Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Thermometer stood at 20o at noon, to- day.
The snow, the beautiful snow is here / full
force, to-day.
still very i".
Posters and pubic sale bills of any size. neat
y. quickly and chcaply printed at the GAZETTE
printing rooms.
John Kelley, Superintendent of the Oxford Car
Works, is in town day; he is still crutches,
from a sprained ankle, received week ago.
Geo. II. Robinson. Sl7 Market street, has been
awarded the contract for furnishing supper, on the
occasion of the Washington Ball. at the Masonic
Temple, Feb. 20.
SLIGHT FiRE.-A slight fire in the chimney OF a
house on Mechanic street. created considerable
alarm, this morning, With surprising celebrity,
the Fire Department responded, but the services
OF the fire apparatus were not needed.
LAuScH.--At Chester, Saturday morning, the
iron steamer Geo. " Elder, of the Old Dominion
line, was launched, at the ship yards of Messrs.
Roach X Co. The christening was perioi oimed by
Miss Minnie Z. Lawrence. daughter OF Captain
Samuel Lawrence, who Will command the Elder.
TEACHERS MEETINa.-On Thursday evening
next the regular, monthly meeting OF the teach
ers' OF the Elm Street Baptist Sunday School will
be held IN the church, corner of jackson aud Elm
streets. Edwin Hirst Will read an essay on
Teaching" and other interesting exercises viii
take place. All are invited.
WATER RENTs.-Mr. +. a. Taylor. Registrar Of
the Water Department. received, up to Saturday
morning, on account of water rents ior this year,
ssl 900 which is an excess of about $1,000, COM
pared Nth the same time last year As Saturday
was the last day OF January, anu number OF bills
were outstanding the receipts for that day reach
ed nearly ten Thousand dollars
LECTURE AT CHRIsTIANA.-Tbe lecture oil kev,
Thos. l.. pouisou, oi Baltimore, al the M H.
Church. at Chrsliana, on Friday evening, the
thirtleth ult was u success. a good audlence was
present In the neighboi hood vi forty dollars
we're realized The subject OF the lecture was
:. Odds and Ends Of European Travel" There Is
, desire to have Mr.. roulson deliver another lee
ture at the same place at IN early day
NORTHERN CoNvocATIoN OF DELAWARE.-Ihe
opening services OF the Northern ConVocaloh VI
Delaware, were held this morning, IN lrnity L.
L Church, this city. Tins afternoon bishop Lee
will preach, and there will be pubic discussion
Of tie relation OF Christian schools 10 Chiis'ian
missions; at y! O'Clock, evening prayer ana au-
dress by kev Robert Z. Rogers, Sec and General
Agent OF the Indian Commission, ON the sphere oi
Woman's Usefulness in and Tor Missions among
Indians, with an account OF the formation anu
work OF the Woman's Auxiliary Associations.
RKL1GloUs-Last evening, Rev. Mr.. Hill, OF
Union, aud Rev. Mr. Hunter, OF Brandywine Nj,
L. Churches, exchanged Pulplts.
Rev. Mr.. CoclsZer, of New Castle, occupied The
pulpit oil ST. paul's III. Z. Church, yesterday.
Yesterday morning eight persons were admit
ted to membership in Elm Street Baptist Church.
corner OF Jackson and Elm streets, kev, N. e.
Naylor, pastor. or these, tive were admitted by
card, aud three by baptism.
At this church. last evening, collection was
taken up for Rev. }. GIlleland the blind preacher,
who leaves tor Milford, to-day.
FRUIT Growers MEETING-%he Pcninsular
Fruit Growers, Association holds Its meeting at
Dover, on Tuesday, February 18th, 1874, at two
o'clock p. Nj. At this meeting 1t will be two
early to estimate the crop, but there are other
matters enough to make the meeting very inter-
esting one Frieghts, an important, as well as
standing tropc, will, doubt, be considered with
view of reducing them to a reasonable rate
New routes and markets are of little less import
ance, and will also cim good share of atten
tion at the hands OF the members. The conduct
of consigners during the last season will come UP
for review, aud the list will be revlsed-the in.
competent or dishonest droped, and the faithful
and Efficient endorsed and recommended TO shippers
for another SEASON.