The sun., 1898-03-12
THROl'GnOI'T DELAWARE.
C'iayIliOnt.

John {. Cantwcll. who lived in Clay
mort some few years ag" and moved I,
Cherry Iii |. Md. where he bplght !;
farm. has returned tot hester and "pned
a commission house, at No. - Wes,
Fourth street. ilc Is assisted b! H.
Shropshire. turmcrly with stokes x Co.,
in the same line oi business.
John +. cray has opened recruiting
station. Oh uthurity received from the
Philadelphia navy yald several men
have already enlisted.
John Hull il stud wing ninrraIngv. lie
l. quite an enthusiast, and daily may iH
heard taking about hi- hobby viii,
other collectors.
The funeral ni Mr.. Strong, oi Trainer,
Wa the largest ever held at the NJ f.
Church.
Friday evening last Il meeting was held
At the home "i Captain James Robinson,
Trainer. The B"utllwyn Camp Meeting
Association wi meet 10y order al Rev.
lliram McNry, president. The la-t camp
held by this association wa- pronounced
to be- one oi the best little camp meetings
that they eyer attended.
Miss Maggie Eliason. "i Wilmington,
is -icnding II visit with her sister Mrs.
II. l.. Maxwell.
Mc>.rs. Charlie, Dickinson, George
MouIton and Harry Wuurkrlsrr, nt VIII
mingtnn, Del, were visiting friends up
tins way. a few evenings as"
Miss Mamie Burke viii spend visit
/ of Il week with h"r friend. Miss Edna
Bullock, OF Wilmington.
Edward IIcfirn %! Chester. was rid
ing his biryci" ON the I'h!IadeIphla pike,
when strange roIlidrd with him. lie
was thrown t" the ground and r"In-
p.etelv wrecked his machine. The front
/ wheel was twisted into sllaprIc-> mass.
The first Mc,hodiS, plac" IT worship
III Delaware county was held IN the old
Court House ui Chester in $50 and the
services was held by Bishop A-bury.
Class meetings were held in private
houses. In l>2' Il movement was started
to the erection oi church and II com
lnittcy consisting oi Isaac Higgins, David
Ab",t and Henry l.. Powell Mere APP
pointed to solicit contributions toward Il
inna to build a meeting lnll>r When
first they started at the work. i, was met
with he >coiiing remark that the idea
WAS absurd there was no need for a
Methodist Meeting louise H. corn crib
NruIl hold all lllr >huuirr> that could
De got together in thr town They
secured I't at HrNan Cuu, and second
street. Where IN 1850 Na> erect 1T A>hurv
Church. the iii-t Mcthmli-t Meeting
House in that county. Now they hay"
~,nc ii the finest churches in the land,
and their membership hunters several
thoy>and
Mr. and Mh-. Thomas Parrish and tvs"
rhIIirn ii Nrn,,'r. IuI.. are spending Il
visit with liz iltherin.law, William {,
LnGgr.
Nj, and Mr.. .Ip>rph Latter have t.
>-'!-d cards announcing tn" mH,rlag" q!
th"ir daugtrr Clara t. Rev. Franklin
M"ur lluUgi"l,y. un Monday evening.
March u. h',N,,M the hours oi oigln t.
ten e. clock =. M. Ut ~. lH"t39 >m'h
Fourth street, Philadelphia.
,rhu Way.Wi,h several Others, ,rrcvurIy
wen, li>lng in Nr,"n'> dam. and sue
c,cdrh in catching - suckers and g,"h
m'ndrr "i ,tIc fish,
William Philip has been Spending Il
lew IaN- WIN rriariNr- and friends in
Wilmington. irr'.
Charles >pnmn ha- returned t" |i-
hnn" Ia liurimurr. MI. after spending
Il pheasant visit With hi- nt"th"r.
On Wednesday la~, Mr. Ebrn y Bald,
win. uUr "ntrrp'l-iMg station a-rn'. a,i
exp ,nndrr ui lrnIiclnr. and \. y bt"y.
Il p"ln'!rr ui ir"u together paid Il visit
to " NlIiunytrn.
til" >Iari-h -'ram-l ip Cindad h- lirn~.
to X rIl a rnry' "i oil a' the niI works
this week
W. II. Imt'"n, Ir.. i- "l' among the
tI.cr> ii tine soil. selling Nero Philips
phosphate.
Robert CahilI. trainer 1T til" race track.
j. in ri,t>burg after several bead "i
horses which he will bring to his stables.
VI. f. White. Il former resident ni this
place. but now OF Huntington. Va, wa.
married Il Jew days ago to n Virginia
lady.
Miss Hanna Hopkins. OF Irv,l. Nd,
~
There is very little change III the con-
ditiun OF ". H. fIcacwk, VIII" is living
seriously i'll at his home.
Tie fishermen are all busy getting
their boats and nets ready ior catching
tlIc >had.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, If E.lk,on. Md.,
is tlc guest ui Mrs. John Holden.
Mrs. Sarah Hanna has returned 10 her
home IN wilmington. after spending
pIra-an, visit with friends here.
Mrs. Jennie jacobs has returned to
her home in Wilmington. DEL, after
spending few days with her friend.
Mrs Llzzic Brown.
Captain John Philips. the oldest mc,n-
Der OF ,lr Trinity NJ. T.. Church, II, Strr,
was born in BrindyNiIr hundred, Del
aware IN tine old homestead ui Abncr
tl"uL lie wa captain "I various YES
>c- lur over thirty years. He gave up
n> marine lie in lS>j. The rap,iin has
not only been Il class radcr iolty."nr
years bat heidi ilt" position ul trustee,
steward. superintendent ui tlr Sunday
school. treasurer ui the trustees and
Sunday school b,ard and >tll teaches
an adU.l class in ,Ir ~rhu". Thirty
years ago he taught a large Bible class
ii Young men, til" most ot them being
men vt note irday. ~ follows: >an'lrl
'rlrrnN"",i. now president OF select
'ortnrII also bids lnIr to- I' the next
NaNur "i 'h,'-lrl: Thomas '"li. rN. .I;rg-
>rr ii WIIi.. ahd served SOM" three
e ni,; I"In " lyle. May"I Of WASH.