Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-02
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cat weighing 10 pOunus, belonging to
William Barton Of this town, jumped
from the top OF the organ factory on
Christmas. Some small boys were hunt
ing for pigeons in the deserted building.
The cat was also there in search of
Christmas pigeon dinner. Being chased
by the boys it climbed to a platform
around the tower originally intended
for town clock. After several ehots
from the boys rifles it became thor
oughly frightened and leaped to the
ton says his cat is nome the worse from
its high jump and is willing to match
it against any cat i'll the State for
nerve and endurance.
A very pretty wedding occurred yes-
terday noon at the residence of Benja-
min Campbell on Main street. The
contracting parties were Miss Florence
B. Bryan, sister of Mrs. Campbell and
Mr.. J. Edwin Steele, son Of John T.
Steele of Head of Christiana. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
DR.. N. II. Miller, assisted by the
Rev. DIR. James Dixon ShanlSs. Robert
II. Higgins of Philadelphia was best
man ard Miss Carrie Bryan, also OF
| Philadelphia, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid. The bride was married in
a travelling dress of gray French Poplin
trimmed with chiffon, and carried a
| bouquet of Bride roses. The brides
maid wore pink silk and carried carna-
| tions.
The parlor where the ceremony was
| performed, was prettily decorated with
| flowers and winter evergreen. Miss
Eva Scott of Elkton played the wedding
march.
Immediately after the ceremony the
wedding breakfast was served to the
| guests. Only the Immediate family
and relatives were invited. Mr.. and
Mrs. Steele left on the 9. As p, W. &
B. train for trip through the North.
! They will reside near town.
George Powell and Charles Colmery
went rabbit hunting yesterday after
noon on Rankin hills. Colmery was
accidentally shot by Powell in the right
eye. One shot entered the lid and
barely scraped the ball Of the eye. DIR.
| Almond dressed the wound and after
wards took Comery to Wilmington to
consult with DR.. Cooper. Colmery
will not lose his sight, as the wound is
not OF serious character.
Newark, Dec. %. Miss Annie Brown,
daughter of Joseph Brown, farmer
living two miles north of town, was
married Thursday evening at 6 o'clock
| to John Higgins. 1t was home we'd
ding and the large house was crowded
with guests. The Rev. Mr.. Mason,
pastor of White Clay Creek Presby-
terian Church, performed the ceremony.
| Miss Ada Brown, sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid, and John johnson of
| Milford Cross Roads was best man.
The wedding party stood in bay
window under wreath of flowers in
the centre OF which was white dove.
The dining room was also beautifully
| trimmed with flowers. The groom ia
a we'll known farmer OF Mill Creek
hundred. Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins will
reside at the place where Mr.. Higgins
has lived for several years.
Newark, Dec. 81.
Squire Deans court has been quite
busy of late. Two cases were settled
and one went over unit January 18th.
James BRENNAN of Cecil county, Md,
sued Andrew Fox of Pencader hundred
| for the sum Of S12. Oh. The defendant
never put in appearance, and SO the
squire, after hearing the evidence of
plaintiff, gave the latter Judgment for
| full amount. This was on Saturday. On
Monday William Coursey brought suit
against Mr.. Fox for s32. 95 for wages
he claimed were due him. This time
| the defendant was on hand and sue.
ceeded in getting compromise of
$26. %, for which amount judgment
was given.
Herman r. Tyson, manager of the
| Newark Farm, has returned from New
York, where he purchased three 2-year-
old filies at Madison Square Garden.
| The fillies are finely bred and will be
trained in the spring. There are now
30 head of horses at the Newark Farm,
which will be trained in the spring for
| the summer and fall races.
| The Christmas entertainment of the
Presbyterian Sunday school was held
at the church last night. The large
| tree was beautifully decorated with the
usual trimmings. Each child was
| given bag of candy and banana. A
very pleasant programme, consisting
| of singing and recitations, was given
by tho scholars. Miss Lena Evan 8
class spoke: Miss Laura Raub's class
sang; Miss Lydia r. Williams class
spoke "Merry Christmas Time;' Miss
Anna Southard's class sang; Miss Jen-
| ME Raub sang the solo "Sweet Guild
ing STAR the duct Hear Us, o
Saviouri' was sung by Misses Raub
and Williams. The exercises were in
charge of Superintendent N M. Moth
erall. DIR. n. II. Miller made short
address.
Newark, Jan. 1.-The Ladies' Tues
| day Club had its second meeting this
season yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Sawyer. Miss Halle
Evans read a paper on the Settlement
and Early History of Our Own Town, "
and Mrs. Kollock read a paper on
Environments of Newark,'' prepared
by Mrs. Reed The Tuesday Club was
inaugurated last year, Meetings will
| be held each week until tho last of
| April. The officers for this year are !:
President, Miss Frances B. Hurd /;
Vice, President, Mrs |. r. Wolf; Secre-
| tary and Treasurer, Mrs. H. G.. M.
Kollock. The following ladies are
members of the club: Mrs. Delaware
| Clark, Mrs. Joseph II. Caleb, Miss
Lizzie Kollock. Misses Sue and Agnes
Evans Mrs. Alfred Curtis, Mrs. John
| Pilling, Mrs. Harry Reed, Mrs 4. r.,
| Wolf, Mrs. L. /. Handy, Mrs. r. A.
Sawyer, Mrs. George A. Harter, Miss
Halle Evans, Miss Frances b. Hurd,
Mrs. II. G. NJ Kollock. Several Ice
turers from the New Century Club,
Wilmington, have been invited to adj
dress the Tuesday Club during the
winter.
The Delta Phi Literary Society of
| Delaware College have elected the fol-
lowing speakers for their commence
ment exercises. Society address, w.
Owen Sypherd. '96; Farewell address,