The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-08
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, Jan. SIN the alb
= S ence Of DR., Black, President of tn
!. Trustees Of the Commons, last even
; ing Mr. Wise took the chair. TIL
other members present were Messrs
,, Toman, Daily, Shaw, Mahoney
/. Challenger, Morrison, Ferris and Nc
!, Grory.
Messrs. Reynolds and Martin O
the City Council appeared and asket
for assistance for the Lenape Fir
Company toepurchase 500 feet Of fir
. hose.
, MIR. Mahoney said that there shoulc
be full board present to conside
| the matter
The following bills were ordered
paid: L. A. Othoson, $l5.32; Farm
ers Mutual Insurance Company
ss4.42; New Castle Mutual Insurance
Co.. sl4.90; Every Evening, s,.sO
DAILY REPUBLICAN,, $3.50; Patrick
kcGrory, $3. so; Milton WUolson, So.
| Patrick Keegan presented an ap.
plication for the Model Farm. The
farm was rented to him. Q
| Mr.. Dalbv drew atte o tIon to the
necessity OF. painting the town hall.
Mr.. McGrory Stated that the G. A
II. Post paid $40 a year and the
Building Loan pays $l2 year and
the janltor gets so per cent Of the
receipts.
MIR. Ferris moved that the Com
mittee on Public Buildings be in-
strncted to make the necessary re.
pairs. The motion prevailed.
The farms of Mrs: Biggs, Barry,
knctts and Ratlcdge were rercnted
to the mesteu ants.
The twenty-sixth anniversary of
the Sunday schoolj OF the First Dap
tist Church will be celebrated On
Thursday evening, January 16
The newly elected officers Of H.
dustry Council, No. 25. Jr. o U. A.
NJ. were Installed last evening.
Word was received here Yesterday
of the death Of Henry Miller of Phii-
adelphia, father of Mrs. j. S. God
win. lie resided in. .this city for
about five years.
The oyster schooner New Jersey is
at the Delaware street whar.
At the meeting Of Council last even
ing no action was taken on the re-
quest Of the fire company for 500
feet of hose.
The following bills were presented
and laid over for one month: New
Castle Electric Railway Co., 5000,
for lighting the city; Joseph King,
$50. for taxes paid on the property of
Michael King since 1894: George NJ.
Riley, 9G cents for overpaid taxes:
New Castle News Print, SO; John
McCal!in, $24. 10; Henry Collins, $3.50
LAWRENCE O'Conn0r. 1928: New Cas-
tie Water Co., SO; New Castle Gas
Co. $l.5O.
Mcssrs. Martin and Reynolds Wis
tied the Trustees of the New Castle
Commons to make an appeal for aid
to secure funds to purchase needed
hose for the Lenape Fire Company.
They reported back that they had
secured favorable ans wer.
Captain Israel ID. Riding who owns
several houses near Seventh street,
fronting on the old French town road
and stated thao he thought
lie ought to have lights near his
home. The place is dark and dam
gerouS to pedestrians. lie did not
desire to have the light ia front of
his home but at the intersection Of
Gray streets and the Frenchtown
road. lie stated that he did not
care whether hc-receiyed a cluster
light or lamp post. There is a gas
main rtnning along tie road which
would make II convenient to use that
if it were cheaper than
electric lights
The committee on lights consisting
'f Messrs. Gallagher, Reynolds and
will look into the matter
md act at once.
An election and installation of of.
icsrs Of Friendship Couclave, An
ient Order of Adhesive Mogu'lons
will take place tomorrow evening in
he knights OF Pylhias Hall. The ,
Meeting will open about s o'clock. A
mokcr will conclude the affair
The Rev. +. II. Moore, pastor of
he Mildletown Presbyterian Church
onducted the services at the week
i PRAYER services IN the First Pres.
'ylerian Church last evening before
large congregation. The subject
vas prayer for the Nations. The
ubject was ably handled. The Rev.
V. l.. Freund of Hanover Church,
Wilmington, will conduct the ser.
Ices tonight. His subject will be
The Churches Tomorrow even.
1g the Rev. w. w. Shaw. OF Port
Deposit, will be in charge OF the ser.
Ices.
On Wednesday night next DR.. SheI.
or Jackson will deliver a lecture In the
resbyterian Church. No admission
nd an invitation to eve ry body. DR.,
ackson is an eloquent speaker. lie
as the means Of importing RENDERS
Ito Alaska to take the place Of
orses who could not stand ths
orms and colds.
Plum For New Castle County.
Dover. Del, Jan. 7.-Governor t
INN this afternoon Indicated his
'proval OF the work OF the State ,
oarl Of Agriculture by ANNOUNCE =
& that james T. Shalleross, mem +
II OF the Board from New Castle i,
ounty would be asked to accept 5
reappointment for full term of s,