Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Watermeons have made their appearance.
A quarterly meeting OF the trustees Of the
poor Of New Castle county will be held OIL Wed-
nasday the 28th inst.
Some boys while playing ball yesterday broke
pane OF glass in the store window of p. A.
Thomas, Cos Shiploy street.
Rumor connects the names of Rev. DIR. Phoe-
bus and Rev. Il. j. Williams with the Presiding
Eldership of tho Dover district.
The Women's Temperance Union will meet
tomorrow, corner Sixth and Shipley streets, at
o'clock. All are cordially invited
DR.. John p. Malcom has opened an Office at
1903 Taylor street. Dr. M. was Il student under
Dr. Kirchner eight years ago in California.
The ofcers of tho Grand Lodge /. o. o. L. OF
Delaware went to New Castle last night and in
stalled the officers OF Washington Lodge No. g.
U. 3. Senator Bayarl, and his excelency Gov
ernor Cochran advertised to bo present at a
harvest home at Salem, Now Jersey, on Thursday
next
Rev. John Goodman, brother of the late Al
fred Goodman, has been paying visit to Will
mington and occupied Grace Nj. Il. pulpit on
Sunday evening.
1t WAS the Turquan Association OF Lancaster
headed by ]. =. Wickersham, state Superinten-
dent Of the public schools OF Pennsylvania, that
went down to Lewes on fishing excursion.
A sixteen months old child in Madison street,
weighs GO pounds. A coach hsd to be made on
purpose for it, and the smaller children, 30 fond
OF wheeling ordinary babies, succumb to this
one.
A DAY AT Mr. CuBA..-,Ihe Childrens Meeting
and the congregation Of the First Unitarian
Church will spend Thursday next. July 10TH, at
Mt. Cuba Special cars leave tho w. IL ". depot
ut 81 A. NJ, and return at q, p NJ.
WoMANs woRK.-Mrs. II. II. Stevens OF this
city will lecture on Friday evening next in st.
Paul's M. T.. Church on the subject of "Wo-
mans Foreign Mission Work" From the we'll
known earnestness of ths Christian lady, an in
teresting lecture may be expected.
Yesterdays ExcURsIoNs.- excursion Oh
the Alice Preston to Bombay Hook, yesterday
though participated in by but few, was a very on
joyable affair. Fishing and bathing were the
principal pastmes.
A party OF ladies' and gentlemen, filling one
car, by the invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bradford, went up to Mt. Cuba. yesterday,
where the day was delightfully."- spent in the
cool shades and by the flowing waters.
SERIOUS CHARGES BUT NOTHING IN Them
Major Burton was brought before Esq Frazer
yesterday charged by Samuel Masten with per-
Jury and keeping house of assignation. In
probing the matter it was found that some days
ago tho Major had sued Masten before tho
Mayor for stealing Sl.25, but failed to appear
and testify. This was construed into perjury
and the other charge was decided to be just as
groundless. The case dismissed and Mas
ten ordered to pay the costs.
The ATLANTIC CITY Excursion. un
donbtedly popular and pleasurable excursion to
Atlantic City, on July 22d, is fraught with many
charms for the peaeure-seeker and admirer of
the magnifcent-grand. What can be more 30
than. old ocean as it lashes the shore in its fury
with its immense waves and to hear tho merry
laugh, and to see the strong young man he
battles with the waves and plunges beneath
them with his fair one by his side, with her
broad brim hat, and bathing suit,
that can be procured for 25 cents2
After bathing, with sharpened appetite you
can procure good dinner at 50cts., and when it
is over, tho admired and admirer can take
stroll up the beach to the light house, and from
it to the inlet, and from thence to the silver lake
to see the finny tribe caught by the angler and
from thence TO many places to be admired dur
ing tho seven hours visit to the City by the Sea
Tickets for the round trip only 1925 with no
additional charge. Persons intending to be par
takers in this delightful trip will do well to &C.
cure their tickets early the.number is limited
ON the boat, and near two thirds have been en-
gagged or sold. Friends in the country can So
cure their tickets by addressing No. l.. 4th
street, and No. 1880 King street. They will be
kept for them until the morning of tho excur-
sion.