The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-09
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

the bright prospects Of the Com
pany. For the first time in the
history Of the Company sutficien
funds have been guaranteed to meet
the expenses. The trustees OF the
Commons and City Council for the
next ten years will don ate $3.50 an.
nually. The bodies are represc
tat;ves OF the people. BY having
good FIRE company the protection
to the property is good and the peo.
pie can rest assured that the mem.
bers will do everything in their
power to prevent the spread OF a
fire. This old time pickering Of a
private corpor alton is all bash. The
citizens OF New Castle SO long as
they wish to become members can
do so and therefore at the meeting
on next Sunday Afternoon at ?
o'clock the books will be opened
all citizens who wish to be-
come members Of the company.
The Company has a splen-
did engine house with a very pretty
room and by the expenditure Of
Some money real life can be in
stilIed into the company. Patrick
McGrory, Petel G. Madden and
William Farley were named com.
mittee to look after the finances of
the company. Property owners
can rest contented. for a first class
fire company will be the result OF
reorganization
The steamer Anglo Chiliau is
ashore in the Hamburg cove and the
prospects are that she will remain
there until channel is dredgc d
into which she can Be pulled.
When the fog lifted yesterday morn
ing the big steamer could be seen
plainly from here with her rudder
shining brightly. Naptha launches
and row boats went down yester-
day and found that at low water
there was less than two feet Of
water about hel. The pilot re-
fused to discuss the situation as the
river men talked to the master.
Ca ptain Conwell.
In the opinion OF the river
men here the pilot never changed
from Deep Water Point and either
mlstook the New Castierange lights
or could not see them on account oil
the fog. The steamer is hard and
fast in bed of clay that's as sticky
as putty. One Of the river men who
wished to he funny said the steamer
was bound Tor New Orleans TO get
load Of mules to 20 to South Az
rica. Now the mules will be re-
quired to pull her off and they
have first claes towpath to walk
on. Tugs were near the beacheG
STE last night.
On Wednesday last when John
McCallin lost two S. bills New
jersey trucker was seen to pick
them up On Saturday he came here
and alter several trips up town he
walked to the middle OF the street
and picked up the notes. No one
believes that the bills remained
there iron Wednesday until Satur.
dav.
At the first mass in st, Peters
Church yesterday morning the mem.
bers Of st. Peters 7. A. b, Society.
attended IN body and received
holy comm on.
The Phi adelphia North Ameri-
can through it's local representa-
tive had bulletin telling OF the
Presidents condition delivered to
the ministers before the services
last evening.
William Fleming of Philadelphia,
had the index finger OF his right
hand cut off by machinery in Phil
adelphia or Friday.
Thomas Leonard is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Neher is very sick.
Cunning accidents are now in
order.
There was a light frost last
night
Mrs. Laura DiiEentharer of In.
diana. is the guest o! her mother,
Mrs. Robert Wright.
Van Switka of PHILADELPHIA, was
the guest Of a. L. Goudiss yester.
day.
Mrs. Ed. Eagl. left yesterday for
visit to her brother, William King.
OF Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley and daugh-
ter OF Atlantic City are the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Dennison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hawke have
been the guests oI her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Saunders.
John Schuhardt, Jr., has secured
a position in Philadelphia.
John McCaffcrty employed at the
and New Castle power
house is on the sick list
Travel on the trolley cars yester-
day was exceedingly heavy.
Solomon Newloye and William
Ncols OF Farnhurst has been visit
ing in Philadelphia.
Miss Cynthia Cripps is the guest
Of New Castle friends.
Miss Margaret Deaney Of Phila-
delphla, who has been the guest OF |
Mrs. Charles Munson has returned
10 her home.
Charles Hcrdmaa Of Wilmington,
spent Yesterday with George Cline.
Frank Meredith is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Francis Meredith.
Charles Fluhart of Philadelphia,
vas a New Castle visitor yester.
lay.