The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-17
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
April II, 1899.

The fair sex received another disappoint.
ment yesterday. After a summer like
spell Of three days yesterday turned out to
be IL cold and rainy day. Instead of the
pretty dresses and hats that were expected
one saw the regulation winter wrap and
accompanying headgear.
At the annual meeting Of the New Gas.
IL, Bible Society held in the Presbyterian
Church Mrs. John r. Taylor and Miss
Proudfeit were elected mem bsrs. Res0lu-
tions of respect In honor of the lat6 bresi-
dent Mrs. Mary Cooper Smith and Mrs.
Sarah Merritt were adopted.
Theannual report OF the collection for
tho maintenance tor the catholic orphans
was distributed yesterday. Bishop Mona
CLAN thanked through the report the con-
lrlbutors many OF whom were prOtestants
who contributed generous sums. Tho total
amount received from all SOURCES amount.
cd to u, 756C6,
In 81. James Protectory at Delaware
City there are 70 boys and in st Peters
Female Orphanage, Wilmington, there are
60 Orphaned girls. ST. Peters Church OF
this city through Miss Maggie Stack, COL
lector, contributed t267. IS.
Tho people Of this city are anxiously
waiting to hear of the selection of u site
for tho proposed New York Shipbuilding
Company. which has had a force of men
surveying for cite along the river shore
OF this city.
Those interested may be kept In sus-
pense for some time, as there are yet sew
eral sites to be examined into by the civil
engineers anil surveyors, and 1t is.expecu-
ed that The work will require at least two
months before the matter will ba placed
before the board OF directors, who shall
decide where the plant may be located.
In making surveys all minute details IN
relation to depth OF water, quality of
Ornuu0 ppck IN ba 1a, crihnl and
the consideration to these details in rela-
tion to each site will cause the directors
to take several days to sum up and pick
out the best location for the yard.
President Morse has stated that thus
far the site here is the most desirable al
though tho titc offered abovo Camden
was wall located in reference to being
close to shipping centres, where there Is
much repair work and where there are
good railroad facilities
Mr. and Mrs. John Tobin of Whining
on is visiting Mrs. Tobil's mother, Mis-.
taroino Timmins.
CMiss Virginia Cooper is Visiting relatives
in Germantown.
Clarence White, fireman on the P. w. &
t. railroad has beon guest CT his father
Levy Court Commissioner Henry NJ.
White.
Miss May Campbell OF Germantown is
the guest Of Miss Armitlge Black.
Miss Grace Saunders OF Philadelphia Is
the guest Of her mother Mrs. Jacob Saun-
ders.
Samuel Allen aud Edward Thompson
wero brought to this city Saturday morn.
ing from Newark, where they had been
charged and found guilty before George
A Medill, justice Of the peace, on the
charge OF trespassing en- the property of
James A. Wilson of White Clay Creek.
They Were committed to the custody of |
Sheriff Taylor for fifteen days.
Clara Smith, daughter Of Asa Smith,
died this morning. Cancer OF the stomach |
was the cause of death.
Several persons from here will go to |
Wilmington this evening to attend tho |
session ef Judge Balls court. On Satur-
day night Conductor Timms elected
half drunken man who refused to pay his |
fare. The latter struck tho conductor
after being elected from the car and |
Iimms returned the compliment. Officer |
Ralston was at the corner Of Fourth and
Pine streets and placed both under arrest.
Tlmms was allowed to come home and
the other man was locked up.
Edward II. Naylor has accepted the po-
si.ion of foreman of the Delaware Iron
Works foundry and assumed charge this |
morning.
People were surprised to find Ice ON the |
pools Of water this morning.