Evening journal., 1888-08-06
NEW CASTLE naEms.
Rav party - church News - Per-
sonai Mention.

By Letter to EvESrSe JOURNAL
New CASTLE, Del, Aug. 6-A-
though the weather is extremely warm
and the thermometer has stood at llo,
New Castle Is about as lively as ever.
Sunday is very tedious day for the
better class of people here. as the time
between the church services IS long.
The congregations Of all the churches
Yesterday were small. Communion ser
vices was held in the M. E. church in
the morning, and Rev. w. p. Patter-
son spoke with eloquence morning and
evening at the Presbyterian church.
1t would be very good thing if
arrangements would be made with
some of the local musicians to give a
sacred concert on the battery every
Sunday evening between A and 9
o'clock.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the
fruit and ice cream festival TO be given
by the Hushebeck orchestra in the old
Court house on Friday and Saturday
evenings next.
Miss Florence Borie OF Philadelphia,
who is vieiting relatives in this city,
will return home next Saturday.
Bills are up in this city announcing
an excursion to Bay Ridge by the
United Red Men on August 23.
A good many persons were surprised
in this city by the nomination of MIR.
Simmons for sheriff as almost every
one thought that Mr.. Moore would be
nominated.
A bay party composed of the follow
ing men left this city on Saturday
evening: James ], Toner, ia mes Will
mot, John GoTmley, Hugh Smith,
George Russell OF this city; James Pyle
and Albert Kirby OF Delaware City;
and William Bates of Wilmington.
The report published on Saturday,
saying Riedel, the rDan who is TO be
hanged on Friday, is an infidel is con-
tradicted by people whe have spoken
often with the prisoner lately and to
whom be has always expressed belief
in the Bible. ass.
Miss Askew of this city who has
been visiting her parents in Jersey
City has returned hare.
Extensive preparations are being
made by Company III of this city to
make their sxcursica TO Cape May in
September, an enjoyable one. There
will be no bar on the boaA that day.
Miss SaIlie Haines OF Wilmington is
visiting Miss Lizzie Boyd in this city.
Miss BERTHE Boothe w6o for some
time has. been visiting Miss Mamie
Lynch at Kirkwood, hes returned
home.
Miss Palmer and friend OF PhiIa.
delphia, are visiting in this city.
Miss Katie Biggs, formerly Of near
this city. but now Of Wilmington, is
visiting her mother in this city.
Hugh Chapman, formerly OF this
city, but now of Kirkwood, spent yes.
terday here.
Ezekiel Fols, formerly living near
this city. but now near New York, IL
the guest Of Aleaandeg Biggs.
Mas Idlv Crooks u Chester, Pa,
was the guest OF her sister, Mrs
Wilmer Hance yesterday.
A letter was received on Saturday
from Smyrna stating that Blair, play.
ing centre-6eld Ia the Smyrna nine,
had his arm broken by q ball pitched
by Charles Lnpt OF thsh city,
The Seminole Band WIN visit the
festival to be held at Red Lion on the
1etn.
John Duckery, the young colored
man who was 90 badly hurt some time
ago by jumping off binder and being
run over by it, has impreved greatly
and is again able to be 81 ME street.
Charles Wolfkill, formerly of thi
city, but now Of Camden, N. j., spen
yesterday in this city.
Presiding Elder w. L. & Murray Q
Wilmington will preach at the NJ. Z
Church next Sunday evening.
A meeting will be held In the M.
Church tonight by the W. +. M. s.
Quarterly conference win be held
the N. E. Church next Monday even
ing.
The Misses Lily and Sophie Aldridg
OF Wilmington are the guests Of Mis-
Florrie Whitelock. in this city.
Miss Annie Sherwood and others o
this city win go TO Ocean Grove on th
21st of this month, to spend fe
weeks.
Mrs. George Duncan of Port Penn
visiting relatives in this city.
A great many repairs and addition
are being made on the railroad traC
naar tina station IN this r{tw