The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-15
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE,
May 10Th, 1900.

tainment to be given in the Ar
mory tonight under the auspices OF
the ladies of the Emmanuel Episco-
pal Church. The following pro-
gram has been arranged:
Chorus. "My Lady Lu."
Juvenile Cake Walk.
Solo, 1.-THE Girl 1 loved in old Vir-
ginia," Mrs. Jennie Workman
Solo, "Sweet Suzanna,
Mr.. w. H. Cannon
Solo, "My Little Georgia Rose"
Mrs. H I'm
Recitation Mrs. Albert Wheatley
Solo, my Fate and Thine
DR.. Lancaster
Solo, "He. w3 80 Prince"
- Mrs. Vallette
Recitation Mrs. Wheatley
Duet, "Weird Works."
Miss Wise and Miss Buckmaster.
Comic song Mrs. Wheatley
Bedouin Love Song
Charles e. Lancaster
Chorus, There's where my
thoughts are tonight.
WORK OF THE REAPER.
Like a dark cloud on beautiful
horizon came the news yesterday
of the death of Mrs. Helen WORTH
ington, wife of Fred Worthington
OF Philadelphia. Deceased was a
daughter of the late James Wllmot
of this city. About four years ago
she married Mr.. Worthington and
they removed to Philadelphia.
"Helen Wilmot,' as she was ia
miliarly called, was general
favorite with the people Of New
Castle among whom she was raised.
Her husband and baby survive
her, the latter being only six days
old.
The funeral of Tilghman Turner
formerly of this city, will take place
tomorrow afternoon and interment
will be make in Nazareth M. e.
cemetery. Deceased was nearly
800 pounds in weight.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Ten cans Of cream for David W.
Elkinton were upset and the con-
tents spilled while being hauled
from the depot to his ice cream sa-
loon.
William J. Hunter has the SYM
pathy of the New Castle people in
losing his pocketbook and jewelry.
The dancing school was well pat.
ronized last night.
George W. Dickerson has been
been appointed foreman of the
spool room at the Knowles Wooden
Mills on the mig hit turn.
The roadbed of the New Castle
ard Delaw are City road is graded
as far south as Red Lion creek.
Ten days would lay the rails to that
point. An additional force of men
were put to work yesterday.
At the targets esterday the
members of Company II, N, G. D.,
had another practice shoot. Pri-
vate Wise at the 100 yards range
qualified with eighteen points. Ser
geant Myers had "a and Private
Wheatiey 70 points to their credit
at the 100 yards for marksmen.
While Mrs. Hugh c. Smith was
engaged in cleaning the interior of
st. Peters Church the ladder on
which she was standing slipped,
and she was thrown to the floor
with considerable force and was
severely bruised. The end of the
ladder broke two large panes of
glass and they were replaced yes
terday by Herman Padberg.
Chancellor Nicholson at Dover
yesterday, refused the restraining
order against the laying OF T rails
on Seventh street.
At meeting fthe Citizens Build
ing and Loan Association held last
night John II. Rodney was elected
counsel for the Association.
Joseph Barnes, son of Samuel
Barnes, is confined to his home
with an attack of diphtheria.
The Ladies Auxiliary will hold
the last meeting of the season at
the parish house on Thursday al
ternoon.
Mrs. McAnee of Stanton, has
been appointed forelady in one of
the departments Of the Knowles
Wooden mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcguire
have had as their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lidestone and Jefferson Lide-
stone of Chester.
Clarence Cochran of Middletown,
is visiting in this city.