Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
new CAsrLS, March LA very pretty
wedding was hold last evening ut the
residence Of Joseph H. King, corner o.
Front aud Harmony streets, the contract
ing parties being his daughter Miss Mary
Elizabeth King and Samuel Barnes. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. W.
Z. Patterson Of the Presbyterian Church.
The bride was attired In steel
colored Henrietta. The wedding pres
ents were numerous and valuable.
Nearly one hundred persons were
present among whom were DIR. John J.
Black, Samuel II. Black, r. O. Gordon
and wife, Mis- Anna Vining, Misses
Agnes and KAYE Herbert, A. v. L. George,
q. h George, Miss Alice Hayes and Mr..
and Mrs, Bradley of Philadelphia, Miss
CLARA and Vena Rulings, Miss Bartlett
and Mr.. A. Bartlett of Wilmington,
Misses Emma and Carolina Barnes, Mrs
Lizzie Barnes, William HI. Bradley and
wife, George Rocket and wife, Mira. r.
u Wilson ard daughter, Mrs. Robert
Dillon and daughter, Thomas ].
Gravel and wife, Mrs. II. A. Dem
nison, MisEs Ssllie BloHnt, Bessie
sswell and Maggie Gordon, William
Whitelock and family, Miss Louisa Dillon,
MIR. aud Mira. Tillman Turner, Mrs.
James NJ. Wise, Jr., Mrs. Thomas Truss,
Mrs. Willisn b Raney, John King and
wife, W. Marvin Truss, Abraham Denni-
son, Misses Mary and Carrie King, Mr..
md Mrs. Whitnack, Rudolph Valette, the
Rev. W. p. Patterson and wife, James L.
Bacon and William a.. Whitelock.
Public school No. has been closed for
several days, owing to the death OF
Principal Jones' fatber ut Townsend. II
reopened this morning.
NEW CASTLE, March 4.-william f.
Lane, teller Of the Farmers Bank, died
OF his residence on Orange street yesrer.
day afternoon at 4.a0 o'clock after .
lingering illness. The deceased was born
in Exeter, N. II. In 1918, and was the
con OF Samuel and Susan Lane. He re-
moved to Reading, Pa, and ia 1862 re-
moved to this city and became prinoipa
Of the public schools, which position b,
} resigned in 1869 to become teller OF tn,
Farmers Bank, succeeding N, NJ. OleRver
Among his pupils while teaching schco
were Senator Gray, DIR. j. Black anS
many other prominent men. When New
! CASTLE was incorporated as city Mr.
Lane was elected treasurer, wh.eh posi-
ton he held up TO ths time VI his death
| he was also secretary of the trustees o
the New Castle Common, and served wv
terms as a trustee OF the poor, He wa
: also an elder in the Presby erian ohurer
J In politics Mr.. Lane was Democrat
, 1864 Mr.. Lane married daughter Of i
IL. Barr OF this city, who with one sou
samuel, survive him. Tne arrangement
for the funeral have not yet been mad'
NEW CASTLE, March 5--The board {
. education held its annual mseiiug Ia
a night. Mr.. Eliason was made Temporal
/. chairman and Mr.. JanVier Temporal
: secretary. The judges Of the electic
Q presented their reports and the member
r elect their credentials. 9he new men
j bers were then sworn in by the chaiimal
i The election OF officers was dafesrs
!. until the next regular meetinI
/. An order was directed to
/. drawn In favor OF James A. Morgan Il
/ holding the election. On motion, Il
president and secretary for the pas. yei
were instructed to hold over until the
successor be chosen. A COMMITTEE, cci
aisting OF Measrs. Ferris, Jauyior al
y Eliason, were appointed to draft suitah
n resolutions on the death o, City Treasur
10 William u. Lane. A committee was oil
!; appointed to audit the accounts betwe,
Is the beard and the late treasurer.
ss Owing 10 tho storm OF yesterday d
tides were unusually high In the Del
ware and the river was exceedingly roug
3. ,aoetn hlinof fsold ocenun at hiph water,
Postmaster Manlove received from
brother in Indian Territory yesterday
Al number Of Indian curiosiiies.