Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
NEW CASTLE.

| Special Corrospondence Gazette aud jon rnal
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 26.-The NJ. l.. Sum
day-school held its Christmas entertain
mont in the church last evening and every
available seat was occupied. The pulpit
was handsomely decorated with ever
| greens, In the centre of which was repre-
scented the manger in which Christ was
born, with a beautiful star overhead The
music was furnished by the HushebeclS
orchestra in conjunction with the choir,
and was exceptionally Hne. The opening
| address was delivered by Master Frank
Hudson and many others rccited Christmas
| verses. Many presents were exchanged
between teachers and scholars, after which
each scholar received a box Of candy and
| fruit.
Christmas Day was generally observed
here, all the manufactures and business
| places being closed. The usual number
| celebrated the day by getting drunk, which
resulted In several spending most Of the
day behind the bars,
The City Cornet Band gave a ball yes
terday afternoon and evening in the
Knights of Pythias Hall and many dancers
spent the day there Two fine open air
concerts were givens by the band during
the afternoon and evening.
Emmanuel Sunday school held its enter
tainment last evening, the room being
beautifully decorated. A fine programme
was rendered
New CASTLE, Dec. 29.--The adult
members of Emmanuel Sunday school
held their Christmas entertainment last
evening. The decorations were very
fine and the exercises interesting. Many
gifts were exchanged between teachers
and scholars.
The New Castle Gun Club will hold
a clay pigeon shooting match above
town on Saturday next. Several valu-
able prizes have been offered.
Three demented men, at one time
prominent citizens of this city, have
been creating much CONSERVATION here
for week past. All of them have been
confined IN asylums but none of the in
stitutions can hold them any length of
time and they gain their liberty, it
seems, whenever they desire. All of the
trio have as yet boon perfectly harmless,
but they are liable to do something des-
perate at any time. The hallucination
of one of the men is that he is i'm
mensely wealthy and he has hundreds
of visionary schemes in view for
making money. The latest one
launched forth by him is the
organization of an opera houffe
company with himself as one of
the stars, to tour the world. He offered
the wife Of u prominent citizen 81, 900 d
week to be the prma donna of his COM
pany. Another of the insane men is also
OF u histrionic frame of mind. lie
recently called upon well-known
actor in another city and told him that
he, the actor, was mot in it, as he him
self and Mr.. --, mentioning the name
Of business man Of this city, were the
greatest stars and would revolutionize
the world as far rs tue stage is con-
concerned. The last Of the three cranks
claims that he has "got il in for" Super
intendent Borie of the Delaware iron
works, for some imaginary wrong.
Captain Charles Homework and
family of Liverpool, England, but who
formerly resided here, were the guests
or John d. Cannon Saturday. Captain
Homewood is master of the big ship
Forest City, which is now loading a
cargo of oil at New York for Hong
Kong, China. The captain is always
accompanied on his long voyages by his
wife and children. ON the trip from
London to New York one of the chill
dren died and was buried at sea. The
voyage to China, which will commence
on January 9th, will occupy period of
six months.