Evening journal., 1891-05-18
REHEARSING ORATORI0.
MANY YOUNG SINGERS WORKING
HARD WITH ESTHER

Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May Is The City young
vocallsts of this city who are hard at
work rehearsing for the oratorio Of
Esther, the BsuAtiful Queen" held
full rehearsal, both of acting aud singing,
on Saturday evening TIE oratorio is
being rehearsed, ander the able direction
Of Professor II. d. Brockenmiller, in
very different and much more elaborate
manner than the beautiful piece has ever
been rendered here before The thrill
ing story Of the downfall Of Hannah aud
the exaltation Of Mordecai Is certainly
portrayed in a graphic manner by the
young people, and the rehearsal on Satur
day night would have delighted a large
audience.
The oratorio will be given on Friday
and Saturday evenings, May 80 and so
and to afford good opportunity for
everybody to obtain good seat the sale
will open at Ferris's drug store to-
morrow morning. There are at present
over 100 applicants for seats, and the in
dications are that the Opera House will
be packed both evenings Of the rendition.
The director stated TO the EVENING
JOURNAL correspondent yesterday that be
never had drilled a better cast than he
had this time, and be said, by the time
they get the acting passages as intend
10 have them, they will even surprise
themselves
Memorial Day Celebration.
Captain A. M. Hiaar, chairman Of the
Memorial Day Celebration Committee OF
Captain Evan T. Watson Post No. 5,
g. A. r made an encouraging report at
the regular muster on Saturday night.
1t was to the effect that arrangements
for the celebration had been about COM
pleted, and that IL promised TO be an
unusually successful event throughout
The First Military Band will probably
turn out twenty six uniformed players,
and Company 81, N g. d., under com
mand of Captain Boyd, would turn out in
full force for the procession in the morn
| ing This, with the several civic
| organizations, will make an imposing
parade. Joseph e Vantine, secretary OF
the committee, has received letters Of
acceptance from all the ministers OF the
/ city, IN response to invitations for them
to deliver orations In their respective
cemeteries on that morning, In the
afternoon Of that day, Watson Post,
Company Il. and the City Cornet Band
will go to Wilmington to participate In
the parade there.
Organized at Last.
The New Castle Loan Association. No.
q was fully organized, after several un-
successful attempts, at the meeting in
the City Hall on Saturday evening.
Henry Foster was chosen president !;
James Vanarsdalen, secretary George A.
! Maxwell, treasurer, and John S. King,
| Charles II. Clewell Frank Reynolds,
Frank Weggenman, James M. Wise, IN
addition TO the above. officers, were
elected directors. The 6rst payment on
shares was made, and 1t was decided to
hold the loan open for three months to
allow all persons to subscribe, WHO wished
TO do so, without additional expense.
| Proposed Outing of Mil Employees.
1t is stated that all the employees Of the
New Castle Wooden Mills have organized
and elected an executive COMMITTEES to
give big excursion on June 49, Ar
rangements are being made to hs We the
favorlte old steamer Willmon Whildin
Of the Ericsson Line to take
the excursioalsts through the Dela.
ware and Chesapeake canal to
COLCHESTER, Nd Nearly every employe Of
the mills will take advantage Of the
opportunity for such 3 delightful ride
and beneficial outing,
A New Castle Boys Success.
Every old resident Of New Castle re-
members Captain Cavanaugh, who went
| out from this city during the late war as
member of the First Delaware Regi :
ment. The captains son, Harry La
Tourette Cavsnaugh, who spsnt most Of
! his childhood days In this city and has
since been frequent visitor here, has
been appointed to West Point to repre-.
sent Oklahoma Territory. The Guthrie
News says: "Mr. Cavanaugh Is exem-
| plary, having none Of the vices Of so
many young men, and will do credit to
himself and Oklahoma In his career at
West Point.
Bright Prospects for Base Ball.
The stockholders Of the New Castle
Base Ball Club are elated at the fine
playing done by the club in It's first game
of the season on Saturday, when it met
the strong Rockford team on the Front
and Union street grounds, Wilmington.
The club will probably cross bats with
Columbia of Wilmington next Saturday.
The club will be greatly strengthened
and will settle down to hard practice for
the event The Columbia received
crushing defeat while here last year. but
it is much stronger this year
Clsreymen to the Rescue.
Residents Of West Delaware street
witnessed remarkable spectacle on Sat
urday afternoon. The Hares Corner
mail boy was riding q fiery steed out
that street towards the village, when his
pouch flew open and Uncle Sans letters
and papers flew in every direction. The
boy could not check his horse but Rev
P. B. Lightner, who was coming down the
street, ran out and seized the bride until
the animal was quieted Meantime Rev
z. E Martindale had come ont Of his
home and was busy picking up the scat
tered mail, while the neighbors smiled
Important Church Matters.
At Emmanuel Church, yesterday after
noon, five children and one adult were
baptized by Rev p B. Lightner. On
Sunday the special summer services will
begin, and nearly all the hours will be
changed
Presiding Elder w. L S. Murray
presched fine sermon on 1--WE Have an
Advocate With the Father, at the M E
Church yesterday morning, The presid-
ing elder also conducted an enthusiastic
love feast in the lecture room before
the service and will bold the first
quarterly conference there this evening
Rev. T.. e. Martidale preached an
eloquent sermon In the evening.
The choir of the First Baptist Church
has been augmented by several young
voices A platform has been built for |