The new era., 1890-08-28
St. Georges Itsms.

St. Georges Items.
Albert McMullen is visiting friends
in Phenxville, Pa.
Mrs. T.. w. Jester visited Whining
ton friends on Tuesday.
James Garman has returned from a
brief visit to Baltimore.
Mrs. George McMullen is entertain
ing Philadelphia friends. c
Miss Annie Jones is spending week
with Philadelphia friends. Is
L. N. McWhorter and family have
been entertaining Wilmington friends.
Mrs. A. Campbell, of Wilmington, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sallie
Cam.
Miss Mollie Taylor, Of Kembleville,
Pa, is the guest of George Mckay and
family.
Mrs. Montgomery j. Gray, has re-
turned from visit to New Castle
relatives.
Frank Hamilton and sister, Of New
Castle, spent Sunday. with relatives and
friends in town.
Mr.. Henry Lester, is enjoying a
weeks sojourn in Wilmington, and
Chester county, Pa.
Mrs. A. N. Sutton is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Mollie Preston, of
Kennett Square, Pa.
Misses Mary and Claren Barnett, of
Summit Bridge, were guests of Miss
Martha Riley, on Tuesday.
Mrs. DIR. Vallandigham, of Middle
town has spending few days with
Mrs. James Garman.
I. Miss Fannie Mckay returned home
Wednesday from weeks visit to friends
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Theodore Armstrong and daugh-
ter, of Middletown, were guests of rela-
tiyes in town on Sunday.
Mrs. James II. Paynter is enjoying
months stay with her sister, Mrs.
MaFia Racine, near Porters.
William Mooney, wife and children,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, were the guests of
James II. Paynter and family on We'd
nesdsy.
A large congregation gathered at the
M. a. Church on Sunday and enjoyed
a weighty theological discourse by the
pastorthe Rev. J. S. Moorr.
Waller b, Poor left for Philadelphia
ON Saturday where he has accepted a
position in the wholesale brush store
of W, "a. Colescott, formerly of this
town.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Nelson, OF
Philadelphia, daughter of the late Rev.
d. II. Emerson, a former pastor of the
Pi'esbyteria n Church, were inferred in
the st. Georges Cemetary on Monday.
G.. M. Goldsmith, G. Naylor, of Will
mington, paid an official visit to Nat
ional Lodge No. 32, I. o. o. F., Of this
town, on Tuesday evening. There
were also a number present from
Patrick Henry Lodge, of Delaware
City.
The General Cadwalader, of the
Ericsson line of steamers passed though
the canal on Saturday night, with
large crowd of excursonists from
Baltimore, en- route for Cape May. This
was the last excursion of the season
that will be given by the above line.
a cssh syste1, has been iatEodnced
at McKays store, and, as this is an en-
tirely new feature in the mercantile
business in this community, it remains
to be seen whether it will prove sue
cess. The proprietor claims that goods
can be sold cheaper, and purchasers
will be benefited by this change.
AS the election approaches the con-
test in Red Lion hundred is becoming
more heated. There arefour candidates
for Levy Court commissioner Wis, James
Garman, w. G. L. Carnagy, G. N.
Bright and Samuel J. Mccall, the pre-
sent member. There are also number
of candidates for the various other
offices.
5 E. w. Jester has eleven dogs entered
at the coming bench show of the Will
mington Far, among which is his
Bassett hound Babette," winner of
nine first prizes, one third and special
prize within the past two years. Ba-
bette now has family of.nine little
Bassetts. Mr.. j. has been so success
full in the past that we predict for him
a liberal share Of the premiums. He
has also recently sold his fine English
greyhound 4" Hallow Fen" to H. W.
Huntington Secretary of the National
Coursing Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hailow E'en was bred in England, her
sire, Zoedine, being famous winner on
the bench and in coursing matches;
her dam, Cataract, having an extended |
pidigree combining the noted winning |
blood for generations.
Port Penn Items.
Brainard Webb, of Twaddell 81 Bros,
shoe dealers, Philadelphia, has been
spending several days with relatives
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