Daily Republican., 1884-05-19
EDITION,
Dots.

Alexander & Wells, No. 511 East
Fourth street, advertise gravel, Stag,
tin and plastic roofing.
Now is the time, and 713 w, Front
street is the place to get bargains in
coal, flour aud feed. Call, ,259. Steward.
In game on Saturday the Violet
Jr's, beat the Social club by a score OF
10 to IA.
John McCaffrey, Sanger Hall, has
just placed in front of his place of busi-
ness two new signs.
The Weccacoe Engine Company will
give a grand picnic at Schuetzen
Park on Decoration Day. Tickets 70
cents.
Proposals for constructing "a feet OF
sewer are advertised for by Amos A.
Eastburn, Chairman of the street Com.
mittee.
On Saturday evening the fair Of Aqua
Pura Lodge, l. o. G. T., opened in the
Hulley building. 1t will be continued
during the present week.
Will the young gentleman who found
the black bag on the Brandywine please
sincere thanks of the owner. l.. Il.
Chaplain McCabe should have a
large audience in the Union M. K.
church tomorrow evening to hear him
detail the incidents Of the Bright side
of life in Libby prison."
Mrs. Bailey, of India, in company
with Mrs. E. B. Stephens, of this city,
will lecture on missionary work in
Newport NJ. Z. church this (Monday)
evening, May 10Th,
Officer A. II. Townsley takes this
method of returning his thanks to his
friends for their support in the contest
for the gold watch at St. Patrick's
church fair.
John Dempsey, a conductor on the
p, w. & B. Railroad, was drowned
while bathing in the Schuylkill river,
below Gray's Ferry bridge, on Sunday
afternoon.
Francis II. Hoffecker has been
granted letters of administration on the
estate of Henry Zeiber, late of this
city and Mary Downing has been
granted letters on the estate of Elizabeth
Downing.
The members of Fairfax Lodge, |. o.
| O. F., will meet at Odd Fellows Hall
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to at.
tend the funeral of Charles d. Groome,
who died at Newport on Saturday, aged
SO years.
A fair and festival will be given by
the Aqua Pura Lodge, Good Templars,
commencing on the 18th day of May,
1884, in Gawthrop's building, Fourth
and Shipley streets. Admission, 10
cents.
The finest JOB printing in the city is
done by Roberts at Front and Tatnall
streets, where you can procure the very
best cigars for the least money. Call
and satisfy yourself by trial. Front
and Tatnall streets, A. u. Roberts.
During the trip OF the Wilmington
base ball club John McCatirey will re-
ceive the result of the games played
Those desirous of learning the result
should call at Sanger Hall, 800 East
Fourth street.
The remains of the late Joseph l..
jackson have been brought from Cali
fornia to this city, and will be Inferred
in the Wilmington and Brandywine
cemetery to morrow afternoon, leaving
the house of Il. i. Rice, on Pennsylva-
mia avenue, at 3 o'clock.
Peter j. Ford has purchased the un.
finished contract of Patrick Dignan, for
grading on the B. & p. Railroad, and
will take charge to-day. The section
extends from the North end of theBran-
|dywine bridge toa point east of the
concord turnpike.
A special meeting of the Historical
ISociety OF Delaware will be held this
levening. Captain w. p. Seville will
Tread historical paper detailing the
lservices of the First Delaware regiment
in the war of the rebellion 1850.
! A special meeting of the YoungMen's
Republican Club viii be held on Tues
lday evening, for the purpose of consid
lering the advisahlity of purchasing a
Iportrait of John NJ. Clayton. The pic
ture was executed about forty years
jago, and is now owned by the widow o
the late George W. Karsner, of Por
IPenn,