The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-27
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of tile REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE. December 81, 1897

Christmas Day has come and gone and
read the REPUBLICAN. The different
Sunday Schools have been busy Of late
and the program for the M. t. entertain
mont tonight will be as follows: "Christ.
mas Bells" Gabrier; opening prayer;
song, :" The Wondrous Story" Jackson
responsive reading; recitation, one OF the
school; carol, Coed win to Men," Henry
Love" in oh, Gabriel; recitation, one of
the school; sorg and chorus. Happy
| Christmas" Emerson, responsive reading;
| select reading, Miss Alice McCabe; song.
"Glory In the Highest" Crosby; reading
and recitation; song. "Hark the Tidings,"
Gabriel; infant class exercises; solo, Jesus
the King Of Glory" Gabriel; address; offer
tory, special music, Scripture, recitation
carol, Sweet is the Story OsbourI;
recitation closing remarks and prayer;
congregational hymn. "Joy to the World"
Handel.
Among the most noticeable things
here on Christmas Day was the absence Of
drunkenness, the large attendance at tho
church services and the amount of visitors
in the town. Every one seemed to be hap
py and while egs-nog was plentiful yet all
who drank IL kept sober. Persons who
have not been to church service for year
were noticed among those who went to
hear choica musical programs re ndered
and to listen to sermons Oh the birth of
Christ.
In Emmanuel P. Il. church at the 6. 80
O'Clock service holy communion was serv.
cd. At the 1890 o'clock service there were
prayer service and communion. Pro-
1e5sor George j. Hermann Of Wilmington
had direction Of choice musical pro.
gram
Christmas day is the only time In the
year when there are three masses in St.
Peters church. They wore celebrated by
Rev. Il l., Brady. Miss Pauline Rogers
presided at the organ at the $50 mass and
In the evening at tho vesper service
In Nazareth NJ. Il. Church on Sunday
able sermon choosing his toxt from Matt.
2, 10 The musical program was fine.
The Pickwick Club has u handsome
Christmas tree at its room. The display
on Christmas night was beautiful. One
hundred and forty candles were placed
among the branches of the trea and about
ono hundred more candles in the windows
When lighted the sight caused all passer-
bys to admire the display.
The funeral of Peter Keenan,, infant son
of John r. and Ida Il. Koenan took place
Oh Christmas afternoon. 1nterment was
made In st Peter's cemetery.
James White won the box Of cigars
chanced off by the admiring friends Of q
young man at the Delaware State Hospital
for the Insane
Those persons who are so unfortunate as
to be prisoners at the jail wore given u
chicken dinner with vegetables and cran-
berry sanco by Sheriff Finn. Numerous
friends called on Christmas Day with bas-
kets for the prisoners.
Maxwell Case arrived homo on Thurs
dao uight and will remain until January
4. Max has just returned from six
months cruise around the Atlantic ocean
on tho schoolship Alliance. Max has
grown considerably during his years ABB
sence, and is progressing creditaoly as
naval apprentices.
Edward Duffy of the New York Is also |
home for the Christmas holidays.
Yesterday was the annual meeting of
the Sodality Of st. Peters Church and the
following officers woro elected: Prefeet,
Miss Mary Duffy; assistant project, Miss
AMMO Duffy; treasurer, Miss Julia Me-
Grath; secretary, Miss Sallie McGue; sac
ristians, Miss Duffy and Miss Gartie
Myers.
Tho conductors and m1tormen of the
Electric railway wCra remc mbered with
presents by number of their admiring
friends.
Each teacher and scholar Of St. Petcr's
Sunday school received box OF MIXTURE,
and candy toys.
Considerable excitement prevailed here
on Christmas day when the report spread
tfatt ffnnnteaf taR5 ills fbd body was
ed in the manure pile at the scene OF the
Farra murder. Sheriff Finn telphoned
to Wilmington police station and learned
that such wa, not the case,
Frank Bridgewater aud Harry Meredith
of Philadelphia were among the number
of those who spent Christmas with their
parents.
The school teachers whose homes are not
in New Castle left on Friday and will not
return from their homes until next Satur'
day evening.