Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
NEW CASTLE, April 1s.-Easter was APP
propriately oberved in all the churches
Yesterday the programmes published on
Saturday being gone through. The decora-
tons at the NJ. II. Church were among the
finest and most elaborate ever had there
A tomb ON which was the inscription lie
is Risen,n surmounted by large arch of
variegatcd flowers and containing the
worlds IAN Hail." was the central figure
and was greatly admired At the morn
ing's service, the Rev. r. Il. Martindale
preached an able sermon on the 'Resur-
rection, In the afternoon the Sunday
school held Easter exercises in the church.
At Emmanuel T.. T. Church the decora-
tons were profuse and the services excep-
tionally fine. The Rev, +. i. Lightner,
the rector, preached in his usual good form.
The attendance Mt st. Peters X. c. Church
was very large and the Easter services the
most interesting for number of years.
Miss Pauline IL. Rogers the organist, COIN
posed nearly all the music sung.
The Rev. W. j. Cambron delivered two
sermons appropriate to the festive day at
the First Baptist Church. The choir rem
dered special programme
The Rev. MIR. Louderbough of Salem,
n. j., occupied the pulpit az the Presby-
terrain church, both morning and evening.
A batch of Delaware railroad officials,
including Superintendent Il. l.. Holiday,
Assistant Engineer S. @. Long, Train
master f. Bradford Murphy, Master Car
penter Henry Seiders and General Fore
man John Mahoney, were here on spec
ial train Saturday afternoon. They spent
some time in inspecting the company's
large interests here.
The shad fishermen are badly dis
Outraged over the backwardness of the
present season. The scarcity is attributed
TO the recent cold and wet weather. Where
last year at this time from 100 to 200 fish
were landed by each boat daily, only from
% to so are being caught to a boat this
season. The fish bring good prices and
are i'll great demand everywhere. They
| never were in better condition.
| Mahlon X. Lancaster, Albert V. Foster,
Edward J. Weggenman and Lieutenant
James Il. Booth of the New Castle Wheel
Club, accompanied number of their
| Wilmington brethren on a run to West
] Chester, Pa, and return yesterday.
Robert j.. Burdette, the well-known
humorist, will lecture at the Opera House
on saturday evening next on Good Medi'
cine
Miss Elsie Black gave dinner party
| Saturday evening to number of heI
| friends.
NEW CASTLE, April 19,--The Easter Mon
the Opera House last night was the event
OF the season and one of the most success
full affairs of the kind ever held here. Ed
ward G. Conroy and Miss Maggie Kelly
led the grand march, which commenced
at 10 O'clock. About 20 other couples par
ticimted. Music was furnished by til,
Trina Orchestra of this city. Guests were
Port Penn, Delaware City, Middletewr
and other places. Edward c. Conroy wa
master of ceremonies, John r. McCallii
floor manager and John u. Sewell chair
man of the arrangements committee
The salvation Army had rousing meet
ing on the corner at Delaware and Orang'
streets last evening. The ranks of TIN
local company were swelled by about 2
visiting Salvationists, over half of whom
are women. About 800 people heard TIL
music and the addresses. After an in-Goo
| meeting ut the Baptist Church the visitor
were rendered a banquet at the barracks il
the Red Mems Hall.
N yor Herbert's first official action ate
swearing in the two councilmen, was 4
sentence Joe Smikonwhoskyt to a fine o
81 and costs for assault and battery ol
another Hungarian. The case was trie
before a large crowd yesterday afternoon
The shad season had big boom yestel
day much to the delight OF the tisherme
and local buyers and dealers. For som
cause there was a remarkably big run q
the loothsome fish, and every boat lande
the largest number OF any single day thi
season. The average was about 40 to
boat. They brought S25 per hundred,
, fine price for SO late in the season.
NEW CASTLE, April 2O.-The decks of tt
| American Line steamship Lord Civ
which passed up Yesterday from Live
/ pool, were fairly black with passenger
| Che Hal IN hoard a na,t bxxf =, haft, q
$40 of whom were on the passenger list
G large majority of them were Russian an
Swedish emigrants. One of the steerex
: passengers, an lrishman, committed So
+ eide by jumping overheard in mid-oceai
: The voyage of Two weeks was tempest'
r Gus one
$ To show the popularity of the numero,
1 accommodation trains between this Gil
D and Wilmington and to demonstrate IL
n appreciation Of them by New Castle peopl
:, it is mentioned that over 700 persoi
!, travelled between the two cities on the
4 trains last saturday. Nearly as mar
!. more used the regular trains of the Del
II ware railroad
e Frederick Heiss Of Wilmington has pu
: chased from the heirs of the late Villa
n HolschumalSer tho baking estahlishme
T; of John NJ. Nalctto, on Market street, III
T. latter will continue the business.
d Mrs. Helen r. Bullock of ElInira N.
d national organizer of the W. C. T.
h lectlredin an interesting manner before
i large audience ut the NJ. 4. Church IL
II night.
n The following have been elected vestr
men OF Emmanuel z. i. Church: Jol
ii Mcfarland, Michael b. King, William
l. Worthington, John II. Rodney, John
n V. Platt John Il. Lambson, Edwin
r. Herbert, Hiram X. Bore Francis N Buc
\. PERSONAL Miss Tabitha Watts Of W
7. mington is visiting friends here-Edwa
r, Benson has returned to New Castle-T
De Misses Bacon have been spending a f,
days with Wilmington friends--Jol
as Richardson has secured position wi
IL the Diamond State Iron Company in w
n. mington.
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