Evening journal., 1888-06-25
city Newsin HrIer.


Thomas II. Orton of Lewes and
Rehoboth will sell his farm and move
TO Colorado.
st. Andrews Sunday school yester-
day adjourned until the first Sunday
in September.
Professor A. 8. Webster of the viii
mington natatorium has purchased II
dozens of bathing suits.
Workmen are tearing up the pave
ment in front of the Clayton House in
order to replace il level.
William j. Fisher read the services
at st. Johns Church yesterday. Mr..
Littell is away in Connecticut.
A man named Cox was severely
pinched between the bumpers of two
cars in Brandywine yesterday.
Several Wilmington horses contested
in the races on Friday last at John II
Goldsborough's new track near Smyrna.
A number Of local horses will con-
test in the rs OF the Young Men's
Turf Association at Elkton, Md, on
July 4th.
The regular meeting Of the Har-
mony Literary Society will be held
next Thursday evening instead Of
Wednesday.
A crowd of drunken negroes made
the night hideous on Sth and New Sts.
on Saturday night, indulging in fre.
quent fights.
st. Mary's Sunday school took
large excursion TO Chestnut Grove tn g
morning from 4th st. wharf on the
steamer Thomas Clyde.
The Germania Dramatic Club will
make their first annual excursion to
Woodland Beach on Thursday, June
%, on the Thomas Clyde.
Yesterday was st. Johns Day and
appropriate services and sermons were
held in the churches Some of the
lodges celebrated the day by attending
church.
The Junieta will start on her daily
trips TO Pennsgrove to-day. Arrange
ments are in progress by which the
boat can make connection with the
Thomas Clyde for Woodland Beach.
The 3 months-old babe of Ella Smith
is at the police station awaiting adop-
tion by some charitable persons. The
mother, who has no longer a home,
can obtain employment again If re-
Iieved of her burden.
On Saturday evening the Whining
ton Wheel Club, after taking a run
out of the city returned home by way
Of 4th and Washington Sts., where
they stopped long enough to take
plunge in the natatOrium,
st. Paul's Sunday school will hold
its last session before the summer va
cation on next SUNDAY. Patriotic ex-
ercises, celebrating July 4, will be
given. The Declaration Of Indepen
deuce will be read and two addresses
made beside appropriate singing.
Edward +. Kane, the well-known
plumber OF this city. has received the
contract for putting in an additional
dry kiln for the Salisbury Kiudling
Wood Co. and also of increasing their
boiler capacity. He has purchased
the 65-h orse power boiler formerly
used by the Diamond State Brewery
for that purpose.
John S Littell, son Of Rev. 7.
Gardner Littell OF this city, received
itrb FitA' III tut hNpuDulbAt CLASS ~
Trinity College, Hartford. Conn, FOR
the best English composition. He stood
second in English grammar. Rev. I.
Gardner Littell and his son Harrison
went Co Hartford last week TO attend
the closing exercises of the college
The commencement will be held on
next Friday.
One hundred Knights OF the Golden
Eagle, under the command of Supreme
Chief Thomas Birchall. attended ser
vice at Asbury M. r. Church yesterday
morning. Rev. James r. Bryan, pastor
Of the church, preached from Let
Corinthians, xvi, 13: "Watch ye,
stand fast in the faith, quit you like
men, be strong" Mr.. Bryan is
member of Diamond State Castle, No.
1G.