The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-18
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Correspondence Of the REPUBLIcAx
March IS. 1so0.

Tho first shad OF the season was caught
yesterday. The fit shad caught of New
Castle came into the Delaware Street
wharf In 1893 on Earch u It J kogxrS
Charles Munson and William Norris went
out yesterday to wet tho net As they
hauled in thsy were pleased to see six
FOUNDER trying 10 get out Of the meshes.
A good sized rock kept the shad company
Charles HofmanD Of the jefferson House
purchased the new arrival "A few fine
days and then the dsheEansn, VIII be fish
ing in earnest and the cry q the vender
with Delaware Shad, oh, will ring out
The shad fishsrmsn hslievs that ths ssa-
son Of 1899 will bs good one.
William Kse broke his left log yester.
day. He attempted to cross the iron fence
opposite the Jefferson House and his foot
caught In one Of the squares. He fell
over and when picked up IL was found
that the boys leg was broken below the
knee. Dr.. Black reduced the fracture.
The officers and directors of the Will
mington and New Castle Electric Railway
Company inspected Cofield Beach, the ad-
joining park and the route thereto from
New Castle yesterday.
The people OF New Castle will see TINT
the road to Dobbinsville is not treated to
the same dose that Delaware Street recsiv-
ed. Keep your eye on the men who run
for Council aud also on the men who will
hold tho oJoctiou. Ru allomipo hovs unn
residents ard others to vote in 1897 caused
lots Of people to pay taxes since that time.
There are taxes for 1896 and 1895 still OUT
standing and the tax collector will have q
hard time ever to get the money. The
persons who object to the methods Of the
ring Is branded us kicker. But when
the ring wants TO run tho city then no one
else should bother about 1t. If the dis
graceful condition of the street Of Sixth
and Delaware was in another section 1t
would have been put in proper order long
ago. The street committe GO Of the present
Council has acted in high handed man.
her and when their time is up few persons
will BIO sorry.
Rev. R, Irving Watkins will leave for
Cambridge to attend Conference on Mon
day morning. He has made host of
friends during his stay here. New Castle
hopes to see him sent back to complete his
full term.
Rev. Edward L. Brady will preach to-
morrow evening in the Sacred Heart
Church, Wilmington, upon the occasion Of
the forty hours devotion.
About 10 persons from here went to Will
mngton last evening and attended the A.
o H. lecture by Rsv. Nicholas Ward.
The little bit of green was visible on "a
large number of persons yesterday.
The people in the lower end of the hun
dred are justly angry. Representative
Hushebeck succeeded in getting passed
the bill creating voting place at the Bear.
The bill was EN- oiled and went back to
the Senate GU Monday last to be signed.
1t was cast in the political cemetery and
so there will be no new voting place at
the Beal in 1850.
Each car of the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway contains eau
tionary notice concerning stepping off the
car while it is in motion. One OF our
New Castle men is in the habit of jump
ing off the car while it is going slow. Last
evening he tried the trick and landed on
his head severely injuriDg the same as
we'll Us skinning his arm. lie will wait
for the car to stop the next time. 1t is q
wonder that more persons are not injured
by stepping off while cars are iu motion,