Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-11
conesnondence ol Ererr ErenLnr


American flag, and pretty flowers added
TO the beauty Of the occasion. The col
lection amounted 10 $50.
Pastor Anderson spoke upon the run
ming Of Sunday trains and notified the
people that a petition was at the door of
the church, in the hands of one of the
members, for their signatures. Several
persons signed, but they were few in com
parison with those in attendance.
The weeks mission for women at 81.
Peters Church closed yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock, and masses for the
men will be held at 8 and s A. m. daily
during this week. In the evening. at 7.3O
o'clock, the service will be exclusively
for men, as was that of last evening
In St Peters r. G. Church, yesterday,
bans we're published announcing the
coming marriages Of John Atkinson and
Miss Sarah + Booth, both Of this city;
Thomas Ryan Of this city and Miss
Anna Sweeney of Sharon Hill. Pa
The funeral of Miss Mary McCabe.
aged 60 years, took place at 0 O'Clock
this morning from the home Of Mrs.
Mary Connolly, on North Third street
High mass was celebrated at st. Peters
r. c. Church, by Rev Frederick v
Campbell and interment made in the
cemetery adjoining The pall-hearers
we're James =. White. William s. Martin,
James McGrath, Felix McCalferiy. Mat
thew Tobin, James b. Toman
For game Of pool stop at kline'sf
Mary Elizabeth Potts, daughter of the
late Nathaniel and Sophia b. Potts. died
on Saturday at her residence, Carpenter
and Greene streets. Germantown. Pa.
/ The funeral services will be held at the
/ house at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
and interment made in the family plot
/ in the First Presbyterian cemetery, here.
/ The deceased was a member of one of the
old families Of this city.
City Council viii sit from s to Q o'clock
! tonight, tomorrow night and Wednesday
night for the purpose of listening to the
taxpayers in relation to their ASSESS
monts recently made by Assessor Doris
The Citizens Building and loan Asso-
citation meets in the Town Hall tonight.
/ A number of persons will take additional
shares in the series recently started.
Conductor Doris put a passenger off
the O'Clock car. north bound. yester-
day, in the vicinity Of Rogers woods,
because of proiane and abusive Lam
guage Had the man been going the
other way the conductor would have
locked him up. The same man abused
Electrician Myers at the powerhouse
switch when the passengers were chang
ing cans.
Fishermen with rod and line had un-
usual sport in the vicinity of Red Lion
on Saturday and yesterday and several
parties caught nice strings Of catfish,
perch and cells. Edward and Herman
Gardner had 46 pounds of fine catfish,
which they hooked in less than two hours.
a party Of four at the. Rocks caught a
fine string Of perch.
The Jim snoe S3.5O-S Shaws.
An automobile running at a rate of
probably 40 miles an hour passed south
on the state road yesterday and caused
the runaway of a horse which was going
in an opposite direction. John Robert
son was injured about the right side
shoulder and hip by being thrown out Of
the carriage. The horse was captured
before it had gone far Those in the
I automobile looked back. but did not at
tempt to stop or learn the result of the
accident. The number of the vehicle
could not be learned
Edward Carney, who has been critically
III for several weeks, is able to be about
without the aid of the cane which hC
used for several days. He received a
warm welcome from many who met him
on Saturday in the heart of the city.
Jacob Speicher is recovering from hi.
illness and was able TO visit the home oI
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Ham
mill yesterday.
George T Hewlett, who had a gather
ing on his left foot, has recovered.
The funeral of aged Hannah Greene. q
respected colOred woman, took place
yesterday afternoon. Services were
held az Union A. NJ. Il. Church and inter
ment made in the adjoining cemetery
After the New Castle-Upand baseball
game on Saturday, Manager Murphy
completed arrangements for two game.
at Battery Park on July 4th In Satur
days game McGrory in the eight
inning drove high ball over the left
field fence for trot around the bases
The ovation he received was worth tn,
effort made by him in an attempt to helr
win the game The last play of IN,
game was a great one. A hard hit ball
too hot for McGrory, glanced off hi,
hands and went out into the field. II
was caught by Newlove. in his barec
hand, and without stopping he threw 4
to Wise, who covered the second has
and put the runner. Ferguson. out az
second bag New Castle shut the visi
tors out. 2to0
The New Castle High School and tn,
Actives Of this city will play on Thurs
day afternoon az Battery Park i'm thu
r second Of a series of five games. Tn,
High School team won the first game
A straw rido under the auspices of thl
. Young Peoples Society Of the First Pres
hyterian Church will be given on Thurs
day evening. leaving the home Of Johi
T. Stoops. Fourth and Delaware streets
. at Z. IS o'clock
A handsome statue Of st. Patrick ha
been secured by Division No. 3. An
cient Order of Hibernians. TO be pre-
sented to st. Peters Church. Tn
statue was made in Munich by Never 4
Brother On the presentation Of thl
statue to the pastor, Rev Frederick V
Campbell, special services will be hel,
and a visiting speaker will be secured I,
deliver the panegyric of the saint
Personal. Mr. and Mrs George Dun
can and sons. Robert and Lewis. of Ches
ter, Pa. have been the guests of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Lewis Duncan on Sunday-Mr. an,
Mrs. George W. Davis, Miss Lillian Davi
and William Davis. who have been visit
ing in Salem, n. j., since Saturday, re
turned today.
Great Activity in Building.
As a result of unusual activifxr in b,,;lJ