The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-19


boy and his cycle were both going at
very rapid gait In fact IL seemed to US
that the wheel and Its rider were running
for some great wager, so each were doing
their beet work at the game, but alas
neither OF tho pedestrians knew what was
In store for them. We were much inter-
ested to see the outcome of that unan.
nounced race. but we had not long to
walt for coon We saw the boy. on going
over one OF the breaks across the road.
give a sudden leap in the air and at the
same time his steed made dash
for the gutter at the side OF tho road. In
which 1t was soon piled up in mass OF
confusion. having sustained 90 much
damage that 1t was sent to DR.. MoDaniers
to be treated for lite Injuries.
But to return to the boy he was
gathered up from the middle OF the road
where he came down. He was also tenderly
cared for but 1t was here learned that the
boy was the Pastor OF Mt. Lebanon NJ. L.
Church (maklnR PASTORAL oalls) who had
sustained injuries to the extent OF torn
coat. a bruised shoulder. skinned hand
and general shaking up We would
state however that he was SO far recovered
as to be able TO I'LL his pulpit on Sunday
morning and preach an excellent sermon
the children.
Mrs. Taylor has declared war on the
bicycle of the parsonage. No more wheels
for the Rev W. p. Iaylor,on Saturday as
Eugene DUPONT AMI wife. wore descending
the hill leading from their residence to
the Iron bridge In tho powder yard the
horse became unmanagable and ran away
uemolishlng the wagon. also badly fright
lining the occupants but luckily NO further
damage was done.
The children's day service was held In
Mt. Lebanon III. f. Church on Sunday
evening, the church being tastefully deco.
rated for the occasion. The service was
opeued by singing Consider the L!lies''
by the Sunday school. which was follow
ed by prayer BY the ReV. W. Il. Hendrck'
son. Irwin WEIGH then made an address
OF welcome, after which Miss Mary Mil.
ler and the pastor sang duett that was
we'll rendered. A number OF girls then
went through an exercise. as also did
number OF boys called ''fhe Christian
Ladder and the Ladder of Fame" These
were we'll arranged by tho superintenden Mt
and well rendered by the children. Mrs.
L. W. Jordan hero favored the audience
with solo. Home Girls' was next re-
cited ia splendid manner by Bertha
Walker. The Golden Cute exercise, In.
GLIDING march by about thirty scholars.
and which had required great pains ami
Skill by both the superintendent and
children TO perfect, was rendered and said
by critics to DO the best rendition of the
evening.
In this piece Miss Annie Clough is desery.
Ing of special mention as guard OF tho
gate. she having much to perform, but
eho did Ii with great neatness and preci.
sion. Lewis WEIGH reclted the noisy frog
which wac much enjoyed.
MIR. Peter Brown and Miss Mary Clough
gave violin duett that was very fine. 1t
is remarkable fact that Miss Clough,
though but fifteen years Of age is 0ecom-
Ing one OF our leading musicians. Mr.
Brown lie her instructor.
Miss Annie Clough sang a colo with
ipsti umental accompaniment by Miss May
CloIgh, which was very fine. A Duet was
here rendered by Maggie MoClintock and
Master Johnnie Hamer that was In I'D :.
vance OF many of more maturs years.
Swlthin WEIGH. Maggie Mcbride Anna
Stoll and Mary Clough gave Iecitatlons
that were good.
The choir sang Let me- hsar you tell IL
once again" as a closing piece. Miss
Mary Miller acted as organist.
The pe.intendent, jas. II. Davis. is
deserving OF much credit for the training
OF the 5. S. scholars and the splendid
manner in which he conducted the exer.
cises OF the evening. We make a long
stride whom we say lie 10 the best Sunday
school Superintendent In the Wilmington
Conference but we make the assertion
without fear OF contradiction. We also
claim m ore literary talent for our school
than any school IN the conference for the
eize OF 1t,
On Saturday evening as the writer was
looking around to see what might be
seen, he discovered the town asttr from
centre to circumference. On ma king como
| inquiry ns to what caused so much com.
motion In our midst, where hitherto
| quietude had buen known to have it's
| dwelling place, he was informed that
peace and harmony still held Its sway
and that any other motive would not be
tolerated, for whatsoever was otherwise
inclined would not be recognized as u
promoter OF good will toward each other.
Your correspondent being one OF few
woTdD ami fewer questions decided Ia
walt aud see what the ripple was aused
| by. Soon he saw ceyeral teams logged
up vita ilags. sleigh bells and so on ma Ike
| their appearance. in which the multitude
found seats. AMI being armed with horns,
lin pans, ylollns. mouth organs, and Ii
fact almost anything that would make q
noise, the cong Generation OF instrumental
sounds was beyond description. The
vocal talent was also grRhdly displayed
amid which the pleasure seekers drove of
toward the keystone state, which was the
last we saw of them that night, but to,
wards the wee hours OF the morning the
same music rang out through thu streets
OF our little village which told OF the re
turn oil our frieuds. who never left us bui
what they came back again.
But this did not satisfy your reporter
ms no wanted to find out where thust
friends had been. Well, you know forum,
sometimes smiles on reporters too and SO
10 dId IN this cases. The next day ono Of
them said TO me, say, old chap, did You
give us a send of? my answer being ina
! had not, and had nothing to send seemet
to cause him to open the secret of the
matter to me, whersupon he said they M,
been TO what might be justly called
metropolitan gathering at our old frlent
Slavens near Chadd's Ford Pa. We say
metropolitan because they came from al
directions to this one central point unit
@uO persons more or less had arrived nm
to say that all had royal timo would u
putin 1t very mild indeed.
line grandmother. who has FannheI th
top OF the .nountaiD and fast descending
the other side, was there, the bate VIII
nsEtles on Its mothers breast was there
Inc Young man and the young lady VIII,
are yet in their teens were there but TO
the occasion all were young and trippe
To the strains OF the violin SO ably rel
dernd by Thomas keney.
The colnIaittee return thanks TO the pal
Elephants for good order aud all are wa
W Iii their praiSe for the manner In whlc
MI, md Mrs. SgvGn lnvisheI their hosp
tally upon tile guests gathered uOou
them. Their only aim seemed to be tina
everybody should Ge happy and eulo
themselves