Evening journal., 1894-06-23
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Interesting Recollections of an
Old City Resident.
BISHOP COLEMAN AT HARTFORD

iaus and Their Friends Are Spending
This Heated Term.
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IN this column should be addressed TO Society
Editor, care of the EvENIEo JouREAL. Com
munlcations should be written on one side OF
the paper only
Bishop Coleman left here this morning
for Hartford, Conn, to deliver his fourth
baccalaureate sermon of the season. This
will be before the students of Trinity
College, who have frequently had the
pleasure Of hearing the Delaware bishops
eloeuencs. The sermon will be delivered
to morrow morning at II o'clock. Bishop
Coleman will return to Wilmington on
Monday.
Rev. l. Williams, who is supplying
the pulpit of the Spring Garden Baptist
Church, Philadelphia, is the guest of
his class mate, Rev. S. B Meeser, in this
city.
Robert H. Davis, Of Georgetown, is
spending several days in this city.
E. S R. Butler, of this city, is spend
Ing few days in Georgetown. From
there he will 60 to Rehoboth
Miss Ollie Black, lately Of the Oorinne
Opera Company, has recently returned to
her former home In this city after
very successful tour in Canada and the
United States Miss Black will remain
here throughout the summer
Mrs. Hilbert Cook, Of Falls Of
Schuylkill. Philadelphia, has been
visiting Mrs. John Fahey.
Miss Georgetta D. Kline, recently Of
Chester, Pa, has taken the news stand
In the Clayton House, where the EVEN
ING JOURNAL will always be for sale.
James w. Ponder went to Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon and took a steamer
for Boston He went for the benefit
which his health would derive from the
short ocean voyage.
Miss Katie Whalen, of Philadelphia, is
visiting blrs Albert Rossiter, in this
city.
Miss Kate Giller has returned to this
city after years stay in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Elliott aud
Miss Jessie Elliot left here to-day for
Alaska. From there they will 20 to San
Francisco. They will also go TO Jap an.
They will accompany party of Pailadel.
phians.
John G. Sasse, Sr. who celebrated his
10Th birthday on Wednesday, has been
living here since 1S47. He has q vivid
recollection of many occurrences of vital
local interest between that TINA and
this
when / came here there were no
houses on Delaware avenue beyond the
Wilmington and Brsndywine Cemetery,
and West street WAS the end OF the
built-up portion of the town on the
West Side, he said last evening. "Oi
course there were houses beyond, but
they were scattered. l think that we
had a population of about 10, 900 To the
best Of my recollection Market and King
streets were the only streets paved
Street cars were unthought of
and the P, w. s. B railroad
between this city and philadelphia only
had one track. Six or. seven trains a
day constituted the service Now we
can get train about every half hour.
think there were only two morocco
factories and three fire companies Many
Of the large plants now here were not
then in existence and the Harlan and
Hollingsworth plant was quite small and
trying to get to New Castle. Thu Balti.
more and Philadelphia railroad was not
even talked Of Silverbrook, Rising Sun
Elsmere, East Lake, Gordon Heights aud
other small places around here did not
exist There have been many changes,
for the better, since AZ. When l came
here there were only about seventy five
farm IN fhfu
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris Giles are visiting
Mrs. CHESS parents. Mr. and Mrs Nathan
sharpless, in Chester.
John Torbert and Miss Patty Torbert
of this city, are visiting Elkton friends
Captain ]. H. Fleming and wife. o
Portsmouth, Va, who have been visiting
their brother, George w. Fleming o
Highlands. and sister, Miss Dora NJ
Sayers, q student Of Goldey Wilmington
Commercial College, returned home thi
morning after having spent a YER
enjoyable time.
Mrs. Mollie G. Geers OF Delaware City
is visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs u III. Blaine and Maste
]. Francis Blaine are visiting Bethlehem
Pa, friends
Miss Name Register, of this city is IL
guest OF Miss Kate Lowe, at Little Creek
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, June 23.-T. Victor Clark hs
returned from school and will play on th
Dover baseball nine this summer.
Mrs H. Leberman is visiting at At
lautic City, n J.
S. Taylor returned yesterday from
visit to Philadelphia
Miss Annie J. Cannon is visiting he
sister, Mrs Lewis. at Elkton, Md.
Charles Boyer, of Philadelphia. is.visil
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James '
Boyer, here.
Miss Lola Moore, of KentoD, has bee
spending this week with Miss Kate Gu
len.
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