The evening Republican., 1902-05-08
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

new NaStle, may S.--ln all prob
ability the Wilmington and New
Castle Electric Railway Company
will be bidders for the street light
ing in Wilmington. At present the
power is furnished as far as Farm
hurst and the idea then would be tc
furnish the power from there tC
Wilmington if the contract was Sc
cured and in South Wilmington the
incandescent lights could be furnish.
ed from the cable which furnishes
the power for the trolley cars.
A very pretty wedding took place
last evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Lunt, when their son.
Ozro Lunt and Miss Hannah Bee, OF
Salem, N. j., were married. The
house was tastefully decorated with
potted plants, ferns and cut flowers.
TO the strains Of the wedding march
played by Mrs Hickman Hewitt,
the bridal party entered the parlor,
where Rev. F. B. La Barrer, pastor
OF the First Baptist Church of Salem,
N. j., tied the nuptial knot.
Miss Mary Winslow, a niece of
the groom, was bridesmaid and AL
bert Kirby was best man. Follow
ing the ceremony MIR. and Mrs.
Lunt received congratulations and
after wedding supper had been
served by Caterer David McCallister
OF Philadelphia, the happy couple
left for Atlantic City, where they
will spend their honeymoon.
Among those present were Joseph
Beaston and wife, Frank Beaston,
Benjamin Bee. Samuel Ritchie and
wife, Henry Rehman, Albert Ste
venson, Oscar Denn. Misses Ella
Waddington. Adele Selfridee, Jen-
ME Stiles. Mary Whitesell, Maggie
Weeks, Alice Pedrick, Laura Roller,
of Salem, N. j.; Ira Lunt and wife,
Frank Winslow and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Hewitt and son, B. w.
Roberts and wife, Robert Morrison
and wife, c. $. King and wife, Mrs
], j. Black, Mrs. John Hammers,
Misses Carrie Eckles, Mary and Mel
lie Wlnslow, Eta, Mary and Bessie
Mcguire, William Newlove, James
White. Jefferson DOwnham, Harry
King. James Van Arsdallen and
family of New Castle; Irwin Van
Arsdallen and family. Mrs. William
Adams Of Wilmington; D. F. Mccall
hst"r and wife, Robert Glover, Of
Phlladelphia; Mrs Charles Bryan,
D. {, Rose, Maud Rose. of Newark;
Mrs. ". H. Nolk. Of Finland. Pa.
Perry Cisco, a highly respectable
coiorcd man, died at his home on
Harmony street yesterday, aged
10 years. For half a century he had
been the trusted servant of leading
families i'll New Castle. OF late
years he was the original barrow
man and late and early could be
seen on the streets with his brush
and wheelbarrow.
While Mrs. William Hutchinson
was III an upstairs back room yester-
day her little son. aged two years,
succeeded in climbing the stairs.
He wandered into the front room
and fell out the window. His cries
brought his mother and the neigh
bors to the pavement. He was
picked up and carried into the house
and Dr.. John Black was summoned
de found upon examination that no
bones We're broken but that his chin
was cut and that his teeth had pen
etrated Il small part of his tongue.
His injuries We're dressed and last
evening the little fellow was run
ming about the pavement. He had
a miraculous escape. Although he
feels a little sore not u bone was
broken.
For three hours last evening a
very nice lunch was served under
the auspices OF class No. 4. Of the
Methodist Sunday school.
The receipts of the Trustees OF
the Commons for the past year were
f6, o19. 10, the expenses So. l52. So,
and the debts due amount 10 s., 14S-
~.
Try our 25, 40 and soc. shirts
Biggs.
Yesterday was a big day with the
Shad fishermen and two carloads
were shipped, Shad at present are
too dear for the farmers as they
command $l4 to SIC for mclts.
Those new stocks 25 cents. Biggs
Robert Glover, of Philalelp,ia.
was a New Castle visitor last nj sht.
Miss Edith Francis. of Whining
ton. was the guest Of the Misses
Mcdaniel last evening.
This evening IN the Sunday school
room of the New Castle NJ. E.
Church, lunch will be served from 5
to 7o'clock. The admission is only
ten cents and each ticket is good
for refreshments. Be sure and come
Thomas Grier charged James
Gregg before Magistrate Bradley
with obstructing a public road by
digging trench. The case was dis
missed as the trench was on pli vate
property.