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

New Castle, May 5.-Collector
White has settled in full with City
Council for the year 1898 and satls-
faction was entered III his bond.
Contractor Robert Il. Morrison
has a force of men at work on the
Stoops wharf, building sluice gates
to be placed in position i'll the slll1ce
on the William Rcybold estate, near
Delaware City. During the heavy
storms of the past winter the slulce
gates gave way and asa consequence
the marshes were flooded and have
remained 50 up to the present time,
So high did the water get on the
meadows that some Of the farmers
were unable to haul their milk to
the stations along the line OF the
trolley road and were compelled to
haul it to Delaware City.
William Thomas, cDlored, OF tins
city, was severely burned airl brltlH.
ed about the face at the works OF
the Diamond State Steel Company.
Thomas is employed as u fireman
and as he shovc]led in the cntl
those in the neighborhood were
alarmed to hear a loud report. Then
they saw Thomas slagger back for
his face had been burned and brlllS-
ed on account Of the explosion.
James Murphy left yesterday for
Chester, where he has accepted Il
position as a core maker.
The funeral of Rev. =. B. Light
ner, former pastor Of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, will take place
tomorrow at noon. Services at I'M
manuel Church.
James Cunning caught an extra
ordinary catfish.
The sloop rugged yacht Red Fox
stopped here yesterday on her way
down the river. Captain Robert
Smith, William Monaghan, John
Lair and William Monigan stopped
over for an hour to see friends.
On naptha launch last night
two children, aged about & years.
were brought here last night en-
route to the Pasteur Institute at
Baltimore A supposed rahid dog
in Pennsville bit the children yes
tcrday. The dog tore the boys leg
and thigh, and the girls shoulder
and hand. The children were ac'
companied by their parents. Iht
dog was killed.
The mission band consisting Of II.
dies of the Women's Home Mission
arv Society of the First Prcobyte
rian Church, will pack a box OF clot
ing in the Sunday school room Oh
Friday afternoon.
The congregational meeting OF
members of the First Presbyterian
| Church will be held on "Wednesday
evening, May If, at the close OF the
| prayer meeting.
The Booth property west of the
Gilpin House, Delaware street, be
tween Second and Third streets, re-
| Gently vacated by Col. Andrews
who has removed to his country res
idence for the summer, is to be re,
modelled and made ready for Mr.
and Mrs. George Pierce, of Philadel
phia. who will remove here mex
week and remain until the fall
Harry Hewlett and wife, of Viii
mington, visited New Castle rela
tives yesterday.
Miss Anna Edwards, of Baltimore
Md is thc glest of Miss Hetty
Smith. of North Front street.
Mrs. Caroline Timms, who ha
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
John Tobin, of Wilmington.
| Willard Hughes, of Chester, ha
been visiting friends here.
Walter Bacon, who has been on 8
vacation of several weeks, returned
to Philadelphia today to resume nj
duties with the National Tube Co
| Mrs. John M. Vallette and Franl
Biggs have been visiting relatives II
Camden, N. j., and Philadelphia.
| The Battles OF Lile'
! At the Y. NJ. c. A. gospel meetin!
yesterday afternoon the Kew. w. l.
S. Murray d. d. made an address o.
The Battles Of Life.
DR.. Murray gave powerful talk
in which he said that the battles Q
self.defe nee and of selt-restraint TO
! often were fought without heart.
Or. Murray opened his address b
saying that too many persons &
around trying to find how sin got In
to the world without directing thcl
efforts towards getting it out.
This month will mark the close
the men S meetings until the advet
OF autumn. On next Sunday the Re-
Alferd Smith, u. D.. viii give
temperance talk. The Rev. Z. A
Tinley will speak the following Sn'
day, and on the next and last SUI
day, the Rev. John Shape will preat
; Geueral Secretary Short dcslr
that as many women as possible mi
attend.