Evening journal., 1911-09-01
LIGHTNING BOLT
KILLS CATTLE
MuSiCalIy Inclined Thief Steals
Guitar From Middletown
House

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETOWN, Del. Sept. 1.-TWO
COWS belonging to Victor Kohl, living
on the Mrs. Frank c. West farm. we're
killed by lightning The COWS we're
under the straw ricks at the time, but
the straw was not burned.
Edward Johnson, colored, who was
arrested in Wilmington. on charge
of stealing. was given a hearing be-
fore Esquire Carter. of Townsend, and
held in 5000 bail for court
Weather permitting, the 206th an
niversary will be held in Old St.
Anne's Church on next Sunday, Sep
tember 3. If the weather is unfavor-
able, the service will be held on the
following Sunday
Some one broke into the residence
of George V. Poverty on Tuesday night
but the party was probably scared off,
as nothing was missing except n
guitar. About fifty half-burned
matches were left lying around.
The funeral OF Mrs. Frances Re
becca Wooters took place on We'd
.nesday morning from the home Of A.
H Johnson, Sassafras, Nd, with SER
vices in St. Dennis Church, Galena,
and interment at St. Dennis ceme-
terry. Mrs. Wooters was "a years
old.
Regular services will be held in
Forest Presbyterian Church on Sum
day. The church has been closed
for a month. The Rev. ]. A. Arters
will preach In the absence Of the
regular pastor.
George L. Townsend, Jr.. and family
have taken a cottage at Rehoboth for
the month of September. and left for
that place today.
Mrs. John G. Sites entertained at
Bridge" and with luncheon I'm honor
of her guests, Mrs. Spruance, of Will
mington, and Mrs. Vanden, of Ridley
Park, Pa. The guests were: Mrs.
w. B. Biggs, Mrs. G. L. Townsend,
Mrs. II. B. Mcdowell, Mrs. L. G..
Sterner, Mrs. J. L. Shepherd, Mrs H.
M. Schroeder, Mrs. Edith Cochran,
Mrs. Henry s. Brady, Mrs. Hugh c.
Browne, Miss Justine Peverley, Miss
Dora Price, Miss Agnes Cochran, Miss
May Holten, and Miss Laura Willis.
The Rev. Francis II. Moore writes
IN a private letter to J. Fletcher Dea-
kyne, that he and Mrs. Moore were
to leave Bar Harbor, Maine, on We'd
nesday. going from there to Bass
Rocks, Gloucester, Mass, for a weeks
stay. They leave there on Septem-
Der z, going to New York on the Fall
River Line, stopping a night in Phil
adelphia and reaching Middletown on
Friday afternoon, September s. The
preparatory service before the COM
munion will be held on that evening
at 7.30 o'clock. During Or. Moore's
absence. the prayer meeting service
has been in charge Of Mr. Deakyne.
Personal:-Miss Helen Mcdowell,
Miss Mary Grifhth, Miss Elizabeth
Gibbs. Kendall Mcdowell and Ralph
Shallcross recently formed a pleasant
party at Betterton, Maryland--Mr. ans
Mrs. Frank l.. Nowland, of Philadel
phia, visited their sister, Mrs Waite
s. Letherbury. this week Their son
Robert Nowland, has recently beef
visiting his cousin. Nowland Lether
bury-Mrs. James Irwin and children
of Philadelphia, were guests OF he
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Echen
hoffer, this week-The first fall meet
ing OF the woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held on Monda,
evening at the home Of Mrs. J. F. Nc
Whorter-Misses Deaklyne are enter
tanning Miss Turner. Of Baden, Md.
and Miss Kennedy. OF Harrington
Mrs. r. r. Cochran has returned from
a months visit with her daughter
Mrs. J. r. Plummer and family, o.
Salisbury. n. G.