The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-29
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NEW CASTLE

New Castle, Nov. 29.---The ball of
the Lenape Fire Company in every
sense Of the word was general sue.
cess. The interior of the Opera
HOUSE was tasiefully decorated for
the occasion and cast great credit on
the committee Of arrangements.
The McPike and Atkinson orchestra
furnished the music. John l.. Sulli.
van and Miss Mary Murphy led the
march which was large and very
pretty. The visitors we're from Del
aware City, Newark, Philadelphia,
Chester and Wilmington. Congrat.
ulations are in order for the commit.
tee in charge. ~
Thanksgiving passed off in an or.
derry manner in New Castle at .7.30
o'clock mass was celebrated in St.
Peters Church by Rev. Edward l..
Brady. Alto. 30 o'clock union Thanks.
giving services were held in the First
Presbyterian Church where an aug
mented choir from the different
churches sang the hymns of praise.
Rev. J. l.. Nichols Of the First Bap-
tist church, preached the sermon.
Conductor Richard Megginson on
Tuesday night on the last trip re.
fused to take five passengers aboard
at Rose Hill The reason for this
was that one of the men was in his
opinion insane and the foam from his
mouth was all about his chest. The
other four men were holding him
and they had difficult time in do.
ing 80. The poor fellow for some
time past has been subject to fits at
times aud then for few days his
mind becomes unbalanced. lie has
been employed by trucker named
Chadwick near Rose Hill.
On Tuesday evening he became
vioiant and started of. The neigh
bors gave chase and captured him.
lie fought the four men desperately
as he feared they were going to Kill
him and begged for mercy until the
following day telling them that none
but those of clean heart could go to
Heaven. AS there was q number Of
passengers aboard, including some
women, and as the conductor sur.
missed that Sheriff Mcdaniel would
not receive him at the jail he ;aTls.
ed the men to take1he unfortunate
fellow to FarnhurSt, the Delaware
Hospital for the Insane.
4 number of New Castle men who
are interested in poultry raising,
visited the Oak Spring Poultry Farm
in BrandywIne hundred yesterday.
Several New Caste people propose
gong into the raising of poultry ON
large scale.
"Bnc Dicl' the first combination
car that the Wilmington and the New
Castle Electric Railway received, is
at its old tricks once more and yes
tcrday jun ped the track at Rogers
switch between here and Delaware
City.
Miss Name Duffy Of Wilmington,
is the guest Of Miss Cecil Boyle.
Miss Elizabeth Toman has as her
guest. Miss Florence Saunders Of the
West Chester State Normal School.
Robert Armstrong Of Newark, has
heen the gucs. Of Mr.. and MRS. Tay.
lor.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. I. Tribbitt OF
Wilmington, have been the guests
Of Mr.. ard Mrs. Edward Campbell.
Misses Alpha Smith, +. M. 10.
man, Flora Chase and Mary McGoni.
gal are home FOR few days from
the West Chester State Normal
Schools.
The New Castle High Schoo! foot.
ball team defeated abe Olympia team
of Wilmington yesterday by the
score IF II to 5.
The entertainment to be given in
the Opera House on Tuesday evening
next gives promise of being grand
affair. Messrs. Prettyman of wa.
miugton and Ford of this city will
take prominent parts, lleisIer and
Burns Of Wilmington, will sing sew
cral of the latest songs recently COM
posed by Mr.. Heisier Cornct and
piano solos will also be given.