Evening journal., 1902-03-28
OEOROETOWN is WELL PLEASED
Return Of the Rev. Adam StenJle Makes
Church Folk Happy
special to the Evening Journal.

Georgetown, March 2S.-While many
OF the churches of the Wilmington NJ.
.E. Conference are sending up walls OF
discomfort because they did not re-
ceive their desired minister, George
town remains eerenely quiet and re-
ioices over the fact that the Rev. Adam
Stengle has been returned TO remain
pastor OF Wesley NJ r. Church for
another year Mr.. Stengle has been IN
this town for five years, and with each
succeeding year, the people have De-
come more attached to him and he TO
the people until they have almost
reached the point where they will have
no parting. Mr.. Stengle has one of the
most beautiful as well as most pros
porous churches on the Peninsula
The portion of this town lying north
OF the railroad is greatly worked up
over the recent operations of burglars
in their immediate neighbOrhood.
Last Monday night, while Mrs. Annie
Thoroughbred was calling on neigh
Dor, an attempt was made to enter her
house through one of the rear windows
IL happened that Mrs. Thoroughbred
returned home at the right time, for
lust as she was entering the front gate
tho burglars took the hint and made
their escape over the back yard fence.
Since that time the women folks have
armed themselves with every firearm
imaginable. and now stand ready to
protect their lives and property against
all comers.
Among the Georgetown young men
and women who are expected homo
from their respective schools tonight
are Miss Mary Clark White, from Will
son College; Miss Edith Richards,
from Miss Anabelles School of Phlla-
delphia: Robert Thoroughbred, Cor
NELL Charles s. Richards, and Harry
Tunnel. University of Pennsylvania;
Herbert Tunnel. Paul Jones. Joseph d.
TruXton. Jr.. Louis Adams and Ernest
! Warrington, Delaware College; Joseph
b. NAPLES, Jr.. Alexandria, Va. and
William Ryan, Medico-Cm., Philadel-
lDhia.
After a prolonged illness, Landreth
L. Layton is able to be out again.
Georgetown public schools closed
Thursday for the Easter vacation.
Miss Arvilla Hooper, teacher in the
third grade of the public schools, will
lspend her vacation in her home in
Christiana. Pa. Mrs. Cahoon, the as
aistant principal, will visit her mother
in Centreville, Md.
The young people OF Harrington
have issued invitations for a dance tC
be given in Reese's Opera House, Tues
day evening April L.
Former State Senator William T.
Records and son. Victor. of laurel
were Georgetown visitors Thursday
Miss Townsend. of Trinity, and Mis-,
Madge Lingo of Millsboro, spent yes
terday In town.
/. DR.. Harry Marshalls, the veterinary
surgeon. of this place. was badly bitten
by a horse last Wednesday,
Miss Bertha Stengle, who IS attend
ing the Peabody Conservatory OF
. Music. in Baltimore. is spending the
Easter holidays with her parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. Adam Stengle.
. Miss Downs. of this town. will spend
/ Easter at her home near Blanchard.
I The Eastern Shore Farmer, a month
ly journal devoted to farm news, has
. again changed hands. Il was bought
the early part of the year by Moore &
Gates and removed from Salisbury tC
this town. In the future it will be in
the hands OF stock company and will
continue to be published in this town
Mrs. Julia Wolf spent several days
of this week in Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret Truxton and Annie
, Purnell will spend Easter in Phila.
delphia.