The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-13
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new CASTLE,
April 18th, 1907

The New Castle schools closed
down yesterday afternoon as GOOD
Friday is a holiday recognized by
the Board Of Education. The Gil
oman Literary Society of the High
School rendered the following pro
gram yesterday afternoon:
singing. 80. BY Society
Recitation, 'Mother's Fool,
Florence Case.
Defamation, 1.-THE Understood"
James White.
Recitation. "The Auctioneer sGlft, u
Julia Lavender.
Defamation, THE Private"
Morton Edwards.
Recitation, "Easter Flowers"
Susie Patton.
Defamation, "Far Off Light"
r. Mcfarland.
Essay, perseverance,,
Margaret Lawlor.
Defamation, parsons Social"
Archie Rennie.
Recitation, "One ofthe Little Ouss, "
Annie Vantine.
Recitation, "Bill and-Joe,
Essie Kirby.
Recitation, "Tne Unguarded La
bors.', ..............M M. Hastings
Recitation, "The Kaiser and Maid, :"
+. Knause.
Quotations. ..... ...... BY Society
Samuel T. Landers had a beauti-
full floral display opposite the Ar
mory yesterday. The windows of
the different houses in town have
numerous beautiful flowers therein
as Mr.. Landers met a ready sale.
Among the prettiest display of
flowers is that in the parlor win
dows of the Gilpin House, so taste
fully arranged by Mrs. J. Stokes
Goodwin.
Thomas Stevenson is still alive
but the doctors at the Methodist
Hospital, Philadelphia, have no
hopes OF his recovery.
Kew. r.. ]. Watkins has finished
the packing of his goods ready for
shipment to Covington, Ky. He ex-
poets to leave New Castle on Mon.
day or Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Watkins will visit Baltimore be-
fore gong to his new charge.
James McCalllster has announced
his candidacy for representative to
the General Assembly subject to
Democratic rules.
Cloueh and Miller Of State Road,
have supplied the plling to be used
along the New Castle and Delaware
City road. They have also sup
piled 1000 cross ties for the road.
Marriages will now be in order
and one OF the first will be that Of a
prominent lumber dealer and a
leading young lady of st. Georges.
George B. Walker of near this
city, who has been very sick with
an attack Of pneumonia, is recov-
cred sufficiently to be around again.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Denni-
son attended the wedding of DR..
StitsA- and Miss Susan Parker of
MlNulClOW III ldSt evening"
Caleb Steen met with a painful
accident at the Lobdell Car Wheel
Works on Wednesday. While at
work he was helping to raise car
wheel ard in some manner it slipped
and fell causing a painful injury to
the first toe Of his right foot.
The county bridge at Batton's
Mills, is being repaired this week.
Mrs. Catharine Tlmms is indis-
posed with severe cold.
Appropriate services were held
yesterday and today in st. Peters
and Emmanuel churches.
The boys are causing consider
able trouble to the shifting crew by
jumping on and off the express
cars. A broken leg or arm will
teach lesson to some OF them.
Shad sold here Yesterday from
$l4 to $32 perhundred. The traders
were present in force.
Postmaster Kings bondsmen are
S. Atwood Stewart, David w. Elk
inton, John NJ. Vallette and John
G. King. The bond is Tor $4,000.
Rev Henry w. Cunningham
preached in Emmanuel Church last
evening and celebrated Holy Com
munion.
st. Peters Church bell will not
ring until Easter Sunday morning.
Carpet remnants, lSc. Stops.