Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-19

The German baptist OnuICh Aouh6
Peoples Association gives an excursion
to Pennsgrove on August 2l.
The thing is being laid in the vesti
bule of the Opera House to-day.
Carpenters are also at work building
the box office.
The infant Sunday school of Bran
DIVINE M. e. church, in charge OF
Mrs. Il. Dorsey and A. M. Pierce, went
on picnic to-day to TatnalPs woods.
There is a case OF scarlet fever at
ST. jackson st. The patient is little
girl, and the symptoms are mild for
tunately. DIR. Negendank is in attend
ance.
The family of Rev. Charles e. Grice
have gone to Accomac county, Va, for
stay of several weeks. Mr.. Grice
will not take his vacation until later in
the year. -@a
The boys on the East Side have soli-
cited and received permission to play
ball on the lot at,9thIand Lombard Sts,
the residents in the vicinity to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
The German Lutheran Sunday school
will picnic at Brandywine Springs on
August IA. The proceeds of the OK
cursion are to be applied to the pay
ment Of the church debt.
A party Of young men and women
will take a rowing party down the
| Christiana river on next Saturday
evening. Some OF the young men are
employed at jackson q Sharp's works
George Barnes, a carpenter en-
ployed by the jackson & Sharp Co.,
fell from ladder 30 feet, to the ground,
Yesterday. He was considerably
bruised and cut but not seriously in
jured.
The Diamond State Car Spring Com
pany of this city has received an order
from a western railroad for springs for
200 cars. The springs will be provided
with the new steel plates made by the
Davis Spring Plate Company.
Thomas w. Alexander was married
TO Miss Lizzie White last evening al
80 o'clock, at No. 81 LaMotte street
by Rev. Charles e. Grice, pastor OF
Brandywine M. e. church. A recep.
ton was held after the wedding.
The work on the extension Of the
Spruce street railway is moving along
rapidly. Ground has been broken tc
14th st. has been laid IN rail TO Railroad
avenue and has been paved for several
squares. There will be a siding OF
Claymont, between 18th and 18th, anC
the rails are now being laid.
: Kirkwood Lodge, No. $50, Order o
Tonti, meeting at 4th and King SITS.
has elected the following officers to fiji
several vacancies: Treasurer, Harrl
, G.. Muuson; guard, Clarence Walker
sentinel, w. z. Kirk; trustees, William
S. Cloud, who is deputy supreme presi
dent of the order, w. ?. Kirk and {
Walker.
Hope Lodge, No. 81, A. o. U. w
has issued notices to members OF ex
e cursion committee to hold a meeting
o The notice consists OF picture of tn
g old fashioned 'hog back" locomotive
}, in the smoke Of which is the name c
/. the receiver. The lodge will go {
Mauch Chunk on Thursday, Septembe
II %, 1888.
h A horse attached to a kindling WOO
r wagon ran away late yesterday after
"a noon on Church street. The drive
m named Weekes was huAtch rum MS At'
% and dragged some distance before I
let go, but was not seriously hurt. III
Z wagon coilided with a telegraph pol
= and was torn from the horse. whiC
Is ran several squares before he WI
Nv stopped,
Charles Heinel, the lock and guI
We smith of 10 T.. cd St., has an electr
re motor in his place of business, Of /
20 own make. He uses it in running /
he machinery. 1t is Of one horse powe
he and the power is supplied from Il
Ia. electric light station. IL can also
by used for running fans for bar-roon
in and other places OF business. NJ
les Heinel is making two more engines
mn other parties.