The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-11
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN
December llth, 1893.

The Secretary OF the Trustees of tho
present at an important meeting of the
Trustees to be held tomorrow evening.
The object OF the meeting Is to consider
the advisability Of accepting $3.50 from the
Peansylvania Railroad Company for TX
acres of land adjoining the tracks. Some
of the members are in favor OF accepting
the offer because they feel that $3.50 is u
good price for ~ ,,cres OF ground.
Tho railroad company docs not want
the land, but having gone so far with the
scheme the money will ba paid. 1t is not
every day In the week that $3.50 can be Sc
cured for such strip of land. On the
O her hand there are trustees VINO will not
knuckle TO the railroad company. The
latter put on commission and the award
was $500. The company deposited the
money to the credit OF tho Tru tees of the
& ,mnons in q Wilmington bank.
The Trustees refused to accept tho offer
and applied to Judge Spruauce for a
shertf's Jury. The jury awarded the
Trustees $lO)O and the Railroad Com
pany refused the ground. But there Is no
way for the company to get its money
back from the bank unless 1t agrees to
pay all the costs. The ground so con-
demned is gold mine In as much Hs that
1t contains gravel. Some OF tho lrus-
New Castle some day.
Another matter tfat will come up bo-
fore the Trustees is The system OF renting
the farms The Trustees are owed thous'
ands of dollars by the tenants now ON the
farms. Thousands of dollars have been
lost by tenants who ran away. The farms
are not paying and the expenses incurred
are enormous. 1t matters not whether
the rent is paid or not the buildings
must be kept in repair.
Rev Nicholas Stahl of Princeton con-
ductcd services in the Presby terian church
yesterday in the absence Of the pastor,
Rev. s. b. Wyle. The latter preached in
the Spring Street Presbyterian Church,
New York.
Tho necessary repairs have been made
to the fire engine and the residents of New
Castle can feel assured that tho fire COM
pany is ready for all elnsrgencies.
The annual reception of postulants into
the b. V, NJ. Solality took place in st.
Peters Church last evening. The Sodai-
ity furnished special musical program
Tho sermon was preached by Rev. Ed
ward L. Brady, postu'ants were received
last night into full membership.
Rev. X. Irving Watkins will preach
special sermon to the mem bers of Abel
phia Lodge X. of p. who will attend SER
vices In the NJ. H. Church on noxt Sunday
morning.
Tho reorganization Of the Grace Quigg
Mission Band took place last week. Inc
officers of the Band are President. Miss
Margaret Carrck. Secretary Miss May
Whitnack aad Treasurer Miss Bella Neg
gnsoD.
New Castle is beginning to look like old
times. Thousands Of people are working
and confidence has been restored. The
stores have rut on their holiday appear.
nnce and the displays are beautiful. The
grocery stores of John Thompson, George
ID. Williams, Thomas Frazer, Toman and
McGrory, Mrs German, Allen Smith and
Thomas Ryan are ready with the good
things.
John L. Stoops, and Eugene Chase have
the pretty things which Old Kris brings
to all good children. Fancy articles are
found at Challenger and Ferris drug
stores. Wilbur Merdith, James Lawlor,
John Campbell aud Eugene Chase serve
the newspapers and for all the news and
best and latest news they serve the Re.
publican. Candles are liz all the stores
but especially at the Wise candy Kitchen,
Mrs. MoCallin, A. Il Goodiss, James u.
Biuus and Kobert Shaw have the furnish.
inrs foryoung and old The butcher sell
tonder ineats, the milk men serve good
milk and We are all happy.
. On Tuesday evening, December 18th,
Industry Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Will
give au entertainment and smoker.
neat programme Of musical and literary
selections has been prepared.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Hamilton of
South Fifth street are entertaining Miss
t. AIcllyane OF Jersey City ard Mrs. A. Il.
Howard Of Brooklyn. Mrs. Howard Lof-
land of Kennett Square, Pa, has been
visiting her mother Mrs Charles Wise.
MIR. and Mrs. j Ernest Philips have
been entertaining Miss Kathryn Shellen-
bsr ger Of Middletown, Pa, former resi-
dunce Of this city.