Evening journal., 1891-07-21
MUSICIANS ARE ANGRY.
They Object to Newspaper Comment
Young People Ride ON Straw Mrs
sink Dead


Young People Ride on straw - Mrs.
sink Dead
Special Correspondence EVENING JouEgAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 2l Rudolph
Vallette gave an enjoyable straw party
to many of his young friends last even.
ing Liveryman Watts hauled the young
people through several neighooring
towns They were Miss Sallie Wise,
Miss Rebecca Saunders. Miss Bessi lie
Sewell, Miss Maggie Gordon, Miss
Edith Hushekeck. Miss Hattie King,
Miss Lydia McNally, Miss Jennie
saunders, REdoipb Yallette, Harry King,
William Weggenman, A. X Kee, a. w.
Hushebeck, Loomis o. Wise, Edward
w. Eagle. Elmer Hawke. John Ham
mers ans Miss Mary King After spend
ing about four hours on the road the
party came into this city singing and
blowing huge horns.
Mrs Mary Sink, 78 years old, widow
Of John Siuk. former well known resi-
dent Of this city, died at her home on
Vine street yesterday afternoon after a
long Illness Mrs. Sink was a member
Of Emmanuel Church. She had lived in
the house where she died for nearly a
quarter of a century. She owned some
real estate in that .neighborhood, iuclud
ing her home. Funeral services will be
held TO morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Cholera morbus is pr valent among
children In this city this week, and
several cases among adults are reported
The physicians attribute three causes to
the malady. One is eating either stale
or unripe fruit. Another, the disagree
able atmosphere of Sunday, and the close
ness Of yesterday. The third is drinking
cold, and sometimes frigid water, when
heated. The cause OF the disease be-
coming 80 prevalent among the children
is said to be a lack of care on the part of
the mothers, who frequently do not
examine every particle of food the child
takes into its stomach.
Manager Madden of the base ball club
Is making every effort to get games here
for several days during the coming
fortnight Base ball in Delaware seems
to be rapidly passing into state of
innocuous desuetude. What few clubs
are in playing shape have no manager
and the members have to confer with
each other for several days before they
can give an answer.
In conversation with the EVENING
JOURNAL correspondent few days ago,
Undertaken Clewell said: 81 do not un-
derstand why New Castle people object
to burying their dead friends and rela-
tives In the handsome new parochial
cemetery on the Glebe farm. The place
has fine location, is on an elevation and
the soil Is perfectly dry. In addition to
this the cemetery Is tastefully laid out
and Is remote from the city, yet the peo-
pie seem to prefer the crowdsd church
yards. IL is notable fact that there
are but two graves In the cemetery.
The local musicians are 'up in arms"
because of The reports sent to the
metropolitan papers about their being so
numerous In this city. A plan of action
will soon be decided upon. This morning
the Philadelphia Inquirer said edi-
torially: Some enemy of the town of
New Castle, Del has set afoat the re-
port that there are 500 practicing musi-
clans among its 4. 600 inhabitants. He
doesn'C count in mosquitoes and bullfrogs,
either Summer boar ders win avoid New
Castle.
The American Line steamship Penn
sylvanla, which has Just received new
engines and boilers at Cramps shipyard
Philadelphia passed down and up on a
trial trip yesterday When pass
ing this city everything was working
satisfactorily
The gospel services in the big tent at
Battery Park we're continued last even
ing with a large attendance Rev w.
J. Cambron conducted the services. aud
an enthusiastic experience meeting was
held
Frank Il. Gulick, Matthew Chamberlin
and J. 7. Morris are at Cape May
The Misses Kuntz are now at Schuyl-
hll.Hill, Pa.
rapid progress as a flying eyclist since he
received his new machine. Last evening
he made the run from the Narrow Dyke
bridge, this city, to the Market street
bridge, Wilmington and return in ffty
two minutes. The trip showed the re
markable strength and endurance power
of the lieutenant II was the best time
ever made by New Castle wheelman.