The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-05
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

Hal! Columbia!! Sir Thomas dear,
And did you hear
The news tn at 8 going round:
The Shamrock could not life the
cup
From fair Columbia's ground.
Yesterday was fast day for the
Irish but not fast enough as il was
but a regular Friday. The Sham
rock could not move last enough on
account Of the Sycamore that was
aboard and the, TACT that Columbia's
Barr could not be beaten. From a
sportsman aide. people ale sorry
that the Shamrock did not win a
race but as Americans we glory 10
our yacht as we'll as our grand
country.
The people Of New Castle must be
very careful this winter as thieves
are prowliug about at night. The
latest attempt TO breakin was made
on Thursday night when two men
attempted to gain all ntrance into
the residenceot Mrs. Robert Wright
at the corner Of Fifth and Harmony
streets. Mrs. Wright and two
members OF her family had been in
Wilmington and returned home
about midnight. In order to get into
the house they ratified on the door
and member Of the family came
down and let them in. They stage
down stairs for time at the fire
and when the youth went upstairs
TO his room he was surprised to see
a man Oh the grape arbor about TO
try the window. About the same
time Mrs. Wright heard the noise Of
a man on the porch. The fellow
on the arborturned around quickly
and as a result he fell and SO did
part Of the arbor. The members OF
the family ran out Of the house but
the burglars had decamped by that
time.
A full report Of the trip Of the
Union Fire Company Of Lebanon,
Pa. will be found in another
column.
The members Of tie Junior and
Sophomore classes OF the High
School gave an interesting rhetori-
cal exercise Yesterday afternoon in
the High School building. The
following essays were given:
"Ihe Normaus in England. "
George Duffy; "The Effect OF the
>Saxton Conquest uron the English
Language, Robert McFarlin;
"The Britons, "Catharine " ttoek;
civilian the Conqueror, Lille
Abrams: "rhe Roman Occupation
OF Britain" William Elkinton;
"The Court Of Inquiry at Washing
ton. Charles Fleming; 'The Bronze
Age" Carrie Gemmill; 1.-The Builc.
ing OF Westminster Abbey, William
Grecr; 'Eg BERT Alice Hendrix;
GLOW Britain became England,
Everett Howard; "The Man OF the
Pollshed Stone Age" Mary Jolly;
"Alired the Gre at. Marie M ahonsy;
Edward The First Michael Rod
gers; '.The Age Of Polished Stone, "
Alice Rodgers: The Early Saxon
Kings" Bessie Walls; Saxon
Government Jessie sWatts; Lit
erature and Art OF the /Saxons,
Ada>Townsend; "Wllliam the Cou-
queror,'" Nellie Sutton.
Mrs. Harry Steinert Of North
Frort street gave euchre and tea
yesterday afternoon to a number OF
frieuds in honor of her sister Mrs.
George Troup aud her mother Mrs.
Barnes of Atlanta, Ga. Among
those taking part were: Misses
Alice Hay. Bessie Janvier. Anna
Cooper. Virginia Cooper. Mary
Cooper, Genevieve Munson,' Sarah
Rodney, Greta Cooper, Louise Du.
bose, Elizabeth Black Miss Potter,
Miss Anna Hou sun ann 'of Washing
ton, d. C.. Miss fFvbout, Mrs.
Chauncey T. Holcomb. Mrs. Francis
Dell. Janvier. Mrs. George Gray
Knowles Mrs. John M. Wilson,
Mrs. GoIert.
kew. W. G. Koons Of Nazareth M.
L. Church will 90 to Goodman NJ
Z. Church tomorrow evening, where
he will take part in the anniversary
exercises. Rev. Robert Watt, ID. D.
preslding elder will conduct ser
vices al the church in this city.
The autumfal services which will
be neldin Nazareth NJ. +. Church
op-Sunday October 18th will be one
Of the finest an most elaborate af.
fairs Of the kind given in the church.
The official rail- day programme pre-
pared especially ior the occasion
will be used The church will be
handsomely trimmed.
The piano 10 the class room Of
the High School has been tuned
and will be placed in service next
week. The new music books have
arrived.
Miss Anna Housmann of Wash.
ington, D. G. who has been spend
ing several week at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. James Housmann, lett
last evening for Washington,
Misc Leah Hewlett has returned
from an extended visit among
friends in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henry Collins Is very i'll.
Edward Naylor who " as severely
injured while at work in the plant
oil the Diamond State Steel Co., 10
improving.
The funeral of John Reynolds,
aged 54 years, will take place 90
Monday morning at O'Clock, from
his late residence No. 92l Young
street. High Mass in St. Peters
Church and interment in the ad-
ioinin cemetery. ?.