Evening journal., 1901-03-22
NEWS HAPPENINGS
Or NEW CASTLE
Bishop Coleman Will Confirm
Class Mr.. Wylie Has
Throat AfiliCtiOn
speelal % lhe EvenlnE J0uFnal.

Special to the Evening Journal
New Castle. March 22.-The Rev. ).
p Wvlie the Rev. F. NJ. Munson, WI
Lam Richardson and John B. Manlove
nave been named members OF the board
of directors of the Y. M. c. A., TO
be formed here next Wednesday night.
The meeting will be held In the M. r.
Sunday school room and IS TO be ad
dressed by William H. Williams gem
eral secretary Of the Wilmington AS
sociation and others interested in the
work
In the Episcopal Church on Sunday
Bishop Coleman, OF this diocese, VIII
confirm large class Of young people,
after which he viii administer the
holy communion and preach. In the
evening the regular service will be
neld.
The death OF Frank Rainey, which
occurred in Delaware State Hospital,
Wednesday night. was heard with
mucn surprise When he left here It
was known that he was seriously I'M
but his death was not looked for. He
was AZ years OF age and unmarried
His funeral will probably take place
tomorrow.
Public sale Of the farming imple-
ments and stock ON the farm occupied
by Abraham Kelley was made yester-
day afternoon The sale was unusu-
ally we'll attended by the farmers Of
the surrounding country. Mr.. Kelley
will remove to Wilmington and live
retired
Members Of the Methodist Church
are in doubt as to who will be their
next pastor. The official board In
vited the Rev. W. G. Koons and he has
expressed a desire TO come, but 1t Is
said Presiding Elder Watt thinks Mr..
koons should go 10 another charge.
Local Methodists are hoping, however,
that the man of their choice may be
permitted TO come here.
How they are going 10 get to VIII
mington to hear the prominent church
men Who will speak in the churches
there on Sunday. is a question city
Methodists are asking themselves to-
day. Third street bridge will be turn
ed off that day, thereby preventing
trolley traffic and as there are no
railroad facilities people see no other
way of getting to Wilmington than by
walking from Eden Park across fields
70 Market street. to which they all
dcmur.
Service over the body Of little Bertha
Gott was held in st. Peters Church
yesterday afternoon. by the Rcv. 10.
L. Brady. Only a few friends OF the
family attended.
Mrs. Henry schrling is Ill with
pneumonia
The Rev. S. b. Wylie is suffering
with an affliction of the throat which
threatens TO compel him to relinquish
his ministerial duty for a few weeks.
He Is under the care Of specialist.
Mr.. Wylie's trouble originated with a
cough that accompanied an attack OF
the grip.
Mrs. Frank Kerr is very III with
pneumonia. Yesterday she was remov-
ed to the Delaware Hospital, Whining
ton. for treatment. It is believed she
will recover.
Mrs Lizzie Weldon is the mother OF
baby girl She was born last Sunday
St Patrick's Day.
Another shad fisherman was at work
In the river yesterday. He ished IN the
eastern channel. but what luck he had
is unknown.
A horse owned by Joseph IL. King
had a bone in its right hip broker
several nights ago. Dr. j. r. Mahafly
of Wilmington, came here yesterda.
afternoon and reduced the fracture.
Owing to a broken trolley wire OF
Third street bridge travel on the loca
trolley line was delayed twenty min
utes yesterday aftrnoon.
Agents of the Wilmington Buttol
Company were here yesterday after
noon in search of young women /,
work in the Wilmington plant whicl
is to be operated about April 10. TIT
company wants about fifty girls from
this city. They offer the girls SO
week until they learn the business.
After a ten days shutdown thu
Knowles Wooden Mill will be operate
on Monday. The company has enougl
orders on hand 10 keep the mil run
ming for several months.
Some sneak thief stole severa
wrenches from the power house of tn
Wilmington and New Castle Railwa
Company yesterday.
OF Personal NATURE.
Mrs. Downey has removed froi
North Fourth street to Delaware stree
A. r. Harper. OF Go,dsboro. n.
was in town on business yesterday.
John Butcher has gone to Philade
phia to live.
George L. Miller, George McCarth
w IT, Woodward. ID. A. O'Brien an
A. M Mirer. Of Chicago, who ha,
been at the jefferson House for severi
days, have gone to Middletown.
M. H. Shaw. of Middletown, was
town yesterday
The Rev S. Beattie Wylie attendl
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