The Morning herald., 1877-12-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL NOTES.

| LOCAL NOTES.
Evergreens. #sEsa.as s+
I Christmas Trees
Christmas is one week from to-day.
Extensive building Improvements are still
going on.
Canes, from Is cents and upwards, at D
AcCloskey's.
Tho freight On coal yesterday advanced
rs cents ON the ton.
Tho Bosrd Of Health had The shortest
meeting on record.
John Fehrenbach has elesed his saloon
having obtained no license.
The travelling and freight business on the
various railroads, i very heavy At present;
Remember the Two Orphans hop, At the
Friendship Engine House, on Christmas
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A young man stole book from Porter'a
Store, last evening, about 2 O'Clock, and
escaped. s. ...H.... .. b
Look cut for the great Shuhie Board
match tonight, at Ryan's, for Christmas
turkey. .....
Are you going out to tho Cool Spring
Reservoir, to see the water pumped In for
the first time.
The Buell. Family will give concert in
the Asbury Church, on Thursday evening,
December 9Th.
The mail agents on the postal cars will
appear in their new regulation uniforms
about Christmas. '''
Tickets 50 cents, for the Two Orphans
hop, at the Friendship Engine House, on
next Monday night.
Be sure and darn the holes in that stock
ing you intend to hang beside the chimney
piece, on Christmas eve.
Prof. Alfredo Barlli will be at Robelon's
music store, all day to morrow to enroll
pupils IN his piano instruction classes.
L. W. Warren, the other victim Of the
blast explosion At Quarryvill, is now laying
very low At the Aims House, and is not ex"
pected to recover. D.,
For Holiday Present to child, there is
nothing that will give 90 much pleasure and
profit, for 60 small cost, as subscription
to "The Nursery"
Dr.. Samuel W. Murphy, principal Of the
Rugby Academy, had his pocket book taken
from bis pocket on Sunday. It contained
small sum Of money and cheek.
A gentleman named Wheeling is now in
this city, arranging for the opening of
school in which be will teach persons the
best mode Of tanning, training, using and
treating horses.
Tho Reliance Fire Company, of this city,
have received an invitation to attend the
Fifth Annual Citizens Ball, to be given BY
the Washington Fire Company, of Consho-
bocken, Pa, on Christmas eve.
The large four story building. at the cor.
ner of 7th and Market streets. formerly DR..
Askew's, is now undergoing repairs, and
will b fitted up a. store, which will be
occupied by Mr.. james Sanders.
On Saturday night the liqaor saloon kept
by John Cunningham, At Third and Adams
streets, WAS broken int and robbed Of
about 81 In silver. A sick child awoke
Mrs. Cundinghan and the thief frightened
away.
On Saturday afternoon . spirited herse
belonging 10 And driven by 8. l.. Eastburn,
the livery stable mai, ran away and collided
with farmers market wagon at the corner
Of Second and Market streets. The wheel
OF the market wagon was broken, and Mr..
Esstburn's hsrse was hurt slightly on his
right fore leg. v,.
The Water Commission on Saturday mea-
sured the flow of water from Rodney street
spring and the spriDgs underlying the new
basin, with the following results North
basin, II, $40 2-16 South basin, 1s, $50 2.16;
Rodney spring alsne. 1926 7-1s; total
drainage every twenty'four hours. A,525
4-16 gallens. This 10 oil pure spring water,
and will, no doubt, bs utilized in some way
Persons intending to purchase books fer
Christmas presents, shonld consult the hol-
iday number Of BeHtly's Book-Buyer. pub
lished by Frank W. Roblnssn, 1920 Chest |
nut street street, Philadelphia. And BY the
way, Robinson's Epitome Of Literature, as
The Book Buyer will hereafter be known,
would be an excellent publication to SUBJ
scribe for. It 10 issued moathly, 1t 81 per
year, and contains besides many illustrations
resumes Of all the best works published