Evening journal., 1904-07-14
IWHVV NAOELA
MORE TALK Of
ENGINE REPAIRS
Council Discusses Informally
the Cost Of the Work to
be Done
MAY-APPEAL TO LEGISLATURE
sneclai to The Evenlng Ionrna1


New Castle, July 1L-Memhers Of
Council met in special session again
last evening to discuss the subject or
repairing the fire engine but nOthng
beyond what has already been done
was accomplished
1t was expected that William Nor
rison would be present and give au
estimate as TO the cost Of repairing
the tubes but ne did not put in am ape
pearance having been detained iu
Philadelphia. The only business trans-
acted was issuing duplicate lists 10
City Tax Collector Charles Shearer.
Cost Of Repairs.
Tne cost OF repairing the steamer IS
giving Council food for considerable
Thought and some believe that they
are between two fires. nguratively
speaking. on one side they are con-
fronted by the cost of the work 1t is
estimated that i win take $1,000 to give
the steamer thorough overhaulng.
which they believe win De objected 90
by a certain class of citizens. and on
the other hand Sc is realized that the
steamer must De put Ia good condi-
tion nc any cost
Beyond having had new tunbes put
in the boiler some three years ngO no
a cost Of $500 the engine has never
been overhauled.
There is SOME talk OF placing meas
ure before the next legislature for its
approval. authorizing the city To- levy
special tax for fire purposes only. I'm
the meantime it Is believed TINT the
steamer could he repaired and the cost
paid in instruments
Citizens interested.
Although not censurlng Council clti-
zens are anxious that something be
,f4a ai once iu thc natter
ESQ lecfting last niEht George
Pierce Esq. appeared before that body
ages, eApreaseu his interest in the nf-
fair and stated thot he would cooper
ate with Council gladly in the matter
and that also there We're n number of
vernon in the city property owners
who would act IN a like manner Mr.
Morrison viii meet Council tomorrow
night and the subject VIII again be
taken up.
Bitten by Mosquitoes
Mrs Harry Montgomery is suffering
from the effects Of the bites OF mosqui-
toes received recently. Her face was
80 swollen that one of her eyes was
closed and II was fearcd thbl blood
poisoning would set ih and affect her
brain. She Is improving under reat-
ment, however.
Old Will Reopened.
William Pedrick reonened an old
we'll In School street and set IN a
pump Yesterday The wen had been
closed for hfteen years. but when OPEN
ed flow of pure. cool spring water
half filled the well in an hours time.
lntereeted il pe.y prfeo.
Housekeepers IN the city read with
interest the account OF the advance in
the price of beef IN the Wilmington
markets and are conjecturins what eff
feet it Will have here. Butchers in this
city. however do not contemplate an
immediate advance in prices and Will
not run them up unless compelled to
do so.
Will Visit Eneampment.
Members Of city Council have re-
ceivod an invitation TO visit Camp Mar
vel at Cooch's Bridge. They win spend
the day of the 2lst with the soldiers.
leaving New Castle i'm carriages spe-
cially engaged for the occasion.
Visitors From Pennsylvania.
party of sixteen men and women
from Philadelphia. Chester and Mar
Gus Hook visited New Castle yesterday
afternoon on the Pennsylvania state
quarantine boat Governor Pennypack-
er. Among the party was a man from
Philadelphia who was searching for a
trace of the burial place of his grand
father, the Rev. J. T.. Latta. who In
1928 was pastor of the Presbyterian
Church and died in this city. He al
one time occupied the house In which
Harry A. Dennison lives.
olivet Was Victorious.
lively game of baseball was play.
ed on Battery Park yesterday between
the Olivet and Lemon Hin teams
which resulted i'm a victory for the for
mer by a score Of IA to II.
The score: R.H.E
Lemon Hill ....1221 OO2-i1 II
Olivette d. q. .21132 x-14 Is
Batteries-Wills. Tobin; Elkinton
McCaughan Home run-Roy White
Struck out-By Walls. 6; by Elkinton
z. Three-base hits-G. Madden. Me
Caughan. Tobin. Double plays-Clyme
90 Gravel; r. White to Clymer; Tobii
TO Hatton.
Manager Wray Bacon announces tn
following lineup of the Bethany team
Of Chester. which plays the New Castl
A. A. on Saturday: Doyle, ss Dow
ling, 2b; Stewart. C. Salmon, IL Mc
Vey. p; Dix, p; Cooper. Sb; Nuttle. III
Smith, CT; Wildly, IT, Game called a
$50 o'clock.
Negligee shirts. summer underwear
fancy hosiery, leather belts at Biggs
l. News Of the Town.
William Pedrick repairer Of cit,
pUSpps. reports the pump at Ninth ant
Clayton streets TO be again out OF or
der. 1t was repaired but a week ag
ana he believes it has been broken b,
malicious persoIN
A new bath tub and closet are bein,
placed in the house I'm Third street for
merly occupied by Bennett +. Lancaster
In the Methodist Church on Sunda.
morning the services win be conducte,
BY the Rev Henry Clay Turner o.
B-qndywine M. =. Church At III,
evening service the Rev. John Harrie
OF Wilmington, viii preach.
About $50 members Of the Presbyter
IAN Sunday school. teachers ana thei
friends went on their annual excursio
10 Brandywine Springs yesterday.
Wilmington Camp, 10. $3.50. Moder
Woodmen Of America, VIII be enter
tanned in the armory on the evening
July &c b. local members Of the orde
Among the speakers will be Joh
Shufr 0f Jersey City y. j.
The installation Of officers Of the L