The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-21
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
March 2lst, 1901
DIEry MALT WHISKY co., Rochester. NY.

An adjourned meeting of City
Council was held last night and The
ordinance giving the contract for
lighting the city Tor five years al
5000 year was given the third
reading and was adopted. About
thirty citizens were IN attendance
to see how things went. Mr.. Rey'
nolds was opposed to contract for
five years and voted in the negative.
He is in favor of electric light for
the city but favored granting the
contract for only one year as he did
! not favor binding those who will
succeed him.
Other members of Council stated
that they heard no one kicking
about the contract but heard nu-
merous persons clamoring for moro
! lights. Mr.. Scuhartt reminded Mr..
Reynolds Of thclittle yarn about the
minister who was about to pray for
rain. You cannot please every one.
All we can do is the best we know
how and if We make mistake it is
our fault ard if we are successful
then we are entitled to the credit
of it. New Castle will be lighted
by electricity and there will be 80
arc lights of 1000 candle power
each at cost of $l70 per month or
5000 per year. This is cheaper
than any other cityt in the country.
Previous to the motion to adopt
the ordinance, John C. Mahoney adj
dressed Council and opposed the
five years contract.
The New Castle base ball club
expects to put force of men at
work next week leveling the
grounds. Bids have been received
Tor lumber and it is expected that
an eght-foot fence will enclose the
grounds.
The supper recently given by the
B. V. M. SodalIty of st. Peters
Church netted the sum of S295.75
clear of all expenses.
Councilman Porter is erecting a
stable 30xSO on the lot recently pur-
chased by him on North Fourth
street.
The Adams Express Company
will erect a platform on Lea's
wharf to lie used in loading shad
into the express cars.
Emmlt Simon and Harry Timms
shot seven wild ducks last night
While crossing the dupont marsh
Simon tripped and fell into ditch.
Fortunately the muzzle of his gun
went into the ditch ahead of him.
He was pulled out of the mud and
water with difficulty.
Mrs. Collins Of Smyrna, Mrs.
Wier OF Wilmington, and Miss Mary
W:er of the West Chester State Nor
NAL School, are the guests Of Mrs.
o. A. Porter.
Thomas Mullin who severed his
connection with the Knowles Wooden
Mills on Saturday, has accepted
the position of clerk in the Triton
Cotton Mills.
Word was received in this city on
Monday of the death Of Mrs. Sarah
S. Stanton. aged 70 years, at the
home OF Mrs. Lille Cook, No. SO
Sinnickson street, Salem, N. J. The
funeral took place yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock. Interment was
made in the Baptist cemetery. The
deceased was we'll known in this
place where she frequently visited.
Francis p. Holland If Chester,
formerly proprietor Of the Lafayette
Hotel at Third and Edgemont ave-
nue., which he sold to ex-Register
of Wills William II. Hall, will |
shortly remove to this city.
Chicken thieves entered the coop
of John Montgomery, in the rear of
his home on Sixth street, on Mon
day night, and stole about Is fine
fowls. 1t is thought that the fowls
we're stolen shortly before Conductor
Montgomery went to his home about
midnight.
q James Darling of Boston, Mass,
is the guest Of Miss Elizabeth Nc
Cue.
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