The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-23
FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Corrsspondsnos Of the REPUBLICAN,
December 23rd. 1899.

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customary to extend best wishes to
all. The writer of New Castle Items
cannot be out of the set and there
fore heartily extends his best
wishes that each and every reader
of the REPUBLICAN may enjoy 4
happy Christmas.
The usual services will be held
at st. Peters X. C. Church to-mor-
row. On Christmas morning tine
early mass will be held at $50
O'Clock andmasses at7.30 and 10. 80
O'Clock. The Sunday school Christ
mas exercises will be held on Thurs
day.
The works of the New Castle
branch of the National Tube Com
pany, will close today and remain
closed for a week. The expecta-
lions are the mills will resume on
January LIST, 1900, in full blast.
The Knowles Wooden Mills will
only close until Tuesday morning.
Several employees have asked for
more time but the rush OF orders
will not admit of great loss of time
by the employees.
The Coon Hunting Club has re-
ceived two invitations to join two
other coon hunting clubs and has
accepted the offer of the Rockford
Club to engage in hunt on Tues
day night next. The run will take
the parties to the vicinity of
Chadds Ford, Pa, and the return
will be made to this city on Wednes-
day. The Landsdown Club has
also written for the members of the
local club to Join them in their chase
on Thursday night. 1t is probable
that the local club may accept the
invitation.
Harry Sellers of Pennsville, New
Jersey, was in this CITY yesterday
talking over plans for the establish
ment Of boat yard in this city for
the purpose of building boats for
vessels and fishing skitfs. The site
which will probably be selected for
yard is that known as the Stops
property adjoining the wharf of the
Wilmington and Northern railroad.
The deal that was under way with
a man named Stewart failed. 1t is
now fully believed that the new yard
will take definite shape in 4 short
time.
Owing to the lack of coal last
night the electric lights did not
burn and old Kriss had Il good
chance to get into New Castle with
his reindeer loaded with presents
for the good children Of New Castle.
Artists OF all descriptions and
decorators of all kinds have been
busy for several days past frosting
glasses and placing Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year" on the
glasses in saloons and barber shops
in this city.
Travel was again interrupted
Yesterday on the trolley line and
cars were delayed to the extent of
a half hour at time. The cause
was the same old complaint Third
street bridge broke down.
Coal at the power house has been
a scarce article for several days
and the snow pillow with a dump
car has been hauling coal from
Wilmington.
Decorators spent some time yes
terday in decorating the Star Hotel
and now it is the handsomest place
in the city.
There is a general war between
the grocersover the price of turkeys
and chickens. First Williams
started in with cut and then some
Of the others cut and finally Will
Jams came down to II cents for
chickens aud IA cents for turkeys.
There may be further reduction
:onight.
The exercises of the First Pres
oyterian Church were pleasingly
'endered.
The police are to keep a sharp
ookout for the appearance of kriss !
iingle tomorrow night.
James e. Biggs sold more goods
his Christmas than ever before and
lie has number offancy umbrellas,
and a full lire OF
leckNear for Christmas presents.
The music to be rendered in the
different churches will surpass that
# former years.
Yesterday was aroyal day in the
chools. The teachers had pleas
mt little surprises for their pupils
md the pupils had numerous little
for their teachers. Pleas
ng programs were rendered.
John II. Stops sold so many toys
nd other Christmas presents dur
ng the past two days that he had
0 telegraphfor more goods in order
0 meet the demand. Stops is
ustler and self-made man.
John Davis fell into the dyke
esterday afternoon and was res
uedby colored boy named Meyers.
New Castles oldest man, Mr..
''Connor, OF North Second street, is
wing at death door.