The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-25
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, Feb 25.-The appli-
cants for rural mail delivery CLERKS
have flied their applications and u
civil! service examination will shortly
take place. The applicants are Ru-
dofph Valctte, John Blackburn,
WeIdln Nlning and William Pedrick
There will be two routes from this
office aid none Of the post offices
along the railroad will be inlerfered
with but Red Lion is on the line to
be cut out. The southern route is
said to begin at the light house and
take in the lower section OF the hun
dred while the northern route begins
at John Jordan's residence, then
along the Wilmington road taking
In the LobdelI section and down
Garrshee's lane to cover that section
along the Christiana to Newport
bridge. The routes will be under 25
miles. or course the routes have
been only mapped out and are liable
to be changed.
The general topic of convers alton
here last evening was the election Of
a Superintendent of the New Castle
County Hospital at Farnhurst. New
Castle hundred has two candidates,
b. Frank Blackburn and James &,
Foster and number of others who
would accept the appointment il hon
pred by the Trustees Of the Poor.
Assessor John Il. Shearer and the
Dther assessors Of the rural hundreds
are wondering why the Levy Court
does not pay them for making the
assessment under the Adams tax law
for 1900 and 1901. The Levy Court
ordered the assessment to be made
and the assessors complied with the
instructions. Many persons are won
dering how the law would work to
sue New Castle County. Some say
that the County cannot be sued and
yet New Castle County was shown to
be something existing in the trials of
john Lynn and ii. NJ. White.
Now that the fine weather has been
introduced after the storm how would
it do to have all the CUTTERS cleaned
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boughs hauled off the streets.
A pretty Wilmington girl, who
formerly resided in this city, will
shortly become bride.
MUtorman James Doris lost num-
Der of bills yesterday and did not
miss them until asked by William
Cline, the obligng clerk at Orvid A.
Porter's meat store, called his at
tention to the loss. An Investigation
showed that he had dropped the bills
lie described them 20 William and
heypromplly returned them to their
owner and refused to accept reward
Tor his honesty.
A force Of men employed by the
Road Commissioners has opened the
foadto Delaware City that was block
ed by the snow.
Samuel Toppin succeeds Joseph
Smith as teamStcr at the Knowles
Wooden Mills.
Last Sad Rites.
The funeral Of the late John p.
Bcllville, took place this afternoon at
l.30 o'clock. lnterment was made
at st. Georges Cemetery.
The funeral OF Adam II. p. Barr
will take place from his late resi-
donce No. ll04 jackson street on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
lnterment will he made in Whining.
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.
The funeral Of Annie {. Cahill,
took place this morning from her
late residence No. $50 West Second
street, at O'Clock. High Mass was
said at st. Paul's Church. Inter.
ment was made in New Cathedral
Cemetery.
Selnda A., widow of William d.
McCaulley was buried this afternoon
1T . O'Clock from her late residence,
No. $40 East Seventh street. Inter.
mcnt at Old Sweedes Cemetery,
DR.. Simms White Pulmoric Balsam
Theextra ordinary Lung Remedy.