The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-15
FROM
NEW CASTLE.
February 18th, 1900.


Castle will have another industry.
A letter was received yesterday
by Mayor Boyd from the Tide
Water Chemical Co., thanking the
mayor. members of council and the
com mittee of citizens for the court.
eous treatment received on Satur-
day last. The letter stated that
the company would be pleased to
locate in this city if proper terms
could be made. This company will
lease the Stops wharf and will EN-.
ploy about l2O hands working a
double turn of "a hours and 313
days per year. A few industries Of
this kind located in and about this
city would prove of great value to
this place. This company will
manufacture tannin from quebrocho
bark, to be used extensively in
tanning leather. They will also
manufacture some other products
among which are phosphate OF
sodium, and also a substitute for
white lead and white zinc.
They have already bought large
plantation of quebrocho trees in
Cuba, and believe that the prox-
unity of New Castle to the sea will
make it less expensive for ship
ment direct from the West Indies
here than to places further up the
river.
The personnel Of the company is
aboye reproach, composed largely
of leading Philadelphia business
men, and if they decide to locate
here it will mean mush for this
city.
John Genestka found a valentine
on his table yesterday morning that
he had not expected. 1t was let
ter from his wife who had left for
parts unknown. The letter when
translated read as follows: 'Deal
John, l have gone away with the
man love and we will be happy.
Don't hunt for us. Mary
The story of the affair is the young
woman marrying the man at the be-
hest of her mother although she
loved Jacob f. Schoenwitcki and
when she married she promised
Jacob to yet be his wife. Jacob met
the womano on Thursday at the post.
office and an affectionate meeting
was held. They promenaded over
the city for an hour together and it
is supposed that they arranged for
the elopement.
Joseph H. King and three men,
bers OF the his family attended the
funeral of Mrs. Hyde in Whining
ton yesterday.
Sheriff Taylor received some eX-
ira boardcrs yesterday.
John Price, Samuel Bell, Ben a.
min White and Benjamin Adams,
color / youths between the ages of
IS and 20 years. were arrested at
Townsend yesterday by Constable
Van Horn, charged with breaking
into the cannery of William Jenkins
and stealing three cases of canned
tomatoes. They were taken before
Justice of the Peace Bratton and
committed to Jail in this city last
evening in default of 5000 bail. The
negroes will remain as the guests
of Sheriff Taylor until the May
term Of court and will entail cost
on the county of about 5000 for the
theft of but 50 worth of goods.
Charles Megginson, Jr., fell from
tree that he was trimming yester-
day and received some slight in
Jurles.
Several persons from this city
have been offered employment in the
Chester weave rooms at good wages
and offers have also been made
some Of the people to pay them
while they are learning to weave
providing that they will remain
with the firm after having learned.
A feature of the rules governing
the base ball players of the New
Castle base ball team this season
will be "players must practice ball
and keep up with the game to re-
main or be PLAYER on the team. y
This rule will govern extra players
if hired. They must be acquainted
with the team as player.
There will be meeting of the
New Castle Club held this evening
in Mayor Boyd's Office and all who
wish to take stock should be in at
tendance.
The fourth quarterly conference
of the Methodist Church will be held
this evening.
The 'avorite river steamer Twi-
light will stop at New Castle this
season en- route to Augustine Park.
But sixteen fishing skiffs of the
Fishermen's Protective Associa-
ton will fish from this city this
season. This is a falling off OIL
about one-third of the boats and is
due to the hard times of the past
year. A meeting o. the members
Of the association will be held Sum
day.
Walter McClymont and Marion
! Hughes, moulders, went to Chester
yesterday where they secured work
| at the trade. -, 49,.
The Third street bridge was of
for time yesterday afternoon and
consequently the people were con-