The sun., 1898-03-25

field Larkin, fcw nights ago, in tn
Borough Hall, for the benefit OF Cokes
bury Y. +. Church, was q grand success
as SAG WAS cleared over all expenses. Tn,
same was turned over to the officials 0
the church.
George Hayne. OF Have dc Grace, Nd
Is spending visit with his family nsA
here.
Mrs. Oldham, of Leslie, Nd, has 70
turned to her home. after spending
pleasant visit with Mrs Harry Cannon
Cards are out announcing tho marriage
of William Brown to Miss Maggie
Erwin.
Miss Molic Caldwell, of Elkton, Md.
has returned to her home after spend
ing an extensive visit with Mrs. JacoE
Holden.
The Trainer base ball club played
their opening game on Saturday wish
the Boothwyn team, at Boothwyn, and
they suffered a defeat by Il score OF lC
to ).
There is a talk among the Red Men
Of holding anothcr Red Mems jubilee
at Lindenthorpe Park this summer.
Messrs Lew Holton, "Curly" Rigby,
Fred Mowry, Capt. John Mouider and
Frank Norton, who went south several
weeks ago have returned home. They
will now follow shad fishing in the
Delaware. A number of relics of the
trip were brought homo for distribution
among their friends.
Harry W. Honan, of the firm of
llonan Il Sons. contractors, has gone to
Newport News, to secure plans and
specifications for a terra Gotta sewer,
which is to be constructed at that place.
The sewer is to he sixteen miles long.
Upland Lodge, No. 42S, Knights Of
Pythias will visit Linwood Lodge, on
Monday evening next.
Misses Eva and Lizzie McKenna, who
have been the guests Of the family of
Contractor j. Bartram Helms, have re-
turned to their home in Elkton, Md.
They received summons by telegraph,
which stated that their mother was badly
injured by stepping on board contain
'ng nail, which penetrated her foot.
The executors, Charles c. Larkin and
Nathan Larkin, sons of the late John
I1arkin, ,1r., the first Mayor Of the city OF
Chester, enter suit against Miss Lucy
Mclaughlin to recover on a mortgage Of
$1,000. The defendant, Miss Lucy, set
up defense for services rendered the
deceased during his life The plaintiff .
full claim with interest was Sl,3Gl, 80
The jury allowed the defendant IL 295. 20.
leaving a balance due for the plaintiffs
Of $6G50
Mrs. W. II. b. Maxwell, accompanied
by her friend, Miss May Lippincott, OF
Bristol, Pa, is visiting friends in vii.
nington.
Mr.. Logic Thompson, Of Ilillsboro,
Nd, is visiting his cousin, Theodore
Bell, Jr.
Thomas W. Mould, former associate
of the writer, has gone to Newport News,
where he will witness the launch of the
United States battleships Kearsage and
kentucky,
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given in Liboan ME-. Church, on
Tuesday evening March 29th. Several
prominent talents will be present on the
occasion, to take part in the exercises.
Rev. J. F. klnsley and f. W. Burke
two of the Methodist preachers at the
Conference held in Chester while taking
a stroll along the shore Of the noble
Delaware, saw u boy fall into the river.
from Parker street wharf. They ran and
noticed the boys hand sticking above
the water, they got hold OF it. and
pulled him out almost drowned. The bov
will remember those dominies.
Henry Howard. our day gate tender,
at the Clavmont crossing, on the Post
Road, paid visit to friends in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday last.
The NJ. +. Conference closed yestcr-
day and the most OF the preachers have
gone home.
Vice President Hobart and wife were
in the preachers reports of
The Sabbath Committee for declining to
publicly entertain official visitors on sun
lay, but fixed Saturday instead
Ecv.W. X. MacNeal says: Il have had
,hc best time ever had at Conference.
is 50 easy. But | will have to
get away or John y. Goff will feed me to
ieath. These two men are somewhat
ike David and Jonathan, they love each
other much.
One Of the last acts Of the Conference
was t" take a collection for Uncle Jerry |
Zones, the veteran sexton of the Trinity .
VI. +. Church, VIII" is well known to |
many DclawarranS. They gave him over
'S3 for his trouble in taking care Of the
DIacc OF worship. 40 doubt Uncle Jerry
aid, ''GlOry tJ God"