Del
aware Breakwater for orders, oil Of them
under charter to return to Europe with
cargoes of grain.
Granting that each of these vessels, as
they surely will cnn carry 150c0 quarters
on an average, they will be capable OF NOV
Ing within the next sixty days II, 10000
bushels Of grain. 10 this tremendous list
must also be added a large number Of ves-
sells now bound to England with cargoes,
" hink nHnr ch N y to far
second voyage. These are naturally not in.
cluded In the list Of ninety three steam
ships now heading this way. Neithor are
the regular line steamships included which
at the present time number thirty three,
and all OF which carry grain as tho major
part Of their cargoes.
Thomas Greer and Arthur r. Kee were
sworn in as Road commissioners Of New
Castle hundred by Notary Public Win.
lam Deakyne last night. The commission
ers will meet this evening for organiza-
clerk to the commissioners will be retired
and will be succeeded by Republican.
Magistrate Janvier ia all right but he Is
Democrat and as such cannot be retained
by the Republicans. He is not IN accord
with the new members.
The missionary society of the Presbyter-
ian Church has forwarded to Lakeum,
Kansas, a large box Ct useful &c Ods. TEe
at that charge Is over ~ years OF
age and has been over 40 years miTister.
Tho attention of tho Board OF Health is
called to large pile Of manure at Sixth
and Delaware streets. The leaves have
been collecting there for weeks and by I'M
perfect sewerage the rain washed them
into pile. That corner is a disgrace to
the city. II the electric road should make
the proper sewerage then let the members
Of council compel the work to be done.
Tax payers in that section of the city are
10 wade through mud and
water.
Matthew Walz severely cut his hand yos.
terday while handling large pan Of scrap
pie.
Mr.. Knowles, principal Of the New Cas-
tie schools should be backed by the
people In his effort to secure books for tho
High school library. Professor Ming from
the Pittsburg school of Oratory Will deliv.
er an interesting lecture in tho Opera
House tomorrow night Every one should
turn out and make tho affair q grand sue.
CESS.
Thomas Grier wishes to return his sin
cere thanks to .hls many friends for their
support given him at the recent election.
Ae a proof of his thanks he trusts to i'm
prove the roads In New Castle hundred and
by the did Of good management with the
other commissioners pay off the debt now
carried by this hundred.