Evening journal., 1890-12-26
CHRISTMAS EEsrlvAl.
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ters-A Christmas Eve MarrIare.
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NEW CASTLE, Dec. 28 &C. Nelson
Farra and Miss Sallie A. Taylor were
married at the M. e. parsonage BY Rev.
r L. Hubbard, Phi. D., on Wednesday
evening. The wedding was very quiet
one, only two friends Of the CONTRACTING
parties witnessing it. The groom is an
engineer In the employ of the Alvin r.
Morrison Company, marine contractors.
and was formerly a resident of this city.
Miss Taylor resided with her mother on
Harmony street Mr.. and Mrs Farra
will reside In this city for the present.
The M E. Sunday schools Christmas
| entertainment WAS held in the church
last evening, aud the building was
packed to the doors with AN appreciative
audience. The front part Of the church
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens and floral designs, and on plat
forms on each side of the pulpit were
seated the members of the primary de.
partment. The exercises were very
interesting; the singing of the infant
school was exceptionally fine. Chor-
| lister j. b. Manlove directed the singing
and an orchestra Of eight pieces. Many
among the teachers and officers. and the
children received their annual treat
Teachers In the heShawtown schools have
been instructing their pupils in other
lessons than those prescribed in the
| monthly reports. Economy, the most
important OF all. has been taught
in practical manner. At the
beginning of the school year.
all the children who were able, began to
deposit weekly stipends with the princi
pal, Miss Mary Janvier. On Christmas
eve the depositors were paid and the
children were overioyed by receiving
from 90 cents to 50 each for Christmas.
Children of Emmanuel Church sang
their ChristmRs carols on Wednesday
evening at 30 o'clock ia the church.
george j. Hermann, musical director
OF the church, conducted the singing The
carols We're very sweet and an anthem
by the choir made the exercises more
enjoyable Baptismal services were
held and six persons received the rite
The children OF this church will hold
their annual festival in the old Court
House to morrow evening
The heavy snow Of last night although
delighting the young people, seriously
interferred with travel and business this
morning. Trains we've very late. and
many Of the merchants could not send
ont their wagons. Snsw plows and
shovels were at work all the morning.
This mornings storm interrupted
communication with the Breskwater and
very little business could be done along
the line. Navigation was also slightly
interferred with, the largest vessels
only plying down the river. The Ameri
can Line steamship Lord Cough, three
days overdue, from Liverpool via Queens
town, passed up with nearly 400 steerage
and cabin passengers. The Boston
steamship Parthian also passed up loaded
to the guuwale with freight and passen-
gers.
An exciting incident occurred on the
Delaware street wharf early this morn
ing A wild duck, which had evidently
been injured in the storm, attracted the
earnest attention Of prominent lumber
merchant, aud thinking the fowl wonid
look well when roasted, he got a gun and
wsded down to the end of the wharf.
The weapon was a military rifle and the
merchant was not aware of the guns
abilities for kicking" he having never
used anything heavier than breech
loader, The duck settled on a lump
Of ice, and the eager merchant "blazed
away" The conclusion was awful. and
the result was: q military rife In the bot
tom Of the Delaware, a merchant strug.
Cling for life, with icycles IN his hair, On
the surface and duck flying away.
The unfortunate gunner was res
cued with difficulty in an almost
perished condition. he had on
big storm overcoat with red lining
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and the dye came out, running from the
coat in streams This so closely resemb bled
blood that it caused an awful thrill TO
pass through everybody who witnessed
IT, The gun was she property of Mr.
Psdberg, who will try to fish 1t out Of the
river.
Colored people from all over the hun-
dred held a jubilee last night and eele
brated the day in the glorious old
fashioned style. Two brass bands. the
Mount Vernon and Silver Leaf psraded |
the streets with immense torches, and |
the musicians were followed by a
multitude Of friends The two crowds met |
on Union street just above Delaware and |
the crowds became so hilarious that a |
riot seemed imminent. To add to the |
chaos Of the inciueat both bands played |
their loudest as they counter |
marched and the cOncussion Of |
discordant noises and harmonious sounds |
made night hidsous About 8 o'clock /
many of the pleasure. seekers in the pro
cession assembled in the City Hall where
a hon was given.
Very little business was done at the /
mayors office yesterday. Few drunken
men appeared on the streets, although /
several had 10 be carried home to their
families the previous night for a Christ
mas gift. No arrests were made during
the day, and, considering the fact that
hundreds Of men were idle and enjoying
q holiday, this IS remarkable.
Miss Anna Sherwood visited Mrs w /
A Wise at Berlin, Nd, yesterday.
Edward 4 Rogers Of Washington, b
q, visited bis old home and friends in
this city
Hiss Viola Nutz Of Philadelphia Il the
guest Of Mrs W. w. Simpson.
George Rodney Booth Of Bethlehem.
Pa Is spending the holidays with rela
tives here.
Principal D. B. Jones Of the High School.
and wife visited relatives down the state |
yesterday.
House Burned az hIiddletown.
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