Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-02
NrIe CASTLE.



another of New Castles old citizens is
dead at the age Of rs years. His death
was very sudden Yesterday afternoon he
was preparing his garden for spring and
seemed to be enjoying his usual good
health. Shortly before o'clock he came
into the house and complained of feeling
i'll. He held his hand TO his heart and
fell to the floor. DIR. Black was sum
moned and by the time the clock had
struck seven, the physician arrived and
pronounced Mr.. Downey dead. The de
ceased has been bailiif at the New Castle
county courts for the past 20 years. He
was always faithful in the performance of
his duties and very seldom failed 10 be
present at a session, He is native of this
city and leaves wife and daughter.
Seminole Tribe, No. Z. |. o. r. NJ, held
its semi-annual election of officers at its
wigwam last evening. The result was as
follows: Prophet. James pownham;
Talifero; Jr. s., George J. Hermann;
Keeper Of Wampum, Barrett p. Common;
| Secretary, John Fogg,
The third annual report of the Citizens
Building and Loan Association has just
been issued. The total receipts Is shown
| as SIENNA; disbursements, Sl7, 254.S4.
Balance on hand March, 1891, S40.l0 The
net assets are S36, 1921. The number of
| live shares is 972 and the actual value Of
each share S39,56. The annual meeting
will be held on Monday, April 9Th.
New CASTLE, March 3O.-At Emmanuel
P, L. Church, yesterday, the Easter SER
vices were of rare interest. Growing
plants and Easter lilies were tastefully ar
ranged around the chancel and the scene
was a beautiful one. The Rev. Z. b.
Lightner preached at the morning service,
from the text, And so it is written, the
first man, Adam, was made living soul,
the last Adam was made quickening
| spirit" |. Corinthians XIV. Is, The choir
sang the anthems "He is Rsen," why
seek We the living among the dead and
"Christ Our Passover" The rendition
was very credtable one. George J. Her
mann led the music. In the afteroon at 3
o'clock the parish festival was held. The
choir sang several selections and an adj
dress was made by the rector who after
wards administered the rite of baptism to
six children.
At the NJ. Il. church the Rev. James NJ.
Wise, Jr., preached an interesting sermon
on the resurrection in the morning. The
anthems "Arisen and Ascended,n Sing,
| O Earth the Glorious Morning" and
ANGELS Roll the Rock Away were finely
sung by the choir. At the evening service
the Rev W. A. Wise of Pocomoke City,
Md. occupied the pulpit and delivered an
AT 81. Peters h. G. Church every seat in
the large cdiiicc was filled. The hundreds
of lighted candles and the flowers aud
lilies around the altar made a very pretty
spectacle. The choir rendered one of its
best Faster programmes, and the Rev
Father II. l.. Brady preached appropriate
sermons both morning and evening. Miss
Pauline Rogers presided at the organ.
The Rev. w. j. Cambron at the Baptist
church preached a fine Easter sermon at
the morning service.
At the Presbyterian Church the Rev. w.
I.9aI lNgzNN
ton" in the morning, and i'll the evening
on 1.-The Sin Of Unbelief." The Rev.
George NJ, Hickman Of Wilmington, will
conduct the special religious service at this
church this evening, The subject will be
Morality or Rcligion--Which !"
The Republican city committee met on
Saturday night and nominated James II.
Cannon for member of city council on the
Republican ticket in place of William d.
Greer, withdrawn. The ticket complete
now is as follows: For council, John NJ.
Valette, John S. King and James +.
Cannon; treasurer, David w. Elkinton;
assessor, Wilson l.. Baymore. The Demo-
cratic aspirants for council are Orion
Carrick, William A. Vickery, William
Herbert and George NJ. Riley. The full
ticket will probably be nominated this
week
The shad fishermen begun work in dead
earnest this morning and before the day is
over many llSll Will III uOllDl lt ldUitAls
John A.. Walls and Joeph King opened
their trading establishments on the wharf
this morning.
} John Eyerly Of Philadelphia and Miss
Emma Ball of this city were married last
evening at the home of the brides parents
on Cherry street. The Rev. W. =. Patter-
son of the Presbyterian church OBLIGATED.
Lillian, the h-year-od daughter of Clay
! ton Davis, died yesterday morning at her
home on Union street after IL brief illness.
: New Castle had another mad dog scare
yesterday morning during church hours,
A canine belonging to Isaac Bayard sud
2 denly became afflicted with the rabies. II
, made tour Of the town, swapping and
l biting at every animal and person in its
! path. Two dogs were bitten and these
also bit others Fred Miller the we'll
! known sporting man, who was the owner
of one Of the mad dogs, soon appeared
with u gun and succeeded in ending the
} lives of the three rabid animals. The
2 affair created no little excitement as sew
I eral persons were thought to have beer
bitten but this proved to be untrue.
I NEW CASTLE, March 31.--The congrega
tion of Emmanuel =. f., Church held it!
annual meeting last night and clectec
/ wardens and vestrymen for the ensuing
year as follows: Senior Warden, John Nc
: Farlin; Junior Warden, Michael u. King
i Vcstrymen, John McE'arln, Michael j
= = King, John II, Rodney, Thomas Holcomb
!, Lewis Il. Eliason, William G. Worthing
4 ton, John Il. v. Platte, William ii. Bradle,
:. and John r, I.ambson.
!, A number Of the Hungarian residents o.
Dobbnsville engaged in a drunken ROY
y near their headquarters yesterday after
y noon. Officers Hetherington was callet
= on to quell the disturbance, but he wa
i greeted with storm of brck-hats from
the offenders. He finally succeeded il
, canturing three OF the rngleaders, VIII
i were taken to Jail. At a hearing last nigh
y they gave their names as John Massey
Y, Frank Massey and Joseph StOecker. Tn
5 tirst-named was fined $40 and costs, tn
second so and costs, and Stoecker So AM
costs.
Yesterdays catch Of shad numbers
Il nearly hundred. The fish are of goot
v size and in fine condition for 50 early il
4 the season. They sold readily and brougl
If good prices.
n Two of the crack billiard shots of Com
Ii pany Fl will give an exhibition Of thei
,r skill in the armory on Wednesday ever
n ing April LIST. A large crowd will witnes
i the event. The two manipGlators of til
r cue and ball who will contest for til
" championship of the city, do not desir
II ''nOtoriety,n and at their request thei
ID names do not appear in this article.
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ID CLiYMONT.
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