Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-26
PRETTY Ho.ne WEDDING.


Church Festiv' .s-Band Isntertainsnent-
Damages for New streets-sA Imseiving."
special Cor dependence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 26-Thomas Cor
neil Of Wilmington, and Miss Efie
wright, were quietly married at the
brides home on Vine street, by Rev. f.
i. Hubbard, at s 80 o'clock, last evening
The cere mony was performed in the pres
ence Of the families of the contracting
parties. After the wedding the guests
took supper. The bride and groom were
the recipients of some handsome presents
They left this morning for short tour,
and on their return they will live in VIII
mington.
The commission to assess damages for
the opening Of streets through the Leslie
property and several lots has made allow
ances of 81 to each OF the following
For Sixth street, Leslie estate; Seventh
street, Leslie estate, John H. Rodney
fremont street. John II. Rodney, Leslie
estate, p, w. & b. railroad company
Clayton street, Leslie estate, John H.
Rodney. The opening Of the above
thoroughfares will enhance the value OF
the real estate to such an extent that the
damages were made very small. John
McFarlan, j. B. Lancaster, w. j. Hun
ter and John Cieaver composed the COM
mission.
The festival, entertainment and sup
per given by the congregation Of the NJ.
e. church, began in the Opera House
last evening, under very favorable cir
cumstAnces. The room was tastefully
decorated, and the inviting appearance
Of the lunch tables, together with the
attractive fruit and cake booths, gave
the room handsome appearance The
attendance was small last evening, but a
large crowd is expected tonight. The
festival will continue through the re-
msinder Of the week.
The parochial mission at Emmanuel
/ Church continues with unRbatlng inter.
est. The missioner, Rev. Henry
Bedinger, discoursed on "Almsgiving'
at the meeting for women yesterday
afternoon, and In the evening he de-
livered an excellent address to one Of the
largest congregations that mas ever filed
the old church. The instructions, fol
lowing the address, were equally inter
esting. They were on the fourth and
fitth commandments and the lessons
which the missioner gave from these
beautiful passages were plain and con
vincing. His talk on The Sabbath
Day" was especially good.
The colored people held a big entertain
ment in the Red Mems hall last evenin.
for the benefit of the Mount Vernon Cor
net Band, the new colored organization
Of this city. AT o'clock the band six
teen strong appeared on the street In ful
, uniforms, and made a short parade TIL
band was under the leadership of Jane
c. Bennett, and was assisted bv It
teacher, Thomas Hardingof Wilmington
Mrs. Miller. of South street, has pur
chased from Contractor Harry Brown
she Pedrick cottage on South street neaI
Vine.
DIR. and Mrs. T. Gardner Littell of WI
mington, were in this city yestei day an
attended the mission services at Imman
uel Church.
Miss Gertie A. Richardson, formerly {
this city but now of Wilmington, ws
the guest of Miss Annie Truss yester
day.
ii The sufferers from typhoid feve
throughout the city are showing vei
, | slight signs of improvement. No ne
cases were reported Yesterday.