The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07
ITEMS FROM
new CASTLE,
April 7th, 1901

i mere Will De COuIeSC lOT Slly
Council after all and a right lively
time will surely he had on Tuesday
next. The retiring members of
Council are Messrs. White and
Porter. Mr.. White is a candidate
for reelection. He has served one
term and filled out the uneXpired
term of the late Councilman Cooper.
The other candidates are William
S. Martin and James r. McIvor.
Two Of these men will be elected
and the other willreceive the grand
turn down by the leaders. A man
for City Council should be a man.
He should be honest, upright, indie
pendent and fearless to do his whole
duty between man and man. Poll
tics should not be considered when
good men are needed. Messrs.
Schuhardt, Reynolds and Gallagher
are the majority of Council and will
remain for year as such.
Joseph II. Dougherty has been
announced as the only candidate
for City Assessor. If William J.
Ferris agrees to become the candi-
date for City Treasurer then there
will be no opposition. Ii Mr.. Fer
ris declines then the candidate will
be the Treasurer of the Trustees Of
the Commons. Patrick McGrory.
Edward Griffith of Pennsville, is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. George
Davis. Recently while employed
in hot house he met with a pain
full accident. He was chopping
wood with an axe when the tool
struck an overhead strlnger. The
axe fell and the blade struck him
on the foot splitting the great toe
and the adjoining toe. A doctor
was summoned and put several
stitches in the injured members.
He is able to move around but his
foot is very sore.
Three sergeants and six cor
porals have been appointed for
Company II, N. G. d., by Captain
Holcomb. The serseants are Hol-
comb, Wise and Ahern. Sergeant
Ahern has been appointed Quarter
master for the company. The cor
porals are Tindle, Gemmill, Sheri-
dan, Poole, Case and Bennett.
Henry A. Dennison has teen em-
ploycd with the Government sur
vcyors along the Christiana creek.
Mrs. Clewell is in Philadelphia,
at the bedside Of her mother, Mrs.
Gulicli, who is very sick.
Herman Padberg who has been
sick, is around again.
Miss Emily ID. Lecch has recov-
cred from an attack Of the grip and
is able to teach school again.
Tomorrow is Palm sunday and
in st. Peters Church palms will be
blessed and distributed.
Wokmen are engaged in digging
noles for the electric light poles.
Should the National Tube Works
resume operations there will be a
scarcity of workmen as there are
over POO at work in Wilmington and
a large number are in Chester.
Harry Ingram and Miss Grace
Clark will be married on April Is.
Edward Cheftins has engaged in
the business of buying and selling
cattle and calves. The big stable
at the Leslie mansion is well suited
for slau2hte house.
The people of New Castle are
sick and tired of the inconvenience
caused by the Third street bridge.
The Clionian Literary Society at
yesterdays meeting rendered the
following program;
Singing .....,.......,..... Society
Recitation, The Sewing Machine, -
Ida Saunders
Defamation, THE Poets Song -
Geo. Duffy
Sslect reading. The Wrong Wo-
man. ....., .,.,.. Susie Gormley
Defamation, "Better Late than
Never '.::.:..,.,::..: Geo. Plat
Editor in Chief Of Clionian Herald,
Mary McGonigle
Literary Editor Emily Ferguson
Personals ...... IIrtty McCau@han
Exchange .... Thomas Gravel
Recitation, THE Mocking Bird S
Song. .........,..k Katie Rodgers
Essay, "Alfred Tennyson,
Leslie Carnagy
Recitation, The Old Well"
Mary Sullivan
Defamation, "ll you Knew"
Harvey Wilhclme
Recitation, ~ Lady"
Mary Gemmill
Quotations from Whittier Society
| SiHS lilS ,...,............ society
After the rendition of the pro,
gram the following officers were
| elected: President, Carrie Pedrick;
vice-presidsnt, Mary McGonigle;
secretary. Leslie Carna|y; treas
urer, Hettv McCaughan; CORE
spending secretary, Marg arct Law
| lOr.