Evening journal., 1889-04-22
EASTER AT NEW CASTLE.
How the nav was Celebrated at the
Churches-The Delaware Iron Works
Start -Personal Notes.


Presbyterian Church Rev w. L. McEwan
of Rodney PRESBYTERIAN Church of VIII
mington preached stirring sermon from
First Corinthians, 10th chapter and goth
verse. At Emanuel P. f. Church the
services were very pretty. Miss Carrie
Rogers and Mrs Ephraim Wise delighted
the congregation with their fine rendition
of some pretty Easter music The
church was handsomely decorated, and
was crowded at all the services. The
rector, Rev. Mr.. Mayer, preached an ex-
cellent Easter sermon in the morning. At
the M. e. Church in the morning,
Rev. T. Snowden Thomas, editor of the
/ Peninsula Methodist, preached an Eas-
ter sermon one hour and fifteen minutes
in length. In the evening Rev. L. p.
Barrett of st. Paul's NJ. l.. Church,
Wilmington, preached an eloquent SER
mon from the text: "That | may know
Him and the power of His resurrection.
Rev Edward Knight of Grocer College,
| Chester, Pa, preached two good sermons
at the First Baptist Church. At st.
Peters X. @ Church the regular Easter
services were held, and new music was
sung.
Holy Communion was held at the
Emmanuel p f. Church, this morning
The early service at the Emmanuel r.
f. Church on next Sunday morning will
be at o'clock and not s o'clock as usual
The Indian Mission of the Emmanuel
! Church will meet at the residence of John
B. Rodney, Esq on Wednesday morning,
and pack box which they will send to
an Indian in Dakota.
A congregational election of vestry
men and wardens in the Emmanuel P. f.
Church will take place at the rectory to-
| day.
The Children's Mission Band Of the
| Presbyterian Church will hold "mum"
reception on Wednesday evening in the
old Court House.
New Castle was much gayer yesterday
than usual. There were a great many
new spring suits out for the first time
The 'loafer's corner" was cleared sew
eral times yesterday by the officers it
seems hard for them TO give up. II will
be clear when the mayor gets through
with it.
Yesterday being such fine day, the
streets of this city were thronged with
| teams from Wilmington.
l. The Delaware Iron Works, which have
been idle for the past two weeks, started
| up full blast this morning The works
stopped for repairs.
Four weavers were laid of at the
woolen mills last week, as the work is
not very brisk
There are a large number of cars
loaded with grain on the battery.
Thomas Duvall of Baltimore spent
Sunday with his aunt, Miss Maria
Boothe, on Delaware street.
Lansatt Rogers Of San Francisco Wis
tied friends here yesterday.
Miss Alice Bergen of Philadelphia
spent yesterday with Miss Mary Shaw Of
this city.
Hiram Borie, superintendent of the
Delaware Iron Works, returned on Sat
urday from five days visit in West Vir-
ginia.
Miss Lily Worthington is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Percy jefferson, formerly Of this city
but now Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with James DUNCAN, ON Water street
Miss lone Thomas visited in Whining
ton on Saturday.
William Worthington and wife spent
Saturday ia Wilmington
James Rice who has been down tn,
state for several months returned tC
New Castle on Saturday.
Misses Maggie Gordon and Flori,
Whitelock spent Saturday in Whining
ton.
Professor George Frazier, formerly oi
this city but now of Ridley Park, was
here on Saturday.
Mrs. Amanda Temple, formerly Of this
city but now of New York, is lying very
i'll at the home of her father, Mr.. Hew
lett, on Union street.
Miss Lizzie Hewlett is visiting friends
in Chester, Pa
Edward Mcbride and William A.
J Matthias spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Duncan, formerly of this
city but now of Port Penn, was in the
city on Saturday.
Captain Truss, Edward Challenger and
Moulton Rogers succeeded in catching
several bushels of perch on Saturday
The schooner Henry A. Taber left the
William Lea and Sons Company's wharf
on Saturday with 5000 bushels of corr
for New Bedford, Mass. The schooner
place for another load this week.
Owing to the heavy fog on Saturday
the steamer Thomas Clyde was two hour!
late in arriving here in the morning
Ira Lunt has had a new deck placed OF
his pile driver.
The tug Mary Louise lay in harbor herr
yesterday.
The Citizens Loan Association met Of
Saturday evening and transacted onl.
routine business.
Jacob Wright was yesterday fined s.
and costs by Mayor Hanson for drunk
enness.
The Fortnightly Club will hold dane,
l in the Opera House this evening Musi
by Professor F. s. Duncan.
The Clover Club viii give hop in tn
X. of P. Hall this evening. Good musi
will be furnished.
John H. Emory. farmer, has pre-
4 sented Theodore Hanf with four egg
4 layed by large hens The largest egl
was % inches in circumference and tn
smallest II inches.
Loomis Wise, who has been in a hos
! pital in Philadelphia for the past si
! months, win return the last Of thi
! month to his home here. N
Harold Halberstadt, formerly of thi
city, but now of Philadelphia, was il
the city yesterday.
+ William J. Ferris spent Sunday il
!. Philadelphia.
IS Harry Herbert went cunning for rat
It at the Delaware Iron Works on SatuT
n day.
= James Pierson Of this city, will
married to young lady in Baltimore to
day. They will arrive here this evenin
and take up their future home on Orang
q street A serenade has been planned 70
- him bv bis friends for To night