The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-18
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF thu REPUBLICAN
December 10th, 1899.

At the annual meeting OF st. Peters
Total abstinence Beneficial Society held
yesterday afternoon the following officers
were elected fer the ensuing year:
President, Hugh Duffy; Vice. President,
James 7. Ryan; Treasurer, Peter q. Mad :
din; Financial Secretary. James Mahoney |;
Recording Secretary, John Carlin; Mar
shall James McHugh; Librarians. Michael
McDevitt, James O'Conner; Sergeant at
arms, James o Conner.
Stewards, James r. McIvor. John Schul
Their. Jerry Donovan and John y. Kee-
nan, 'Sr. Room Trustees, Frank H. Mo-
Calm. James Lawlor, A. NJ. Hizer
Investigating COMMITTEES, Robert Toner,
jerry Donovan, and James MoHugh.
Auditing Committee, A. NJ. Hizer. John
McDevltt, James Il. McIvor, Jerry Dono.
van.
Tho society has been successful during
the past ten years and two members were
nominated yesterday and will be Initiated
on January when the newly elected Of
noers will 10 installed. The society is in
a Furnishing condition. A committee Of
three, Messrs. McHugh, McIvor and Duff
fy, has appointed to arrange for amuse-
menis for the sociey.
At tho meeting Of Friendship Conclave,
A. o. A. NJ, on Thursday evening. the
semi.annuai election OF officers resulted us
follows: Past Master Mogul, Arthur r.
Kee; Master Mogu!. Henry smith, Senior
Mogul, Harry Snaveley; Junior Mogul,
Robert Harrington; Worthy Supt, Orion
A. Carrick; Inside SIooZer. Edward Chef
fms; Outside Snoozer. Andrew Mitchell,
Quill Driver, Robert O. Gordon, Cash
Grabber, 8. A. S ewart.
Mira. Kate o. C0nnor, wife Of Lawrence
O'Connor, who was severely scaldeh about
smcnth agerby boiler of boiling water
which she upset ovsr herself, left tho hos.
pltal on Saturday and was brought to her
home. Her recovery was not expected.
The members Of Adslphia Lodge No. 8
knights Of Pythias attended church SER
vices in body yesterday morning In MAJ.
areth NJ. II. Church. The sermon was
preached by Rev. Il. irving Watkins.
Delegates from Diamond Lodge, Mar
shallton and several lodges In Whining
ton were present and turned out with the
members OF Adelphia Lodge.
Passengers on the trolley line are COM
planning OF the shipment OF buns and
other prisoners on cars other than The
combination car. Chief of police Dolan
should look after the matter aud see that
rs long as the car runs prisoners should
be sent to this car as they are confined In
o spacs by themselves. The leaving time
OF this car at Fourth and Market streets,
Wilmington, in the afternoon are 2.2l, 80
aud 4.57 O'Clock.
James Martin, lcolored. was brought to
this city on Saturday by constable PEARL
in and locked up on the charge Of carry
ing concealed deadly weapon.
The funeral Of Rohsrt Barnes, ST., will
take place this afternoon and interment
will be made in the Presby terrain csme-
terry.
A new office has again been created at
the Knowles wooden mills. A superin-
tending dyer from Newark will have
charge OF that department.
The Christmas entertainment of the
scholars of the first Presby terian Sunday
school will take place on Friday night Of
this week.
Dear Santa Claus PLEASE bring me
maCkin tosh, a double school bag fold
tver pocketbook, two handkerchief some
mus, caodies and oranges. Helen Hance,
No. 90 North Fourth street. New Castle.