Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-24
70 FORM A MILITARY BATTERY.
Thirteen Clubs banquet - Practical
Jokers Again at Work Pulling Tafy,

NEW CASTLE. Feb. PA furore oil
excitement stirred the passers by on
Delaware street on discovering that
somebody in the night or early morning,
bad posted on two trees In front Of the
green and old Court House q picture (cut
from the Holiday Visitor, magazine
issued by a Wilmington printing com
pany in December The picture repre-
sented company of cats. and the wag
who clipped them from the paper had
numbered aud named them for the
speakers at the mass meeting held here
last week. Each cat had "a number, and
underneath the picture piece'of blank
white paper had been fastened, on
which was written the names
corresponding to the numbers and
said to represent the speakers at that
meeting Above the picture was posted
"Notice to Taxpayers, which had been
clipped from the large hand bills. posted
TO announce the meeting. The funny
poster was torn down early in the after
noon by two of the citizens pictured on
it. The piece Of work was undoubtedly
done by eye witnesses of the positions OF
the speakers az the meeting, and many
! are of the opinion that the same prac-
tical jokers who billed the city for an
alleged variety entertainment last sum.
msr, are the perpetrators.
DR.. Hubbard's Bible class Of the M r,
Sunday school gave taffy party at IL 9
parsonage, in aid of the missionary col
lection Of the school, last evening. The
house was filed with many happy people,
young and old. Among those who pulled
the taffy we're the following: H. A
Dennison and wife, F. Blackburn and
Uife, L. K Hushebeck and wife, j. B
Manlove and wife. e. Fl. Naylor and
wife, B. F. Lancaster and wife, Misses
susie and Anna Sherwood Anna and
robytha Watts, Bessie Sewell and Mag
gle Gordon, Mrs j. Nj. Wise, Mrs. Will
liam Zane, Albert Wiswell, Marvin
Gray. Miss Aiken, Miss Lucy McCasson,
J. A. Stewart. r 4. Deakyne aud wife,
James KINNEY, Mrs E L. Wilson and
daughter, Mrs. Leander Eckles. Miss
Oennison Charles Lancaster, Jr, A. L.
Porter and many Others. The guests
handled the butter and elastic candy
until they were tired out. neat sum
# money was collected during the even
ing
The Thirteen Club, hourishing social
organization, gave banquet in honor Of
Washington's birthday. in its handsome
quarters In the old Court House, last
evening. The room was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion and life size por-
trait of 1.-THE father of his country hung
al the end of the room under a lovely
canopy of flags and flowers. Caterer
SAMUEL Lilly was in charge, ana his table
was one Of the prettiesu that can be ar
ranged. The menu was as follows:
nvatara m Hale sban
Chicken Croquettes, TeYrapin
Dressed Tongue.
n''p'a Rolls Blanc Mango maryland Biscuits
Fancy Cakes, Ices,
Coffee, Champagne,
The following members OF the
club were present: President H
R. Borie, Secretary Evan g. Boyd,
Treasurer A. H. Padberg, Drs. R.
R Tybout and r Clunas, Captain r
Lockyer Thompson. Lieutenant ]. Ernest
Phillips, Henry Padberg, Lewis e.
Eliason, James g. Shaw, Jr, John e.
onnolly and I W. Hanf.
About eighty young men from this
city and the surrounding country will
meet in the second story OF the City Hall
this evening for the purpose Of consider
ing the advisability Of forming military
organization to be known as Battery A,
First Artillery, N G. D. The m lvsment
has been on foot for several weeks and |
e Rogers, late Of Company @, |
Wilmington. has thoroughly canvassed /
the neighbornood for men, and il the |
battery is formed, it will be the largest |
organization in Delaware
La Grippe is epidemic among the in /
mates, especially the buns" at the |
New Castle jsil. DR. Black yesterday |
put in busy day prescribing for the
prisoners, and shortly afterwards large |
market basket was filled up with medi- |
ciDes of various kinds at Ferriss drug |
store, and forwarded to the Jail for dis
tribution among the sick None of the |
cases are serious
The members OF the State Road Sunday
school win give an oyster supper in the
school building on tomorrow and Thurs
day evenings.
The Mount Vernon Band under the
direction Of James Harding, gave o con-
cert in the City Hall on Saturday night
Sherman Watts, conductor on the
Spring Garden street railway, Philsdel
phia is on visit to his former home
here
Miss SSllie Hubbard left to day for a
protracted stay with relatives at Cam
bridge Md
Twenty five young men Of this city will |
make an excursion in a special car on the |
Pennsylvania railroad to Washington,
D. O., next mouth
Lieutenant James E. Booth is visiting |
friends in the Quaker City.
Rev. N. F, Stshl and family Of Scran
ton, Pa. are guests Of J. I . Taggert on |
avenue.
Fifty members OF Seminole Tribe No.
2, |. o. r. NJ. went to Wilmington on |
the 2 :22 train last evening for surprise
visit to neighboring tribe. They re-
turned home at 10 25 o'clock. after hav-
ing spent most enjoyable evening.