The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-11
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondents of tho REPUBLICAN,
November II, 1899.

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ternoonthe Clonian Literary Society
held its usual weekly entertain
ment. The following program was
| rendered.:
Singing, society; recitation,
''Chrysan, Emily Ferguson; decla-
nation, Just like a man, Eugene
Chase; recitation, "The river of
| life, Susie Gormley; select reading,
"a man from Dayton, Ada Saund-
ers; defamation. "Ridng on the
Dummy, Harvey Wilhelm; recita-
tion. "Betty Grimes of Dover
Katie Rogers; recitation, "A Deal"
Mary Sullivan: defamation. '.Imi-
tated from Oss I'm" George Duffy;
recitation, "Housekeeper's treas
ure, y Mary Gemmill; recitation.
Narcissa Downey: select reading.
Rene Baker; recitation, "Blue and
Gray. Mary Carnagy; defamation,
"We re great race George Muf-
ray.
As the New Castle county Insti-
tute meets at Middletown on next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
the schools here will be closed. 1t
is compulsory on all teachers in
New Castle to attend the Institute.
The annual Institute is OF a vast
amount of good to the teachers. The
day instructors include Mrs. Mil
Ter, state instructor in Nature Study
in New York; DR.. Frank s. Fox.
Principal of the Capitol School of
Oratory, Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Mar
tin G. Brambaugh, DR.. 0. 7. Cor
son, President of the National
Teachers Association; DR.. J. B.
DeMotte, Henry Hancock, Dr..
George A. Harter. President of the
Delaware College: and Professors
Powell and Vallandigham of Della
ware College. This list composes
some of to-day's best lecturers in
school work
The evening entertainments are
Wednesday night, DR.. Frank S.
Fox; Thursday night, The Rogers
Grilley entertainment, and Friday
night, Dr. J. B. Denote.
New fall and winter millinery.
Having received the latest patterns
and engaged a first class trimmer
from Philadelphia we are prepared
to meet the demand of our growing
trade. The new millinery room ad-
joining the main store affords in
creased convenience and facilities to
customers. Our stock of fancy
goods, notions, dry goods ETC., is
complete, You don t have to 90 out
of town for goods in our line. Mrs.
F. McCallin, Il North Second street.
New Castle.
While James Barr was making
repairs to his lathe at the machine
shop at the National Tube Company
yesterday the apron of the lathe fell
to the floor and severely mashed
the second toe of his right foot,
George McNitt lost a new pair of
shoes on Thursday night. After
going home he left the shoes down
Nairs. The door was left unlocked
III order to admit his brother when
He came home. Some one entered
the house and took the shoes before
Sam got home.
Lee Russell, a farmer, residing
on one of the Hamburg farms. is in
Il critical condition on account of |
blood poisoning Russell had sick
horse and in attempting to raise the /
animals head he skinned the back
of his hand. Some of the saliva
from the horses mouth fell on his |
hand. The result is that his arm
and side are swellcd to an cxtraor-
dinary size.
The funeral Of Magistrate Janvier
will take place on Monday morning.
Interment will be made in the Pres
byterian cemetery.
Miss Sadie Webb of Shawtown,
and Private Thorp of Delaware
City were married last evening.
Miss Ida Harris of Phila delphia.
has accepted a position in Mrs. F.
p. McCalin' s store
st. Peters r. A. B. Society has
issued a general invitation to the
people of New Castle to attend the
TENN anniversary exercises III tne |
Opera House on next Wednesday
evening. The admission is free and
the program consists of eighteen
numbers. New Castle and Will
mington singers will delight the
audience. Bishop Monaghan has
his intention of being
present. The anniversary lecture
will be delivered by Rev. George
OFT of Newark. who as an orator
has been in great demand for public
gatherings. Children will not be
admitted unless accompanied by
grown people as good order must
be maintained.
Tomorrow will be a big day in
Mt. Salem M. e. Church as that
church is to be reopened after hav-
no VpI1t, under. rpp1i,.S and altar |