Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-24
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Etan Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castle, Jan. -2i-The cold wave
struck New Castle during the night pre-
Ceded by a rain. The mercury, which
! had been up to summer heat yesterday
took a drop of about 35 degrees and some
ice was noticed this morning, but the ex-
pectcd severe weather did not put in an
APPEARANCE
The body Of white hearse, which had
been stored in the old shops of the Stewart
boat yard. was moved on a wagon yester-
day to the workshop of the owner, Charles
H. Clewell The horse attached to the
wagon was driven by a boy and another
boy sat on the scat with him. Still an
other boy was riding and presented an odd
sight He lay In the hoarse and appeared
20 be dead for some time lie arose and
sat up and presented an odd spectacle.
He seemed 70 enjoy the ride.
Superintendent Onger OF the Delaware
Water Improvement Go. has started the
work Of placing water pipes in No. .
School. This viii prove of great value to
the teachers and scholars as this building
has never had water other than that car-
ricd IN buckets.
Ice cream for parties, weddings or fami-
lies supplied at Whito'st
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and his sons have been busy for several
days cutting down the trees and high
hedge on the north side of landers avenue
east of New Castle avenue. The heavy
wood is being converted into kindling and
the brush bu ned This will prove of adj
vantage to drivers of teams who use the
lane and TO trolley men giving TO the latter
an unohstuCted view of the lane.
John NJ. Hance and son are building %
fine frame dwelling for Walter Gregg on
the Buttonwoods, alongside the home of
the parents of Mr. Gregg. The main
building will be 2la stories in height Is
10y 80 feet and have a back building two
stories high. The house will contain
seven rooms.
From present indications the meeting
of the members OF the New Castle baseball
team the manager and directors of 1905.
will be held In a week or 10 days. The
prospect for a good team looks bright
although a is not yet known whether one
OF the mainstays among the players.
Charles Countiss, will be among the
players. He has received an offer TO ioin
one Of the clubs OF the New Jersey State
League and also received queries from
Pennsylvania teams 20 learn whether he
Is engaged and his terms, under which hC
would play.
Mems, ladies boys rubbers. Men.
and boys rubber -Stoops.*
Mine Host Hoimann. proprietor of the
Jefferson House, who rcahed his ed mile
stone In liios Journey on Monday evening
received a number OF callers who came 4,
congratulate him. Mrs Hofmann wa.
equal TO the occasion and was prepared
for the visitors and served an excellent
dinner Mr.. hoimann furnished th,
Vlands and the event was a most pleasur
able affair
What is a continent 2n is worrying ,
number OF persons. and as a result geog
raphies are IN order and 10 be found IN th,
hands OF many who havenot seen one fol
years. The question was brought out b,
a school girl yesterday and the question
soon went the rounds. Not one person IN
three could give the proper definition an,
then followed other geographical oues
tions which caused the people QUESTION:,
20 stop and think
For Sale-Four frame houses on Har
mony street and one brick house on From
street-John NJ. Vallette+
Two young men boarded local trolle,
car on Monday night and threatened I,
whip Conductor Willis and also refused Q,
pay their fare. They were put off and
warrant wasswornRout for their arrest
The warrant was not served on accoun
of the young men making due apoloc,
and expressing their regrets at the un
fortunate affair and promising in tn
future not 20 repeat the offence.
The Jim Shoe. S3.50-Shaws*
Henry Taylor, son Of ex-Sheriff an
Mrs. John f. Taylor, who was reported +
yesterday issue as very III. at the Millers
burg Academy MillerSburp Pa roc,,,
cred sufficiently to permit of brinpin
him to this city. He was acoompanie,
by his mother He is yet very in.
An interesting event this evening vii
be a musicale at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
James Quimby, on Delaware street ad
joining the N. r. ChurchIpansonage IN