Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-17

Mr.. Blackburn, Fifth and Harmony street,
at ! o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The
services at the house will be conducted
by Rev G. w. Prettyman, ID. d., pastor
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Last evening at the home Of Mrs.
Katherine McCaughan, on Harmony
street, a surprise party was given to her
granddaughter Miss Margaret McCaughan,
ID About 20 persons took part. Games,
music and luncheon furnished the
pleasures Of the evening, and the young
peopl departed for their homes shortly
before 10 o'clock.
Frank Cleaver win dispose Of the stock
and farming utensils Of the farm at Kirk
wood and will make his home in st.
Georges The sale will take place March
lst and many persons from this city will
attend.
he Jim Shoe. S3.5O-shaw's.*
The people of this city were startled
TO learn yesterdayof the death of Mrs.
Annie j Moody, wife of John Moody at
their home, Franklin School House, west
OF State Road Station. The deceased
was well and lavorably known here. She
was Ia her 50th year. She leaves hus-
/ band, four daughters and three SONS. The
! funeral will take place on Monday after
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house and interment at Christiana ceme-
terry.
Tho marriage of Robert Washington
and Mary Morris, colored residents Of this
city, will take place on Wednesday even
ing. February 2Sth, at o'clock, az the
home of Mrs Reuben Roy, mother Of the
hrdc-olcct, 2l6 North Second street
Pastor Thompson will ofcate
kayors, half price; plates, PC; saucers,
ic; oil cans, l5c Stoopsf
4 lac sale ol the estate of Dennis Nolan,
at Armstrong; Corner, yesterday, was
well attended. and good prizes were real
| izcd. Frank Daleon of near Rose Hill,
was in charge of the sale
The directors of the New Castle Ath-
| lotic Association have rented the Opera
House for the ball which will bo given on
/ March 9Th.
A meeting Of the bazaar committee Of
/ the New Castle Athletic Association will
he held i'm the office of Mayor Boyd at s
O'Clock tonight TO further the arrange
ments
John McShane Of New York, who has
been the sexton at St. Peters r. O. Church
for six months, has resigned and gone "a
Wilmington
The schooner Henry Wilmington. now
unloading ice. will 20 to Philadelphia on
Wednesday to load about 900 tons o
coal for the East. The master of the
vessel is wondering what the cost of tow.
age TO Philadelphia will be. lie paid
Sl5 for a tow from Delaware City TO New
Castle. He stated that his vessel wa,
not sheathed and he was afraid to risk
going through the ice.
A treat and a real one. "Ihe Heart Ol
Ireland company, will be with us next
Wednesday, February 2Sth, with rea
Irish band and orchestra. Prices, 25
35and so cents.f
Among the sick-Bert T. Lank, VIII,
has been very III with grip, is recovering
Percy Beebe, who has recovered from thl
grip. will report for duty at the Beebi
boat yard on Monday-Mrs Samue
Ioppin, who has been very i'll, is recover
ing.
Penonal-Mrs. Thomas Hewlett an,
sister, Mrs. James b. Lancaster, hav
gone on a visit of one month among rela
tives in the lower part of Delaware an,
Maryland-Alrs. John H. Rodney ha
been visiting her daughter at Fort dl
Pont-Aliss Sarah H. Rinsley Of Balti
more has been a recent visitor here-Mrs
Alice G.. Ellis OF Philadelphia has bee
I ] visiting relatives here for several days
, / Mrs. William Hewlett and son, Aubrey
/ are at Camden, n j., as the guests OF Nj
, and Alrs. James Foster.