The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-28
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Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
October 20, 1899.

Attached to the New Castle high school
isa library for the use Of the students.
But the library Is inadequate and Prot.
Knowles has been trying to devise plan
whereby he could raise money to buy
books. He has secured the services Of By
ron S. King ana he will appear In tie
Opera House tonight for the benefit Of the
school fuad. Every ono intere, ted In the
Public schools should attend the lecture
this evening.
As another sign Of prosperity under q
Republican administration and under q
gold standard John Thompson will short
ly remove from his present store to tho
Delaware House. His present store Is too
email to accommodated his increasing trade.
He has rented this Delaware House for five
years and has engaged contractor Hizar
to make improvements to the lower story.
1t will DO converted into o regular market
house. The work of improving and chang.
ing the Delaware House stores into IL mar
ket house will begin us soon as Wilbur
Meredith removes to another residence.
Mr. Dent who succeeded Mr.. Feldeman
at the Delaware Iron Works couple of
years ago as Craftsman died In Pitt sburg.
Typhoid fevsr was The cause Of his death.
Underwear, Underwear. Underwear, at
Biggs.
MIR. and Mrs Robert P. Cam OF Stones.
borough, Pa. have been the guests Of Mr..
Robert c. Gordon.
o. G. Dickinson, of Chester, wants to
race any skiff along the Delaware for $25
Or more a side. New Castle boatmen will
nottaokle the off.r as Mr.. Dickinson wants
tho conditions to "Rig az You z lease.
The carpen ters are hard at work erecting
new barn on the Green proparty tenaut-
ed by William Dyer 1t will bs remem
bered that the barn that was formally on
this farm was burned couple OF months
ago.
Miles Hilley Of Chicago, is the guest of
Mayor Boyd. Mr.. Hjlley formerly resided
here but left for Chicago twenty years ago
and his is his first visit here since that
time.
There was a pleasing program rendered.
In the High School yesterday afternoon
as follows: Singing, sociey; recitation,
Susie Patton; defamation Denny Ma
honey; select reading, Rose Lenoir; recita-
ton, Mary Sylvester: defamation, Foster
Willis; recitation, Nellie Rosseii; editor
of Clioniau Herald, Harriet Reed Liter
arv ed or, Ray Patton; Current Events,
Anna Rodgers; personals, Ries Graham;
exchan ge, Marion Megginson; recitation,
Nora Finnegan, select reading, Mary
King; defamation, Andrew Lenoir; reci-
tation, Barbara Jacobs: recitation, Alpha
Smith; singing, society.
Contractor Rouert Morrison raised o
large burn on the Rodney farm near Della
ware City yesterday.
Mrs. Fitch, the Gospel singer will BIO
present at all tho services in tho Metho-
dis. Church tomorrow.
Anumber Of United Workmpn attended
| tho grand entertainment given in the WI
| mington Grand Opera House last night
under tho auspices Of Wilmington Lodge
No. l, A. o U. W.
Revival services will commence in the
Methodist church tomorrow evening Rev.
W. l.. 5. Murray will preach tho sermon
Pro, idIng Elder Wat will preach in he
morning and Row, Dr.J. Berry.of Chicago,
will preach in the afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Bacon has returned home
from visit TO her parents in Chester.