Evening journal., 1914-10-29
PENN IN RIVER
232 Years AGO
Quaker Set Foot on New
Castle Soil October
u, 1852
RUSHING WORK ON
NEW CITY WHARF

NHW CASTLE. Del, Oct. 29.-
Cloud. stiles and Work the contrac-
tors rebuilding the Delaware street
wharf, have commenced hauling the
logs which are to be used In the wharf
breast The contractors are now
rushing the work so that Il may be
finished before the advent Of frost.
The current events class Of the
New Century Club held a well attend
ed meeting yesterday afternoon in the
parlor of the Good VIII Fire Com
pany's engine house. Mrs. e. L. Cross
presided and Mrs. selden S. Deemer.
Mrs. James T. Eliason, Miss Dorothy
Stewart, Mrs. John Clayton and Miss
Pauline Rogers read papers. Mrs.
John l.. Johnson and Miss Myrtle Ma
guire will be In charge Of the work Of
the girls Of the Camp Fire on Monday
evening. The parents Of the girls
are cordially invited to attend the
meeting.
The registrars from New Castle
hundred are daily in attendance at
che Superior Court sessions, VIII
mington. where registration appeals
arc being heard.
The meeting room in the knights Of
Pythias Hall has been newly papered
and presents a fine appearance. In ad-
dition to Adelphia Lodge, X. of p,
Seminole Tribe, No. 49. Improved
Order Of Red Men; Industry Council,
No. %, Jr o. u. A. NJ, Division No.
3, A. o. H., Friendship Lodge, No.
3, A. O. u. W., and the Daughters Of
Liberty meet In this room
Kirby and Son are painting their
residence on North Second street.
George McKnitt has completed the
work Of repairs to the houses belong
ing to the Stone estate.
The sale of tickets for the mas
Querade ball for the benefit of the
Good VIII Fire Company to be given
IN the Opera House tomorrow night,
shows that the affair will be we'll
apatronized.
j. Harry King has hundreds Of
blooms OF prize chrysanthemums.
Many persons have called to inspect
and purchase the choice flowers.
Division No. 9. A. o. H., has do
mated $40 to the Orphans collection.
Many persons in the city watch the
men putting in the big concrete gut
ters at Sixth and Delaware streets.
The new residence built by John n.
Iambson will be completed In a few
weeks. The residence Is a great
accession 10 the residences along The
Strand The residence to be va
Gated by MIR. I.ambson will be Oc-
cupied by John Il. Stoops
Fishermen are catching large
quantities OF carp for which a good
price is realized. Smaller FISH are
netting the men considerable cash at
this time when there is no work in
the city.
With a royal grant for 10000
square miles OF land in the New
World ia his possession. William
Penn, in the little vessel Welcome"
came up the Delaware river, 2S2
years ago, and cast anchor.
Dressed in the sober garb of the
Society Of Friends, the pioneer was
rowed ashore and there planted the
great colony which was to bear his
name and which i'm the little more
than two centuries and quarter
has grown and developed beyond the
possible dreams of its founder. A
short while afterwards the prov of
the Welcome" was again headed up
the Delaware and the foundation and
plans we're laid out by Penn for the
present great City OF Philadelphia,
The vessel had left England in
September. 1882. and made a good
voyage 50 far as the time was con-
oerned. Smallpox broke out, how
ever, and decimated the ranks Of the
colonists.
When on October %. 1862 Penn
stepped ashore at. New Castle. he an
nounced his intention to found a col
ony Calling the residents of that
portion Of the Delaware's shores
about him at the stockade, which hat
been built to protect the Dutch anC
Swedish settlers from an attack 10y
the apparently friendly Indians. Penn
outlined his plan for colony fol
the prosecuted Friends.