Evening journal., 1891-11-03
THEIR HOUSE WARNED.
Guests Swarm into a New Home and
Leave Presents-Fire Lsddies 10 Wear


Guests Swarm into a New Home and
Leave Presents-Fire Lsddies TO Wear
Ornaments.
Special Correspondence EvEErEo JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE Nov. 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Hewlett and their new home
were visited by a crowd OF merry house
warmers last night and the evening will
long be remem bered by the happy com
PAM and the host The event was not
only house warming but the celebration
OF the 33d birthday OF Mr.. Hewlett. Mrs.
q r. Truitt, Mrs. Orion Carriok and
several other old nelghbors concocted q
big surprise for him, and accordingly. a
company OF people from all over the city
met at the residence OF g. T. Hewlett on
Union street, and walked out the cause
way to the new residence. Tin
horns and other instruments of
noise were used. Those present we're
Miss Trusty, Miss Richardson of VIII
mlngton, Mr.. and Mrs George r. Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnick. John Nj Wilson.
j. n King, Miss Cecilia Weggenmau, a.
Matthias and Mrs Matthias, Mrs. Dr.
Kuntz and daughter, William T. Hushe.
beck, Miss Ella Sherwood, William n.
Cannon. Miss Rhoda Aaron, Edward ]
WeggeDman, Miss Florie Davis,
| Robert Barnes, Miss Julia Mahoney Miss
Mary Fleming, William H. Saunders
Miss Annie Fleming, Miss Jane Boyd,
| Miss Lizzie Hamey, William HofmanD,
Jefferson Downham, Mr. and Mrs. James
B. Lancaster, William @. Worthing
ton and Mrs. Worthington, Miss
Carrie Straub. Miss McCau-
CHAN, Miss Mary Young Robert
Glover, George G. Brougb, Robert
Barnes, Willie Hewlett, Harry Hewlett,
Eddie and George Truitt, Amelia vii.
liams Miss Elsie Lancaster, Edward and
William Hudson, Miss Lizzie Holman.
Miss Clayton Davis, Arthur Murray.
The guests brought with them fine col
lection of presents, which will adorn the
new house most appropriately. They
included window curtains for the entire
building. donated by Mrs. Hewlett,
handsome hanging lamp, standing lamps.
fancy needlework, china and glass table
ware, articles of furniture, and a large
|. o, o. F. engraving, handsomely
framed. The guests remained until
nearly midnight, the hours passing only
too rapidly. Eating refreshments con
cluded the evenings pleasure.
Go TO JIG Knause for fresh doughnuls
Badges for Firemsn.
The Lenape Fire Company has adopted
nne style of the regulation fremen' s
badges and hss awarded the contract for
making fifty of them to Jeweller Willis
l. Dennis Of No 304 Shipley street. VIII
mington. The manufacturer will com
plete the work of making the handsome
silver ornaments by the middle OF this
month. He has made beautiful badge.
slightly different from the others. and
has offered this to the member of the LIE
nape Company who sells the largest
number of tickets for the entertainment
In the Opera House on November 28
Try J. q. Knsuse's new erullers.
Professor Sweeney at the Convention.
Professor John r. Sweeney will be the
musical director at the fourth conven.
tion Of the Sunday School Association.
to be held In the New Castle
NJ. E.Ohurcb. on Thursday. November
10. and good music is assured.
This session OF the association will
doubtless be more largely attended than
any previous one. New Castle people
are looking forward to the event with
pleasant anticipation. aad the church
will be filled from the opening to the
close Of the meeting.
Mlncemeat, Heckers Buckwheat. Boylss
Along ths River.
The British steamship q. NJ. Pollock,
which passed up the Delaware on Satur
day from the Mediterranean, landed at
Philadelphia 1850 tons Of iron ore which
she brought ACROSS the Atlantic on a
draught of only twenty feet of water.
4 On an even keel It Is believed that heT
draught would not exceed i93 feet. Car
tsin Mcdowell says that the Pollock Is
desirable in many other respects, having
other modern improvements She will
90 to Galveston to load cotton for tn,
United Kingdom.
Fresh yeast every day at Knauses
The American Line steamship Lor.
Give from Liverpool and Queeni tow n
passed up last night displaying her ligh
signals.
Other News.
A new Rapid "a in. bicycle, origina
cost $3.50, all ball bearing for sale cheap
also a new Pilot % In. safety, ball bear
ing. Call and examine them at j. I
Stops
John a. Vallette and David Boulder
two we'll known merchants, are cOntem
plating a trip across this great countr
on the special excursion to be given b
the Pennsylvania Company to Californiu
II they conclude TO 60, their friends ID
tend to accompany them to the trail
with q brass band and fireworks.
Teas, coftees and pure spices at BOyle's
( Cards ara out for the wedding Of Wi,
liam Weggenman and Miss Lydia Nc
I Nally on November 10, at the home 0
the groom.
The Trustees Of the New Castle Com
mon and City Council will each meet 1
monthly session this evening
The north end Of the city was In stat
Of excitement last evening A residen
donned huge false beard and for jOk
entered his neighbours house. The hea
Of the family was not in. however, bu
his wife was, and on catching q glimps
Of the man rushed from the hons
frightened almost into Mysteries.
New buckwheat, fat mackerel. Boyle:
TWO AGED RESIDENTS DEAD.