The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-31
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NEW CASTLE,

| New Castle. March 3l.-Easte
Sunday 1902 was disappointment
to the fair sex for the clerk Of the
weather furnished warm sun rays W
to 2 O'Clock and then cruel fate hat
rain to fall. At the church services
In the morning the ladies were out In
goodly numbers and it is safe to say
more young women today can tell
you what hat Miss So-and-So wore
far better than to tell some of tho
expressions OF the preachers. Easter
music in all the churches was render.
ed by choirs that are competent to
hold their own with any choirs on
the Peninsula.
In St. Peters Church last evening
the congregation was a large one as
the many friends Of Rev. ID. J. Flynn
were present to hear him preach in
his usual eloquent, impressive and
clear sermons
The glass blowers closed a week s
engagement in the Opera House on
Saturday night. Miss Anna Lancas.
ter won the prize for being the pret.
ticst Miss IN town. The prizes to
the prettiest babies went to Frances
Thatcher and Elizabeth Frazer while
Samuel Foster received the prize for
being the homliest man as his friends
stuffed the ballot box for him. George
Vantine and William Whit won hand
some presents.
Mrs. Cecilia Courtney and Mrs.
Emma Courteney, Of Philadelphia,
were the guests Of Andrew M. Gall.
agher and wife yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ahern and
Bayard Fleming, rf Philadelphia,
spent Yesterday with Mr. and Mrs :
P.J. Ahern.
Misses May Sylvester and Lydia
Christie, Of Jones. were among the
New Castle visitors yesterday.
John {. Mahoncv and wife enter
tained yesterday Misses Name st.
John Hughes, Regina Mahoney and
Mr.. Watson, of Philadelphia, John
Mahoney and daughter Regina, OF
Klrkwood.
Miss Cecilia V. Collins left yestcr.
day for 4 week with friends at Six
tccnth and Walnut streets, Philadel-
pha.
Miss Laura Meredith, of Philadel.
phia, spent Easter Sunday with her
Among the Chester visitors here
yesterday were John c. Gordon and
wife, Albert Wiswcll and wife, VIII
William Hewlett and wife, John
Murphy.
Misses Mary Carpagy and Mary
Hastings. OF Kirkwood, were New
Castle visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. FulIeuwidcr, Of vii.
were the guests Of DR..
Black yesterday.
Eugene Chase and William Elkin.
ton went to League Island Navy Yard
today to be examined for the United
States Navy.
There were two uaptismals in the
Presbyterian Church yesterday.
Herbert Fitzpatrick has returned
home after four years service in the
navy.
Ice cream made its appearance on
and Elkinlon and Bacon's
aloons were patronized.
Many Wilmington people went to
Delaware City yesterday. They
caught fish and some caught cggnog.
Kev. W. G. Koons will receive
royal welcome tonight.
Rev. B. Russell, of Bradford. oc-
;upied the pulpit of the presbyle.
ian Church last evening.
beginning tomorrow books of 4S !
ickets for 50 will be for sale and the
tickets will be good on the Delaware
Jity line. The books will be for sale
It testers III Delaware City and
1t ChalIengcr's drug store here.
Egg-nog and his victims pronena-
led over town last evening 5 If they
lad been playing whist
Mrs. Sallic Harrington. of Dover,
S the guest of Mrs. Frank c. Veg
'cumann.
Charles Downcy and wife. of near
,hrstiana, are the guests of Miss
Dora Kirk,