Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-18

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Camden, N. j., on Saturday.
p. J. Ford, of Fifth and Rodney
streets. attends to sodding yards and
other places, as well as to hauling, dig.
ging wells, laying drains, etc,
Harmony Council, U. f, of A., at.
TENDED st. Johns Episcopal church
yesterday morning in body, and heard
a very fine practical sermon.
The Quarterly love.feast of Union M.
Z. church was held last evening, prior
to the public preaching, and was very
largely attended.
A concert of vocal music, with few
Rotations, will be given by E b.
Tharp, the blind vocalist, in Odd
Fellows Hall this evening.
Proposals. will be received by Super
intendent Guthrie up to the 9Th inst.
for supplies for the aims house for the
coming year.
Elder Wilson Hausel, of New Jersey
will preach at the old Baptist meeting
house, King street above Tenth, thi,
evening. Services to begin at 7.3O p. m
One half interest in the schooner
Veniman will be sold at public sale, on
| Front street wharf, on the 25th inst. 10
close the estate of the late Charles
Reynolds.
Have you seen the new pillow sham
holder at the Howe office ? Every good
housekeeper should have one. 1t liz the
newest thing out. Call at COS Shipley
streets,
The Wilmington Savings Fund will
be opened on Friday, the Goth inst. ,
instead of Saturday Memorial Day.
for the purpose of receiving deposits
and making payments.
William Wallace, q young man EN-.
ployed at the Old Ferry rolling mill,
had his hand caught in a horse shoe
machine,o on Friday afternoon, and bad
ly crushed it.
The store Of r. L, Pyle & Bro, at
Hamorton, Chester County, Pa, was
entered by burglars last Wednesday
night, when watches, jewelry, etc.
valued at $3.50, were carried off.
james Connolly, who resides near
Greenville, Christiana Hundred, has
been attacked with paralysis, and as he
IL some eighty years of age, it is not
expected that he will live many days.
A May festival and Ia chocolataire
will be given in the Opera House on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
under the auspices of the Young
Peoples League of Grace M. L. church.
Wilmington Division No. l, s. Oft,
gave a very fine entertainment in their
hall on Saturday evening. In addi-l
ton to the literary feast of speaking,
reading and Ringing, plentiful supply
OF lemonade was furnished.
The steamer Etruria, on which Can't.
N X. Benson and his son took passage
at New York, on the 9th inst, reached
Queenstown OH Saturday, being the
shortest time ever made by any vessel
on the eastward trip.
A rough and tumble fight occasioned
by too much election whisky took place
on Saturday afternoon, at Fifth and
Spruce streets, but the com batants
saved themselves from arrest, by dis.
persing before the arrival of the police.
Some Of the pastors of churches who
have been preaching against skating
Kinks, TO DO consistent, have now
either to follow their Sunday schools
on excursions to places where Kinks are
open or stay at home.
John Roach is negotiating with the
pany for three new iron steamships To
run to Brazil via St. Thomas, Mr.
Roach will likely get the contract, as
he is the principal stock older In the
line.
The State Board of Finance met at
Dover on Saturday and awarded the
new State loan Of Sl20, 600 per cent.
bonds to Edward Morrison, of New
York, at $1,000 per 500. The bonds
are issued for the purpose of funding
the State debt, falling due June 1, 1885
The steamer Wilmington, through an
| accident to her rudder caused by a rope
becoming entangled with it, failed to
leave this city on Sunday until after |
O'Clock, which was quite loss to it as
well as disappointment to numerous
persons who intended to visit Philadel-
phia on her.
7 Veterinary surgeon Scott, No. Sl7
| west Sixth street, has quite a large
practice in this city and vicinity. A
lew days ago ne was called to treat a
COW in extremes near Centrevil,e, and
this morning he was called 70 attend
one near Brandywine Springs, belong
ing 10 Rev. WIN Fl. Hendrieksup, that
seemed TO be afflicted with something
like milk fever.
Henry W. Morrow, the Senior Past
Grand Worthy Chief Tesaplar Of the
independent Order of Good Ternplars
of Delaware. will start for Toronto.
Canada, on Friday next az representa-.
tive to the Right Worthy Grand Lodge
OF the Void, the supreme body which
represents over 100000 members and
holds its annual sessions in various
parts CT the world.