Evening journal., 1888-05-22
City News In nrsef.

James +. Purcell has started in the
ice Business On South Market St.
A small shop Of the Edgemoor Iron
Company was burned last evening.
-Four houses are in course Of con-
strucsion o. Lombard s., near 18th.
Many lots in the lower part OF the
Ninth ward are covered with poison.
Gus and slegnant water.
Rev. Adam StenRle and wife left
today to attend the M. e. General
Conference in New York city.
st. Patriok's fair will close this even
ing. The contests will be decided and
articles disposed Of at that time.
The members of the Delaware Field
Club have been practiciug for the game
With Belmont's second eleven on next
Saturday, May 30.
AT 18th and Claymons SITS. the drain.
age is defective and she water runs IN
the middle Of the Rtrs ct, making il
muddy at al times.
w. A. Kelly, day clerk nj the
Ciiyton House, heads the register
daily. The headings are works Of art
and very beautiful.
Joseph Pym Turton has again been
engaged to take charge of the Field
Club grounds. The committee on new
grounds has not yet reported.
Maggie Carberry was fined 80 cents
and costs before Justice Bertolette last
evening for disorderly conduct and
for abusing Rachel Maybsrry.
A gust Of wind this morning blew
shut the inner door of Harry Kienle's /
house. 103 e. 3rd Sc. with such violence I
as to shiver the large plate glass. The \
door frame was also damaged.
Union NJ. e. Sunday school win /
take its annual excursion 30 Cape Nav /
on Thursday, June IA, on steamer Re- I
public, having Shipley st. wharf ac-
companie by lst Regiment Band.
Newton Gem, keeper OF the toll
s ate on the Philadelphia turnpike.
Complains that young men often drive
through the gate without paying toll.
and he talks Of bringing some Of them
10 justice.
Excavations are being made on Will
liam Lea & Sons Co.'s property Oh
Twentieth ST., for the purpose Of lay
ing 20 inch terra Gotta main to drain
the waste wa.er into the sewer ct
Market ST.
Coroner Barnhill released Simon
Wolfson on $500 bail, furnished BY bis
father, Bernard Wolfson, yesterday.
Wolfson has been held as a witness in
The Malascalza case. Another meeting
of the Jury wall take place to morrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Next Sunday. being Trinity Sundsy,
Is the 18th anniversary of the dedica-
ton OF Old Swedes' Church. Services
will be hello at7 and 10 80 o'clock a. m
and at 3 aul $50 p. m. At the 10 80
ervices Rev. j Ashton Henry will
lreach the anniversary sermon.
]. D. Chalfant is putting in the back
yround q his picture Of a One Dollar
Treasury note, after which it will only
reed q few finishing touches to com
llete 1t. The picture can hardly be
old from the original. The copying
II every minute particular is perfect.
Water pipes are being laid along
1eald St., above 11th. Tho bed OF he
treet is solid rock and the workmen
ire busy blasting through the came.
Pullman Pace is being graded. The
Iefferis property is being reduced 10
'rade and very good sand is being dug !
iut.
The colorei boy who was locked up
N Saturday as an accomplice in let
ing the brakes off of freight cars on
he B. e o. r r., at Marshallton, was
allied out yesterday. The one still at !
arge has not been found. He was the
nstigator OF the mischief and has
left the vicinity.