The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-08
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Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. FebruaryS, 1893


the Delaware Iron Works is dull and the
idle workmen are obliged to depend upon
charitable people for living. Owing to
families in need being given good sup
[ ply on Saturday there were few callers at
the headquarters Of the United Charities
yesterday. A wagon load of provisions do.
mated by charitable business men of Will
mington is expected here to-day. There
will be 1000 oaves of bread and these will
be distributed to the needy people.
Albert Foster, who sin charge of the
goods at headquarters stated to the writer
: that Aspin Il Co., Of Wilmington, forward.
ed 50 pounds Of coffee yesterday. Levy
Court Commissioner Henry NJ. White con.
tributed several bushels Of potatoes. May.
or Boyd received s. from Charles NJ.
Beckett the well known oyster saloon pro-
prlctor of Sixth street, Wilmington Tho
sum of $40 was received by the Mayor, also
from NJ. Levy for the Moses Monerfore
Beneficial Society of Wilmington.
Miss Molie S. Smith yesterday after.
noon forwarded her resignation to the
Board Of Education to take effect on Feb
ruary s5.
Mis- Smith purposes giving up school
teaching and becoming the bride of Cap.
tain Culpit, of Philadelphia. Miss Flem-
ming some months ago became Mrs.
George Trough and report says Miss
Beulah Barnes became Mira. Barrett, Miss
IIunt and Miss Smith will change their
names In the near future and SO there
will bo vacancies for three teachers.
Among the applicants IL Miss Lilly r.
Sentman, of Grubb's Landing Miss
Sentman Is an excellent teacher and at a
recent examination before County Super.
intendent Smith secured first grado GER
tlhcate with an average of ".
There Is a strike for wages at the Wool.
en- Mills On Saturday committee Of
the weavers waited upon Mr.. Knowles
and asked for an increase Of 26cents u cut.
He conceded an Increase Of cents The
twenty-five weavers refuse to 70 to work
ut the wages offered. They claim that
with the slow weaving Of the heavy
cloth they are unable to get off cut in
less than sixteen hours The weayers say
they are willing to go to work OIL time at
IS week.
One of the water mains burst yesterday
opposite Fred Mller's gate on tho Model
Farm. The break was repaired by Super
intendent James Lancaster.
Glass No 20 Of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School will hold u musical at the
Third street, on Saturday evening FeDru.
ary 26.
Some one started report yesterday
that the Delaware Iron Works would re-
sumo on Monday next.
Ii City Council does not put the pump
in order at Sixth and Delaware the prop.
erty owners will hire man and deduct
his wages from their taxes.
Eugene Burns, the man who attempted
to shoot officer Tobin and for which act
he has just served two years in jail was
released yesterday. Burns expects to join
the Salvation Army.
George L. Tobin Jr had an interesting
time with q COW yesterday. He accompan.
led his father to the farm of William
Stroup to take tho COW to the slaughter
house. She was family pet. She was so
quiet that George felt he could ride into
town. But she also had love for her home
and whom au attempt was made to take
her away she objected to such degree that
the young man who attempted to lead her
found himself wiping up the mud OF the
lane with his cothes. She was finally per.
suaded to come to town.
The following program will be rendered
at the entertainment to be given this even.
ing ut the residence of Sheriff Finn under
the auspices of Miss Al lice McCabe's sun
day school class:
PIsno Solo io Miss Msg g,S Whi,nIo H,n
Vocal duet. -. Emily and Frank Frazer
Composition on Girls. Charlie Townsend
Solo, "Life's Game Of Seesaw,"
Miss Blanche Hughes
Recitation, "Hls Mothers Cooking"
George Williams
Bass solo. George w. Eckles
Recitation Aunt Jemima's Courtship,"
Miss Alice McCabe
Violin solo. William Wilson
...... Miss Mary McGunigle
Contralto solo. ........ Mrs. Il. A. Valette
Select reading. g............ Mrs L. O. Wise
The British Steamship Pennland passed
here shortly after O'Clock She grounded
Oh Saturday off Chester, and part of her
cargo had to be lightened before she could
be pulled off.