The daily Republican., 1902-12-24
RIEEY a
$500 DAMAGES
Referees Decide That Trolley
Road Damaged New
Castle Property.

New Castle, Dec. 24.-At the office
OF Magistrate V anarsd allen Yesterday
a referee tried the case oil George NJ.
Riley VS. the New Castle and Della.
ware City Railway Company. John
II. Rodney represented the plaintiff
and James W. Ponder, of the firm of
Salisbury, Ponder and Curtis, the
defendant The action was to recover
damages.
When the trolley road was built to
Delaware city the tracks encroached
on Riley's pavement. lie has been
inconvenienced and the water flowed
into his cellar causing damages. The
referees awarded the plaiutiff $500.
ln the. Presbyterian Sabbath School
room last evening the annual Christ
mas entertainment was given. The
service Through Starry Skies was
used. The programme follows:
Chorus, "Floating Through the
Starlis ht." school; invocation prayer
by pastor Rev. s. Bcatlie Wylie;
song. "On the Wings of Morn, >
school; responsive Scripture reading;
chorus, Jesus Came Through the
Starry Skies, p" school; recitation, "lf
Christ had not Come" Maggie Viii.
helme; song, beautiful Bethlehem
Starr, school, recitation, "The Lord
was Born,'' Edna Hamill; chorus.
Coming to Jesus school; primary
exercises; ;rccitation, Margaret Walz;
song, ''Hail. o. Hail, school; recita
tion, Legend of the Christ ChIld,H
Reta Stops; chorus, "Cheerily Chime
the Bells, - school; exercise by eight
small children, "What / Would Like;
duet and chorus, "Thc Morn
Awakes,' Misses Ella Brown ard
Cara Grimes and school; recitation.
Don't Grieve for the Old Year.
Mabel Stewart; presentation of Bibles
and Testament for repetition Of cate.
chiSms; chorus, "Rejoice Forever
more schoo.; distribution Of candy
and oranges; benediction.
Mary Jolly and Alma Dyer were
the winners Of the Bibles for prof.
cheney III the shor ter catechism. Tes-
tamcnts were given to Maggie Will
helms and Ruth Stewart for prof.
cheney in the cbild's catecbisn.
In st. Peters r. c. Church to-mor.
row morning the high mass will be
at s. 20 o'clock. Miss Rogers has
prepared special musical pro.
gramme and an orchestra Will play.
The second mass will be at 8 and tho
third at 10 O'Clock. The Rev. Ed.
ward l.. Brady will preach at all
the masses
Communion services will be cele-
brated in Emmanuel Episcopal ch urch
tonight. AT II O'Clock tomorrow
morning the regular Christmas ser.
vices will be held.
Interesting musical programmes
were rendered in all the schools this
afternoon. The pupils in nearly all
classes prese ted their teachers with
little tokens Of good wishes. The
teachers remembered the children
with oranges.
Gum boots, sl.25 up, tree orna-
inents. express wagons toys, games,
coaches, rocking horses, tralus Of
cars, dolls. Stoops.
st. Peters 7. A. B. Society held q
meeting last evening to take action
on the death OF James Murphy. who
died yesterday morning in Chester,
The Society will meet on Saturday
morning at 8 Is oclock and attend
the funeral In body wearing badges
and white gloves. Committees were
appointed to carry out the wishes OF
the society.
Gloves of all kinds, Christmas UNI
brellas, soc to $3.50, sweaters. kult
jackets, neckwear. Biggs.
A burglar entered the home OF
William Greer at Rose Hill last
night. Greer heard noise and upon
going down stairs found the intruder
lighting lamp The man succeed.
ed in escaping through the door
which he had burst open.
The Bull Hill Social will enjoy a
turkey supper tonight.
Joseph G Stuart and Miss Bonner
Of Wilmington will be married in
st. PauI's church Wilmington, TO-
morrow morning.