The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-18
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
May IL, 1899.

The store Of the cooperative store Com
pany at Ninth and Washington avenue
was broken Into on Tuesday night aud
considerable amount of articles stolen.
The store door was found open yesterday
morning and when John McCann went
In he was given general surprise. The
place had been ransacked In hurry and
the goods scattered about the floor.
Soon afterwards two small boys were
seen on the porch and one OF them went
into the store. The boys were captured
and gavs their names as Joseph and Will
liam Ratgen.
They stated to the police that they had
helped a colored man to lake the goods
and that the booty was stored in his house
on tho cschoolhouse lane.
The boys were taken to the house but no
one was at home AS the colored man has
not lived there for some time. The house
contained the mans furniture but none
OF the goods were taken from the store.
Tho lads then acknowledged that the
booty was at their house. 1t was found
there secreted under bed The mother
of the boys told the officers that the boys
told her how II colored man had given the
articles to them because they helped him
carry whole lot Of goods from tho store.
Another side 70 the case was that the boys
found tho articles on ho road. At present
no action will be taken against the boys.
If the two lads continue they will find o
two story stone mansion some day.
There are about forty boats In the shad
fleet here at present and only six of them
are owned by New Castle fishermen. The
rent Of a boat for the season is $40 so that
tho rent paid by New Castle fishermen for
their boats amounts 10 over 500 this year.
Shad Is sellingat $l3 and IA per hundred
and the farmers are taking advantage of
ha nripa and mn hup1ra6o nf
them in salt. 1t Is an interesting sight to
see Jim Williams, colo. cd, clean and dress
the shad for sailing down. The ,,shad are
pIacsd at the slip in Delaware street wharf
where boy cleans off the outside. With
one. cut of Il sharp knife Williams opens
the shad at the back.
The inside is cleaned, head cut off, back
bone taken out quickly and then the shad
dipped in water and he is ready to clean
farmers have noticed this year that tho
shad are larger than on former years 1t
used to be novelty to SEQ seven pound
er hut this year shad Of that weight
were numerous and several turned the
scales at and Q pounds. When six
pound roe shad cal be purchased at 20
cents there Is no room Tor Kick.
The advance guard of the rough ole-
ment always seen at the circus arrived
in New Castle yesterday.
The housekeepers should pay strict at->
tention to their honsesa The circus that
comes here to o-morIow has been reported
TO have large crowd Of toughs with it.
From tho towns it has visited poor reports
come.
Crowds of tou CHS are along with the
circus and scme Of the towns were opposed
TO the parade. If the toughs u.es bad
language CT act disordcrly then Mayor
Boyd has u duty to perform. That duy
Is 20 lock up every yiolator of the law.
Harold Sudell went to Philadelphia last
evening to meet his mothe", 81 tier and
niece who arrived on an ocean steamship
nom England.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nolan, OF San
Francisco formerly of New Castle tho
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Richard Cooper
This Is the last evening of the Appeal
Boards Of City Council and ak who have
any appeals should appear this sevening.
About one hundred persons from New
Castle attended the circus In Wilmington
yesterday.