Evening journal., 1906-09-07
WARM CONTEST
In new CASTLE
C. P. EOICOmb and Joseph I .
GOu 5h Want Nom nation
For Representative
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NEW CASTLE, Sept. democratic
politics is getting warmer as the nomI.
nation approaches. the principal fight in
this hundred being between Joseph T
Cough. chauncey P. Holcomb and Henry
Holschumaker for Representative in The
General Assembly.
Mr.. Cough has opened headquarters in
The Louise, and is hustlng like a good
one He is the railroad agent at B ar
Station and claims he has a following
that will nominate him. Henry Holschu-
maker is motorman on The New Castle
line and says he has a very strong fol-
lowing. Chauncey p. Holcomb is superin-
tendent of the trolley road and served two
terms in the House of Representatives at
Dover. He has been hustler for the bet
terment OF the city and his support is
very large one.
The city next spring proposes having a
bill presented TO empower the city to
borrow money to install sewer system
and pave the streets of the city. Should
the Democrats chance to win this fan,
and such chance is small it is consid-
cred best by that party to have a repre-
sentative whose interests are IN the city
AT present it looks like Holcomb's noml-
nation.
For assessor George Morrison. John
Montgomery, jefferson Downham and
James J. Whalen are the candidates. 1t
is anybody's fight at present with strong
possibilities in favor of Downham or Nor
rison.
New Club Organized. =.
A club was organized at Kline's pool
room last night to be known as the
Snapper Club" and consists Of ten
members. They are as follows: Thomas
Modem. president; James Foster, vice
president; L. Mcconnell, secretary; JEFF
ferson Downey, treasurer; William KIRK,
James Mahoney John Jones, Joseph Nc
caughn and John McCarty.
Busy Times in Sight
The Baldt Steel Company is busy at
present and to make things brighter the
Baldwin Locomotive Works of Phnadel-
phia placed another contract yesterday.
The Isthmian Canal Commission yester-
day at Washington opened bids for the
purchase Of forty locomotives. There were
three bidders. the lowest being the Bald
win Locomotive Works, Of Philadelphia,
whose bid was S11. .465 each, or a total Of
S45S, 500. The other bidders were the Amerl-
can Locomotive Company, Of New York,
and the Lima Locomotive and Machine
Company of Lima, Ohio. The contract wiz
be awarded to the Baldwin Company.
News of the Town.
Mrs. Thomas Boyle is in the Delaware
Hospital where she will undergo an oper-
alton.
The baseball game tomorrow between
ST. Paurs Guild and New Castle promises
to be an interesting one. be- sva.,sr ss',s
The West End baseball team has Is
sued a challenge to the X-High School
for game at any time suitable to the
latter.
James Keenan, bagged three and a half
dozen reed birds and S. s. Deemer three
dozen in the marshes yesterday.
Willie Davis is suffering from a stone
bruise on the left foot
Jack Wiley and Davidson will play
two games of pool Monday at Klines to
settle the tournament The Midnight So
cial Club is ahead so far.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. James Quimby. Mss E nth
Quimby, Of this city. and Misses Mabel
Kahler and Mary Kramer. of Reading,
Pa. who are the guests Of Miss Edith
Quimby, are on a weeks outing 10
Pennsgrove, N. ].
Miss Florence Case has returned from
a weeks visit to Germantown, where she
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Henry Robbins
hiss Margaret Ahern is spending few
days at Pennsgrove, n. j., as the guest
Of Miss Edith Quimby of this city
Edward Platt, David Appleby and
George Platt returned to-day from a
weeks camping trip to Christiana.
Miss Rosa S. Maxwell will return next
Sunday from a weeks visit to Christiara
where she has been the guest of Mrs. G.
w. Davis.