Evening journal., 1913-11-20
NEWSY DOlNCS
OF new CASTLE
Artist Paints Portraits of
William Penn and Thomas
MCKean
TOWN STEEL WORKERS
HAVE DULL SEASON

Special TO THE EVENING. JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE Nov. 20.-Those
who have had the opportunity and
pleasure of visiting the studio OF G. w
Schreyler on the Strand have been
delighted and more than amply re-
paid for the visit. During the past
few days Mr.. Schreyler has finished
portraits Of William Penn and
Thomas Mexican. These portraits
are to be hung on the walls of the
State House. The portrait of Penn
shows him in armOr when he was a
young man of twenty-one, before he
became a Quaker. The canvas is
26x30 inches Granville Penn pre-
sented the original portrait of Penn
IN Armor" TO the Historical Society
OF Philadelphia in 1S4S, being the
only one existing except the copy
which graces the walls Of lndepen-
dence Hall. The Mexican portrait is
life size on a canvas 25x30
1T has been a happy thing indeed,
TO get the chance to paint these por-
traits" said Mr. Schreyler yesterday
afternoon. "The collection now he
ing secured by Governor Miller and
the rest OF the Commission will be
a credit to the State"
Thanksgiving will not be a very
bright day for many families in New
Castle because of the dull times in
the steel mills. Many moulders have
been laid of, and the clippers are
making only a few hours each day.
Men in other departments of the
plants are not working at all
James BraXton, colored. who was
ho Ill Ia &
September after serving two year
term for stealing horse from Will
liam Ratledge. who tenants one OF
the Commons farms, is in trouble
again Two weeks ago he was en-
ployed by John Banks. near Stanton,
and next day he left in a hurry. At
the same time a valuable horse and
carriage belonging to Banks disap-
peared. and Detective Mccoy reeoy-
cred the team at Bcothwyn. Last
Saturday night Braxton turned up in
Delaware City. and the next morn
ing he was found in the store Of
Harry Sopher. II is alleged that
Braxton had helped himself to new
pair of shoes and a coat and pain
OF pants Sopher compelled Braxton
10 return the goods and accompanied
0F LNO Hbinti utAf AOQh tut AttJA1b
man to the residence Of Magistrate
Householder. While waiting few
minutes for the magistrate. Braxton
escaped, but was caught later. Al
The next term of court Braxton viii
be held on charges of horse stealing
breaking and entering a store in the
night time larceny and carrying con
cealed a deadly weapon.
QuakertOwn, Pa, is visiting her SIS
ter. Mrs. Rose Seal
The friends of Mrs Robert II. Meg
sinson are pleased TO learn that he
condition following an operation 70
Appendicitis is greatly improved
AIRS Megginson is expected HON
In about ten days
Hack loads and automobiles wit
DeoDle attended the supper given b
fehanon NJ +. Church, Red Lion
last night.
The Publicity Committee of tn
Board of Trade did not meet o
Tuesday night At the previou
meeting of the board il was arrang
ed to get estimates on books to b
issued.
Through the efforts or the Boar
Of Health and City Council. owner
of the Dobbinsville houses maY pu
the properties in repair. Some o
ihe houses are IN such condition tina
they are dangerous.
Houses were shaken here yester
day afternoon during practice a
Fort Dupont. The rumbling noise
were plainly heard and the window
and doors Of houses ratified follow
ing the discharge of each shot
Muskrat trappers are getting read
for the season and marshes whic
have been rented will be posted wit
notices forbidding trespassing o
these marshes.