Evening journal., 1898-03-01
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY
MOTHER OF WESLEY MBRIDE,
WHO WAS KILLED ON CHRIST
MAS EVE, BADLY INJURED.

WHO WAS KILLED ON CHRIST
MAS EVE, BADLY INJURED.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Newport, March Misses Lena and
Edna Scarborough are visiting in VIII
mington.
Miss Nellie Gouert, of Wilmington,
is visiting Miss Nellie Crawford.
S. ID. Townsend, Jr, spent Sunday at
Mt Cuba.
Miss Alice Platt spent Sunday with
Miss Meta Fell, at Falkland.
Miss Alice Johnson was home from
Philadelphia over Sunday.
"A finteen-minute meeting was held at
the Y. Nj. c. A. on Saturday evening.
Miss Laura MOrrell spent Saturday
in Wilmington.
The water on the marshes surround
ing Newport is subsiding.
William G. Washington, the genial
station-master here, has been i'll for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett enter
| tanned friends from Marshallton yes
terday.
whitney Day is ON the sick list.
The Hamilton and Jefferson Literary
Societies will debate the question of
Cuba's annexation ON Friday afternoon.
A horse attached to a buggy contain.
ing AIRS. Mcbride, her daughter, Mrs.
Gregg Lyman, and Mrs. Lynam's son,
ran away on Justis street on Sunday,
upsetting the wagon and severity in
turing Mrs. Mcbride about the head.
She is the mother of r. Wesley Nc
Bride. who was killed at Stanton cross
ing on December "a, 1897. They
are hurt much more than was first
thought, both having been injured
about the head and shoulders. Vernon
Lyman, Mrs. Lynam's young son, was
not hurt.
Daniel Thornton and sister, of Hare's
Corner, spent Sunday here.
Special services We're held in the M
p. Church in memory Of Miss Frances
E. Willard.
Alvin Newlin, of Stanton, was ii
Newport on Sunday.
Atwood Weldin Is improving.
Misses Estelle and Viola CranstoI
entertained a number Of friends las
evening.
Martin e. Smith, of Wilmington, ex
poets to remove to Newport this month
Rev. Ezra Tinker, of Asbury M. d
Church, Wilmington, will speak in tn
M. e. Church here on Sunday.
Miss Annie Torbert, who has beel
visiting the family of Rufus Gregg ha
returned to New Castle.
Miss Emma Kilvington has returneI
to Wilmington.
Joseph w. H. Watson is entertainin
! his sister, from Philadelphia.
A surprise was given to Mr.. and Mr.
!, Thomas ]. Lyman on Saturday evening
, it being the 43d anniversary of thei
wedding. Their guests were Harve
Gregg, Mrs. Harvey Gregg, James T
Polk, wife and daughters, Mr. and Mr.
= A. d. Price, Miss Helene Price, Mr.. an
Mrs. Charles NJ. Groome, George an
; Frank Lyman, Miss Eta Lyman, Re1
. and Mrs E. X. Miller and numerou
others.
The Newport Good Government Clu
met with Mrs. j. W. II. Watson ON Sat
urday evening. Mrs. M. S. Cransto
B told of her visit to the Good Govern
1 ment convention, at Washington, an
Y spoke hopefully for the organization
: Mrs. Watson read an article on su
!. frage.
4 Mrs. sypherd, of Philadelphia, r
V turned home to-day after a visit to h,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander V
Eversonl
Examinations began in the publ
I school to-day. Those who are exem,
y by reason Of having an average OF
; per cent, or better, are Bertha Lynar
y Laura Conlyn, Bertha Yarnall, Kat
: Whann, Pansy Oskins. Alfred Graf
: Elva Hanna, Wilmer King, Charl
Houk. Elsie Garretson. John OskIn
Ada Smith, Helen Weldin. levin Jal
ney and Elsie Scarborough.