The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-08
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence or the REPUBLICAN,
November s. 1899.

AT the meeting of the Trustees Of
the Commons held last evening the
following members were present:
DIR. Black in the chair: Messrs,
Hance, Toman, Mahoney. Ferris,
Challenger, Rodney, Dolby, Nc
Grory.
Treasurer Ferris reported bal
ance of 1921 on hand. Dr. Black
said that the farm question is Sc
rious one. The heavy hail last
summer damaged the corn crop Sc
verely."
The bills of J, G. Bridgewater,
SIPS; New Castle Gas Company,
S3. 10; Edward W. Handy, $237. 81,
were ordered paid.
MIR. Ferris reported that he had
communicated with Gray and Ward
in reference to the award for the | u
acres of ground condemned for rail
road purposes.
Mr.. Mahoney reported having
awarded the contract for the new
barn to John w. Snitzer at $975.
On motion of Mr.. Mahoney all the
tenants who are a yearbehind were
ordered toquit. He also wanted the
Model Farm to be advertised for
rent. The members of the Board
joined in general conversation
|, about the farm and farmers.
DIR. Black said that the farms are
I. not carried on in a business way.
We are. over; $1l, 900 behind. We
want better farmers and we must
think seriously over this matter.
Mr.. Rodney reported that he had
received communication from Mr..
Gray concerning the award for the
piece of ground. Mr. Rodney asked
the reporter of the REPUBLICAN not
to publish the amount. But the
REPUBLICAN publishes news and
published the fact Yesterday.
Mr.. McGrory was opposed to TAX
ing the money from the poor rail
road company. He favored keeping
the ground for the city of New Cas-
tie.
Mr.. Rodney favored accepting the
offer of $50 for the IL acres of
ground. The motion was lost and
the Trustees will not accept the
offer of $3.50 for the piece of ground.
Residents of the Shawtown dis
trict are considerably agitated over
the appearance of typhoid fever in
their midst. About seven weeks
ago Stephen Morris wife died and
since that time there have been three
cases of typhoid fever in the same
house. Last Sunday William Cobbs
was removed to the New Castle
county hospital suffering from ty-
phoid. John Carter and Steve Nor
ris, Jr., have been sick with typhoid
and there is no restriction on the
number of girls and boys who resort
to the house. The people have no
other means of fumigating the house
than lime and when they 60 clean Il
room the bed clothes are thrown out
the window near the doors of other
people. The City Board Of Health
should take notice of the house.
Mrs. Kate O'Connor, wife Of Law
renee O'Connor, is at the New Castle
county hospital suffering from in
juries received by being scalded.
While lifting off a washboiler from
the stove she stumbled in some man
ner and the contents of the boiler
fell about her and her legs were ter
ribly scalded.
Children's black hose, 5, 10, 1215c.
Biggs.
1t is not often that there is DELAY
on the New Castle Electric Railway.
But there was one Yesterday and
as a result Passengers and their
friends were some worried. A part
OF the wire near Rose Hill broke
and the travel was delayed as there
was one car on each side. But the
people knew that everything that
was possible to be done under the
circumstances was being done and
good-naturedly every one took in
the situation.
Coroner Vandever was in New
Castle yesterday. When asked as
to his mission he said that he came
with the commitment for Harry
Wallace. In speaking of the case
the coroner said that from what he
had seen at the scene of the murder
it was case of deliberate murder.
The blow must have been admins
tered unaWares. The hammer used
by Wallace to kill the woman was
the one that had been stolen from
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Before
Wallace left the house he took a
pocketbooi containing - belonging
to the colored woman.
The monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening with
all the members present
Councilman Gallagher was able to
lay aside his crutches and hobble
to the meeting by aid of cane He |
received royal welcome. On the |
streets every person seemed pleased
to see him about again.
Business was transacted prompt
ly and without parleying. The fol-
lowing bills were ordered drawn:
Charles Shearer, $12; Harry Nc
Nally, $12; John McCallin, $23.O8;
Peter Doris, $10.50; Frank Rainey,
$2.25 George Bryson, 81; b, r.
Lank, sos; Henry Collins, $S.25;
J. II. and L. E. Eliason, $4S,13:
John Sullivan, $5.75; Richard Nc
Guin, S3.75; John Y. Stoops. $17.46;
VIM. White, $l1; Vim. Hunter and
Sons, $13.75; New Castle Gas Co.,
-. As; John Sheridan. $275; Andrew
Is cents; w. Mcguire, So.
The report of Treasurer Ferris
showed the recei pts from Collector
White as follows: Taxes of 1898 for
$500 taxes of 1890, schools,
5000; taxes of 1899, city, $10331.
The policemens salaries, $lS5,
were ordered drawn,