Evening journal., 1912-04-10
NEWSY DOINGS
OF NEW CASTLE
Officials Begin Town Improve
msntS as Spring Season
Draws Near
BOYS GET TOGETHER
IN SCsUT MOVEMENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE April 10.-New Cas-
tie is putting on progressive airs. The
Trustees Of the Market Square are
having new shade trees installed, they
are hurryng Contractor Guerson with
the work Of tearing down and remov-
ing the remainder of the old jail and
the Trustees of the Common and the
Bond Commission are on the alert for
new streets. The Bond Commission
held a meeting on Monday night and
discussed the question of improved
streets and how to sell the 100000
worth of bonds. The indications arc
that the Trustees of the Common and
the Bond Commission will begin the
work this summer
A business man who came here yes
terday looking for a site said the rea-
son New Castle does not progress Is
ON account of the first impression a
stranger gets when coming here, The
streets are far from being inviting.
Shad fishermen yesterday began to
look brighter because one boat came
in with 13O fish. During the afternoon
lyman and Wilhelm's boat became
| disabled and was towed in by am
other naptha launch.
Postmaster Nantine sdvcrtiscs let
/ ters at the postofiice for William
Green, Miss c. Newton. Mrs. Lizzie
Ratledge, II. j. Thompson and Thomas
/ f. Taylor.
81. Peters parochial school reopen
ed this morning with a large atteud-
ance.
Thirty Italians arrived last evening
/ from New York TO work for the Am
bier Davis Company on the piece OF
country road from the high bridge to
Hare's Corner Under the Good Roads
law passed by the Legislature a year
ago Representative Wilson had this
road and the stretch along Rogers
Woods to the ice pond named In the
bill
J There was a large attendance OF
young men last evening at meeting
10 organize a company Of Boy Scouts
Another meeting will be held later
Steel workers I'm New Castle are
more than pleased to learn that the
Baldwin Locomotive Works has Sc
cured orders for forty additional en-
gines. The concern had orders fol
about 100 locomotives and every
time Baldwin's get an order the
Baldt gets buster because the engine
frames are made here. II is said tn
Badlt Company has sufficient orders
, to keep running for nine months
There are no idle men in New
Castle at present.
Miss Rebecca Grier. elocutionisi
took part in the reception given las
e evening by the congregation {
Epworth NJ E. Church to its pasto
, John b. Manlove attended the ir
. stallation Of the officers of Industr
Lodge No. ,, A. o. L. W., Whining
. ton. last night
j New Castle people are wishin
. luck to Captain Mckay and men VIII
go to Philadelphia tonight, to NEE
[. the crack shots of the Pennsylvani
and New Jersey National Guard, a
the rife range. Ten men from eac
! state will compete tonight and tn
other ten men go up next Monda
night Sergeant Robert Harringto
who is one of the best shots in th
Delaware militia said last night h
felt sanguine the New Castle me
Will make a creditable showing an
that it is up to the others 10 watc
the trophy I'VE won two cups a
home and now We want that Penn
! sylvania-New Jersey Delaware trc
, ply to be in the centre" was the wa
Sergeant Harrington put it las
night.
I Mrs. Philip sheridan and son az
visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
= Mrs. L. p. Crawford. Of Warwicl
Md. is the guest of Mrs. G. Albei
, Pedrick
Harvey NewlOve has recovero
from a two weeks illness
Mrs. William YounsOn is the gucs
of Albert r. Pedrick
Shad Patrolman Ebe Bull has give
, notice that he will strictly cnforc
the fishing laws