Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-15
SECOND EDITIGN.
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
Better times coming !!

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Better times coming
Friends Lyceum meets ,his evening.
The Levy Court appointments will bo made
to-day.
A very favorable sale Of reserved scats is be-
ing made for the Jubilee Singers' concert.
The Chrstana is hard frozen and there las
been no movements Of yesaels for some time
past
All friends of the proposed State Work House
should attend the meeting at tho City Hall, this
evonng.
The next author to be discussed by the Friends
Lyceum will be Hawthorne, on Monday evening
OF next week.
William Moran, of Chester county, has sued
the Wilmington Reading road for damages
amounting to $4,000.
st. Valentines day brought with 1t smaller
number of valentines than usual. The obBer-
vance OF the custom is evidently waning.
Correspondents must accompany their com
munIcations with their names We have receiv-
ed a letter in reference to the recent case OF
Constable's cruelty but it has no name with it
Mr.. Robert d. Hoirecker, lately of the firm of
Hoffecker Bros, of Milford, and for the past few
weeks connected with the COMMERCIAL, will re-
move his family to Smyrna, at the lst OF March,
and engage in farming.
Mr.. r. J. Monaghan Of West Chester, a
Young member of the bar, has removed to
Coatesville, and that borough, which has been
the residence of Mr.. X. Ash, Esq for some
time, will now have two lawyers.
TIME MIssTArED.- Kidd's lecture OH
Elocution at the Taylor Academy, takes place
to morrow (Tuesday) evening, and not on Thurs
day as the types made us gay in our local on
Saturday. Tie advertisement gives the time
correctly
SPECIAL BOARD OF TRADE MEErISG.-A special
meeting of members of the Board Of Trade is
called for tomorrow evening, at tho rooms, at
| the usual hour. business OF importance Will be
| brought up, and there should be a full alton
| dance Of members.
| The EXCURSION TO DOVER. The excursion
train which was announced to leave this city to-
| morrow morning, at 80 O'Clock, Tor Dover, Will
| leave Mt o'clock. Tickets for the round trip
| 81 rs, to be had OH the cara. Mrs. Wittenmyer
| will accompany tho ezcuisionists.
UNITED WITH THE BApIIars.-ltev. j. j. Rea-
| der for a year or two past III the Methodist
ministry, has connected himself with the Elm
Street Baptist church and will preach therein on
"Wednesday evening next. He proposes we un-
derstand to enter tile Baptist ministry.
SERMON ra TIE in. o. L. A. MA special ser
mon was preached at Asbury church. yesterday
morning, to the Jr. O. U. A. NJ, Of this city, by
Rev Enocll Stubs. All the Councils, making a
body of about fifty persons, were represented,
we believe. The members were clothed in re
gala.
REMOVED HoMn.-NIr. William Howard, Of
Media and hs wife and baby, were all removed
to their home on Friday. from West Chester,
| where they had remained since tbelr eeVefe in-
| Jury by tile runaway sleigh accident, on Quar-
tory Meeting day, some weeks ago. They have
all nearly recovered.
A Horse FouND FRozEN.--Ths morning, a
horse with II string of bells tta;hed, MAS found
| living dead III the public road, near Mr.. Weilln8-
| ton II.ckman's residence in Thornbury. twp.
The animal was covered with frozen perspiraton
| and showed every evidence of having been
cruelty treated during the night. Where the
| sleigh and driver got to- we have not learned.-
West Chester Ne,cs. 18Th.
TaArs LArE.-The carly train northward OIL
the W. & w. II was half hour late, thit
morning, owing TO the inability to turn the loco
motive. The earth in the bottom Of the turntablt
had raised and froze during the night 80 that
the arms would not pass over 1t, and the en-
lloyeee we're compelled to cut the obstruction
away with edged tools-a slow process, but ac
complished after two hours of larl labor.
ORDERS ron CARs-Among the encouraging
indications of revival in business, one OF ou
largest car works has recently received severa
/ orders for cars, md has been talking on car
penters and joiners. So large number OF me
chauics however, had been on the foreman
list, and waiting for work, that for the present
there will be moro than sufficient. We hope
however that more orders will now rapidly CONT
in.
REPUBLICAN CLUE MEETISG.-A large meeting
of the Union Republican Club was held on Sat
| urday evening" At the meeting OF the CluD OF
Thursday evening, tho question Of Equal Hep
resentation will again come ur. The Club room
is in the third story of the city building ON 6t
street, between Market and King. All Republi
cans should attend and enrol their names a
members. There is no fee OF charge wha.eve
! for membership.
r The TEACHERS ISsTIrUrE.-ihe next month
ly meeting of the Wilmington Teachers Inst
| tute will be held in school house No. l. to- MOI
) row (Tuesday) afternoon, beginning at fou
o'clock On this occasion Rev. Fielder lsrat
will lecture on Methods of Education"
cordial invitation to attend this meeting is el
tended to the public. The educational interest
of our city might be very mnch advanced by
0 large attendance of the people at the education
z al meetings held under the auspices Of this Ii
. sttute.
! WEST CHESTER NoaIINATIoss.-The Republ
!. cans nominated their candidates on Friday evel
= ing in delegate convention. Jefferson Shane
l ! is named for Burgess, and Mrs. Dr. Price as Oh
of the School Directors. The latter was recen
!, " elected by the School Board to fill a vacane
! therein, and has made an excellent membe
! The colored Republicans desired the nominatle
y = of one their number, Moses. Ct. Hepburn, for Il
; Borough Council, IN the East Ward, but az l.
. did not get majority of votes in the Conve'
ton, and 30 failed to be nominated, three OF IL
!, colored delegates withdrew from the Convention
Il one remaining.
WALKINa FEAr.-William Kingsley, wi
= claims to be tho son of u wealthy brewor
s Pottsville, Pa, finished at 10 o'clock, Oh Satu
II day night, at the new Varieties theatre, the fe
n of walking ono hundred consecutive miles on
d wager of one hundred dollars and the mon'
II was paid over to him. He begun his feat at
II o'clock on Tuesday evening last and did not stt
1t until the feat was accomplished, save for the
j. minutes which were allowed him each day. NJ
J, Kingsleya limbs we're somewhat swollen, and
y WAS very sleepy, but otherwise he seemed