Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-27

The Lobdell Car whesl Company
shipped a car load Of wheels yesterday
afternoon.
The Wilmington and Brandywine
Co. are paving the entrance to the
cemetery with fire brick.
David Connell, proprietor of the
Wooddale quarries, shipped stone yes
terday for the new extension Of Della
ware College.
A runaway team on the causeway
Yesterday threw the occupant out
without injuring him and mashed the
top Of the buggy.
The property at 18th and Orange St..
sod yesterday and bid IN by Sheriff
Lambson, was bought by hts son, j.
Oakford Lambson.
Delaware Avenue Bapsiak Chur CHI
Sunday school this morning toek an
excursion of about 500 persons to
Brandywine Springs. .s
About 30 cars were shipped south on
the Delaware road yesterday TO carry
peaches. The cars are lefs 1T the VAR
ious stations until ready for use.
The following Pullman drawing
room and sleeping cars are ct the Pull
man Car Works for repairs: Anan,
Acbates, Asteroid, Owego and Tibsr.
The special meeting OF tie directors
of the Builders Exchange, called for
this afternoon, has been postponed
until Monday afternoon a. . O'Clock.
A parochial school viii bs opened in
the basement Of st. Patrick'a Church
September /. Francis ID. Talley is
altering the basement for thRt pur
pose.
The new cutoff OF the Delaware
division has been completed and
turned over to the company. Trains
will commence running over IL next
week.
Last evening S. Venn coached j ID.
Eekervis for a run of 10 miles around
Inc Cool Spring reservoir. The time
was something less than one hour and
kfteen minutes.
A horse ran down Front st. this
morning about $50 o'clock 1reggins
asingleree. Il is supposed that he
broke away from come per Sun while
being harnessed.
Z. B. Rittenhouse has bsam nsspoiuted
freight and ticket agent at CkiIds sta
ton, Nd, on the Philadelphia Division
of the B. & 0. Railrwad, vice q. Z.
Turner. relieved.
The Creston Land AID fmgrovemert
Co. has cold about ST., 900 worth Of ito
lots in the 9th ward. Tho opening OF
18th st. between Market and Tatnail
SITS. will give an entrance % the DROP
critics from that point.
The excursion Of the uuzsuion banSs
OF the New Castle Prssbypery To
Augustine Pier to day fer the benefit
OF Rev. 9. Z. Eckels, tbs missionary
60 Siam, WINS scarcely attended on
account Of unfavorable weather.
The railway extension Beyond 1cth
street bridge has been puzed as far as
Railroad Ave. On 11th st. the track
IS several inches lower than the present
road bed; on the avenue che track e a
few inches higher than the road bed.
Colonel JEdd's new residence on
Broome near fzth st. is 20 be fitted an
with electricity by Geonxe w. Stone
a. 20. The same Rrm have the .oon.
tract for fitting the handsome new res
ldence OF Victor Cause, new in process
OF construction.
The wholesale dealers IN town Lost
about $3.50 by the recent fall in tlse
price Of tomatoes. They we're PER
ehased at 70 cents TO ste a baekef
wholesale on Monday and on Tuesday
and Wednesday, the price dropped "a
40 and 90 cents.
Camp Adams Association held les
regular weekly meeting last evening,
Two new members were taken in Il
the society. The usual routine buei.
ness was transacted. The meznbres will
camp out at Brintons on Eli G. Pen
neils farm. beginning August 9.
Eighth Street Park, in tbs early
evening, is a very popular plAcs foi
the young folks. Wednesday afternoon
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter noticed
quite number engaged ia croquet
and other games, on the level green
sWard.