Evening journal., 1888-09-18
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs General A. T. A. Torbert of Mil
ford is visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs A. B. Richardson of
Dover went to Philadelphia to-day.
Representative James A. Mulligan Of
Delaware City is in the city this morning.
Mr. and Mrs Vincent Hazard have re-
turned to this city from their summers
outing.
Nathan II. Davis of the Diamond State
Car Spring Company will return to-day
from the South
Lemuel Mari of this city is in Trenton,
n. j., where important business is receiv-
ing his attention.
Daniel c. Corbit of Odessa is visiting
his brother law, Anthony Higgins,
Esq, in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Altar Mageer of Phila-
.delpLia are visiting her father, Edward
Belts, in this city.
Assistant Comptroller of the Currency
William A. Heald of Washington, d. c.,
is visiting his parents.
Miss Estella jackson returned to-day
from CASTLE, a New York mountain re
sort, where she spent the summer.
William H. Sayery, who has been
spending the summer at Harpers Ferry,
experimenting the erection of a paper
mill, has returned home.
The Rev. L. W. Gibson Of Dover was
in this city this morning During the
vacancy in the Bishopric Mr.. Gibson is
the nominal head of the diocese. He will
return home this evening
Mrs. McCuen, who had been visiting
her son, Edward McCuen, in this city for
several days, returned home to Shippens-
burg, Pa, yesterday She was accom-
panied by her daughter Nellie.
Thomas H. Savery, of the Pusey and
Jones Company, viii sail tomorrow af-
ternoon an the steamship City Of New
York for a two months visit to Europe.
Mr.. Savery goes to visit the leading paper
mills Of England and Germany.
Rev. DR.. Coleman. Bishop-elect of the
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, arrived in
this city to-day and went to the residence
of his brother-in-law Edward G. Brad
ford, Esq, where he viii spend the day.
He will return to Sayre, Pa, his home,
this evening.
A. w. Cummins. sporting editor of The
Morning News, and member Of class $50
Of Lafayette College. left this city last
evening for Columbus, o.. where he will
attend the meeting of the executive coun.
! ell, Phi kappi Psi Fraternity, as a
member for New York and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis f. Patterson,
who spent the summer near this city left
/ to-day for COnanicut r. l. to visit his
/ fa thor, f1nrapn1 Rnbnrf L poAFa.rr,, "a . 1,
| latters summer residence. Mr. Patter-
son is building beautiful house to be
used as his future residence. near Four.
teenth and Broome streets. in this city.
r. L. Appleby has been made perma-
nent night ticket agent at the p. w. &
B. depot, vice Agent Hutchinson, who
has taken position with the Union
Transfer Company During the absenc,
Of Agent Smith, Agent Appleby Is occu
pying his place at the window and a.
! Tucker Of Chester Pa. is doing night
duty.
Captain George w. Johnson, Z. S. n.
now stationed at Baltimore, was in the
city on Saturday on business, Captain
Johnson has been experimenting tn,
construction of the new government
cruiser Petrol at the Columbia Iron Com
pany's shipyard for the last eighteer
months. He could not tell when th'
Petrol would be launched. She is to be
very fast boat, about nineteen knots al
hour. Captain johnson says that tn
facilities at Baltimore are not nearly s.
good for shipbuilding as they are in thi
city. He thinks that the equipment 70
such work at Harlan and Hollingsworth
yard is the best in the world. Tn
captain said that he and his family foun
, life very agreeable in Baltimore.