Evening journal., 1901-06-25
SAY ANNESNMENT
IN TOO HIGH
New Castle Council Sits To
Hear Appeals 10 Un-
dergO operation


New Castle. June 8.-Ciy Council met
in special session last night and heard
several appeals from the city assessment
The body will st again Tonight and to-
morrow night 60 hear additional appeals
but Il Is not probable that any of them
VIII be allowed. The general assessment
was lowered somewhat by Mr.. Duncan,
but since tbs books have been IA the hands
OF Council nearly an the figures have
been made 10 compare with those OF last
year. an indication that Council does not
think city property Is assesse1 too high.
II IS certain that no reduction VIII be
made IN the assessment of the local plant
OF the National Steel Company
sheriff Mcdaniel win entertain COM
pany OF friends at a snapper supper here
one evening this week The turtle was
caught In the canal two weeks ago and
weighs 81 pounds.
r. Evan Watts has purchased a horse
for John Thompson. The animal Is one
OF the best looking ones In the city.
The local lodge of Woodmen is flourish
ing Several applications for membership
were received at the last meeting and
they viii be acted on at the next meeting.
Several Wlmingtonians We're guests OF
the lodge last Friday evening.
On Thursday the Sunday school OF the
Methodist church will go TO Pennsgrove
on the annual excursion The excursion
lists viii leave here az s o'clock on tho
steamer Reybold Members OF the school
will De CARVED free
In the Methodist Church next Sunday
morning Presiding Elder Watt. OF VII
ICY. % a..
hrst of a series OF Sunday evening song
services viii be held Commencing the
hrlt sunday in July and continuing until
September twilight services will be held.
Wilbur Meredith entered the presbyter-
ian Hospital. Philadelphia. yesterday TO
undergo treatment for kidney trouble.
Should the disease not yield 90 medicine
AR Meredith win consent 90 being oper-
ated on. He expects % remain I'm the
hospital Tor nt least two months.
Louis Vert has left the employ OF the
local trolley company Go become second
assistant engineer on The steamer Brandy
wine of the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany.
Riverside Park below the city S. 20 be
opened next week under private manage
menL 10 is intended 10 have dancing IN
the resort every night There will be
special attractions on July O. Harry
Hushebeck IS one OF the park managers.
Trolley ears vii stop there as usual and
the fare from Wilmington viii be &c
cents
Several men went TO work in the cord
mill OF the Knowles Wooden NH ycster-
day and half "a dozen more Will be given
employment before the last Of the week
The entire plant viii be operated on Mon
day. July s.
Charles Munson has resumed the man
agemcnt OF Wilbur Meredith's store. sue
cceding Robert Gordon who has been m
charge for two months.
There wnl be no general celebration OF
the Fourth OF July here as was expected
There viii be many enthusiastic privaf,
celebrations. however. for which IN,
small boy already Is preparing I'm th'
afternoon tho local baseball club WI
play the Al-Collegiate team of philadel
phia
William Pustill and James Davis enter
tanned a company OF friends at a "suap
per bake in Hamburg Cove. yesterdd
afternoon a pleasant outing was held
Edward Campbell. motorman IN tn
employ of the local trolley company. ia
from the car he was running on sunda
and was severely bruised about the body
He was unable 10 work yesterday.