Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-15
THINGS GENERALLY.
This is Advent season.


City cars now run every fifteen minutes.
The Grand Army Fair begins on satur-
day.
The roof of Calvary Chapel is being re-
lelted.
Evergreens aud moss are brought to
market.
Delaware sent $s,O7O 70 to aid Chicago
sufferers.
City Treasurer Killgore's office has been
iemodeled.
The thermometer on Thursday noon
marked SO degrees.
Canned fruit is abundant al the Eighth
street Market House.
Ninety-seveu unclaimed letters remained
In the posl-oifice, Dec. 9th.
The Chrisliana Creek on Thursday was
almost entirely free of ice.
II is said that a machine shop Is TO be
erected near the Lighthouse.
BIandywine Springs property is for sale
by MCssrs. Null, Child g. Co.
The cars on the City Railway are being
repaired, one CT two at time.
A little ;wo-tuned music box is at the
Institute Building Music Store.
The Grand Army Far opens Saturday
evening, Dec. 10th, aud closes Dec 22d.
About eighty adult colored people attend
The FIlends' Night School on West street.
The Catholic Bishop Becker has forbidden
the disposal OF liquor at the coming Catholic
Fair.
Mr.. Gus Ten Weges, 401 King street, has
neat, small and new cellar door at bis
house.
West Presbyterian Church, at Eighth and
Washington streets, is 10 be dedicated
Dec. 2sIh.
The organ for West Presbyterian Church
was bull, at Boston, Mass, by Messrs. Hook
& Hastings.
In the summer of 1907, round trip by
Bush's packet line 10 Philadelphia cost lis
3d., or about S2.70
The United American Mechanics Fail
commences Dec. 18th Mt City Hall, aud CON
linues two weeks.
The stone steps of the new school houst
on French street have been covered with
wooden frame work.
The new Masonic Temple is to be opened
Dec. 22d, when an address and promenade
concert will be given.
Mrs. Mary G. Hitler has obtained letters
of administration upon the estate OF Charles
F. A. KILLER, deceased.
Ornamental painting for railroad cars are
made in the room over the room OF the
Board OF Public Education.
Mr.. James Bradford is expected home TO-
day via Chicago, from attending the 81.
Louis National Board oil Trade.
David W. Stats has been granted letters
OF administration upon the estate of Jacob
Stats, late Of Appoquinimlnk Hundred.
Mr.. Charles Reynolds was assaulted on
the street, near Ninth and Lombard streets,
last Saturday evening, by an unknown
man.
The grand new opera house, rear OF
Masonic Temple, will be opened and dedl-
Gated TO tie Messrs. on Christmas Day at 2
O'Clock.
A iracas occurred al the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad depot on
Sunday evening, between a passenger and
another man.
A steam thresher boiler exploded on the
farm OF Samuel Silver, near Red Lion, last
Friday, not hurting any one to any extent,
but causing loss Of 1925,
The New Castle Presbytery met at Central
Church, in this city, on Monday and adj
ioUrned on Tuesday TO meet In West Church,
Dec. 9Th, at O'Clock, pm.
Brandywine Methodist Church has been
repainied, carpeted and rerooied; the ex-
Terror and interior of lhs building being
greatly improved in appearance.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington II Balli-
more Railroad Company has declared a
dividend OF four per cent. on the capital
stock, payable Jan. I'd and thereafter.
The sloop Quick Step, OF Cape May, w.tr
a load Of oysters, arrived at Front street
wharf on Wednesday night; selling at 81 a
thousand for prime and 81 bushcl fol-
culens.
st Johns Commandery No. 1, Washing
ton, Lafayette 81. Johns Chapters, and all
the Masonic Blue Lodges, will have their
meeting rooms in the front upper story Of
the new Temple,
Mr.. C. II. Brinton was injured on one oil
his exlremities last week by a fell at Sager's
Station, on the Wilmington g. Reading
Railroad, while attempting TO get into the
stage for West Chester, ia.
The Friends School, on the east side oil
West street, near Fifth, has principal and
four times a week-the assistants having 4
system Tor relieving each other.
Edward G. Bradford, Esq, Judge of lii,
U. s. District Court, was born ii
Cecil county, Md, July II, 1919; but he ha
resided in this city since three years Of age
and graduated at Delaware College.
Francis Vincent, ESQ.,, proposes to max
one great nation OF Great Britain aud H.
United States by allowing Great Britain
England, Scotland aud Wales-to be on
state, and Ireland and the English sreakin
races another State.
The Wilmington Transfer Company ha
placed a new two-horso carriage in servlc
for conveying passengers to aud from III
railroad station. Only 20 cents charged
convey passenger from the depot to an
location 10 the built up portion OF tue city.