The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-01
FOURTH EDITION


| WYOMING. April Our pastor, Rev.
u; W. Bowman, and his family, arriv-
Ell here on Wednesday afternoon. He
was met at the parsonage by num-
Der OF ladies' and gentlemen. and was
rendered warm and hearty reception.
The people here are very kind to their
PASTOR und will always rally to his
support on any occasion.
Isaac III. Berry died very suddenly
on Tuesday evening at his sons john
| II. Berry's residence here in town. AZ
ter lew words yesterday morning by
pustor Bowman and hymn sung by
| trio-Miss Alice Reed, Mrs. George
nj, Fisher and Mr.. ]. II. jackson, the
remains were brought to the depot
ana taken to Smyrna on the 9.33 train
| where the SERVERS were concluded at
| 2. IN. In Smyrna NJ. L. Church, the
Rev. MIR. Stengla officiating. Inter-
inent In NJ. Il. Cemetery there.
| Tho ladies are buslly engaged In fix.
ing up the church, putting In new
| mating and other necessary things
which needed these repairs. They be-
lleye In having everything In good
order anu ns nice as possible. Several
OF the men rendered the ladies good
| service during their work at the
| church. On Sunday morning Rev. Mr..
Bowman will preach In the church.nnd
In the evening the sunday school will
hold their Easter SERVICES. A very nice
program has been prepared and
| everything will doubtless pass off
nicely.
Tie Epworth League propose Civ
ing an interesting entertainment in a
Few days. We have plenty of good
local talent and a good program is
assured.
Our town commissioners are not
wiling thut Wyoming should be be-
mind other towns aud so with the con-
| sent OF the Legislature they have bor-
rowed 500 and have purchased
handsome truck and ladders for fire.
The building Is ready to receive 1t
4 and they are looking for 1t every day.
| Our recent tire by which the whole
town was threatened with destruction,
has taught them u Lesson.
The farmers are busy blowing md
setting out berry plants. They are
looking for and expecting prosper
GUS year. OCCAs foNAL.
Dust TO Dust.
The funeral OF Franklin Darlington,
Of West Chester. Pa. took plaza on
| Friday afternoon. The remains lay in
a handsome easket, the head resting
on pillow OF flowers, Inscribed "Our
IuthNf' Win tuilnS pluCsu ny Ills SLUG,
and made very natural appearance.
| The services We're conducted by Rev.
Garfield Jones, of tic Presbyterian
| Church, and his prayer and address
contained warning rs well as pro-
mise OF INN Mortality, and encourage
| ment and consolation to tho bereaved.
as God had promised to he ''Hua-
| band to the widow and Father to the
fatherless." "...
Six nephews of the deceased acted
| as pall-bearers. The remains were con-
veyed to the BIZ mingham Cemetery,
which is located in the beautiful coun-
| try near the site OF the famed battle of
the Brandywine. and deposited by the
side Of his father and mother, and
brothers who icst in that revered place,
/ IN the presence OF n large concourse
/ OF relatives and friends, and the last
sad rites We're ended. Among those
IN attendance from this city were:
| Thomas Darlington and wife Mrs. Ed
ward darlington and hor sons, Frade-
rick and Percy, Mrs. Isaac Darlington,
JUnes Guthrie, h. X. Crawford, and
Geo. w. Vernon and wife. Tue wealth.
or was prUpitlous. and tho friends
were THANKFUL that they were so high
ly favored on this monrnful occasion.