The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
ITEMS FROM
new CASTLE,
May 2lst, t]0).

May alst, 100.
The funeral Of Henry Rainey tool
place this morning. High mass
was celebrated in st. Peter Church
and interment made in the adioin
ing cemetery. The pail bearers
were James B. Toman, Joseph H.
Dougherty, Edward Challenger,
John McCallin, Michael Rogers
and Israel Rulings. Deceased ha d
been total abstainer Tor over
half a century. He took the pledge
to abstain from the use of intoXi-
eating liquors from Father Mat
thew, the Apostle OF Temperance.
There was only once in the half
century that he ever came near TAX
ing drink. 1t was during harve st
time and he was seized with cramps.
The farmer told him to take drink
but it was discovered that the other
hands had purloined the liquor
from the bottle. "A messenger was
sent to New Castle but by the time
he returned the cramps were gone.
Thousands Of dead fish lined the
shore above and below New Castle
on Saturday morning. Rock, carp,
herring, menhadden floated side by
side and covered the beach. It was
understood here that some old iron
ship were taken to the New Jersey
shore near Pennsgrove and blown
to pieces by dynamite on Friday
night. The conclusion killed the
fish and dismantled and sundered
the old boats at the same time.
Mrs. Burgie of Chicago, is the
guest of Mrs. Burr. It is very poor
taste for New Castle not to have
the Burgie Fountain supplied with
water.
The Democrats are sharpening
their political knives for the great
battle on next Saturday when a
member of the County Executive
Committee will be elected. 1t is the
east and south against the north
and west. twill be battle royal.
The south and east are tired of
"cut and dried" politics.
Mrs. Clark and daughter of Phil
adelphia. were the guests of Mrs.
Calhoun yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Bradley visited
New Castle yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Deener and Miss
Mamie Pierce of Chester, were
among New Castles many visitors
yesterday.
Miss Mabel Clewell is the guest
OF Miss Jeanette Denney of Penns.
grove, and Miss Carrie Clewell is
visiting MIR. Eugene Feucht near
Elkton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie George and
son, of Wilmington, were the guests
OF New Castle relatives Yesterday,
Mrs. James E. Booth Of Whining
ton, spent yesterday as the guest
OF Miss Birdie Booth.
Miss Sara Yourgey of Pottstown,
Pa. is the guest of Miss Lucy Ford.
Mrs. Henry Fulenweider of Will
mington, is visiting her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. John J. Black.
Del Ross, formerly of this CITY,
now of Philadelphia, Is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Charles Sweetman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Greer of
Wilmington, have been visiting rel.
atives in this city.
Miss Rella Smith Of Harrington,
and Morris Harrington, of FELTON,,
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank c. Weggenmann.
Jefferson Lidestone of Chester.
has been visiting Miss Bessie Nc
CURE.
Miss Ida White left today for
Washington, D. c., accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Alice Jemison,
Of that city, who has been visiting
here. Miss White will remain for
ZEN days.
"Out of Christ, In Christ, For
was the subject of the SER
non of the Rev. Eugene Thrasher
1t Nazareth NJ. e. Church yester-
lay morning. In the evening,
. Moody, the Great Apostle of the
Century.
At Emmanuel Episcopal Church
yesterday morning, the rector, the
Rev. F. M. Munson spoke on the
'ubject, prayer. In the evening,
why we love the Church.
On account of the closing of the
hester plant of the National Tube
on Saturday. the men of
his city employed at the Chester
liant, have returned home.
The entrance to the First Pres
'yteran Church has been badly
by crowd of boys who
lmost nightly congregate in the
reen opposite and hurllarge stones
t the doors to hear the echo or hol-
wv sound asithe stones strike it.
Mrs. James'Wright who has been
l, is recovering.
Mrs. Byard Foster Mitchell who
as been i'll with typhoid fever, is
ow able to be about.
Mrs. Henry Foster is yet very
|.
Joseph Barnes is recovering from
n attack Of diphtheria.