Evening journal., 1892-06-20
4 PRETrY cAlLpReMs seRvce.
Good Music and Flowers in Forest Church,
Tho Iirst IkIte Tracl1 Race.

Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
hIDDLErOwN, June 20.-llast evening.
Childrcn's Day services were held i'm
Forest Presbyterian church. As early
as 6 80 o'clock the people began 20 arrive
and by z 30. the time set for the services
to begin. the church was nearly filed
The Sunday school scholars marched up
the eentre aisle In classes. headed by
their respective teachers and i'm double
lile. TO the strains of a very pretty march
played by the MiddletoVn orchestra
The exercises. which were composed Of
singing bv the school. responsive read
ing. singing 10y quartette. quintcttc, and
infant class, and recitations also read
ing by Master Albert Cavonder. were
very finely rendered. The platform
in front of She church was very prettily de-
corated with ferns. magnolias. water
lilies and potted plants with cut flowers in
vases placed on both organs. The
ushers were Messrs John Kelley VIII
Matten Vistor Reynolds and Edwin
Vaughan After the closing of the other
churches so many people arrived that
with tho chairs which We're placed Ina
the nisles for their accommodation the
church was entirely filed.
The first race of the season of the Maple
Valley 1rotting Association, in which
there has been a great amount of in
torest manifested, will bo given at Kirk
wood on the Fourth of July The trot.
ting promises TO be very fine as there
has been three races arranged for
Glasses. 2.23 23O and PAS. Among
the other attractions promised for
that day will bo Doe, the trotting dog,
" hich has already, through the medium
OF local papers. aroused a great deal OF
interest among the younger folks. The
management is endeavoring To secure d
local bicyclist and sprinter To ride and
run against Doc, who has a record of 8. lS
and who win be driven by a small boy
Willie ketchaw, seated on smal
sulky with pneumatic tires similar &,
those used on bicycles. Efforts nrc ais,
being made to secure several bicyclists
The Board Of Trade of this town will
on Tuesday evening next, hold recep
tion at the newly and neatly furnishe,
rooms in tho old Transcript building OF
South Broad street, I'm honor of the Som
of Delaware who win arrive here thu
evening in their fourin hand Tally-h.
coach i'm which they are making a tour o
the state
Miss Bessie Reynolds gave a smal
] social dance at nCf residence ON Nuutl
Broad street Saturday evening at whic
there was rather poor attendance owini
TO the extremely warm weather
Alexander H. Browne O
Philadelphia spent yesterday in town -
Benjamin p. Wilson of Ellgton WAS 4
town yesterday the guest of his parent.
Il Thomas Cochran and Charles Jones @
New York city are home on a two an
three weeks vacation respectfully.
Warren Cochran Of Golding q Co.. Phnr
dslphia, is home on short va
cation Miss Nichols of Lew
is tho guest Of Miss Martha Heato
on Cass street.-Miss Sallie McWhortc
is visiting i'm Philadelphia. Mrs J +
Gary and son of Chester. Pa, have bee
visiting az the residence of Mrs Il. r
Hurn the past week-Ernest ID
laney of Hood Faulkrod q Co., Phil
delphia. was in town SATURDAY.
William Budd Of tho Harlan and No
lingsworth Company, Wilmington. spei
Sunday in town - Miss Rachie Wilson
Philadelphia, formerly of this town. wa
in town yesterday. George Janvier
Philadelphia spent yesterday In tow
w. G. Lockwood spent yesterday d
his home near Georgetown, Md