The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-13
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NEW CASTLE.
March 18th. 1900

20 lar as the public is concerned
there is not much news in the re.
port OF the special meeting of Cit,
Council held last night. Whei
President Schuhardt called tn,
meeting to order he stated that thu
OBJECT OF the meeting was to hear a
report from Tax-Collector George
L. Tobin. Mr.. Gallagher move
! that Council 20 into executive ses-
SIGN and the motion prevailed. Why
City Council needed to transact
business behind closed doors will
! have to be explained by the men,
bers ofCouncil. Tax-Collector Tobin
was IN attendance. A member Of
City Council stated that so far as
he knew Mr.. Tobin was over 81, COO
behind in his collections for 1896,
but would not say for sure. This
statement was made in answer to a
question by the writer. The taxes
are now outlawed and cannot be
collected. 1t is in order for some
one to make clear statement re-
gardlng the taxes OF 1898. There
certainly should be nothing to hide
from the people. If Mr.. Tobin is
not $4,000 behind then Council
should state So Council is elected
by the people and their meetings
should be onesthattaxpayers could
attend. Ii Council IS afraid to let
the people know how business is
transacted then the people should
demand an explanation. City Coun-
Gil is unable topay its bills at pres
ent.
At meeting of the b. V. NJ. So
dality of st. Peters Church, set
OF resolutions upon the death of
Mrs. Kate Hance, was adopted. A
copy OF the resolutions will be pre-
scented to the family OF the deceased.
Missionary Day was observed in
the NJ. Il. Church on Sunday. The
missionary sermon was preached
by Rev. r. Irving Watkins. Miss
May Whitnack, Miss Mary McGon-
lgal and Miss Blanche Hughes rem
dered choice recitatons. The graft
living report that all collections
were fully up, was announced.
The retiring members of Council
this year are Messrs. White and
Porter. 1t is announced that the
tactics used in 1897 will be used at
the coming election. Harry House
man has announced himself as Il
candidate for Council.
George Moore had ain interesting
experience with chicken thieves
last winter, SO when his faithful dog
began barking on Sunday morning
at o'clock he knew that strangers
were about his place. Upon going
to his window he saw a buggy near
the granary. BY the time he got
dressed and out in the yard the
team was gone. An investigation
on Sunday morning showed that
the team was driven backward and
forward through two fields several
times before it went to the main
road.
A few days ago ayoung girl came
here on visit. Yesterday morn.
ing her father came from his home
in Maryland town because he UNI
derstood that New Castle young
man had her heart and marriage |
would be the result of the pawn.
lie consulted his daughter and told
her that he wished her to become
the bride of a street car conductor
in Philadelphia. Papa took trip
to the place where the New Castle
beau works and he returned home
on the next train. The daughter
did not prolong her visit and re-
turned home on the next train, but
she will pay New Castle another
visit after Easter. True love never
runs smooth.
Misses Mabel and Elizabeth Cor
don and Anna Newlove spent Sun
day in Philadelphia.