Evening journal., 1889-02-11
NEW CASTLE LETTER.
"A Delightful Dance by the FortnightIy
Club-The Mystery of the sorrel Horse.
Personal and other Notes.


Bv Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Feb. 1.-THE
Fortnightly Club gave their second dance
in the X. of p Hall last Saturday even
ing. 1t was well attended and all pres
ent contributed to making 1t an enjoyable
affair Music was furnished by Professor
f. s. Duncan. Dancing continued until
IL 30 o'clock. Those present were: Miss
Virginia Long, Miss Mary Shaw, Misses
Mamie and Alice Rogers, Misses Mary
and Reba Holcomb, Misses Agnes and
Bessie Herbert, Miss Reba Case, Miss
Bertha Lambson, Mrs. James G. Shaw,
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. Case. Mrs.
McGann Of Philadelphia, Chauncey p
Holcomb, DR.. r. r. Tybout, John r.
Lambson, J. Rogers Lambson, James G.
Shaw, Jr., George B. Rodney. A. V. Les
lie George, Charles Boyd, ]. 0akford
Lambson, j. E. Palmer of Wilmington,
Robert McGann and Malcolm McGann OF
Philadelphia.
After the dance given by the Fort
nightly Club on Saturday evening was
over, a couple of young ladies who reside
IN the country repaired to the home of a
friend to wait for their brother to bring
the horse. The brother on arriving at
the place where his sisters awaited him
went into the house and left the horse
unhitched. In half an hour when they
were ready to go home the horse was no
where to be seen. The young man took
a long search out the Delaware CITY road
while two of his friends searched other
roads for the missing horse II was long
after midnight when they returned to
the city, and on walking down Delaware
1 STRAIT Cd 80 /.
horse walking leisurely along the street.
II was after o'clock when they arrived
home. 1t would be well for Chauncey to
hitch the horse hereafter.
The Clover Club held their second ami
versary in the old Court House on Satur-
day evening last Refreshments were
plentiful Among the speeches was one
by Moulten Rogers, entitled 1.-The Clover
Club Atioat. Edward Waggeman and
Samuel Naylor sang a duet.
special meeting of the Alumni So
ciety will be held this evening in the old
town hall.
The Americas Club will break up this
month and wish to sell their room.
Robert Gordon who for many years has
kept grocery store in this city is selling
out at auction to quit the business.
A number of the members Of Company
II are very indignant over the editorial
which, appeared in Saturdays issue of
the Morning News concerning them.
Among other things they spoke of the
communication sent them as anonymous
when 1t was signed by thirteen men.
The Opera House contained as large an
audience as it could conveniently hold to
listen to III Henry's minstrels ON Satur.
day night. The troupe did much better
than it did last year The brass band
was excellent.
The schooner VanDuzen, which has
been lying in the harbor for the past few
days on account of ice, cleared yesterday
for Philadelphia.
From the many remarks heard on the
corners and in public places the citizens
seem very indignant at Robert Sutton for
nominating Israel Rulings as tax col
lector Mr.. Rulings has held several
other political Offices
Hon. Frederick Worthington and wife,
and John Truitt Of Philadelphia spent
Sunday with William Worthington on
Delaware street.
Robert Mckinley and wife OF Whining
ton are the guests Of Peter Plumb on
| Orange street.
Rev. julius Dodd preached two very
interesting sermons at the NJ. 4. church
yesterday
James Cannon will be q candidate for
the Board Of Education.
The funeral services Of Elmer W.
Clark were held this morning at 10
O'Clock, after which the remains were
taken to Philadelphia for interment.
The New Castle correspondence of the
Morning News says this morning
Samuel G. Guthrie, Esq, is very favor
ably spoken Of as candidate for mayor. :"
This may be true, but Mr. Guthrie SAYS
emphatically that he will not run for
that Office