The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-08
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.


1uV NSouihS No'iISio otC otiii
aground opposite New Castle.
The officers of Friendship Con
clave. No. 81, were installed las
evening.
There was a delightful! time las
night at the home of Mrs. Lol1anC
near this city.
Mrs. James McHush is much
better toIav.
George Riley Yesterday reminded
many here OF Charles Blake who
was raiiroaded in Philadelphia en-
Tuesday. In 1873 Blake was a
prisoner at the Jail and had a false
kew made IN Philadelphia bv winch
he opened the Jail door and walked
out the front entrance.
! Members ofConpanvH. N G. D..
and their guests and their lady
friends had atova good time last
evening in the armory.
John ID. Cannon has removed to
Wi mlneton.
William D. Cannon has been in.
disposed.
II is expected that there will b,
a BIZ crowd at the whlppings here
tomorrow.
New Castle people were surprised
last evening when they learned
that Charles Williams. alias
/ "Chicken Billy" got of with a SEN
tence OF four months for chicken
stealing. Som. were sorry and
others were sorry over the sentence.
A number OF prominent men c .ose-
Nv connected with one OF our socic.
ties propose 10 form a stock com.
pany. The object Of the company
is to manu!ac. an article hat
always meets with a ready sale.
MemGers Of the Trustees of he
Commons ta1e exception TO the state
ment published 10 two papers on
/ Wednesday that wire ior seven
miles OF fence has teen purch ased
! and that members OF the acting
committee are at loggerheads.
The Ice bol!s are still at work.
The channel is full OF ice as far as
can be seen with the eve.
A barge load OF stones has ar.
rived 10 DC broken uu at the Jail.
The number o! prisoners is get.
ting down TO sach low ebb that
scarcely hands are confined 10 break
and load the one.
Il. Eben Watts has a donkey
that reminds one OF the story about
man can lead a horse to water
but Score cannot make it drink.
The donkey objects 10 being led 10
the water trough SIX men cannot
back the donkey. Twas somewhat
amusing 10 see the donkey hItcheI
SIDE by side with male 10 a wagon
yesterday.
Next Sunday February 10th is a
special day at the Methodist Epis.
copal Church. 1t will he observed
morning, afternoon and evening.
DR.. Vaughan 5. Collins. a former
honored and beloved pastor, now
prlncIpat OF Wllml 1gton Conference
Academy, will preach morclng aud
evening at 10. 81 and O'Clock.
Prot. Geo Twitmever, the popu-
lar new superintendent OF public
sthoo $ in Wilmington. will address
the Sunday School service at 2.5J.
Special singing will lend it at.
fractions. Every body is cordially
invited
TIE children held their monthly
social at the NJ. E. Parsonage last
Tuesday evening and merry
time they had with games and |
candy maxim. and eating.
SneciLl bargains: Carpets and
linoleums. 2Oc.; plates. Sc; lamp
GLOBES, 81: WASH boilers. Soc;
agate coffee DOTS. sc. Stoups.
An informal reception will be ten-
dereI Rev. and Mrs. V. 5 Collins, |
at the NJ. Z. Parsonage, Saturday
evening, iron s to ~. All the I,
rlends and fo-m.r parish oners
are cordially invited to drop in dur
Ing the e"cnlnG.
The CllonIan Literary Society !
gave an interesting entertainment /
at which the lo!iowlng PERSONS took
part:
songs. ................ BY Society
Recitatlons. .. Misses Susie Patton,
Julia Lavender, Mary Sullivan.
select reading :. MIsse Mary Gem.
mill, Kathryn Wnit,ock and DIM
lei McCAush.
Declamations, -. Andrew Lenor,
Archie Rennle.
ESSAY. Robert VantIne, Miss
A'ce Cooper.
Reading ot the Cl:ouian Herald:
editorials. .... Miss Bessie Lyons
Literary editor Edward Elkinlon
a hhnges. .... .... George Duffy
Personals. -. Miss Mary Sylvester
current events Miss Anna Smith