Evening journal., 1889-09-02
NEW CASTLE GOSSIP.
Personal Notes and Chit Chat From the
Old County Town.

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Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, September, David
Boulden is contemplating erecting a
dancing pavilionion ON the old Stockton
property next to his store He is also
thinking Of placing set Of flying horses
back of this.
Miss Minnie E. Crossley and Miss Lila
Pendleton of Chester spent Sunday
among friends in this city. They re-
turned home to-day.
The steamers were not as well patron
ized yesterday as they are generally by
the people Of this city.
Miss Gertie Kuntz has returned from a
months visit TO friends at Statington
Pa, her former home.
jefferson Downham of Philadelphia
visited here yesterday.
A game of base ball played on the bat
terry on Saturday afternoon, between the
Delaware Boys and the Americus, re
suited in the defeat Of the latter nine by
score of 16 to O.
The New Castle Base Ball Club has
organized with the following players:
Madden c; Doherty, p; McCanghan, lb;
Hammers, 2b; Vallette, 3bi Bacon. 3 s.;
Whitelock, / Il Duncan, +; Smith, I.
Captain J. w. Truss, while cunning on
Friday afternoon shot $50 English spar
rows A friend of Mr.. Truss's told the
JOURNAL reporter that Mr.. Truss picked
the birds and sent them to his friends
for reed birds
Rev. E. L. Hubbard returned from
Ocean Grove Saturday and preached at
the NJ E. Church.
Rev. Edward knight Of Salem, N. j.,
preached at the First Baptist Church
yesterday morning and evening. Next
Sunday the pastor, Il. g. Knight, viii re-
turn.
Rev. John Mccoy Of Gap, Pa. preached
at the Presbyterian Church yesterday in
the absence of the pastor, Rev w. P.
Patterson who is visiting among the
mountains of Pennsylvania.
Mt. Salem Church, colored, Is holding
their annual camp meeting along side Of
the church. Rev. l.. Deakins preached
last night to them.
Regular services were held in the
other two churches yesterday by the pas
tors
The schooner ]. & H. Chambers has
discharged a cargo Of wood at the wharf
of the Delaware Iron Works.
John D. Purdue OF Salisbury, Md,
visited New Castle yesterday.
Mrs. George Temple, nee Amanda
Hewlett, died on Friday night at New
York from consumption. Mrs Temple
was the daughter of George Hewlett on
Union street She had only been married
q few years She resided in New York
during her married life. Her remains
were brought her on Saturday. The
funeral services will be held this after
noon at 80 o'clock. They will be con
Quoted by Rev. P. B. Lightner Of the
Emmanuel Church.
Miss Nina +. Dobb, who has been
spending her summer vacation at Warren
Springs, Pa has returned home.
Frank Peterson has returned from
Wheeling, West Virginia and is again
connected with the Delaware Iron Works
K H. Jemison of Washington, who
has been visiting here for the past few
weeks, will return home on Monday. He
viii spend this week in cunning
The gunners for reed birds from this
city are plentiful Guns could be heard
in the city early this morning.
The New Castle public schools opened |
this morning The rooms have received |
the necessary summer cleaning aud re-
pairs
The Trustees Of the New Castle Com.
mon viii hold their regular monthly |
meeting In their room in the old court |
htuse TO morrow evening.
J. T Stoops has rented the store under |
the opera house and will sell trunks,
satchels, wall papers. etc, at reduced
rates from now until October l at his
store opposite the N. Of p Hall