Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04
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MILFORD, May 27.-The Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor of the Pres.
byterian church gave delightful sociable
in the Sunday-school room of the church
last evening and notwithstanding the
heavy rain that fell there was a good ut.
tendance The exercises included a quar-.
tet by Misses Emma Hallett and Annie
Radcliffe and Messrs. Edward Lank and
George ID. Smeallie; tableau taken from
love scene in the courtship of Miles
Standish. The parts were taken by Miss
Essie Bunstein who read the selection
thereby describing the tableaui. and Miss
Annie Reynolds was heard singing IN the
distance, while Miss Ida Barker and s. G.
Evans .Ir., took the more active parts OF
the wooedaad wooeine a vocal solo entitled
The berry Girls Song" by Miss Annie
Reynolds. The music of this selection
was written by Prof. S. Il. Bishop, princi-
pal of the South Milford public school and
is very pretty. Charles Halzmueller played
two selections on the guitar after which
Ice cream and cake were served To all pre-
sent for which dime was charged
Lew Purnell, colored, who il will be re-
membered was arrested and arraigned be
fore Magistrate Fowler short time ago,
charged by a travelling salesman with oh
tanning money under false pretence while
plying his trade as proCurcr, full ac-
count of which appeared in EVERY EVEN
lNG; : again engaged in his nefari,ouss
business and on saturday night last
selected two young men from the country
as his prey and finally obtained their
confidence and money, the latter being his
object. The two young men in question
fell an easy victim to this black felon.
Pnrnell is well known at Dover Jail whore
he ought now to he. A law was passed by
the Legislature just adjourned against this
very thing and although the matter hus
not been prosecuted by the victims and
probably will not be, it is more than
probable that it will he taken in hand by
the Law and Order League as soon as il is
brought to their notice, They have been
waiting for some such evidence as is now
at hand and it is not likely that they will
LEI such bold yiolator escape without a
just punishment.
MILFORD, May 29.-The members Of
the graduating class of the South Mil
ford public school have arranged the
programme for the exercises to he rem
dered at the commencement on Friday
evening of next week. This is the sec
ond class that has graduated from this
school and is also the largest. APP
pended is the evenings programme:
Music, organ solo; prayer; quartet,
Spring Time," Misses Bessie Davis
and Lena Sharp and Messrs. Frank
Richards and Charles Holzmueler
salutatory essay, "Our Craft is Small,
the Ocean Wide" Miss Bessie Sipple;
class historian, Miss Cora Pitcher; vocal
solo, "fhe Blind Boy" Miss Bessie
Davis; essay, There's nust on Your
Glasses" Miss Mary r. Ratcliff poem,
"A Dream of the God Pan" Miss
Bertha Davis; essay, Railroads" Miss
Cora Z. Abbott; vocal solo, "The
Wood Nymphs' CALL Miss Annie
Reynolds; essay Gold for the Digging,n
Miss Mabel Davidson; essay, "IIeroism
in Women" Miss Estella Davis; essay,
prophecy" Miss Ida Sipple; valedic-
tory Grafton, "Arbitration or War
John II. Hudson; address to class Of
9t, John Hallett vocal duct, "Ship
Ahoy," Miss Bessie Davis and Miss
Lena Sharp; address by the Rev
Robert Watt, pastor Of the Avenue NJ. Il.
Church; presentation Of diplomas part
ing hymn; benediction; music, march
The exercises as arranged will afford
The class and their friends much pleas
ure, as it is an entertaining one, and the
essays by the members of the class are
unusually interesting, SO we are in.
formed
MILFORD, May S0.-David Refs has a
corrugated iron building under course of
erection at his cannery which will be
used for the storage of canned goods Mr.
Refs has one of the largest and best
equipped canning establishments in the
lower part OF the State and employs much
help.
The young ladies Of our town gave a
very ENJOYABLE social dance last evening in
Reedy's Hall, About II couples were
present and spenta delightful time. Prices
orchestra from Middletown furnished
music for the occasion. About midnight
refreshments We're served and the dancing
was kept up until the small hours of the
morning. Among those present we're Mrs.
Thaw, Mrs Pratt and Mrs Causev,
Chaperone's; Miss ollie Hilyard of Dover
Miss Lizzie Willis. Miss Lena Sharp, Mrs
r. I. Carlisle, Jr., of Frederick; Miss
While Causey, Miss Maria Caliscv, Miss
Ella Vaules. Miss Ida Lpliand, Miss
Lille Catsey, Miss Name Wallace, Miss
Jennie Causey, Miss Madeline White, Miss
Ella Prettyman, Miss Burdella Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank McCloskey of Philadel-
phia; Messrs Simeon Pennewel Of Green
wood; William Fell of smyrna; DR..
Whaley of WhaleyVille Harry White of
Philadelphia; j. Lynn Pratt, nr. G. Layton
Gricr, Damie Hirsch, w. Il. Pratt, Leopold
Hirsch, WI $. Stevens, K. r. Davis, l. l..
Adkins, l. L. Bounds, Charles q. Pretty
man, DR. W. s. Hurlock.