The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-15
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
NEW CASTLE. January IL, 1898

1t Is dangerous to travel nowadays on
account Of the army of tramps that infest
this section Of the country. Nearly nifty
Of them stop at the jail some nights. Then
they prowl around town for a few hours
and return to their comfortable quarters
at the expense Of the taxpayers of Now
Castle county.
Women have been insulted by these men
during the past week. Something must
be done to get rid of them. There are lots
of our own people out OF work at present
and who stand in need OF assistance.
During the past twenty-four hours there
havo been four deaths in New Castle.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral of the
infant child of John McNalll took place.
Interment being made in the Episcopal
Cemetery. Ths funeral of Walter, tho
ton, OF near New Castle took place yester.
day afternoon, Interment was made i'll
the Methodist Cemetery.
The funeral of the five months old child
OF Mr. and Mrs. George Bratton will take
place this afternoon. Interment will be
made in Emmanuel Cemetery.
\ Thomas Green, u highly respected young
man, died yesteaday at the residence OF
Patrick Leonard
The Outing Club of the o. T. II. Assem-.
bly, went fishing yesterday. They succeed
ed In catching good strings of fish and two
carp. John Brdgewater received a good
ducking by falling in a ditch. He lost
valuable ring while in the water.
Mahion II. Lancaster who was the cleo
trician at the Delaware Iron Works has
accepted position as engineer at the
Railway. He will succeed Engineer Grier,
Albert Kerby will, succeed Fireman
Joseph Mccullough
Lewis Hushebeck and force of men re.
paired the pump mill at Sixth and Della
ware avenue which caved iu few days
ago.
Charles Wilson, coored, now waiting
Tor trial at the next term Of court is elated
at his condition. Yesterday be stated to u
number of his friends that when he was
arrested at Petersburg hs felt that he
would have been lyuched. When taken
from his home by f1io police crowd gath
ered. Now being informed that he was
wanted for the murder of Farra and ar.
son at the same time they cried lynch
him. He furthermore stated that the
cells at the Jail and in Wilmington are
clean but that in Petersburg they were iu-
habted by vermn.
The twenty-second anniversary Of the
First Baptist Sunday School will be ceie
brated this evening. Tho progrum is as
follows:
PragSa,r '''''.'.'...'.'.''''' non.o.' T
Responsive Keading
song. ;;..... Infant School.
Primary Exercises.
r.""'eaa a................ ........... fasGot.
H'oits ....... .................. .school.
11N"' e''.. ........ .Hupu.
Distribution Of candy.
Benediction.
"Rssolved, That mustard is moro bone.
fetal to man than pie is the subject for
debate on next Tuesday evening before
lnuStry Council Jr. o. U. A. Nj
The mustard advocates nre William
Kirk, Charles Paxon and William Hushe.
beck; the advocates of pie are Messr3
Rpthrock, Stoops and Countiss.
Interest is unubnte1 in The Checker
contest be- ween Joseph Bacon and Orbd
Porter. The game is the majority Of 800
gaines. Tho score ut PRESENTS Bacon, 53
Forter, so
Francis Pagan, State Treasurer of ths
A. .. H., on Thursday evening installed
tho officers of Division No. 4, Wilmington.
The county President and Secretary wore
also present. Afternoon the installation
supper was served.
William Nowloye Is a member of Cap
tain Murphy jury. The trinl is watched
wi il interest fr. m this city
New Castle is to have an other practc-
ing physician in tho person Of Dr. Woern-
or. DIR. Woerner graduated from the u. OF
T., and spent u year aiterwnrd in the sur
gical department. He recently passed tho
examination required by tho State Of Della
ware. He has been the designer at Knowles
Wooden Mills s5
Superintendent Holiday came up from
Clayton yesterday and inspected the work
OF Improvements ut tho Station