The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-30

New CASTLE May 30th. IAN excel
lent program has been nrrsnged for
the final recital OF the Hushebeck Or
chsstra, which talkee place In the First
Baptist Church tomorrow evening.
Slgnor N. Bovc, tine celebrated hnrpist
accompanied the orchestra at-the first
. May recital, and has been re.engaged
by request.
! Decoration Day Is being qultely OBJ
served here. The public schools are
closed for the day and the Post Oftice
Will beclosed from 10 a. IN. until 8
p. m. A few private residences are
decorated. The.-parade formed. at
s o'clock. and marched TO the different
cemeteries where appropriate speeches
were made by the respective pastors.
A squad composed OF of members OF
the militia fired the usual salute over
the soldiers fgraves. The fife and
drum corps made their first appear.
ance In their new suits, which are a
combination OF red, gendarme and
navy blue.
The "Clnclnnati Reds" arrived hero
yesterday and played O match game
of baseball with the, nine. "They
came, they saw. they conquered.
James l.. Bacon acted as umpire. The
game was conceded to the visiting
nine by score OF % to IS, The game
was witnessed by q large number OF
spectators.
Tho NJ. z. Sunday school Association
met In regular session In the parlor OF
tho church last evening, and made
flnal arrangements for the excursion,
which accom- panles that OF tho Union
Sunday school. Wilmington, on Thnrs'
day. June 8.
:. The members OF the Iiadies' Auxil.
larry OF st. Petor's II. A. Is. Society
will hold festival In the basement OF
st. Peters II. @. Church on Saturday
evening, June 10th.
Many tickets are being sold for the
m lscellaneous entertainment to be
given in the Opera House on Saturday
: evening next. A celebrated elecutlon
. ist and well-known soloist will par
tieipate In the program.
The fureral OF Lawrence J. Walls
who diod at his home In Dobbinsville
on Saturday afternoon, took place IL
st. Peters II. 9. Church this morning
Services were conducted by Rev. e. l.
Brady.
}, The regular meeting of the Board
of Education will be held this evening
! Mrs. Abram Gulick and son, i. IL
Gulick, will sh ortly remove to Phila
delphia.
4 Alexander Proudiit, Jr, OF Baltl
more, has been visiting relatives here
Miss Maud Middlemas. OF Philadel
phia, Is the guest OF Miss May Whit
= mack.
!, Mrs r. A. Foster and Miss Bessie
Foster, of Wilmington, visited friends
here yesterday.
Mrs. j. w. Mitchell and son, ant
Miss Annie Mitchell, OF Stanton, were
the guests OF Mrs. Banks on Unior
street Yesterday.
: The death OF Miss Ella III. Buckson
well.known and popular young wo
man. daughter OF Mrs William Buck
con, OF the Earle farm, below this city
on Sunday, was q sad event. One
evening early In the present month
the unfortunate woman, while beautl
Tying the lawn In front of her home
had her clothing to catch fire from q
small blaze which had been started In
the yard to burn some old dry grass
Soon she was completely enveloped iI
ilames which were extinguished Will
great difficulty by james r. Eliason OF
!. this city, who happened to DO passing
.. along the road at the time.
1t was afterwards found that the
: flames had burned through the mus
: Giles and nerves or her right leg, Just
below tho knee. Ten days ago she was
seized with lockjaw, and IRON Iher
until the time of her death she suffer
ed the greatest agony. The funera
took place this morning, interment
being made at Odessa.