Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27
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NEW OABTLEs
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 24.--Interesting
Christmas services were held In nearly all
OF the churches yesterday.
At the NJ. e. Church In the morning, q
praise service was held. The choir was
seated on the pulpit platform and sang q
number OF appropriate Helections. The
church was beautifully decorated. A
large canopy Of evergreens hung over the
pulpit, from which was suspended star,
and underneath tho word "Immsnuel."
In the evening the pastor, the Raw. e. L.
Hubbard preached an eloquent OhristnaAs
sermon 10 large congregation. The
regular Sunday-scaooi entertainment Rnd
treat will be given in the church to-mor-
row night.
Christmas sermons we're also preached
by the Rev. W. r. Patterson 10 the
Presbyterian, and by the Rev. Mr. Mayors
In the Episcopal churches.
The Rev. Edward Knight Of Crozier
Theological Seminary ia filling the pulpit
in the Baptist Church until q regular
pastor can be secured. The Baptist
Sunday-schooi will celebrate its ami
yeTsary on the 16th Of January.
The Sunday school connected with st.
Peters Il. O. Church viii give Its Christ
mas entertainment in the church to.mcr-
row night.
Christmas entertainments were held in
several OF the public schools on Friday.
Mas Carrie Downey was presented with q
pluah dressing case and Miss Wendall
with a handsome writing tablet by the
scholars Of their respective rooms.
The Deleware iron-works shut down on
Saturday and will remain closed until
Monday next. The Riverside iron-worka
ann the New Castle WOODEN mills are also
closed for the week. The William Lea &
Sons Company's mill and the Triton cot.
ton mills are closed for to-day and to-
morrow.
John Stops and E. L, Wilson, Jr., Of
this city, students at the Conference
Academy, Dover, are home For the holi.
days.
The Young Peoples Christian League
held its regular weekly meeting in the
phrlors of the II. E. church on Saturday
evening. The subject discussed was
"What to think Of" The society has
now sbout 40 active members, and ia
doing good work among the young people
Of the town.
The drama "Burr Oaks" will be the
attraction at the Opera House TO. night.
A new addition TO the frame house or
Delaware street is being erected. When
completed store will be opened there
Part Of the building will also be fitted uI
as waiting room for the steamboats,.
Between 200 and 800 people went from
here to Wilmington on Saturday and
there is prospect Of O still greater rush
to-day. As usual the railroad company
offered poor facilities, several Of the
trains being packed when they reached
here and New Castle people were Obliged
to stand on the platforms Of the cars.
The dyke and marshes above town were
alive with skaters this morning. Tit
skating Is reported good.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 26.-Christmas do,
passed off quietly in this city. Few
drr1ken men were seen on the streets q
IL usually the case on such occasions ant
no arrests were made. Services werl
held In the Episcopal and Oatholi,
churches OF and 10. 80 q. M, the unusu
ally fine weather bringing out large con
gregations.
Many New Castle people spent the de,
in Philadelphia and Wilmington, while
number of visitors was in town.
An exciting game Of football wa
played on the green in the morning.
The railroad travel from here hes bee,
very heavy for the past few days an,
about $50 holiday tickets were sold at tn
station. The accommodations offered b,
the railroad company on Monday an,
yesterday were all that could be desired
George Frazer, principal Of publ
schools of Ridley Park, Pa, Herber
DUNCAN, o student of the Reading Acad
envy, and George B. Rodney of the An
nspolis Academy spent Christmas witt
relatives in this city.
Tho M. Z. sunday.Hchool Lv.. t
Christmas entertainment In the parlor o
the church last night, the edifice beini
crowded. The exsrciBes consisted Of sing
ing and recitations by members OF the in
FAINT class, singing by the school and ad
dresses by pastor and superintendent
Handsome and valuable presents wer
given TO teachers and scholars. at tn
close of the entertainment, boxes o
candy aud oranges were distributed Il
the scholars. The entertainment wa
much enjoyed by all present, the featur
Of II being the singing of the infan
clas5- The evergreen decoration
which were described in Mondays EVER
EVENING, still remained, and when tn
church WIS lighted up presented beau
tifuI appearance.
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