The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-28
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
What IA TranspIrinR In the Ifeit. Town On
the Delaware.


NEW CASTLE Del, Jau. %.
New Castle people were somewhat sur.
prlsed to lind the following letter In the
County Herald on Saturday.
SELLING ON SUNDAY.
Mr. Editor: As an observer of things
interesting and dislnterestlng, things that
tend TO build up AMI tninRs that tend to
tear down; things that make for peace
and thlngs that make trouble l am going
TO talk about things that make trouble.
We hnve several cigar and tobacco stores
on Delaware etreet that surely Disregard
our Sabbath laws. Now. MIR. Editor. /
am willing to to.era.e the Sunday news.
papers, although Its wrong and viola-
ton. but suppoee wa will have to accept
1t as neceasary evil.
But uIn unwilling to allow tobacco
and cigars &c., to be openly sold on cur
Sabbath. IL Sunday newspapers are to be
sold let them be quietly handed around
to customers and not make cigur and
tobacco store the hea quarters for papers.
believe the saloons for tho most part o5.
serve the law, at least l do not sec any
securing violations, though we Should
keep our eyes OH the saloons Lot us have
our Sabbath bettor Observed. Down with
this cisor aud tobacco anu candy selling
on our Sabbath. OBSERVER.
Saturday evening I,walted upon Wilbur
Meredith. who sorves the Sunday papers,
and called Ills attention to the article. lie
believed 10 came from somo ono who
wanted to got the paper route. but in
order to do sn whoever gets II will have to
plank down $500.
IL the church people do not like the
present condition OF keeping the news
papers at my cigar store let them build O
stanu and oillce at some convenient place
so they can get the papers either going or
coming rton nhuruh.
Several OF the bust people In town were
seen on tho subject aud they arc opposed
TO The Old time blue law.
ELuQUENT SERMON.
Twenty-Five mem bers OF tho Brotherhood
OF st. Andrew occupied seats in the front
of the Immannel Episcopal church last
evening. Rev. Z. NJ, Munson preached an
si9quenS sermon which WAS listened to
with marked attention. His text was tax
en- from lst Corinthians IV-IX-"For We
are made spectacle unto tue world and
to angels aud to men,"
After review of the life OF ST. Paul,
the preacher in part said In speaking of
the world it was the word for unhoiy
lives.
st. Paul was spectacle to angels, TO
men and the whole world. His life was a
glorious and iaborlou5 life, and 1t Is to
be hoped that this noble character show IL
us may be an Incentive to reach that great
goal to which We all aspire. We are each
and every one spectacles after which
every other person looks TO see what our
lives are. We can fashion our lives alter
tho great apostles and become useful
men In the world. He was the means of
the conversion OF many Romans. Theoi-
ogy is all after his writings. lie has
shown great example In his obedience
To the Will and commands OF God.
he had his own faults and done wrong
when he consented to the stoning OF tho
martyred st. Stephen but he repented and
rendered what satisfaction he could to
God for his great kindness TO him, SO can
we all. We unjust leave the things OF this
earth and see those things which arc pure
aud heavenly and do what we can OF good
for the lord and sorrow for sin and for.
sake It,
soDALITY ArcHURcH.
Tho Blessed Virgin Sodallty numbering
about 75 persons attended first muss yea.
terday IN orning ln st. Peters II. &. church
and received Holy Communion In u body.
Rev Edward l.. Brady preached an elo-
quent sermon on the occasion.
GENERAL NEWS.
There is large fruiter grounded on tho
bulkhead bar Detweeen here aud Delaware
City.
The grand complimentary concert to.
night In the Opera House by the Grace
Orchestra. The seats are nearly all en-
gagged.
Ehnod OF st. Andrew will be effected to-
eght at tho p,lslor's study. All youths
between i2 and Is years OF age are invited
to be present.
Joseph Neher was attacked yesterday
with hom rhages.
Miss Nirgle Williams of Smyrna has re-
turnAd TO her home after d visit to friends
here.
Miss Burton. daughter of representa-
tive Burton. is the guest Of Miss Sarah
Rodney.
The members OF the orchestra and the
ushers to'nignt at the Opera House VIII
appear In full dress. The u5hers will be
Col. Evan g. Boyd, James Challenger. j.
Milton Davidson, William j. Hoffman,
Edwin Herbert. q. Edwin Eckles and
Clarence Cochran.
When the uows reached hero Saturday
afternoon about this mysterious death OF
young Jones, near Newark. excitement
prevailed for Il time, as he was known
here.
lhe colored man who was frozen to
death on Friday night ut Middletown left
here in tho afternoon of the steamer of
the Smyrna TIanaportutiuns Company.
which put into the wharf here in tlsaktar.
noon to avoid the storm.