The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-07
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

A matter that was discussed here
last evening 10 general was tht
failure oil City Council to read the
bills passed at the meeting. Dur
ing the present year the reports
concerning the city finances have
not been complimentary to some Of
the members Of Council. If the bills
approved we're genuine there was
no necessity for shrouding them
with mystery, suspicion and
grounds for criticism. The mem.
bers Of the Council are the pu blle
servants of the people. They are
entitled to pass ordinances, pay
bills and act in an upright manner
according to their conscience but
hcltaxpayers say that when bills
are passed IN lump and not read
in public then City Council leaves
itself open to the criticism Of the
taxpayers. One paper last spring
had a sweeping charge against
a member OF Council. That matter
has been ventilated once more by
the action OF Council on Wednesday
evening. Even the curses Of man
sworn to preserve order do not ben
eft the case, The people are ready
to pay their taxes but they would
like to see the bills contracted paid
in a manner that would remove the
members OF Council above suspicion.
Even Mr.. Reynolds who was
spoken of so highly. had no objec.
tions 10 the course.
The shad season closes on Mon
day and the New Castle fishermen
have good-sized bank accounts to
their credit. The catch during
the season was less than ope-thlrd
that of 1900 but the price was over
three times as good as last season.
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore,
and New York markets were sup
piled from New Castle. The tar
mers in this section salted but few
shad Tor winter use as the cheapest
they could secure the fish was -
per hundred.
Edwin r. Deakyne has been
elected Superlntenden OF the Meth
odist Sunday School, to succeed
John Harris, resigned.
David Miller, one Of John Thorn o.
son 5 efficient clerks. will learn the
trade OF moulder in Wilmington.
The Christian Endeavor of st.
Paul's M. E. Church, Wilmington,
had delightful time on the Della
ware on Thursday aboard the
schooner, Sand Snipe.
The two new cars are beauties
and can seat AZ persons each. They
are double truckers.
Messrs. Wise, Ford, Gordon aud /
Chase spent pleasant day fishing !
along the banks Of the Delaware
and Chesapeake canal.
Now that City Council has rcgu.
lated the cleaning OF cess pools it
would be we'll to clean the bitches.
AT Battery Park tomorrow az !
ternoon Manager Shearer's club
will try to prove the superiority Of
The New Castle base bali club over
he Baum A. A.
Likely" Charlton will have a
strong aggregation and hopes to
win back lost laurels. The New
Castle club will have two new men
n uniform,
Assessor Duncan has raised the
OF the local iron Works
% 100000. This means an'extra
AK OF $500. But Council has a
suotty nut to crack about the dogs.
The assessor was instructed to
assess the dogs. He discovered
$50 of them in New. Castle but put
10 value on them. The question
lrises, care dogs property and it
10 how much are they worth? An
'ther question is "Can Council put 9
value on dogs when the assessor t
allied to do so.' |
The following program for Chill !
lren's Day will be rendered in the !
E. Church Sunday evening at !
:. As o'clock.
OpShaGS ShoA Vs. ~ uI us WI
vard:' Invocation; responsive \
crlpture reading; chorus, Ills the
Day. recitation, Birds,
Willie Rossell; chorus. "See the
'olden Sunlight recitation, "Tbe
iarden Of Childhood Fanny Rid. II
ngs; chorus, Sing We a Loud Il
[osana;' exercise, witnesses of l.
,arth and Heaven the three u
ngels. witnesses in Heaven, Id a o,
aunders, Llvera Harris, Lille ir
montgomery; witnesses of nature, al
ennie Rulings, Helen Ford. May Il
aunders, Edith Harris; Christian b
races, Elsie Johnson, Annie Hen. tt
rix, Mary Sylvester, Alice Cooper, M
larry Dennis, Martha Johnson,
lice Hendrix; quartet, trio and
norus. God is Love-" responsive .
rupture reading; chorus, "Prase n
lie Lord" recitation. THE Seed, &c
Isle johnson; caorus, 20 Happy in
ours" Children's Day offeriug; al
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