Evening journal., 1904-07-09
CASTLE
OF
WILLIAM PENN
Will Visit New Castle Early
Next Month AS Guests
of Citizens
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE TOWN
sneeIal 10 rhe EYenIna Jeurnal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle July 0.-Early next
month It Is probable that New Castle
win have as it's guests two dstin-
guished English, descendants Of
William Penn who will visit this
country
The visitors are the Earl Of RAN
furly. Governor Of New Zealand, and
his private secretary, Major Dudley
Alexander They are returning from
Auckland. New Zealand, TO London. and
have chosen route that win enable
them TO see much of this country,
reaching Philadelphia next month.
During their stay in the Quaker city
they will be invited to visit New Cas-
ile the original landing place Of Penn,
and will be shown the points of inter-
est which are connected with his ar
rival here.
Mayor Boyd has been approached
upon the subject OF inviting the Eng
lishmen TO visit New Castle and it Is
probable that he win request the Trus-
tees OF the Commons. Trustees of the
Green and city Council to appoint COM
mittees Ia receive and entertain the
visitors.
Council 10 Meet Flremen.
Members OF city Council will meet
members OF the Lenape Fire Com
pany in the engine house tomorrow af-
lternoon at o'clock. when the sub
iect OF repairing the steamer will be
discussed. Council trusts that an fire.
men interested viii be present at the
meeting.
II Is not improbable that after the
engine is put in good order the City
Council will make "A periodical inspec-
tion OF the apparatus I'm order to as
certain If il is kept in good condition
by the company. IL is probable also
that they may have an eye on the
manner in which things are conducted
about the engine house and the be-
havior Of some outsiders who have been
accustomed to frequent the premises.
New Protective Legion.
Robert Donley Of Wilmington. state
organizer for the National Protective
Legion. a New York concern. was in
New Castle on Thursday endeavoring
to institute local branch Of the leg
ion which is on the order OF the United
WorlSmen owing to the fact that many
men are unemployed he met with but
little success.
Searching For Friends.
George Black Giles Of Baltimore, was
in this city on Thursday and spent a
few hours in looking over the city.
which he had never visited before. He
called upon Or. John J. Black. to whom
he believed he was related but found
that the families We're but distantly
connected.
Mr. Giles. who is visiting Ferris
Giles in Wilmington, was a former b.
& o. Railroad man on its western
branches and lived in Kansas City for
some years during which time he as
sisted In the construction Of several
railroads In Mexico. Mr.. Giles left in
the evening for Salem, n. j., where he
will endeavor TO locate the family OF
A. NJ. Bell, no member of whom he has
seen for over forty years.
In the Churches.
Beginning with tomorrow masses I'm
st. Peters r. c. Church will be at Z
and 0 o'clock Benedlction will take
place at the end Of the late mass and
this will be followed by the office OF
the Sodality OF the Blessed Virgin
Mary During the warm weather Yes
pers on Sunday evening win be dis
continued.
In the NJ. z. Church tomorrow Rev.
Daniel Green, OF Newport. will occupy
the pulpit in the morning and the Rev.
Robert Rogers, Of Wilmington, IN the
evening.
Is Critically lll.
Mrs. Sallie Dusenberry. one OF New
Castles Oldest residents. is critically
ill at the home of Mrs. Eugenla Meyers
and but little hopes are entertained for
her recovery. She was stricken with
paralysis sevetal days ago.
Papered Many Years.
Speaking OF wall paper" said Rob
ert Harrington recently. "thev do not
make the quality now-a-days as they
used 10 in olden times. There Is one
house in town on the walls of one room
OF which the same paper has remained
for over ninety years. The paper is
cut in blocks and pasted upon muslin
and then placed upon the walls. The
paper is in fairly good condition too
tteriess--Yannigans. McGrory and
Mccafferty; An-stars- sohuhardt and
roman.
Statement is Denied.
From various sources IL has come
that James q. shaw was Instrumental
in the condenning OF the pump al
Fourth and Delaware streets, and that
his object WAS To have all pumps in
tie city condemned IN order that peo-
PIE would be compelled to use city
water for nll purposes. thereby swelling
the revenue OF the water company As
la matter OF fact this impression IS
erroneous as the pump water is not
suitable for washing purposes, at least
uniil II Is boiled
Mr.. shaw disclaims an knowledge Of
the test until he saw the notice being
placed upon the pump and Dr. Kuntz.
las a member Of the Health Board and