The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-21
NEW CASTLE
COUNTY NEWS
RED LION.

, RED LION.
r Walter S. Burris had a iortun a te
escape few DAYS ago, while gun.
t ming for ducks, as his gun explod
t cd.
z The Pie Social Tor the bene efit o
y the NJ. E. Church has been post.
poned.
Thieves entered the smoke houAe
, OF +. S. Rhoades and carried off 8
hams and s shoulders. They re.
J Gently stole 90 fine chickens from
} him.
s. II. Wylie who has been very
sick is improving.
PORT PENN.
Mrs. Cove Voshell has returned
home IRON Middletown.
Abram Vandegriftgave dinner
TO several friends On Thursday
last
Albert Bender and son Mori ia
are detained in Smyrna by the snow
blockade
Dale Bender. who was hurt
while skating some WEEKS ago is
still confined to the house.
] Misses Mary and Julia Vandegril.
and Bessie Hall are visiting Miss
Dorothy Stewart in New Castle.
ln spite OF the storm and badly
banked roads. our efficient mail
driver has not missed a trip SO far.
lie was compelled to leave his
horses in the village and walk home
Tuesday. the road running east and
west being impassable.
Rev. J, Edgar Franklin has mott.
fed the session of the Presbyterian
Church that he accepts their call
as stated supply and will fill the
pulpit next Sunday.
ST. GEORGES
The fourth and last quarterly
conference OF st. Georges NJ. e,
Church will be held next Saturday
afternoon. Feb o. at the church.
Rev. r. T. Watt, presiding elder Of
Wilmington District. will preside.
A full attendance of the board is
desired.
Presiding Elder Watt will preach
next Sunday morning at 10. 80. All
are welcome.
Miss Mary Wilkinson was an over
sunday guest OF her friend, Miss
Dollle Cannon at her home near
Bowersvile.
Mrs. II. {. Dolson and guest, Miss
Blanrlc,O McDonough, visited Miss
carrie Rarrcns, in Wilmington.
Mrs. William Reynolds, of ,irk-
wood, was an over Sunday guest Of |
her parents, Francis Grey and wife, at |
lngIesidc.
Walter W. Smith, wife and daugh.
ter returned TO Wilmington, after a !
visit with her parents, Joseph Icisel
and wife.
II. {. Clark visited friends in vii. !
mlngton the early part of this week.
MIS-. lie!Nesion spent part of last
week with relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Riley is Visiting
samuel Lester ana wife, near rorters
station
Frank Ellison and wife, of Whining
on, arc guests of his brother, W. Y.
Ellison and wife.
MIDDLETOWN
Samuel 7. Gilbert, died Tuesday
light after brief Illness at the resi-
|cnce OF State Treasurer NJ. b. Bur
is where he made his home. Mr.,
Hilbert was born In Philadelphia,
february sljth, 1885. He came to
Delaware in 1856 and engaged with
he late John W. Wright ofthis town
$ a stone cutter, and lived in the
amlly Of Mr.. Wright until his death
nd since that time has resided with
lartin b. BurrIs, Esq. whose wife
the daughter Of Mr.. Wright.
Early In the progress of the Civil !
Var he enlisted in one of the New
ork Regiments, and saw nearly two
ears Of hard service. After he was
,ustered out he returned to the home
Mr. Wright, who then ived in
dcssa In a short time hereafter he
cnt out again with the 9TH Delaware
'cgimcnt. {
lie was a man of rare intelligence,
ld OF large general reading. lie I.
as almost an authority on English
nd American literature, aud the '
Story Of American po itics, and was !
miliar with the history of American ,
'liticS as many men in public lifes c
lie was a plain, unoblrusiyc me. t.
'anic Of rare qualities, of which t
me knew except those with whom p
was intimately related. II
i, funeral took place this afternoon
tcrmcut was made at Forrest Pres r,
terrain Cemetery. c
Check disappeared. :.
Wine walking from Ills Office to the :,
luitahIe Building yesterday morn :,
2 Hugh {. Browne lost a check for -
10 which he believes was distracted ~
I'M his DuckCt bV SDmp liuht finunr -