Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-28
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.


soonest wedding that has taken place
10 or near this city this year was that
OF iss Fannie Viola Estlin, only child
{ of Mrs. Eva S. Wainwright, and
Theodore Franklin Blackburn, at the
home of the bride, Rose Hill, last
evening at s O'Clock. 4..
The ceremony took place on Che
front portico which was handsomely
decorated The lawn was illuminated
with electric lights and Japanese
| lanterns, The entire house was a
bower of flowers and ferns, the balus-
trade leading to the upper story being
completely hidden by the decorations.
| The tables were maryels OF beauty.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Van P. Northrup, pastor OF
Madeley NJ. E. Church, South Will
mington, the bridal couple standing
beneath floral arohway.
The bride wore gown Of white
Paris muslin over white silk. The
maid of honor, Miss Edith CurIett, q
opgaudie o. over V white six. Ike brides
maid, Miss Mary Blackburn, wore
white silk de mousseline. The groom's
best man was Abner overdeer and
Clarence Williams an attendant to
the bridesmaid. The flowers carried
by the bride were shower bouquet OF
Bride roses, white carnations and
white sweet peas. The maids carried
pink roses and white sweet peas. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Minnie Vincent of Wilmington. al ter
brief Wedding tour Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackburn will reside at Rose Hill.
The wedding presents were handsome
and numerous and useful.
New Castle, June q. Isl am going
home,n exclaimed Mrs. Mary Jane
; Lancaster at Nazareth M. E. Church
; prayermeeting, last evening, and in
stantly expired. Mrs. Lancaster. who
is about rs years of age, visited the
home of Mrs. George Bacon, yesterday,
J and partook of supper previous to
: going to church. She was accompanied
J by her granddaughter. Although she
! bad been suffering for a short time
with indigestion she appeared better
: yesterday than for some time past
AT the church Mrs. Lancaster took
an active part in the services, singing
! in her usual clear voice, taking part
, in the prayer service, offering praye
and afterward giving In her experience.
She then started to leave the room,
accompanied by her grandchild. and
had gone as far as the door when she
3 sank into a chair Water was secured
= and every attention given her, but
: death came quickly. ~
< She was carried to the home Of her
: daughter, Jennie, wife of Charles
= Lancaster, and physician quickly
+ summoned, but nothing could be done.
o The cause Of death was indigestion,
2 whichlproduced paralysis ofsthe heart.
i, Mrs Lancaster was consistent
y Christian and an active worker in the
. church. She leaves three daughters
o and three sons, about 16 grandchildren
(, and several great grandchildren. The
a daughters are Mrs. Jennie, wife o
x Charles Lancaster, Mrs. Dixie John
k con, wife of Joseph johnson, Mrs
i Sallie Hall of Wilmington, Benhett f.
Lancaster of this city, and James anc
J. John Lancaster, who reside In thu
}. West.
If Mann Shilling. aged u years, j
h suffering from a very sore hand, tn
If result Of having been bitten by
negro boy, Joseph Roberta The lad
d were fighting and Shilling was gettinl
h the better of the battle when the bo
Of bit him, The allegation Of the negr
70 was that Shilling had first struck hin
"A with baseball bat.
D. New Castle, June 20. = The Higl
t. School commencement exercises In tn
it Opera House last night were grea
D; success. Prof. William w. Knowles
oil who has been in charge of the school
to for the past two years, directed tn
Of affair in his usual effective manner
b, The Opera House contained goodl
to number of friends Of the scholars, an
% IL IL h. ahar fort o m
y. and congratulated the graduates
O; The Hushebeck Orchestra, with Mis-
\. Marion Hushebeck as accompanist, rer
0; eered several Oh dice selections.
5. The addresses by the graduates an
in Robert n. Richards were very fine. III
address of Prof. Knowles was brie
ok clear and to the point, with great dept
st of feeling. His appeal TO the scholars
IS; teachers and parents touching and effa'
W tive. His appeal to scholars and pa
tn ents to be kind to the teachers VIZ
IL greeted with plaudits.
The exercises opened with the marc
IT. bride Elect" and wac followed
,t, the Invocation by the Rev. Eugene T
ng Ihrasher, pastor Of Nazareth NJ.
IS. Church. The salutatory, Living f
Purpose,'' by Miss Margaret Mar
Lawlor, was we'll received. She dive
at length on human nature and ii
ice great sin of indoleuce.
on The essay GOOD Books and The
Influence, by Miss Mary Boyd M
u. Gonigle, showed u preparation that Il
IN, teacher should be Proud of. The SUI
IN jects touched upon included desirab
he knowledge, the value Of civilization al
i'd the effect OF good literature.
an "Uncrowncd Queens" was the SUI
nut ject of the essay Of Miss Carrie Pauli
Psdrick. The first sentence stating th
he "a woman to be queen need not We
he purple and fine linen, awoke q stor
ro Of APPLAUSE. The value of a woman
Ill her own home and the queen OF th
on home we're ably depicted.
as The Grafton Of Leslie Warren Carnag
on 1.-The Decisive Battle of the Repu
fot lic'' was the next feature, and "
nj listened to with deep interest.
,ks treated of tie downfall of the Southe
es' K onfederacy. &C.,
the Miss Helen Gertrude Duffy read
essay on Sunshine Through the Mis-
which showed the possibilities Of t
future. The pen picture described t
trials of many great people Of tho pa
the The valedictory by Miss Hetty Smi
mclaughlin, 1.-THE Spirit That Shot
nth Anlmate, was well rendered. S
lite began with the work Of generations a
ick and touched upon their cardinal v
ne, tues, especially thtEe OF truth, just
day and courage, with tne spirit of gen,
ned osity. The address to the mem hers
, of the Board of Education seated upon
platform was full of feeling and spir
ont fTbas "a ll,asc 20 thu ftaaatnates WAS