Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-29
MIDD1EroWN.

Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
MIDDLETowN, April 22.-The M. e.
church was crowded yesterday morning
long before $50 o'clock, with friends and
relatives of Miss 8. jamie Leetherbury
and William L. Walker, whose marriage
was announced for that hour. Promptly
on time the contracting parties, preceded
by 4. O. Scott, Jesse Sheppard, w. s.
Leatherbury and Fl. M. Walker, ushers,
marched up the aisle. The Rev. II. II.
Adams met them at the chancel and per-
formed the ceremony. Hattie Clayton,
organist, rendered a beautiful march.
The bride wore gray travelling suit with
hat and gloves to match; the groom was
clad in conventional black. Immediately
after the ceremony the happy couple
took passage on the 9.04 express for q
brief trip to New York.
MrDpLETowN, April 23.--W. X. Lock-
wood, member of town council, has been
to Port Deposit, Nd, and engaged 400
tons of broken rock which is to be
shipped here and used on Main street.
Miss Emma Lord, sister of Victor
Lord of Odessa, died late last evening.
Another electric light boom-Mr. Heger
is to come down on Monday next and
prepare for business. He says he only
wants 81 900 more, and then the capital
will be provided. He should not forget
that if the investment does really pay -
per cent there is money here to be had.
MnDIETowN, April 27th.-Last SUM-
day, Easter day, was delightful, and little
like April. The respective churches were
prettily decorated with flowers, which
were arranged about the affairs. The best
music was heard at the M. e. and Forest
Presbyterian churches. At the former
several string instruments were used to a
good advantage, and at the latter the
usually excellent choir was greatly aug
mented.
At night the children's meeting was
held in the M. Z. church, and attracted
an immense congregation. The exercises
consisted of songs and recitations, alsore.
sponsive reading. Declarations by Anna
Stuart, Lizzie Parker and John Carroll,
three bright little Sunday school scholars,
were among the prominent features of the
evening. Miss Jamie Wright's solo "He
ia risen," was beautifully rendered. The
Rev. r. H. Adams delivered a short
address.
Lent being over the young folks have
arranged for social hop in Biggs,
Clayton q Co.'s building this evening.
The Middletown orchestra will furnish
music.
George w. Kennedy, aged GA years, a
resident of Sassafras, Md, and we'll
known here, died suddenly on Saturday
morning last of typhoid fever. Funeral
services at his late residence on Wednes-
day afternoon next. Interment in Bethel
M. E. cemetery. Mr.. Kennedy leaves a
widow and three children. He was the
first mill-owner in this section who put
in rollers Tor making patent process -four.
He recently sold his waterway and some
other property al Sassafras to the ship
canal projectors at o high figure.
Mrs. Gillespie, aged 6S years, mother
of Frederick Gillespie of this town, died
at her residence in Warwick on Saturday
last. Funeral services at 10 o'clock this
morning. Interment in Warwick bury
ing ground
William Etherington of near Cecilton,
aged about 81 years, died last Friday
evening.
Mr.. Heger says he will return in few
days with force of men, and begin put
ling in the electric lights. Who is to put
II the water works9
MlDDLETowN, April 28.-John W..
| Hayes, the contractor, had force of
men and the road machine at work on