The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-08
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
CORRESPONDENTS OF tho REPUBLICAN,
December Sth, IS9l

| b. Il. Lank will remove his wheel
wright and blacksmith shops from
the corner of Fifth and Delawar,
streets to Harmony street near Fifti
during the coming spring. Th,
shops have been IN this present 10
cation on ground rent and Lanl
considers the rent too high and h.
therefore resolved to move. In th,
new location he will have NOR,
room. He wished to locate in an
other secticn of the city but thu
Trnst Company wanted $500 fol
the seven lots.
Miss Elizabeth Black entertained
number 81 her young lady friends
last evening at cards.
Roseby McMullin of Pencader
hundred, was visitor to New Cas-.
tie yesterday. He is candidate
for Levy Court Commissioner to sue
ceed Commissioner White.
The two Mangold boys who stole
the horse and road cart from Albert
J. Green at Ogletown OH Tuesday
night were here yesterday morning
at > o'clock. They were questioned
by two men at that time at the p. j.,
w. & B. depot but they refused to
give any information. Both the lads
were shivering from cold. They
had no heavy coats and no blankets.
Today being holy day in the
Catholic church, masses were cele-
brated in st. Peters Church by
Rev. Edward l., Brady at $50 and
s O'Clock.
At a time when the people of the
country are being Heeced bv sharp
ers by means Of all kinds of get
rich schemes it would be wise for
New Castle people to go slow. 1t
seems just now that every wild cat
scheme under the name Of building
loans and other syndicates has
agents here to collect the hard
earned money of the dupes.
Division No. 3, Ancient Order of
Hibernians cleared nearly $50 by
their sixth annual ball given on
Thanksgiving eve.
There are about ten applicants
for the position of census enumer-
ator from New Castle hundred.
There Is no use of any one apply
ing for the position who is not
plain and quickpenman and quick
calculator. New Castle hundred
may be divided into three districts
and the cnumerators will be a Dem
ocrat. a Regular and Union Re-
publican. The latter is not to be an
Addicks man, but clean cut hard
working Republican. The ap-
pointments will bemade in January.
John Il. Stoops visited Philadel-
phia yesterday and purchased a
lot Of goods at the fire sale of e. II.
Artman-Freichler Co. They are
marked by the water but not dam
aged. He will sell 81 washing ma
chimes for $3.50, express wagons
for IS cents that are sold at SIS
and roller top desks at sacrifice.
John Graham had his head cut
yesterday by a brick thrown by a
companion. The affair was purely
accidental as he with others was
skylarNing.
On Wednesday evening David
Miller was rendered party by his
friends.
Hugh McCaughan came near sew
ering the index finger of his left
handy yesterday while sharpening
a pencil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cummings,
former residents of this city, remov-
ed their household goods to Chester
yesterday.
Bids for carrying mails between
the post office and the depot will be
received at the post Office until De-
cember 18th.
At the meeting of Friendship
Lodge, No. 3, A. o. U. W.. held last
evening the following officers were
elected: 2. M. W., Jas. Bacon; NJ.
W.. W. e. Rothwell; Foreman,
Denny Smith; Oversecr. Jno. B.
Manlove: Guide, William Marques;
Inside Watch, Marcellus McDowell;
Outside Watch, II. McNally; Finan-
cier, Jas. Cannon; Recorder, Jas.
Van Arsdalen: trustee for three
years. Elwood Wilson.