Evening journal., 1905-08-09
NEW ROUTE IS
NOW TALKED OF
Reported That Wilmington
City Railway Company
May Enter New Castle
ROAD TO RIVERSIDE PARK
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New Castle. Aug. s.-Report has il
that the wilmington city Railway
Company is contemplating extending
its lines to and through this city 10
Riverside Park and establishing az that
point summer resort.
Although officials Of the company
have given out nothing publicly it Is
said that the proposition Is to extend
tracks westerly along Garasche's lane
to the causeway thence southerly 20
Landers avenue, easterly along Lam
ders avenue TO the Buttonwoods
through the latter to the westerly Of
the steel plants. from thence to Sixth
street. to Delaware. to Ninth. 20 Wash
ington avenue. TO the river and from
thence southerly to the park.
This Arrangement II carried out will
take IN Farnhurst and also give the
people living IN the Buttonwoods easy
access to the city. For some time past
people Of Wilmington have shown a
disposition of becoming tired OF the
pleasure places about that city and Of
desiring some place along the river
where they can enjoy bathing and sail
ing. AS Riverside Park affords an
excellent opportunity for both, IL is be-
lieved that II would be a desirable To-
cation. AS an evidence Of the popu-
larity OF the locality it is pointed out
that on Sunday last 2OOO people visit
ed Coheld's Beach.
TWO GAMES SCHEDULED.
Manager q urphy of the local base
ball team was in Chester Pa, yester-
day endeavoring 10 straighten out a
.H..N. a.. .
Of a misunderstanding early I'm the sea-
son. Some weeks ago Secretary Wise
of the New Castle baseball club wrote
the Fulton a. c., OF Chester, asking
it's manager to arrange for a game
here. After several weeks without re-
ply Mr. Wise received notification that
the club would be here on Saturday
next In the meantime Secretary Wis,
communicated with the Haymakerl
team of the same place and arranged
a date with &C. This date, however
was cancelled by mutual consent ant
it was agreed that a game would b'
played later IN the season. pursuan
with this the Haymakers named Au.
gust ~ in q communication receive,
by Mr.. Wise several days ago and al
q consequence the two Chester club
each want 10 play New Castle on tn
same day Mr.. Murphy will endeavo
to straighten out the difficulty befor
next Saturday.
ANOTHER GAME FOR XMAS TREF
SO pleased are the Wilmington 20
lice with the playing of New Castle
ball team that the Christmas tree fun
committee is cndeavoring TO arranG
a game between the local club an
Browntown of Wilmington for n
benefit Of the tree fund. The propc
sition Is to play game OF BAN g
South Side Park some time the latte
part OF this month or early In mex
Manager Murphy of the locals and tn
manager of the Browntown will b
consulted on the proposition and wi
probably agree 70 a game. Browntow
played New Castle on July rs and wa
defeated by a score Of to /.
WILL REMOVE TO DAYTON
Daniel Webster and his family an
Charles Smith. recently connected wit
the Baldt Steel Castings COMPANY
will move to Dayton. O.. In a few day
The Websters and Mr.. Smith viii be
come connected with a steel works /
that vicinity
TO INSTALL NEW LIGHTS.
In a fow days the Delaware WatC
Improvement Company viii begin in
stalling new electric lamps throughot
the city. Those lights which hav
been out IN various parts of New Cas-
tie for some time. viii be attended I
first and gradually new ones will L
hung throughout the city The ne
company has taken over the wires an
poles OF the old company and viii Nm
IL necessary to renew several of n
old poles.
BITTEN BY A DOG.
While William Lewis colored. ws
wheeling slop IN the vicinity Of n
Presbyterian cemetery yesterday I
was bitten severely on the calf Of n