Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
FOURTH EDITION,
Oulo.
A heavy frost this morning.

A heavy frost this morning.
The dancing masters arc busy pre-
pairing for Thanksgiving matinees.
Harmony Council will open fair III
Odd Fellows Hall this evening
A case Of small pok was reported to
Registrar Frazer on Friday.
A masquerade ball will be given al
No. liz French street, by the Young
Mems Social club, on the evening Of
Thursday, November 22.
The regular weekly meeting of the
st. James Chapel, will be omitted next
Wednesday evening on account OF
special religious services.
On Thanksgiving night Sons Of TEN.
perance will hold grand reunion OF
all the divisions In the McClary build
ing.
Letters of administration were
granted by Register Biggs on Saturday
to Ezekiel Fols On the estate of the late
Israel A. Fols of New Castle.
Two passenger and one baggage car
for the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena
railroad were shipped on Saturday by
the jackson and Sharp Company.
Sloop Annie arrived at Third st rect
wharf, from Woodbury., with load of
window glass for James Bradford, Nos.
6 and East Third street.
The Rev. T. Il. Creamer preached a
temperance sermon In Scott NJ E.church
yesterday morning. A number of mem
bers Of the Sons of Temperance were
present.
The oint Committee of the German
Library and the Delaware Saengerbund
have renewed the lease Of the hall now
occupied by them in the Herdman
Building.
One of three drunken men who were
elected from q saloon on Front street,
near Market, on Saturday night had
his head badly cut In his endeavors to
butt in the door.
A delegation from Hope Council,
Junior Order Of United American Me-
chanics, attended the New Jerusa-
lem church yesterday morning in
body.
Jacob Barlow, member of the firm
of Barlow Il Thatcher, warp manufac-
turers, at Henry Clay, had one of his
fingers badly mashed on Friday last
DIR. Greenleaf amputa' ed the injured
member.
The schooner John K. May, is now
at the wharves of the jackson & Sharp
Company, where she will load a passen-
ger and baggage car for the Jackson
vile, st. Augustine and Halifax River
Railroad.
At meeting of the Building Com.
mittee of the New Almshouse, held on
Friday, it was decided to employ Engi-
neer Baldwin, of New York, to prepare
plans and specifications for the heating
apparatus for the new buildings.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany have secured clear title to Wat
sons Island in the Susquehanna river,
near Port Deposit. This removes So
rious obstacle in the way of the comp
ny, and the work of dredging will begin
Immediately.
At the children Temperance meeting
at Gilbert chapel last evening, Mrs.
Alexander Chandler presided and made
an address. The singing was led by
ID. w. Bisselle and addresses were also
delivered by Miss Hilles and George
W. Wells.
A delegation from Smyth Post. No
|, q. A. II of this city, paid friendly |
visit to Gen. d. b. Brney Post, No. II,
of New Castle, on Saturday evening,
where camp fire was held. A number
of visitors from Philadelphia were also
present and good time was had.
a l2-year old girl named Martha
Long, who resides at Riddles Banks,
was seriously and probably fatally
burned on Friday evening, while kick
ing the dying embers Of "a bonfire that
had been kindled in the woods. Medi-
cal assistance was rendered but her
burns are severe.
Jonn G. Boughman, for some time
clerk at the Clayton House, retired
from his position on Saturday and will
shortly embark in the stationery bust
ness. lie was succeeded by j. Porter
formerly night clerk. Z.
l.. VandeRrift, cf Newark, assumes the
duties Of night clerk
Charles Hill, of this city, whilst
testing his strength on an awning pole
last evening just before retiring, was
into the gutter by the pole
breaking. His head and shoulder
the curb resulted in FRACTURED
Of the clavicle and acromion process.
Dr. Hitch was called in to mend the
broken parts.
The attention of the police doing
night duty is called to gang of half
grown boys who congregate in front of
the stores on West Second street, be.
tween Orange and Tatnall streets after
the same are closed, and disfgure the
windows and woodwork with tobacco
juice, etc. The proprietor of the store
No. 2O3, is seriously annoyed and states
that he has to clean the windows every