The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-23
ITEMS FROM NEW CASTLE
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. February rs, 1893

From present indications there will be
pastor after tho annual session Of Con.
ference. The official board will not asl
for the return of the Rev. l.. n. Corkran
Some, ime ago Rev. Mr. Maxwell o
! Smiths Island WAS here. Soon after
wards the pastor delivered u lecture which
offended large part Of the congregation
! The offended members claim that the SER
| mon was reflection on their lecturer,
Now then the choice Of large number
| would be Rev. Mr.. Maxwell. Ii will be
remembered that last spring when Rev s.
NJ. Morgan would not DO received when
Rev. V. 5 Collins was removed to George
town that Rev Mr. Corkran was sent
| here as compromise, What Conference
will do this year will be watched with in
terest
Standing room was at a premium
in the basement of tho church last evon-
Ing when the young women gave an On.
tertainment opened by the choir singing
"America" while the picture of George
Washington was exhibited. The living
pictures were: Columbia. Mrs. J. A. Car
lin; Charlotte Corday, Miss NJ. Silcox;
Bicycle Belle, Miss Annie Duffy; Shep-
hcrdness, Miss Maggie Toner; Flower
Girl, Winnie Sheridan; Violin Girl, Miss
S. McCallin; Duke oil Argyll, John Sherl.
dan; Sultaua. Miss Name Carlin; Span.
ish Girl, Miss Kate Farley.
'.Japanese Girl" Miss G. Collinsi "Sun-.
shine" Mrs Josie fitzgerald; "Undine, "
Mrs. Chrlin; Turkish. Dancer" Miss
Silcox; "Mary Antoniette," Miss Duffy
"Roman Water Carrier" Miss Toner;
"rambourine Girl" Miss Sheridan; "The
Sister" Miss. McColin; "Gypsy Girl "
Miss Carln.
1t would be unfair to say there was a
distinction in the pictures. They were all
good.
The second part opened with n scene in
the schoolroom. Miss Pauline Roger. was
teacher and the pupils were the originals
of the pictures. John Sheridan;visited the
school as Professor Don Legiesbee.
Miss Maggie Toner rendered the solo
"Josie' and the entire school joined in the
chorus "Lcaves that are fairest' was title
uf n well rendered solo by Miss McCalln.
"Tho Melville Waltz" was II beautiful
piano duet by Miss Ro..e and Miss Nc
Pike, "Sweet Land of Dreams" by Miss
SicuN, was q beautiful solo beautifully
rem iered. Misses Toner and McGailin sang
tho pleasing duct in good form what are
the Wild Waves Saying" Tho nryt mum
ber cn the varied program WAS an instru.
mental duet, piano and violin, by Miss
Mamie MtPike and James "cPike.
A well rende ed solo was Called Away"
by Miss McCull.n. Ms. Cabin and Miss
ioncr next rendered in goId form. the duct
II sing because | love to ing" ''Dear
little Shamrock" was pleasing solo and
chorus. Then Miss Maggie Toner sang
III /. swoo: tone the solo Pm mad ut Mary
Morrison
"Bonnie Mary of Argyll was the next
solo which Miss Silco1 rendered in II sweet
clca" voice
Mrs. Martin Leonard, who diod yeater-
day morning,w tao mother OF Mrs. John
j. O'lIarA and Mrs. Joseph G. Weldon, of
Wilmington.
The number OF passengers on the 6. II
o'cl"ck trolley Car this morning was 80
g,ea that the conductor folt he did not
receive the faro from one of the puSstn-
gers Tho passenger was cuniidrn, he
paid his fare. the car was stopped to
cjac tho pas onger when tho lat or do
clared with u $50 help my God" and he
was allowed to remHir. Over twenty-five
PAS ,eugers could oh. ain no aca1S and WcHe
Obliged o hold on to tile slraas and stand
on the p!atform. a trailer should be add.
cd to the the car to accommodate the work
Ing people. Lo5 it 20 rs far as Eden Park,
and return with the next car,
William J. HormaIin WIS in Dover last
evening attending Il dance
a pleasant evening party was held nt
tho home Of George McNilt on NJ ouday
evening.
Lenten services were held in the Episco-
pal and Catholic churches this morning
Five carloads Of iron were received yes
terday for the Delaware Iron Company.
tickets are ing like hot cakes for tho
entertainment to bo given tomorrow
evening in tho Opera House by the Iompe
Quartet for he benefit Of Nazareth N. Il.
Church: Part Piano solo, .e!octe,l,
Miss Springer; quartclc, Grand Old
Ocean," Temple Male Qua t.! to; teAor
solo "lf Could Hrar Your Vcicc AGain.'
j. Franz Ayres; reading, selected, A. G.
Bartlett; bass solo. selected frank II.
Mason quartattr, ''DrcaminE OF Mothers
Angel Face" Temple Male Qulr,ctte.
Part 1l-Piano solo, selected, Miss
Springer; reading, selccScd, A. e. Bart
lett; t;quactotc ''The Brds,." Temple Male
Quamette; tenor solo, when Your Love
Crews Cold" James V. liarbet; read.
ing, selected, A. G. Bartlett bass solo Sc
lee ed, II. B. Harrison; quartet Q, Good
Night" Temple Male Qaar,ettc. First ZEN
or james V.Harbert; ;soHond tenpr,J Frank
Ayres; first bass, Horace B. Harrison; sec.
ond bass, Frank II. Mason; reader, Are-
mus G. Bartlett; acconpanist, Miss Elsie
Springer.
When p. Chaurcev Holcomb was on tho
water front NJ Havana he uliIiz'd his
There were o icGal Others using
tho samo means TO gel souvenirs OF 'he
occasion. A newspaper c,r-
presented MIR Hoic1nb for tho
use of three pictures. They appeared in
ono of New IOrk's papers vest rrIaY