Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-14
stan core.ronaenee oI Every F1enIng.

etan Correspondence ol Every Evening.
New Castle, May l4.-The blowing Of the
whistle Of the Cromwell mills, owned by
Melvin Gambrill OF Wilmington, is a
pleasing sound TO the people Of this city
and new aera Of prosperity is looked
for. The company has been preparing
samples of goods for the trade for some
time, at other plants owned by Mr.. Gam
brill. and the result is a goodly number
of orders on hand TO start with. Some
weavers, members, burlers, and other
woolen mill employees who are now lo-
Gated in Philadelphia, Wilmington and
other places are ready to come back here
at a moments notice. Some will make
a sacrifice in order TO get back to this
city again TO live, as they prefer 1t to the
pen t-up city life.
Window. door screens, trunks, suit
cases, go-carts, wall paper, mating
Stoops*
The prospects for plenty Of roses for
decorating the graves on Memorial Day
is now very good and the members of
Capt. Watson Post, G.. A. r.. hope to
have the owners of rose bushes respond
literally, also, with flowers Of all kinds.
ANY member OF the post will call at the
home of the person having the flowers,
or the flowers can be sent to Challenger's
pharmacy, on the previous evening, and
they will be turned over to the COM
mittee on decorating.
The death of Joseph H. Dougherty, on
Saturday morning, which was reported
in the obituary columns of Every Even
ing on that day, has cast a pail over the
city The deceased was generous,
affable and agreeable and had many
friends. The funeral will take place on
Wednesday morning at o'clock, with
high mass at St. Peters r. c. Church
and interment in the church yard.
The Jim Shoe S3.5O-Shaw's.*
Thomas Banks, lifelong and promi-
nent resident of this city, was critically
i'll at his home on South Fifth street yes
terday. The cause of the illness Is pneu-
monia.
Jacob Speicher, timelxeeper at the
plant of the Brylgon Steel Co.. who has
been i'll for several days, is suffering from
typhoid fever at his residence on Har-
mony street near Fifth. He became
the husband of Miss Bertha Hammill
month ago.
The regular meeting Of the Citizens
Building and Loan Association will be
held at the Town Hall, this evening. A
number of persons have expressed a
desire to take shares in the new series,
opened at the last meeting and amount
ing to nearly 600 shares
House for rent -Eliason Bros
A strawberry festival will be held in
the parish house of Emmanuel p. E.
Church on Saturday evening, beginning
at o'clock, under the direction of the
ladies of the church and the proceeds will
be used for the church fund.
About 50 members of st. Peters T. a.
b. Society attended early mass in body
yesterday morning and partook OF holy
communion.
Lighthouse keeper Joseph Cofeld, who
is in charge of the river shore light has
gone TO New York, with his wife, for a
brief visit in honor of the Both anniver-
sary of their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Eby and their daughter are in
charge of the place during their absence
Cans of the local trolley line carried
large crowds on Saturday and yesterday
On Saturday the crews of northbound
cans were given the right of way in order
TO get the people TO the circus. Cars
between Wilmington and Delaware City
ran on a Commute schedule in the
afternoon on Saturday and in the morn
ing on a 40-minute schedule.
The prize Blue Shoe, 1925 Stoops#
Ladies', Children, mems shoes
| Stoops*
At the Torrey-Alexander song service
in the NJ. e. Church, last evening, Miss
Lillian Montgomery and Chorister Man
love sang the duet, Looking This Way. +"
The baritone solo, "1ell Mother I'll be
There, was rendered by Harry y. Jemi-
son. The attendance was large.
The rehearsal for the Children's Day
services at the NJ. T. Church will take
/ place on Sunday afternoon.
The Pastoral Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian Church will meet on We'd
nesday evening at the close Of the
/ prayer service.
Pictures Of the San Francisco earth
quake viii be shown at the Opera House
/ at Z As o'clock tomorrow evening.
No services were held in Emmanuel p.
r. Church last evening.
Personal: Mrs. George Peirce and
sister, Miss Anne Spotswood, have re-
turned from Atlantic City-Miss Nettie
johnson has been visiting her parents,
near Cooch's Bridge-Mr. and Mrs
George w. Duncan of Port Penn have
been the guests of the Misses Duncan
and Mrs. Jane Mcpike. sisters of Mr.
Duncan Miss May McCarter of phila-
delphia, formerly of this city, has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Nc
Farlin-Aliss Emily f. Frazer Of Will
mington, formerly Of this city, has been
visiting Miss Clare Newlove-Mr. and
Ms. James Toner of Wilmington have
been visiting relatives here.