The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 2

A quiet but very pretty mlstletoe nome
wedding took place at the residence Of Mr..
ing, December 23, when his eldest daugh-
ter, Julia M. was married to Cornelius B.
Sentman, only members Of immediate
families being present. The house was
tastefully decorated with holly, mistletoe.
and potted plants; precisely at o'clock
the bride and groom entered the parlor,
preceded by ribbon bearers, Elizabeth Col
lius and Clara Newlove (sister of bride
taking their places beneath the mistletoe
where the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, after which u
wedding supper was served.
Considerable excitement prevailed yes
terday afternoon on South Fifth street
when an alarm Of fire was given about
that time when the wind was blowing at
lively rate, coal oil stove at the store
OF John j, Boyle exploded. Mr. and Mrs.
Boyle and daughter were in the store at
the time and prevented fire. The dam.
age was slight. 1t was fortunate that the
flames were extinguished SO quickly as
there are several houses in the neighbor-
hood and as the water is scarce in the
dirty mains.
Kriss Krngle is likely not to visit GER
tain family on North Second street after
the lively fist fight the man and wife en-
gagged in yestesday afternoon. 1t is under
stood that the cargo of the steamer Ella
will be unloaded to a lighter in order to
get 1t to Smyrna and to get the steamer
of the old hulk on which she is stranded
The young men of New Castle will
give dance in the X. OF Z. hall to'mor-
row afternoon and evening.
Rev. Samuel Ambrose, spiritual adviser
OF Thomas Wright, the colored man under
sentence of death, has fears that the man
will not become resigned to his fate. he
has an idea that the Governor will grant a
respite and that he has enough time then
to prepare for the end. He is a hard man
to reason with and spiritual labors in his
behalf fall heavily on Wright's advisers.
If no word is received from Governor Wat
son before Sunday then the work of bull
ding the scatfold will commence.
The Christmas entertainment, given
to the Presbyterian Sunday school was a
grand success.
The admirers of Joe Mclaughlin are
taking all the bets offered by the Wallin
men that the latter will got the decision
tomorrow night in the grand wind-up at
the sparring exhibition to be given under
tho auspices of the Columbia Athletic
Club. The sale of tickets has been phe-
nomenal and has far surpassed the most
sanguine expectations of the promoters Of
the exhibition.
Those who had the matter in charge
deserve much praise for the manner in
which each member of the varied pro-
gram, which was published in the REPUB-
LICAN, was rendered.
On July IS last Edward Wolf and Miss
Mary Brown, daughter of William Brown,
were married at the Presbyterian manse
by Rev. 5. b. Wylie.
The wedding of Miss Jolly and Thomas
Honey Of Wilmington will take place this
evening.
AT the weekly drill Of Company II. N.G.
| d. last evening the following announce
ments We're made; Discharges. Theodore
| Hatton; Non attendance, John G. Geargo;
| Inability to attend, w. r. Ross removed
| from the city, Sergeants Meyers, and Tall
| aferro expiration OF time, promotion to
co poral rank, Private William p. Ahcrn.
There are entertainments this afternoon
in all the schools. The pupils have re-
| mombcred the teachers and the teachers
| the pupils and presents have been eX-
| changed.
The Episcopal Sunday school will hold
its annual entertainment this evening.
The tug Hanna and the Walters
| wrtuncrs arrived to-day to unload the
| Ella.
| That the readers Of the New Castle letter
may be truly happy tomorrow and for
ever after, IL the wish Of the writer.
John Rodney, Jr., Of Princeton College,
!
Samuel Ford, will spend Christmas in
| Philadelphia.
NnIrga Nawlugr Of the L. of p. will
| spend the Auiidays with friends.
Harvey stewart, student at the Con-
| iyrctor Acadeny, Dover, Is at home for
Dr. Il i Tyhos. Of GIrno,lon, Penn
sy.'dnH, VIII s.nDl CAristna, in this
city.
Mis- Lucille Martndale, will spend her
Christmas at Milford the home OF her
father
Ovid Por,or and wife will spend tho
b2iaNccof the week i'll Dover, visiting
friends
& l.. Wilson and Albert Wilson, of
New Haven. Connecticut, Will b. home
for tie holidays,
Mrs Bella I),nkvrn, Of Camden, n, J.
Ni'l IA entertained Dy MIR, and Ms. VIM
Dr4kynr
Mr., and Mrs. Rev Rtsg of Chester,
VIII be the gust, Of Sheriff and Mrs.
Finn, Tomorrow.
Mis'ca SchrlenDur.Dr and Rrucr will
% to their hoHrs central Pennsylvania,
for tbs holidays