Evening journal., 1901-04-23
NEWPORT PROPLE
In BUSY WHIRL
Participating in Rummage
Sale and Receptions
Junior EpWOrth League Organized.
Delegates to Sunday School
Convention Appointed
Special to the Evening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal
Newport, April 22.-The social de-
partment of the Epworth League of
Newport NJ. 10. Church will hold a re-
ception at the parsonage next Tuesday
evening The reception is in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cranston who are
both prominent members and league
workers. A literary and musical pro-
gram has been prepared. All members
OF the league and their friends are
cordially invited.
ORGANIZED A LEAGUE.
Mrs. A. Green, recently appointed
superintendent of Junior League work,
with the assistance of the Rev. A.
Green, organized a Junior Epworth
League for Newport NJ. E. Church on
Saturday afternoon. Several children
were present despite the storm, and
were enrolled as members. The parents
are particularly urged to send their
children as the meetings will be full Of
interest to the little ones.
APPOINTED DELEGATES.
The Sunday school appointed the
Rev. A. Green and Ralph Finn as
delegates and Mrs A. Green as alter
nate. TO attend the Sunday school con-
vention which will be held in Milford
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
WILL HOLD SALE.
The "Rummage Sale" which viii be
| held by the members of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union, Of New
port, in their reading room, will begin
ON Tuesday Of this week and continue
until Saturday evening. Friends from
Newport and vicinity are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burson, OF Eaton,
O., who are spending several weeks in
Delaware, visited relatives in Newport
last week.
Mrs. BursOn was formerly Miss Sadie
Barratt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r..
Barratt, of Newport. Mr.. Barratt's s
family moved to Dayton, o., about six
years ago.
Mrs. Martha s. Cranston, Mrs. Mar
shall Johnson and Mrs. Marguerite
Green who attended the county con-
vention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held at Delaware
City last week, have returned.
Miss Sadie Simpson, of Wilmington,
was the guest of Miss Clara Abbott for
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Melvin spent
Sunday with friends in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sillitoe, OF
Wilmington. visited their parents, Mr
land Mrs. Sillitoe of near Newport.
A. B. Miller, day operator at the p.
.lW. & b. signal tower, Newport, at
tended a dance given by Mr.. and Mrs
| Thomas Bullen. of Christiana, las
Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. GibeOn Lyman, of Viii
mington, spent Sunday with relatives II
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyman visiteC
Wilmington on Sunday.
Elijah Bartlett spent Sunday with hi
4 daughter Mrs. Thomas Bullen, o
!, christiana.
:, Miss Carrie Mendinhall. of Whining
ton, was the guest Of her brother, j. NJ
Mendinhall on Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Kahl. who has beel
spending several days with her parents
y Mr.. and Mrs. David Himsworth, re
Z turned to her home in Philadelphia.
Z Calver Anderson. of Wilmington
= lspent Sunday with Newport friends.
Mrs. A. Krienen and children visite
friends in Wilmington on Sunday.
Miss Essie Toppin, of Wilmington.
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Georg
, Houck.
!. B. r. Fluharty spent Sunday wit
relatives in Clayton.
Mrs. l.. c. Vandegrift, who met wit
+ quite a painful accident by scaldin
e her arm severely, is improving.
4 Miss Lena Scarborough and Mis-
c Louretta Hilyard have returned frOI
pleasant visit with friends in Phila
2 ldelphia.
- Samuel Dale. Of Wilmington, yisite
n his daugter Mrs Robert Elliott on Sun
n day.
Charles Boyd who, is engaged in TIA
( shad fishing business near New Cast
: lTisited his parents this week
p While Arthur Smith and Kenned
q, Boyd We're walking through Foil
u Woods On Sunday afternoon they kille
I two large blacksnakes measuring n
! lspectively four and five feet. Severi
small boys who had been out in II
woods previously killed one about 81
feet long. The trophies were borr
triumrhantly TO Newport where the
d excited much curiosity among the pa
= Isongers on train No. 6 then stopping
\ the station.