Evening journal., 1893-06-09
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.

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Miss Rebecca Mccall and Joseph F.
Wright were married last evening at
o clock, at the home Of the bride, No.
l4S9 Jackson street
The parlor was decorated with peonies,
roses and other cut flowers. The bride
wore an ashes Of rose henrietta, with
green silk trimmings, and carried a
bunch OF bride roses. The bridesmaid,
Miss Emma Mccall. the brides sister,
wore frock of light blue henrietta.
with Bengsline trimmings. and carried
roses. Edward McGinness was best man.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. o.
y. buddingtOn, pastor of Bethany Bap-
list Church. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs George w. Mccall, Mrs
Elizabeth Mccall, Mrs. John Walsmith,
Mrs Joseph Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs
Theodore Mccall, Mrs. James Grant. Mr.
and Mrs. William Remley, Miss Katie
Servison, of Deaconville; Miss Lena
Miller James Craven, Miss Allie
Lang, Miss Lumie Lang, Herbert
Pierce, Lewes Mccall, Miss Edith
Mccall, Horace Mccall, Miss Nellie
Remley, Mr.. and Mrs Thomp.
son Steptoe, Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. Clifford, Mrs George K Wright,
Miss Lola Wright, Miss Becky Steptoe,
Mrs. Mary McGinnis, Mr. and Mrs.
George A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. John
d. Thompson, Miss Ella Thompson, Miss
Annie wilkins, Miss Ray Mccall, Miss
Lizzie Mccall and Albert Stephan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will make their
home at No. 1929 Jackson street.
Miss Mary R Starr was married last
night to Frank S. Fowler, in Central
Presbyterian Church. The bride wore
gown of white satin, and veil, fastened
with orange blossoms The maid of
honor was Miss Bessie Starr, the brides
sister; the bridesmaids were Miss Maggie
Martin, Miss Name Chamberlain; Miss
Mabel Iredell and Miss Ida Smith, of
Newark, N. ]. w. E. Meyers, of Halle.
ton, Pa was best man. Miss Bessie
Starr wore white India silk, Miss
Martin blue China silk, Miss Iredell
pink India silk and Miss Chamberlain
figured cream India silk All the brides
attendants carried La France roses.
John Titus, Elwood c. Jeiferis Edgar S.
Baird, Winfield S. Starr, Stanley S
Fowler and d. f. D. Adams were ushers
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the brides parents
No. S3i Monroe street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fowler are on two weeks trip to
Niagra Falls and Buffalo They will
make then home at No. 602 Franklin
street, this city.
Edgar sipple, of Georgetown, was in
this city yesterday
Mrs j. E. George Of the Aldine Cot
tage, Ocean Grove, is spending a few
days in Wilmington.
A. B. Ruth, who has been confined to
his room for six weeks with typhoid
fever. is slowly convalescing. His
friends wish him speedy recovery.
Mrs. John Bowen, of Newark, spent
several hours with relatives in this city
yesterday.
Miss Mary Adams. of Philadelphia, i:
the guest of Mrs. Harry Bstts, on Tat
nall street, near Twelfth
DR.. J. G. H. Kollock, of Newark
was in Wilmington yesterday afternoon
Wilmington housewives are making
large purchases of flowers in the stree
markets. The florists have had a gooV
season, particularly in the sale Of choic'
roses.
Charles Pusey and family have gone t
their summer home at Grubbs Landing
Charles Boyle, the Seventh stree
barber, has been in a Philadelphia
hospital receiving treatment for nervou
indigestion.
A rose social was given at No 6l'
King street last evening for the benef
of St Paul's NJ + Church An interest
ing musical program was rendered.
Some of the housewives on the Eas
Side do not have the regulation pave
wash and six or seven feet of hose with
spray nozzle attached, but they kno'
how to wash their pavemsnts withou
carrying the water by the bucket ful
and "slushing" it over the pavement
The houses are built so near on th
East Side that there is usually nothin
but a narrow alley between them. 1t
subject to the use Of the occupants
both houses. Down its centre is a su
face drain, one brick wide The vast
water from the hydrants in both yarC
drains into it and is carried thereby
the gutter.
Now when the East Side woman want
to wash her pave ment how does she {
about it when she has not pave was
and hosel In the first place she wall
into the yard and turns on the hydral
to its full capacity. This sends a volun
Of clear water down the alley and aero
the pavement. The housewife arms he
self with broom and large piece
twisted or wadded rag When she &c
to the front of the house she natural
wants to begin work against the found
tion wall Taking the large piece Of n
she lays 1t across the alley drain, forms
dam. and throws a stream Of sparkln
water across the pavement While Il
water thus diverted from its chanuel
eoursing over the bricks she uses h
scrub broom to good advantage AS
work advances towards the gutter s
moves the dam down with her, but ju
enough to make the water flow whe
she wants it, She slushes all the di