The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-10
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
February 10th, lD0l

captain West " dS q iiSI"Sh '''''
tor to some of the stores. On Thurs
day evening he entertained a num-
Der of persons at Challenger's drug
store with interesting accounts or
his trips. When he was six and a
half years of age he made his first
trip and did not return to his Forth
Devonshire home until he was II
years old lie stated that he took
a piece oI the potter's earth from
the bottom of the Delaware as a
souvenir of the sort Of mud that
held his ship hard and fast at up
per Pea Patch Island. When he
mentioned that he was from North
Devonshire, Mr.. ]. Harry Rogers
stated that his ancestors came from
Dcyonshire. In zoos James Rogers
came from England and settled in
Virginia. Captain West stated tnat
the Rogers and Boothe families IN
Devonshire are very numerous. In
speaking of the cattle trade from
Buenos Ayres he stated that the
builocks that are shipped to Eng
land are wild when they go aboard.
They are rounded up by the ranch
men and then shipped by rail to the
coral. His shipusually carried 40
bullocks. They fill every inch of
deck room and there is 4 frame
covering placed over Them On
this are built Il number of pens for
sheep. The sheep are wild and III
order to get them aboard there are
two''shippingm two trained
sheep that 90 aboard first. They
are followed up the gang planks by
the others. One of the "Masters
goes to each end Of the ship and
goes from pen to pen until the pens
are filled up and then sneaks off
the ship to wait for another day
when hundreds of wild sheep are to
be led aboard. 1t usually takes
five weeks for the trip to Liverpool.
When asked about the use OF fresh
meat aboard the ship Captain West
stated that to tell about fresh meat
would be giving shipping secrets
away. Great care must be taken
of the cattle for as soon as the ship
lands on the other side the Agent
of the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals gets aboard.
It takes very little for an excuse for
him to impose a fine Of two or five
pounds ($10 Or $25.) On the trip
across an inspection is made daily
and sick or injured beasts are
butchered. The cattle are fed on
crushed maize. bran and pres
sed hay. When a ship leaves
Buenos Ayres she usually has 500
tons of water and feed aboard. She
lightens up about X inches daily
so that by the time she is out few
weeks see is making good time. All
sheep that disappear between the
two ports are always washed (O
overheard. The men in charge of
the cattle are well paid but the men
who feed the cattle are engaged for
a mere pittance. Other trips which
Captain West has made were equally
interesting and those who listened
to him relate his experience on the
ocean were highly pleased.
Mr.. John Naylor has recovered
from sick bed.-Mrs. Richard w.
King continues to improve in health.
Mrs. Amanda Boyd, mother Of
Mayor Z. J. Boyd, who has been ill
is recovering.-John Hammers who
has been threatened with typhoid
fever, is improving. William Price
who was very i'll for several days is
now rccover:ng.--M Foster is
still very sick.-Mrs. Charles e.
Lancaster is improving gradually.
Miss Mary Murphy Of Delaware
City, is suffering from chills and
fever.
The Clionian Literary Society Of
the New Castle High School held an
interesting entertainment yesterday
afternoon. Songs by the classes,
declamatlons and readings were
given. Among those taking part
we're: Miss Harriet Rogers, Miss
Anna Rodgers, Miss Rose Lenoir,
Miss Mary King, Miss Mary Syl-
vester, Miss Nellie Rossell, Miss
Nora Finnegan, Frank McGonigle,
Robert Vantinc, Marvin Megginson, |
Foster Willis, Andrew Lenoir,
Denny Mahoney and Frank Hew- |
lett.
A birthday social with 4 cake
walk and musicale will be given in
the Armory on Saturday evening of
next week. The proceeds will be
for the benefit of Emmanuel P. E.
Church. A luncheon will be served.
Small bags are given out and the |
person desiring to attend places in
the bag Il cent foreach year of their
age. This is the fee or as much
more as a person feels able to give.
The New Castle Fishermen s
Protective Association will hold an
other important meeting tomorrow
afternoon.
Rev. S. Bcattic Wylie attended
the farewell reception rendered by
the people of the Delaware City
Prcsby yterian Church to Rev. Luther
A. Oates.
The scholars of the public schools
were dismissed at $50 clock yes
terday in place of 4 O'Clock as is
customary. This was done to al
low the teachers to hold a meeting
and look over the books in the book
room.