Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
LOCAL BREpiTIEs.

There were 81 deaths. 81 births and six
marriages in this city last week.
The Rev. s. NJ. Morgan may succeed the
Rev. X. X. Stephenson as pastor at Clay
ton.
Union Church has invited the Rev. f.
j.. Hubbard to return as pastor next con-
ference year.
Mrs Sarah Alreh, formerly of this city
and widow of Henry s. Alrich, died last
week at Roxboro, Pa.
The Rev. Il. L. Hubbard will lecture In
Trinity Church, East New Market, on
Wednesday and Thursday evening.
The Rev. p. b. Cabell of this city and
the Rev. Thomas A. King of Baltimore
will exchange pulpits next Sunday.
II. T. Hummer, who recently was city
fill n similar position on that paper.
Green Hill Presbyterian Church was
visited on Sunday morning by large dele
cation of Knights of the Golden Eagle.
A mid-holiday entertainment, entitled
"An evening with the Wesleys," will he
given by Grace Chapter, Epworth League.
William Purk. of Roclsland, fractured
hip and was injured internally at Easton,
Md, on Saturday by falling from ladder.
Bishop Curtis, assisted by the Rev.
Fathers Mickle and OFT, dedicated Sun
day morning the new Catholic Church at
Secretary Creek, Md.
Revival services in Scott Church have
been discontinued until after the holidays.
The extra services just ended resulted in
about 50 conversions.
The publication in down-State papers
that the Rev. w. J. Duhadway of Newark
proposes to study law and become mem
Der of the bar has no foundation in fact
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Rev. i. z. Corkran of Wilmington NJ. Il.
Conference and Miss Ethelyn Small of
Lincoln, Sussex county, on December 10th.
G. b. Rhoads, who recently went to
Savannah, Ga, to become choirmaster at
the Catholic cathedral, will soon return.
The southern climate disagrees with him.
Joseph Boughman has sold the large
house and grounds known as the Kent
property, southeast corner Sixth and
Jefferson streets, to Mrs. Mary Il. Buckley.
Miss Martha Craig McGomb, aged 6S
years, and q sister OF the late Colonel II.
). Mccomb, died on Saturday AT her resi-
dence, No. 6l3 Shipley street. Her funeral
was held Tuesday morning. lnterment
private.
The following properties, the estate of
Jesse Porter, were sold on Saturday last
by ]. Frank Biggs, trustee; House and lot
at Summit Bridge to Lewis w. Porter,
S3l5 house and lot near Mt. Pleasant to
Isaac ]. Porter, 800.
Letters testamentary have been granted
by Register Cooch to Alexander Baxter
upon the estate of Mitchell Groves, late OF
New Castle hundred, and to Ezra Fell and
George w. Humphry, upon the estate of
Ann Head, late Of this city.
The Washington Fire Company Of this
city has had engrossed set of resolutions
to be presented to Washington and Protec-
ton companies of New Brunswick Nj. in
consequence of recent visit paid the New
Jersey companies by the Washington fire
men.
L. r. Cochran of Middletown, returned
on Saturday from trip to California,
where he went on business mission,
Cochran paid short visit to w. Scott
Way, former editor Of the Middletown
Transcript.
The Rev. r. w. Todd has purchased
from the Rev. w j. Duhadway the Confer
ence Chronicle, which is published at
Newark. 1t will be changed from d BIZ
weekly to weekly and after the next SEES
sion Of Wilmington NJ. II. Conference will
be published at Dover
Charles Lex Smyth, Philadelphia
lawyer, and Mrs. Laura l. Mclnall, for
mcrly the wife of Edward Mclnall of this
city, were married on Thanksgiving at the
residence of the brides parents, in New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Smyth will reside at
No. 22l9 Spring Garden street, Philadelphia.
At meeting Of the board of directors of
the Charles Warner Company, held on
Saturday, John Richardson, Jr. was
elected director and appointed treasurer,
vice A. j. Warner, resigned. Mr.. Warner
will continue as vice-presdent, which posi-
ton he held in connection with that of
treasurer.
A quantity of fish have been deposited
in the Brandywine park hatchery ponds
by Dr. Shortlidge. Gold fish are in the
lower pond running beneath the rail
way track. Rock fish have been placed in
the middle pond above the granite wall. A
quantity of yellow perch will be put into
the first pond probably this week.