Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-12

LEAvE PHILADELPHIA PoR WILMINGTON
124l, 100, s.30 1890 A. M; 12OO NJ; 1918, 2so,
w, b.l5, 6.oU, 645, 9.sO, ll.sO p. N.
great many marriages are taking place, now.
The second fall trot begins at Shutzen Park
tomorrow,
Elizabeth @. Slicer. wife Of DR.. Henry Slicer,
Presiiing Elder Of the Baltimore District OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died on Monday
evening.
JR ORDFR o. U. A. M.-The Junior Order OF
American Mechan les of this city will attend
West Presbyterian Church in body, next sun
day morning. Rev. J. NJ. p. OTIS, will preach a
sermon upon the subject Of Man and Machin-
cry"
PREsBYrERY OF New CAsTLE.-The Presbytery
OF New Castle will be convened at the West
Presbyterian church, next Monday afternoon the
18th instant, at two o'clock. Business Of impor
tance connected with the Presbytery will be
transacted.
Mr.. George Ebert, printer, OF Pottsville. Pa
lost his pocket book on Market st. bridget Chris
tianA.) 1t has been found and George may have
it by calling at this office The pocket book con-
tains about twenty-seven cents, pretty fAir
amount for printer
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETISe.-rhe reg
u6r Animal Congregational meeting Of the
West Presbyterian Church, for the election OF
Trustees and the presentation OF the regular
annual reports. will be held on next Wednesday
evening the 10th inst.
Society vIsITs Washington Council No. A.
y. U. A. NJ, will pay social visit to Protective
CouncI in HestOnville, West Philadelphia, on
next Friday evening, the l4th
FTedonia Council, also OF West Philadelphia
will visit Jefferson Council, No. 10. next Satur
day evening.
ESTeRTATSMENr AT LluREL.-The young gen.
tlemen Of. Laurel will give an entertainment III
Fooks Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings
Nov. 9th aud 2Sth, consisting OF dramas, far
ces, comic and sentimental songs, &C. inclu-
ding Ten Nights in Bar Room" Those who
know anything about ths talent OF Lau oil will
recognize the ability with which the performan-
ces Will be rendered.
JosEPH T. BRows's WHEAT YLELD.-Tha Ok.
ford Press is informed that Joseph I. Brown
who farms one Of William Cooper's fine farms
near New Castle. raised the past season 1913
bushels OF wheat, weighing 63 pounds per bush
el, on 1fty acres OF land. Mr. Brown feeds 81
to 60 head Of cate annually on this farm, which
embraces 400 acres. Mr.. Cooper has hye other
farms about equal to the one occupied by Mr.
Brown.
SUPPOSED HOMICIDE IN WORCESTER COUNTY -
On Tuesday night, Of last week, Henry Brlttiug-
ham died at Whaleyville, Worcester county, Md.
from VIOLENCE it is supposed severe wound
Was found upon the fIout part OF his head, as If
from brass kuucklez, and his skull fractured. A
young man named Davis of Peter Davis, Is
suspected OF the deed, and his arrest has been
ordered, aud, suppose effected. The difficulty
IL thought tO have been the result OF an election
brOlI.
In TowN -Hetzel. the Pittsburg artist. is in
town. the guest Of Mr.. H. l.. Tatnall. A new
painting OF Mr. Hetze is now at the studio Of
nf a a a
tantalzing state Of npeness and lusciousness,
watermelon, cltron, peaches, grapes aud APP
pies are represented on the canvas III tue most
natural manner. The picture is creating quite a
furOre aud great many people are calling to
view It, Mr. He,lel viii remain few days IL
Wilmington.
WnMlN8roS Work on EyHiBtrIoS II THE
SOuIH JONAS Woodruff and Erastus Poulson,
OF the Woodruff Car Company left Philadell .Lia
in the noon tram on Monday for trip through
the South in one OF the new Woodruff sleeping
coaches, the CLEOPATRA, for the purpose Of
showing an elegant sample OF palace cars TO the
Southern railroads. The CLEOPATRA" was built
by the jackson Sharp Company and sent away
from their WORKS, last week On Monday ar
ternoon it was put on exhibition in Baltimore
Ma WHITNEY's COSsEcuos WITH THE CDDER-
zooK CAsE.-lhe West Chester Aelos says that
Mrs. UdderzoOk who has paid the editor a visit.
denounces Milton v hltueys conduct ia the
trial OF her son. She says he was paid
81 600 before he would associate himself
in the case, aud then Afterwards dzen-
gagged himself before the trial reached its
zenith. She states that his chief reason, as he
so expressed it., in Withdrawing from the case
was, "that lie did not wish to engender the Ill
will Of the insurance companies"
ALMosPRoAsTED ALIvE.-The report Of anoth-
or fatal Of burning has reached US from
Somerset county, by which a little daughter
of Henry g. RenshAw, of Princess Anne years
old, was almost roasted alive. 1t appears that IN
the absence of her mother the little girl went
out to get some chips to put in the fire, and in
doing 80, her dress caught. and when she dis
covered 1t she rushed out IN the yard to meet
her mother whom she saw coming-the little girl
was then in a light blaze and before the hre
could he eXtlngulshed she was fatally burned
ANOTHER "GoUGH We call the attention
Of the public to the very interesting course OF
lectures announced in our columns from this
date, TO be delivered in our city next week. Prof
Curr comes to our people highly recommended
by the European aud American press, and with
exceedingly hattering notices from Baltimore,
where he ID now finishing a course of fortv-sev-
en- lectures. Such course to large crowds in
one city is an Enforcement that we may trust.
His name is household word there, and
those who have heard him say he ID justly styled
the Scottish " Cough"