Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-10
NEF CASTLE.

Atwood Stewart; Master Workman, y.
Frank Blackburn; Foreman, Patrick j.
Ahern; Oyerseer, Moses B. Fleming; |
Recorder, James Van Arsdalen; Finan-
cier, James f. Cannon; Receiver, John |
Thompson; Guide, George A. Smith; In
side Guard, George T.. Tobin; Outside |
Guard, Robert II. Harrington; Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge, 5. A.
Stewart; Trustee, S. Atwood Stewart.
This lodge which has been meeting the
first and third Thursdays Ct the month,
will meet every Thursday from this time
on and will begin at 730 p. M. in place
of p. IN. as heretofore.
Many friends of Miss Anna Mohlen,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John a.
Walls, met at her home last evening, on
the occasion Of party in honor OF her
18th birthday. Among those present
were: Misses Hattie Challenger, Agnes
Wilmot, Lillian Meredith, Rhoda
Cannon of Rolphs, Nd, Eta Guest of
Salem, N. j., Miss Hawkins of Chester,
Pa, Carrie Kinkle, Bridgeton, N. j.,
Elsie Hoffecker, Philadelphia, Flora
Lunt, Lillian Shaw, Carrie Kline, Ella
sherwood, Cora Hudson, Winnie
Sheridan, Rebecca Calhoun, Sarah
Laboub, Cecilia Weggenmana, Lucy
Ford, Lizzie Hoffman, Clra Vining,
Hattie King, Kate Timms, Susie Morris,
Emma Harris, Maggie Shaw, Maud
King and Sallie Truitt, Messrs. II. W.
Hunter, Brown Lancaster, George
| Vincent, Ferris Jemson, William
Clark, Harry Jemison, Wesley Hawkins,
| Albert Timms, H. II. Price. William
Hushebeck, Wilbert Meredith, Harry
| King, Harry Meredith, Louis Nc
Loughlin, Robert Newlove, Charles $.
King, George Wilhelme, Charles
Edwards, Edward ]. Weggenmann,
John Hammers and John Tobin, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Walls, Mr.. and Mrs.
James b. Lancaster and family, Mrs.
Joseph II. King, Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Bradley and daughter. Games were
INDUCED in and grand time was had
by all. A fine repast consisting of cakes,
lemonade, fruits, ice cream, candies and
nuts, was served at IL o'clock. Many
presents were received, among them,
framed photographs of many OF her
friends, q gold watch, rings, muff, glove
and handkerchief boxes, handkerchlefs,
dressing cases, umbrella and other use
full articles. The guests departed early
this morning and voted it one OF the
| IlneSI uuuiTS given bllS "tlltCl'
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 7.--Persons living
in the eastern end of the city were
startled about $50 o'clock last evening
by the cry of fire, which, upon investi-
CATION, proved to be in the parlor in the
second story of the Star Hotel. 1t was
caused by lamp setting fire to plush
rocker and the carpet. The flames were
quickly put out by Patrick Kelley, who
happened to be passing at the time.
The flames were smothered with Mr..
Kelley's overcoat. The contents Of the
hotel are insured.
The Delaware iron works started this
morning, two Welding and one bending
furnace being lighted. Another furnace
lis expected to run later in the week.
The Triton cotton mills James G.
, Shaw, proprietor, started to-day with a
large order, which will last for some
time. The mills have been closed fol
two days.
The two road commissioners, John
Jordan and Samuel Miller, have begun
in earnest, and gone over the entire
hundred! They find the trunks Of
: water ways in bad condition, and are re
placing all such with new ones. They
also give notice that all outstanding bill
! shall be presented TO them without de
! lay, when they will be paid in regula
$ order, beginning with the oldest bill.
4 st. Peters Il. A. d. Society installed
the following officers yesterday: Tht
Rev. Il. l.. Brady, Spiritual Director
President, Peter G. Madden; Vice. Presi
4 dent, Philip Sheridan; Treasurer, Jane
q +. McIyor; Recording Secretary, JOIN
I L. Murphy; Financial Secretary, Jane
/ X. McPike; Sergeant-at.arms, Charlie
Il Snyder; Marshal. Joseph Carlin
i Librarian, Charles Snyder; Trustees
d James +. McIvor, Thomas Cullinane
!, jeremiah Donovan; Board Of lnvestiga
!. ton, James McHugh, John SchultheiS
jeremiah robin; Auditing Committee
n Hugh Duffy, Frank z. McCallin, Fran
!. Sheridan, James Tobin, James L. Ryan
Stewards, John Keenan,, James i
n McIvor, James McHugh and Jeremia
s. Donovan. After the installation tn
, spiritual director, the Rev. Il. l.. Brady
J. made a neat speech suitable to til
occasion, which was responded to b
3, several of the officers.
The first announcement of the wee
T. ding of Assessor John j. Sheridan I
D. Miss Kate Jordan, daughter of Roa
. Commissioner John Jordan, was mad
4 in ST. Peters X. Q. Church yesterday h
- the Rev. L. l.. Brady. The weddin
O. will take place on the 23d OF this mont
" Representatives of Division No.
.. Ancient Order of Hibernians-Ffanc
~ Pagan, james Farley, Bernard Rodger
" Joseph +. Davis and james f. Mclyt
d. were in Wilmington attending II
c. annual meeting of the county and Sta
board of the A. 0. II. yesterday, held
to the Shields Library Association room
Of Francis Pagan was elected treasurer
the State board.
70 NEW CASTLE, Jan. 9.-Several chang
II have been made at the wooden mills in Il
il. positions OF some of the employees. Robe
Warrick, who has been fireman for sever
10 years, resigned :sud William Toppi
n former night Waterman, has succeed
- him. man by the name of Dean is no
of the night wdtchman. Yesterday mornii
Il many of the hands employed there we
badly frightened and did not 90 to wo
mo- until after o'clock. The boilers we
NJ foaming and but for the prompt action
az John Rulings the engineer, there is no te
~. Ing what might have been the result.
y very promptly blew off the steam al
"a started the machinery running full spec
liz John l. Boyle, the new senler of weigh
~ and measures, started upon his duties "
- terday, testing the weights and neasur
,is i'll this city.
, upT Seminole Tribe, No. 7, Imp'd 0. R.
no will in the course of few weeks give
lie smoker to- Its members.
nj Upon good authority it has been stat
~. that if the lighting Of the jail, which NJ
~ costs S3I5 per quarter, and of the eli
II which costs $50 per quarter, will be gu
re- anteed, an electric light plant will
Il placed here. A wire CAN be run 10 t