The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-07
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NEW CASTLE

New Castle, Nov. 7..-l lesterday
was a joy Gus one for the people of
New Castle when the news came that
thi; city viii be rid Of the tramps
and candidates for the stone pile.
The people are eiated aud they hope
the day is not far distant when the
balance OF the prisoners will be re-
moved. Turn where you will and
tue jail is cast up to you and slurs
cast about the people aud the city.
New Castle has only two men be-
hind the bars and Wilmington and
the rest Of the county has nearly $50
There was CONSERVATION among
the frcquenters Of the bum cell last
evening when it was learned that
the prisoners were sent from the
Wilmington courts to the wcrkhouse
There are men in the bum cell who
for years have spent Christmas in
ail. 1t is their home and when they
reach here for Stay of forty or sin
ty days they usually sang "Homc
Sweet Home. There are number
Of them who say that they will 60
directly to Dover or Georgetown.
They do not propose to work and as
they have been kept by the taxpayers
they still intend to remain as their
wards 1t takes the regulars but a
short time to violate the law by beg
ging or getting drunk and therefore
they wIl"not be long out of jail.
They have been known for years to
90 out one day and come over the
next. Some Of them would leave
here at j. 80 o'clock in the morning
and the same afternoon would be
! back again.
Financially speaking the jail vas
! Of little consequence to the city.
The food for the prisoners usually
| came from Wilmington. After the
| the prisoners would lie released they
caused considerable annoyance here
by going around the city begging.
Advertising in the REPIHLICAN
! pays all the time. John II: Nt0ups
during the past week had a few lines
| OF locals in the New Castle letter ad.
! vcrtsing bargains. lie says that
! The result has been marvellous. To
the committee in charge Of a fair At
Summit Bridge, h: sold two wagon
loads Of goods including two dozen
lamps, oiicloth, carpets, wallpaper,
and Gallery. He saws that Il line in
the REPUBLICAN, brings the answer.
The committee said that when they
saw tie advertisement of goods at 80
cents on the dollar they stopped here
instead of going to Wilmington. The
sales during the past week have been
! phc nominal
The funeral Of Mrs. Palmer Of
ilare's Corner, mother Of John Pa.
mer Of this city. took place today.
Services were conducted by Kew.
! William q. koOnS and inlurment
was made at Mt. >aIcm cemetery,
Wilmington.
a num,er Of persons from tins
city will attend the wedding of Miss
Lillian ;>entman and Lewis T., Ella
son this evening. The ceremony
vii! be performed at he home Of the
brides parents near Newark.
| Horse blankets direct from the fac
tory Goc. to "a, lamps 2oc. to ~. 80.
lanterns, wall paper to &c, floor
aud table oi'cIoth, stoves, stoyepipe,
hammers, hat racks lc. Stoops.
Harry Hunter had one of his fin.
gers injured by a grindstone at Lob.
| dell S works.
,.n, J""" %.,r.,t', rosIer has 1,s returned home
Miss V. 5. Cooper will be rendered
a farewell dance on November IS.
Nine persons were received into
the Methodist Church on Sunday on
/ probation.
lockjaw caused the death Of val.
liable co" belonging TO Samuel Nc.
| Mil.
The case of Lea VS.. Stong and
Newton will came up in Magistrate
Nanarsdaen's Court tonight.
No matter how long you have hat tho