The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-08
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NEW CASTLE.
CorrssD9n ,eaca OF tho REPUBLICAN,,
al,rrh 8, 1877.

complained that thu rent pravcnted him
from being NJ tn his promise With his
rent. It. makes 1t vary incunvsnisns to
the incoming tsnant for McCoy to retain
the crop OF wheat In the ground.
The following oifiaJrs wero elected for
| the coming year.:
+ I'r.sidant, Dr.. Black.
Secretary and Troasurer, W. J. Ferrls
Acting Commit;es, Maboa,J, Wise and
To,nan.
Public Building Com .nittce, Ma!loncy,
Dnlby and McGrory.
Othsr members OF tho Board we're given
complimentary votes. IS #. Lancaster
was elected ianito: and thele were two
complimentary votes.
CIThe President :apponted palby and Nc.
Grory rs auditors to Investigate tho ac-
counts of the Treasurer.
Tho communication from tho Railroad
Company VAS laid on this table. The TINS
tses asked $3.50 All acre for tho ~ acres
and tho company offored $500 an aero.
On motion the orders for the salaries
were drawn. The following biIls wers or
dsrsd paid: j. T.. Kelley $27 rs, A. q.
Weber. So George Cub.t. -.
Tho bill of J. T. 4 8. Il. Elnson for
$685. was approved.
Mr. Toman called attention to the hedges
along the school house lane. They should
be cuS down. Tho acting co,u,nitteo fav-
orel q wire fenca Other members favored
letting it go fur another year IN conse-
quence of thu condition OF the treasury.
Mr.. DalbY favored keeping the money to
pay somo bills. Mc,srs, Eliason are owed
1875 on an outstanding bill since last
September.
Tho acting committee called attention
to some buildings that nsedsd painting.
Tho acting committee was instructed to
have tho three new buildings painted.
At the meeting Of City Council Mr..
Fagan occupied the chair until the arrival
Of the President. A number of bills wcro
press nted from the men who had been
employed by the city during tho weel; At
ter tho blizzard. The orders were drawn
nld President lambson signed some i'm
mcdiately SO that the mon can gst their
money If any ono in town cashts the
orders.
The matter of the Sixth and Delaware
Street crossing was next taken up. That
part Of the street Is disgrace to tho city
and the railway company.
The people In that section Of tho city
have to wade through water after every
rain. When the snow fell both tho County
and Company refused to remove the snow
The onis thing for the property holders to
do was to refuse to par Taxes. 1t has been
given out that IL you 1.-Two in your own
house tho tax collectors cannot distress
you. People in that section Of the CITY
have no right to pay road tax until the
street Is put in proper condition. NJ"
White told Mr.. FagaE last evening thata
henlook truak at that point would last
until Pagan wont out Of Council. Let us
have City Council that will bo fair.
straig ht aud con sidera.e.
Any man who can do days work
should bs ailowel to work In his taxssif
he so desires. It's unfair to give all the
WI u " pNo tlEco CE'JtleS. buU u GuUy
got all the work thon let them pay ths
taxes. Common sonse must prevail. 1t
was against tho law to intsrfsro with tho
trolley company whom the tracks were !
laid. The shoe is on the other foot now. |
The company can dare Council to mako
thom open tho water ways at Sixth rnd
Delaware strsets. Some fine day an acci.
don't will happen there like tn, Tcnth
street ono and thon Councl will bo awe
stricken. Lot US have new mon ia Coun-
Gil.
A pretty home Wedding took place last
evening at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs Os.
car d. Ridings on Harmony street near
Fourth. Tho contracting parties were
Miss Blanch, Rhodes Cannon, a: sister OF
Mrs Rulings, to DR.. Edgar II. Bratten OF
Crumpton. Nd. Tho house was prottly
decorated with ferns and pottod plants.
The ceremony was performed beneath n
handsome arch Of evergreons and smilax
Tho officiating clergyman was the Rov Il.
Irving Watkins, pastor OF Nazareth NJ. 4.
Church.
Nv oti'N hiiN lbplh thttItl tNV ptliltT
to the strains Of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March Elayed by John Riss. They wtro
The bride was dressed in
white organdis over white silk and carried
bride rosos, Tho groom wore the cynven
tionul fail dress suit. Aficr the ceremony
and cOngratulatinn, splendid repast was
served Mr.. and Mrs. Bratton were the
of several hand, d,omc and valua-
bio presents. lAey left this city to-day
70: wedding trip IT, Baltimore and Wash
in.'on Alto" the wedding trip they will
reside at CrumpIon where Mr.. Bratton
has u business.
The guests had scarcely departed from
hc house when q Ga!lthuinpian was ten-
dcred tho nowiy married. couple. Thoss
W ho participated were given souvenir
A nd dspAited Among those who attended
he wedding wcre: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
u. Walls, Mr.. and MIRA. John A. Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dankync, MIL Inud
Mrs. James Lancaster, Mr and Mrs.
tieorgo Thomas !Iowlatt, Mr. and John
Rios, Mrs Mary WegGenmann, Miss Ida
I;idugs Miss Emma Ridiugs, OF West
Chester, Mr. and Mira. Noses B. Fleming
Miss Jennie Lancaster Miss Auna Mohlen.
Miss Agnes Hewlett, Mr.. and Mr.. VII
lam Wcgscnman, Mis- W!ihalmina How
lett, Miss Elsie Lancaster, Miss Anna
Larca.ter, Miss Bessie Walls, Miss Fannie
k!Gtngs, Miss Eva Deakyne, Miss Emma
liaings, Miss Fannie Ridings, Miss Annie
J2,lIr,s Mis- Pessje Walls Ernnk JIpr !
ett James Lancaster, Jr., and Charles
D. Fleming.
Conductor Shilling had troubles OF his
,wu yesterday. In the morning ho lost
1t: watch between Second and Harmony
nd Third and Chestnut Streets. In tho
,venug en- the 6.l! car he encountered
lrunken ilieer who was nccompanied BY