Evening journal., 1889-02-25
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
An Excellent Sermon by Rev. j. IL.
Bryan-News Notes.

Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. Is.
William F. Lane is seriously i'll.
The schooner John Mcdonnell is lying
| in the harbor.
Quite number of people visited the
prison on Saturday.
The James G. Knowles Wooden Mills
start to-day working on the ten hours
system.
Harry McCaulley has received the con.
tract for building the new house for
Michael Rogers.
The steamer Scandinavian, Captain
Park, passed up to Philadelphia yester.
day, from Glasgow.
Rev. N. NJ Browne formerly of this
city, now Of Newark, will preach at the
M. Z. church next Sunday
Owing to the sudden illness of Rev. w.
p. Patterson, there was no sermon at the
Presbyterian church last evening. A
prayer service was held.
The tug Mary Louise came in the har.
Dor on Sunday night, and yesterday
morning the engineer found the boiler
frozen and a number of steam pipes
bursted. 1t was afternoon before it was
put in working order
The river to-day has a more wintry an.
pearance than at any other time this
winter There is a great deal of ice in
the harbor and in the channel. A large
oil steamer got in field of ice yesterday
morning and did not succeed in getting
out until this morning.
The instruments Of the vocophone
band are expected to arrive on Wednes.
day evening and the band, which has
already had experience. will at once com.
mence practice. Their first appearance
will be made at the Glass entertainment
in the old Court House. There are eight
in number.
Company H meet in their parlors on
Sunday evenings and sing hymns. While
the singing is in progress it is a common
thing for some one in the next room to
turn out the gas and leave the singers in
the dark. They were prepared for an
action of this kind last night by getting
a large electric lamp
Seminole Tribe, No. I, l.. %. R. M. VIII
hold their twentieth anniversary in the
Opera House this evening. A large
number of people are expected to be
present, as a great many invitations have
been sent out. The Seminole Band
assisted by number of local musicians,
will furnish the music.
The following item appeared in the
New Castle letter of the EVENING jour.
NAL of Friday last. It was given to the
reporter by reliable business man. or it
would not have been published: John +.
Callahan, formerly of this city, is soon
to be married to Miss Ella Holloway of
Wilmington" Mr.. Callahan called at
the JOURNAL Office and states that this is
a false report, and wished it contra
dicted
Rev J. E. Bryan Of Asbury Church,
Wilmington, who was to fill the Metho-
dist church pulpit yesterday morning and
evening, did not arrive until
evening owing to the bad
management of the officers of this
church. Seminole Tribe, No. z, /. o. r.
M, accompanied by number of Red Men
from Newport were in attendance at the
church in the morning and were very
much disappointed at not hearing a ser.
mon. Mr.. Bryan's sermon in the even
ing was very learned one and that gen
tleman's fine appearance and pleasant de-
livery made II one which delighted the
aggregation. His text was Unto whom
coming as unto living stone, disallowed
indeed Of men Tut chosen Of God, and
precious"