Evening journal., 1889-09-30

Yesterday, SO the Dudes Put Their Feet
Above Their Heads and Gaxed.

Above Their Heads ana SaAeus
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 30 Yesterday
was little brighter than Sundays gener-
ally are here The pleasant change OF
the weather made ii so. All the livery
stable teams ia the city were In use and
there were great many Wilmington
teams in the city. The church services
were well attended At the First Baptist,
Church Rev. Oliver s. Towson of Johns
Hopkins University. Baltimore, Md,
preached 10 appreciative audiences morn
ing and night. At the Presbyterian
church, Rev. William p. Patterson
preached two OF his usual excellent SER
mons. At the Emmanuel Church, In the
evening, large crowd was present to
listen TO the address on France by Rev
p. B. Iightner. At the NJ. r. church
Rev e. L. Hubbard preached his regular
sermons to large congregations in the
lecture room, as the church is closed for
repairs. At st. Peters X. c. Church.
Bishop Curtis conducted the services and
preached eloquent sermons.
Everything was as quiet as usual here
yesterday. No events of any Importance
happened. A number of young men
took advantage of the good weather by
placing chairs on the postotiice pavement,
throwing their feet upon iron railing and
gazing at the people returning from
church. 1t has been asked the reporter,
more than once, whose duty is IL to keep
the pavement in front of the old court
house clear from the leaves which lie
upon it, In rainy weather the leaves
decay and become very slippery, making
unpleasant walking Nothing will be
said in this letter about the pave
ments until spring, as the reporter
promised one business man that II he
would have his pavement fixed by
spring he would say nothing more
about it and 1t would not look right to
say anything about the other pavements
and let his 60
A large number of Wilmington
bicyclists were in the city yes
terday more than usual Very few Sun
days Of good weather pass without seeing
some Wilmington wheelmen.
The leaves have begun to fall from the
trees in the school green and it will not
be long before thai beautiful place will
look as dreary as Dobbins Vile.
AS has been remarked before In these
letters there is a great deal of difference
In New Castle in the summer and winter
While 1t is really pretty place in she
summer and has a little life in the
winter 1t is dreary aud dead New Castle
would be very good place for any one
wishing to die quiet death There Is
nothing here to disturb such q one while
dying.
1t is very likely that the Opera House.
during the winter, will have the follow
ing renowned and world known troops:
Hi Henrys Minstrels, Uncle Toms
| Cabin, and one or two variety shows,
(which are about on a par with the
troupes generally run at the Grand Opera
Honse in Wilmington. Fred. w Hoff-
man is contemplating erecting an opera
house in Dobbinsville, It is said, but
nothing definite had been learned about 1t.
Miss Julia Newkirk, formerly of this
city, and ] r. Seldom of Ridley Park,
Pa, cane to this city on Saturday even
ing to spend Sunday
The tug e. g. Cain has been lying at
this city since Saturday, having burst
hole in her boiler and being unable to
proceed.
Augustus w. Palmer, formerly butcher
in this city, died at Hare's Corner on Sat
urdRy from consumption.
Miss Name O'Neil OF Philadelphia II
the guest Of Miss Lydia Wright on UnioI
street
The cutters on Delaware street between
j. u. Georges home and Munayville are
in very dirty and unhealthy condition.
The odor arising from them Is very I'M
pleasant to the people living near them.
Two cows belonging TO John Tobin Of
| Murrayville were found roaming at large
and impounded 1t cost Mr. Tobin 81. 90
Harry Jemison and George Wheatley
are very i'll with the typhoid fever DR.
David Stewart, Jr, Is attending them.
Harry Houseman, head clerk in L. w
Hanf's jewelry store, visited Wilmington
on Saturday
Fred. W. Hoffman went to Philadel
phia on the steamer Reybold to day t.
spend the day.
The Pastoral Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian Church will hold a meeting OF
Thursday evening in the Sunday schoo
room Of the church.
, William s. DUNCAN, formerly Of thi
city, but now Of Philadelphia, spent Sun
] day with his parents here.
The following G. A. Il. men visite
! Reading with their wives on Saturday
Joseph Vantine Mr. Wallace, job
{ Gormley, John Hetherton John Kelly
Z Robert Miller, Mr. Tellafano and Others
& Samuel d. Black visited Philadelphi
r to-day.
Reed and Harrington are building tw
new brick houses on Vine street.
Frank Herbert and wife have returne
e from their New York trip.
: +. I. Wilson, Jr., is studying stenog
I raphy In Wilmington.