The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-20
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

e New Castle, Jan. 20.-About fifty
t members Of Friendship Lodge, No.
e 3, Ancient Order Of United Work.
n men attended services in the New
Castle Methodist Church yesterday
: morning. An eloquent ana interest,"
e ing sermon was preached on the &C.
t casion by Rev. W. G. Rooms on the
o Model Workman. He chose his text
r from Exodus 25:4O" See that thou
S build them after the pattern showed
there in the mount" During the
4 course of the sermon special stress
was laid on the building of life and
, character.
: St. Peters T. A. B. Society held
an important meeting yesterday.
One new member was proposed. The
: annual report Of the tire asurer show
j ed that the members are all enjoying
, good health, During the past fifteen
J months only one member was sick
, and then only for two weeks. Finan-
cially speaking the Society Is BOOM
ing with cash in the building loans,
bank and savings fund.
George Matthews of Philadelphia,
lspent yesterday with his parents,
j MIR. and Mrs. James Matthews, South
Sixth street. This morning George
announced to his parents that New
Castle was booming as there was
new man 10 the house as this is the
twenty-tirst anniversary Of his birth.
lie was given a general surprise when
he wan presented with handsome
gold watch.
The Reading Circle will meet at
the Methodist parsonage tomorrow
evening.
The following officers Of the sodal.
ity of the Blessed Virgin Mary OF St.
Peters Church have been elected:
Project, Anna McGrath; first assistant
project, Mary Finnegan; second as.
sistant project, Annie Fenton: secre.
tarv, Mary White, treasurer, James
White; sacristans, Andrew Lcnolr
and Michael Rodgers; organist, Mary
McPlke; spiritual director, Rev. Ed
ward L. Brady; consultant, Mrs.
Philip Carlin.
AS a result of skating several more
accidents have occurred within the
past two days. Yesterday Edward
Brown broke through the ice or the
Narrow Dyke. He was rescued by
George Terry and several friends.
lie failed to come up where he went
down and came up near the edge
but was caught by Terry who lay
prone on the ice and reached him.
Henry Mcclure broke through on
Rogers ice pond on Saturday after.
noon and received wetting.
A boy named Davis broke through
the ice on the dyke on Saturday and
was rescue d after some difficulty.
A pleasing musicale was recently
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Rogers, No. POS Chestnut
street. Among those present were
Misses Mary Regan. Ellen Campbell,
Nellie Foard, Messrs. Henry Clark,
John Lsamy, Michael Reagan, Ernest
Mcphilips Of Philadelphia; Misses
Rose McGinn, Mamie Rodgers, Katie
Sullivan, Mary Sullivan. Matilda Nc
Grory, Katie Rodgers, Alice Rodgers.
A new rule went into effect today |
on the local trolley lines requiring |
all persons to produce fare ticket
or pass for passage over the line. The
only exception made is with those
directly employed on the road. Form
er employees Of the road have enjoy
ed the privilege Of riding free with
out pass or book.
A great time IS expected on Thurs
day evening when the installation of
officers elect of Friendship Tacks
Will take place. Industry Tacks,
No. u, VIII perform the honors.
Lunch will follow.
After having been in the employ
of James &. Knowles for nearly one
quarter of a century Thomas d. Walls
and Samuel "A. Walls have resigned.
The sand dredgc Phoenix of hhc
Charles Warner Co., which is used N
dredging sand on the Goose Neck bar
southeast of this city has not stopped !
work vet during this cold snap. The
lug Tacrus lows barge froa Will
niDgton to this city in the morning
md takes in tow the dredge with
5he barge to The bar where the an.
and the barge filled
utter which the dredge is returned to
,he wharf here and The tug with the
barge returns to Wilmington. Con.
siderable trouble has been experienc-
% in the work on account of the leo
md while the work is being done the
ug and employees are kept busy
ieeping the large fields o. ice from
he dredgc in order that it may not
NJ through.
The ice in the river disappeared
considerably yesterday and the
chooners that were tied up in the
'arbor went On their way.
Hugh McCaughan. Daniel McCau-
nan, Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Ahern
nj Bayard Fleming Of Philadelphia
ave been visiting relatives in this
ity.
Miss Elizabeth Boyd shows slight
Improvement. IN -
Edward V. Wise is slightly better.
Hugh and jeanette Wylie, child
en- of the Rev. aud Mrs. $, Beattie
Vylic have been i'll with the grip.
liss Adelaide Young, nIyho has been
| with pneumonia, rs cdnvalescing.
Miss Sadie Simon Of Rose Hill, is
lf1ering from grip and rheumatism.
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Doth DistrustfuI,
Gabriel said the doctors wife,
have you settled yet with Lawyer
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