Evening journal., 1890-04-02
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gestion of the Brain Choral Society.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. April 2.-The Board OF
Trade Committee are. making active ar
rangements for the mass meeting of Ausi-
ness men and citizens TO be held in the
Opera House on Friday evening. All the
members of the Wilmington Board of
Trade have been invited and are expected
to be in attendance and several presi-
dents Of similar organizations throughout
the country have. also been invited The
Hushebeck Orchestra will discourse
music at the meeting and sDr John J..
Black. will preside temporarily. The orches-
ira Is rehearsing some of its best music
for the occasion, and the entertainment
thus provided for the meeting will be Of
the highest order. All business and
professional men are requested to be in
their places before 80 o'clock. when the
meeting will be called to order The
front rows Of chairs will be reserved for
ladies', who are cordially invited to attend.
About 200 more will be reserved for
business men and freeholders.
Kate Truitt, a young lady employed as
dressmaker by Mrs. George I. Swan,
was found to be in an unconscious ccAdi-
tion early yesterday morning, and for a
long time ii was supposed that she was
lying in a trance. Drs. Stewart and
Tybout we're Immediately sent for and
by an injection of ether, succeeded in
bringing the girl to consciousness. A
few hours afterward, however, she was
again found in a comatose state, and she
was wrapped in blankets and taken to
her fathers residence. on Orange street,
In the New Castle accommodation. Medi-
cal aid was again summoned, and she
was found to be suffering from conges-
tion OF the brain. Late in the afternoon
she revived and was able to take a small
amount of nonrishment, and spent a
restful night. She is doing as well as
can be expected, and strong hopes are
entertained Of her recovery. She eemed
to be in perfect health all day Monday
Theg gArmory of Company II, N. g. D. in
the old Court House was put in perfect
readiness yesterday for this evenings 3
public inspection. when the alterations
and improvements will be viewed by a
large number of visitors. All guns and
accoutren ents we're ordered placed In the
armory in perfect order last night and
every member will be expected to report
for duty at s o'clock this evening. The
inspection will be conducted by Mrjor q.
Leroy Brown and General I. f. Arm
strong, of Newark.
The fishing season has fully opened and
several boats have been at work all this
week. William Bartlett succeeded in
entrapping twenty toothsome shad yes
terday morning, which is the highest
number caught this season. Charles r.
Lancaster pulled 105 mammooses into his
boat yesterday, and James Foster caught
a mammoth sturgeon, which he sold for
80. Shad are very scarce, owing to the
cold weather and command a high
price.
Phillips g. Dennison's Variety and
Vaudeville Company, which was adver
tised to appear In the Opera House last
evening, failed to do 80 for some reason.
The proprietors, who were in the city
early in the day, could not be seen, but
Messrs. Challenger and Murray, who
we're advertised to participate. stated in
the evening that they presumed lack
of public patronage was the cause Of the
Opera House being so dark.
A meeting of the Red Mems Hall Com
pany will be held in the third story OF
the hall on Saturday evening. Every Red
Man In the city is invited to attend.
The Board of Trustees Of the New
Castle Common did not hold its regular
monthly meeting last evening, as
quorum was not present at 8 o'clock.
The Choral Society met last night il
the X. Of p hall and held a very success
ful rehearsal. "Thee Doughtie Men" II
the latest selection in the society's roper
toire.
A horse belonging to l. A. Fols. carter
ran away yesterday afternoon. The hors,
pulled the shafts from the wagon, but
beyond that no damage was done
The remains of Samuel Cunningham
who died yesterday, aged 60 years, viii
be taken to Hartley, Del, for interment
tomorrow.
The Citizens Building and Loan Asso-
citation will hold its regular MONTH,
meeting and annual election Of officer
on Monday evening next, in the Cit.
Hall
Copies of the EVENING JOURNAL. con
tanning the account of the entertainment
that was to have been given in the Oper
House last evening, are in great demand
James A. Morgan has resigned tn
position Of night warden at the jail.
Rev. w. w. Patterson, pastor of tn
Presbyterian Church is expected to re-
turn to-day from sojourn in the noun
tains Of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Alvan Allen returned this morn
ing from a short visit down the state.