The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-03
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
The Trustees of the Com
mons to Adopt a New
Policy. Rubber Fill.
ing For Turkey.

Ten members of the Board Of
Trustees OF the Commons were
present at the meeting OF that body
last night. They we're DR.. Black,
in the chair, and Messrs. Mahoney,
Morrison, McGrory, koaney. To-
man. Wise, Daily and Hance. MIR.
Mahoney of the acting committee.
reported that he had inspected the
farms and found that during the
coming year at least three miles of
new fences would be required 10 be
erected. If wire instead of post
aud rails be used then the cost
would be 5000 aud the wire has been
reduced over ~ per cent. in price.
He found the tenants IN fairly COM
Portable circumstances and pos
sessed OF stock with more than that
which they owe Tor rent.
DIR. Black said that in his opin-
ion a policy was needed and favor
ed the adoption oil such one where
by the tenants would not be dis.
tressed and vet the Trustees would
receive the money. At present the
tenants are unable 10 pay ground
rent and the result is that tnous-
ands Of dollars are being piled up
and nothing scarcely being paid.
He favored the abolishing OF the
prescott system and rent the farms
on shares. In that way the Trus-
tees would stand Il show of getting
something.
An arrans cment will be made
whereby the tenants will benefit
by pay,ng up their back rent. All
the tenants have been notified that
they are expected to paw up before
February |. The tenants owe over
$1,000 at present.
The members of the O. p. II. As
sembly were given asurprisc when
one OF the turkeys was served as
rubber favored dressing proved 10
be a novelty. The person who
cooked the turkey p.accd rubber
baby in the filling and the oysters
tlavored OF rubber. The members
feel no i'll effects from the havorIng.
John Z. Mahoney, who has been
foreman on the Delaware Rail
road, has rendered his reSignati
to the officials OF the road and the
has been accepted 10
take place the first Of the year. Mr..
Mahoney made the tender OF resig-
nation during the past summer and
the officials were loath 10 part with
his services. He has been an EN-
ploye OF the railroad since 1855.
His successor is Joseph Carln, a
well known and capable young man
who has been au assistant to and !
associated with Mr.. Mahoney for
several years. Mr.. Mahoney will |
continue to supervise ior some time |
in manner the work on the road.
Urvid A. Porter will leave here
Saturday for CentreviIe, Nd. on a
visit to his father, Vim. e. Porter,
who has been i'll and who has writ |
ten to his son to visit HIM. George
A. Tobin will have charge OF Por-
ter $ meat market during his alb
sence OF five days.
Frank Levy, formerly of this city
and lately of Wilmington, has pur-
chased a large general grocery and
store at Chatham,
Pa. and will take possession on
January 18th.
An interesting meeting OF the To-
:al branch Of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was held yester-
lay afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
Theodore Atkinson, No II North
Third street.
Friendship Lodge, A. Q. U. W.,
viii hold an important meeting to-
light.
Miss Bessie Prothers and Miss
larry Wier OF the West Chester
Normal School who have been the
uests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Orvid A.
'orler for several DAYS, have re-
urned to West Chester.
Mrs. Marques OF Elkton, Nd,
} the guest OF her SOU, William
larquess.
Mrs. James II. Matthews who
as been very i'll for several days,
J improving.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jess Workman of
have been the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Ian.
aster.
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