The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-13
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

AT the meeting Of the Board Of
Directors Of the Citizens' Building
and Loan Association held last
evening it was decided that all de-
iinquents Of the second series are
expected to settle up by November l.
In this line the financial condi-
ton of the Lenape Fire Company
was brought up. MIR. McGrory
made a statement which in a nut
shell was that if the citizens want
a fire company they must support
the organization. Ten years ago
the company received $500 annually
at rent OF Hall ia which the engine
was kept Then the members by
individual efforts succeeded in
raising $1,000 and the balance for
a new hall was borrowed from the
loan and the Fire Company as
sulned an obligat OF $50 per
month. No sooner had the hall
been built than the appropriation
was cut down to $500 and at pres
ent the Trustees of the Commons
owe appropri atoms from January
1900. The Cit Council during the
past eight years has appropriated
only $500. This treatment by the
CITY bodies caused a damper Of the
order Of the hremen. Why should
they 90 to expense and work hard
to protect the interests Of the citl-
zens when the citizens fail to do
anything to help the hre company
to clear off its debt. Looking the
matter right in the face the case is
this-support from the citizens
means a good fire company, and
no support means no fire company.
The property needs repairs and
attention and City Council! snould
step in and make ad appropriation
aud pay it over
The City Council does not have
to pay $40 to the third policeman
this year and why not pay it over
TO the fire company that will pro-
tect the property in New Castle.
Manager Madden Of the Active
Club has arranged for a game OF
baseball wlth the county champions
Albion of Wilmington. The anne
will be played on next Thursday
at Battery Park, at Q clock.
The batting order Of the teams
follows:
Albiou--Catts, left field; McElwee,
centre field; Hearn. third base;
Elliott, catcher; Dawson, first base;
Turner, second base; Stirlith. short
stop; Moore. right field; Petticord.
pitcher.
Active-Madden. catcher; Rem
ME. pitcher; Williams, first base;
Duffy. second base; MeGrory, short
stop; Toppin, third base; Vantine.
left field; Chase, cehter field; Nc
Catferty. right field.
The fall of rain here Yesterday
was very heavy and was mixed
with hail.
The orphan boys from St, James
protectory at Delaware City. re
turned home from Brandy wine
Springs last evening about !
O'Clock.
A spark from the engine that
was running the thresher at the
farm Of Alfred kurtz on Saturday
last set load OF wheat on FIRE.
One half Of the load was destroyed.
In Emmanuel Epis opal Church on
Sunday George Truitt presided at
the organ and Charles f. Lancas-
ter, Jr., sang two solos in his usual
leasing manner
Chaplain Munson, Captain Hol
comb, and Lieutenanls Rogers,
Janvier aud Hammers and Inspec.
tor OF Rifle Practice Rogers went 10
Wilmington last evening and attend.
ed meeting OF the first school of Of
ticers.
superintendent John Deiner and
George Unger Of the Wilmington
and New Castle Electric Railway
Company have returned home from
K,tt's Hammock where they were
the guests of Water Commissioner
Jones of Wilmington and Deputy
Sheriff Foraker OF Dover, They
caught 70 splendid trout,
The annual excursion of st.
Peters Sunday school will go to
pennssrove on next Tuesday.
Emmanuel Sunday school will go
to Woodland Beach tomorrow.
The Union Veteran Legion will
visit here on Thursday and have
two cars chartered for the occasion.
The heavy ra,u yesterday threw