The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-03
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, DEL. Oct. 3---The
present indications are that the
prisoners at the New Castle county
Jail will remain here for some time.
Durir z the past week repairs were
made to the boiler and twenty-five
tons Of coal were hauled to the Jail
this week and twenty five tons more
wlllgo in next week. The sheri #
bonded last January for these pris.
oners and he has no salary. His
successor will have a salary Of
$4,000 a year. So at present the
taxpayers OF New Castle are paying
rather dear for their whistle. The
red brick elephant at Greenbank
aud the brownstone hippopotamus
at New Castle comprise the animals
that eat up in taxesthe greenbacks
from the pockets Of the tax ridden
property owners of New Castle
county.
Property owners on South Sixth
street will petition the City Council
not TO remove the electric light from
Sixth and Tfemont streets.
George w: Hastings and James
r. Challenger have erected twu
new buildings.
Burton I. Lank and John Mont
gonery have purchased two lots on
Sixth street south Of the Hastings
residence on which they will
two residences duriug the early
spring. 1t is understood that an-
other handsome residence will be
built south Of the Phillips resi-
dence. For the past two years the
travel on Sixth street is heavy and
the street is sure to become more
popular than Fifth street.
The gunuers during the past
few days have been having excel
lent luck. A. Herman Padberg
has a good eye and a steady nerve
and has been bagging the birds in
great stvle. One Of the king rails
he shot weighed fourteen ounces,
Eugene Chase and Percy White
had over five dozen ralbirds to
their credit yesterday and three
Wilmington gunpers bagged 1876
birds off the New jersey side near
the jetty.
A meeting OF the W. c. T. U. was
held yesterday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Theodore Atkin-
son and the election OF officers re-
suited as follows: President, Miss
| Cordelia Deakyne; vice. Presidents,
Miss Carrie Fry, OF the Methodist
Church, Mrs. Ira Lunt, Of the First
Baptist Church; Recording Secre.
tary, Mrs. Edward Challenger; Cor
esponding Secretary, Mrs. James
#. Cannon; Treasurer, Mrs. George
D'ckerson; Superintendent OF Sun
day school work, Mrs. VIM Town
send; Sabbath Observance, Mrs. W.
&. koons; Prison Work, Mrs. Ed
ward Challenger: Literature and
Press, Mrs. Thomas J, Gravel;
Flower Missio Mrs. John B.
ylning; Narcotics, Mrs. John b.
Montgomery; Collector. Mrs. James
Van Arsdaen: Delegates to State
Convention, Mrs. James Van Ars-
d4len; Alternate, Mrs. Johu B.
,Vining.
AT recent meeting of the men,
bers of the O. p. II. Assembly the
following officers were elected:
President, W. Erwin Thatcher;
Vice President, Edward Wise; Sec
retary, Hugh Duffy; Treasurer.
Charles S. King.
Alfred Palmer who was pardoned
and released from the county Jail
yesterday morning returned here
later in the day aud meeting sever
al cronles had good time inspect
ing the SALOONS.
AT the meeting of Friendship
Lodge, A. o. Z. W. tonight two new
members will be added to the roll,
Mr.. and Mrs, Richard W. King
who have been the guests OF Mrs.
VIM. Herbert. mother of Mrs. King
for several weeks have left fortheir
home in Chattanooga, Tenn. where
MIR. King is superintendent of the
trolley line at that place. The re-
turn trip was made via Washi n.y.
ton where they will spend several
days.
Some excitement occuri ed ycster-
dav afternoon when Brown Frazer
3 hot a dog in his yard. The ami.
nal had been killing chickens. He
was owned by George Bvard, col.
orcd. The latter threatened bodily
harm 10 young Frazer, aud Officer
Tobin was called upon and drove
the negio away from the Frazer
premises.
Police officers will be asked to
give close attention 10 boys on the
Market Square, on Sunday after
noon. They behave badly and use
protane language.
Walter Burris had tep~ cattle
driven to the farm OF Arthur kee
on Tuesday so that he might have
them handy to drive to the steam
boat Major Reybo yesterday
morning to ship 10 Philadel
phia. On going to the stock yaId he
found that the best animal had died.
1t had been driven too hard by the