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Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Jane 19.-The where
abouts Of John h. Reed and Miss Anna
Bartlett, who have disappeared from
their homes In this city, are still en-
shrouded In mystery. Joseph Bartlett,
the girls father, rsturned lastl evenlng
from trip along the main line Of the
r., w. Il B. railroad. He was almost de-
spondsnt over the result of his investi-
CATION He has about concluded to give
up the search and let the mystery unvsil
itself when the girl returns TO her home,
as he La confident that she will do.
at Havre de Grace, MIR. Bartlett ascar-
tained that his daughter had arrived
there at 03 s'cloek on Monday after
| noon. This fact proved conclusively
that the Wheeling telegram received by
Mrs. Bartlett on Tuesday at noon, was q
ruse. Had the girl gone from Havre de
Grace on the same train that she arrived
on, she could not have reached Wheel
ing, w. Va, before 1.30 o'closk on
Tuesday, or one hour and thirty minutes
after her message WAS received here.
as 1t was, she did not leave the town in
Maryland for several hours after she
arrived there.
AT one time during my search. said
Mr. Bartlett, 81 concluded that had a
valuable clue. After getting off the
Havre dc Grace train, my daughter in
quired of the officials at the station
whether there was not steamboat run
ming from there TO the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland. Now an aunt of Anna's lives
there, and am confident had there been
boat running, she would have boarded
it to go to her aunt's and there give
Reed the Slip"
He is positive that the girl had begun
to rue her action before she reached that
town, from her behavior along the line Of
her journey. Much indignation has
been stirred up In this city against Reed,
and II he ever returns, or at least for
many months, he will be summarily dealt
with and no opportunity will be given
him for an explanation. Mr. Bartlett will
notify the Baltimore superintendent of
police, and then give wp the search him
self.
William A. Matthias, a well known
young man of this city and member OF
the First Military Band, and Miss Lizzie
Childs of Chester, Pa, were quietly
married at the residence of the brides
parents, that city, last evening at 8 80
o'clock. But few people knew anything
about the wedding, but wers greatly
surprised TO see Mr.. Matthias leav. on
the 10 10 northbound train yesterday,
dressed like a senator. The ceremony
WAS witnessed by about twenty ve
relatives and friends, including Mrs.
Isherwcod, Miss Ella Isherwood,
Mrs. @. w. Countiss, William
F. Hushebeck and three or four other
New Castle people The happy couple
we're united by Rev. J. d. Moore, accord
ing to the Episcopal rites. A big supper
followed the ceremony, and then Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthias lsft for brief tour. They
will take mp their residence In this city
In few days.
Pupils of the public schools and mem
bers of the High School Alumni who will
participate in the operetta to be rendered
at the closing exercises of the schools
next Friday evening, are now holding
daily rehearsals in Miss WendaIl's room
The City Cornet Band, the Oldest or
ganization Of the kind in New Castle,
will open its fruit festival in the X. Of
P. Hall this evening. The room has been
very prettlly decorated and band stand
has been built in the center Of the room
aud 1t has been covered with bunting and
/ flowers. The stand Is over 10 feet high
and on the platform of il nine players
will sit and discourse concert music this
and to-morrow evenings.
The Fourth Of July committee met
last evening and reviewed the work of
the past week The citizens need some
stirring up on the contribution business,
but otherwise everything is working in
splendid shape. Every collector will use
more zeal during the coming week to
raise the funds that are wanted for the
celebration this year. and they expect to
be completely successful. The patriot
ism OF New Castle people becomes
dHmpened, slightly, when they are
appealed to for money. Instead OF
making their subscriptions to the grand
event voluntary ones, they halt bet Ween
two opinions. and make the collectors
beg. The latter startsd out with that
intention, however, and they will gel
every cent.