The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-07-25
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

b. New Castle, July Is. The inte-
rior of car 80 of the local trolley
line has been stripped OF the seats
and is being prepared for freight
purposes alone. The car is to be
placed on Il, regular schedule be-
tween Wilmington and this city and
Delaware City. The motormen and
conductors are greatly pleased over
the proposed arrangement which
will relieve them of carrying freight
with their passengers.
George Duncan removed his
household goods to Chester, Pa,
yesterday where he is employed.
Some miscreant threw the signal
lights at Barnett's switch between
this city and Delaware City on
Wednesday evening and caused a
delay of ten minutes for two cars.
The act is a mean one and serves
no good purpose. 1t simply throws
the cars off their schedule and
causes delay to the people unfort'
urate enough to be on the cars at
the time, possibly to Il sick bed or
onI mission OF like kind.
The horse owned by Orvid A.
Porter will recover. He is now
showing improvement.
The trolley excursion of the La
dies Auxiliary of the Old Swedes
Episcopal Church of Wilmington to
Delaware City and a number Of
other excursions ara booked by the
local trolley lines.
Frank Frazer sustained an ugly
cash on his left hand by being
caught in Il meat hook at his faith
er'S store.
The combined excursion of the
Delaware City and New Castle NJ.
E. Sunday schools to Cape May via
the steamboat Republic was u grand
success yesterday. About $50 per
sons took part, 250 from this city
and 20 from Delaware City. No ac
cidents happened to mar the plea
sure but number of persons were
seasick. The trolley people handel
the crowd in good shape.
The Diamond State and Whining
ton Ideal base ball clubs will cross
bats at Battery Park tomorrow.
The batting order follows: Ideals
Burk, catcher; Bert, pitcher; Sink,
2 base; Skipper, left field; Con Skip
per, first base; Turk, shortstop;
Brown, base; Walsh, right field;
j. Burk, center field.
Diamond State S. McNitt, catch
er: Shearer, base; Chase, pitcher;
Kirk, short stop; Ball, 1 basa; Greer
center field; Wise, right field; Me-
Nit, left field; Kirby, third base.
The town was alive last night
with music. A trolley party given
by the Lutheran Church of Will
mington, brought Il big crowd of
visitors here. Supper was served
at the Jefferson House. Later the
Saengerbund and the party visited
the new bowling alley and pavilion
of John Ries whele excellent music
was rendered. The party returned
to Wilmington shortly before mid
night.
Harry W Lowe, William II. Rob
inson, G. Minner, of Wilmington,
members of the Pastime Outing
Club whose headquarters are near
the Kee Beach, had fine sport fish
ing yesterday. They caught 81 trout
and 93 perch and sunfish. The trout
weighed from one-half to one and
one-half pounds each.
Miss Mamie Carlin, of Philadel-
phia, is spending several days as
the guest of Francis p. McCallin
and wife.
Miss Alice Frazer was called to
Philadelphia yesterday morning on
account of the serious illness of
John Wright. She returned last
night and reported, the condition of
tho patient to be as we'll US eau be
expected, He was showing slight
improvement.
Michael Rodgers is showing deci.
ded improvement and is able to be
about.