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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
Gbe Snttlltoertter,
ONCE. Nos. 20 and ~ Fourteenth Street.


Wnnted-A Man 10 Take an Office.
riuTnci Knights-M. ). Briiles.
For CiucInnntl-Stcdmcr Andes.
Notice 10 stockhOldcrs-I AIIelle Iron Works.
Il. X. GIilcn & CO.-Grnln Drills %c.
sealed PrOposals-D. N. ThOrnburg.
Card Of Dcninl-Saruh Jane Plues.
Attention, KnighLS-GeO. ". Weisgcrber.
k, o. T.. Funeral Notice.
trustees SalG-ChristlRn Schnept:
Attend the West Virginia Exposition and STATE
Fair.
NOtIce-Hotel Windsor.
Music and Art--ThC Misses DOddrIdgc.
The New styles &Ee Rcady-G. Mendel 4 Co.
FOnFtli page,
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Special Excursion to the Cincinnati Expo

The steamer Andes leaves Wheeling
for Cincinnati Tuesday, August 2S, nj !
p. M, arrives ut Cincinnati Thursday al.
ternoon, returning Friday ct midnight.
A brass band will accompany the excur.
sion. Round trip tickets, $40; from Ma
rietta and parkersburg, 81 90; Ravens
wood 50 No.
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TIE steamer Emma and barge will
run excursions from the wharf, foot Of
Twelfth street, to the Island during the
Fair, making trips every ten minutes.
Fare for the round trip, 5 cents. Special
rates given to parties Of SO or more.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

hand and orchestra, which will make a
grand street parade to-day at II O'Clock.
No doubt the Grand will turn people
away tonight, and those who desire a
good seat should secure it ut once and
syoid the rush ut the doors.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

AT Plttsburgh-Fist game, Pittsburgh, 9; In
dianapoliS, o. Second game, Pittsburgh, Q; In
dlanapolis,7 7. Attendance 5000.
At Philadelphia--Phlladcl o: New NorR,s
At WaShington-Wash Z: boston, s.
AT DetrOIt-DetTOit, I; Chlcago,l.
Eat PhIlAdelph IA-Athletlcs, 10; Louisville, :.
Al Notwithstanding, Q: Kansas City, J.
Al baltimore baltimore, 4; Cincinnati, 10,
At Northumberland, 0; st. Louis, l.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

Miss E. Rody, HOG Main street, will
have 100 Hats and Bonnets on exhibi-
ton, commencing Tuesday, August %.
Also full line in all new shades and
shapes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
OHIO CENTENNIAL

At Columbus via baltimore s Ohio Rail
On September 4 low rates and train
arrangement to the opening ofthe Cen
tennial ut Columbus. Fare g rs for the
round trip, good for return passage until
September 8 inclusive. Trains leave
Wheeling at 1915 p. H., $3.50 a. M, 500
a. M, 9:25 a. m. For full information
call on agents Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

For the meeting OF the Sovereign
Grand Lodge I. o. o. +. at Los Angeles,
Cal, September II to 2lst, The Baltimore
& Ohio will sell round trip tickets at the
low rate OF $s7 20. For further particu.
lars call at Baltimore & Ohio ticket office.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

The Wheeling and Parkersburg pack
cts, steamers Elaine and New Courier,
will carry passengers at one fare for the
round trip during tie Wheeling Fair.
Tickets good till used. State rooms free.
Menls 2hc eaCh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 27.-Fol
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Ohio and Indiana, local rains, cooler
winds becoming northeasterly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
DRINK AIalto for the nerves.


There is no more inviting resort than
Mt. Lake. Mr.. Van Meter makes every
body at home who visits the Mt. Lake
Park Hotel. Write to him for rates.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

Miss E. Rody, 110G Main street, will
have 100 Hats and Bonnets on exhibit
ton, commencing Tuesday, August 2S,
Also a full line in all new shades and
shapes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
LnIIesi

Our 50 so and s. 90 extra light hand
sewed shoes are the lighhss. summer
shoes made. ]. W. ANIcH & Co.,
Il43 Main street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

Miss E. Rody, HOG Main street, will
have 100 Hats and Bonnets on exhibi-
ton, commencing Tuesday, August %.
Also n full line in all new shades and
shapes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

Ladies', see our s. 80 and s. 90 extra
light hand sewed button; workmanship
guaranteed. j. W. ANncK Il Co.,
ll43 Main street,
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something light for summer wear should
buy Stacy, Adams & Co. s best Kangaroo
shoes. j. W. AMIcK 4 Co.,
Sole Agents.
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dusky played in a manner that was
simply outrageous. The batting was
remarkably heavy, The Columbus team
has recently been savagely overhauled
by the Columbus State Journal. OF
course the players are feeling that they
are very much abused set OF nice men,
but all the same they took fright and
braced up, and are playing good ball till
the next boozing seance. There are
other teams in the League that are made
up OF the same kind OF stuff as the Col
umbus team. The score OF the game was
rs follows;
sandusky...... 0 Q @ 90 80 % 70 I
COIumbus...-8 0 0 600 b -? "-lO II U
Earncd--SanduSky, 4: Columbus, 3. Batteries
-ERston and Chitds; n. Hnndiboe nnd Hoene'
man. Umpire-Bauer.
AT Jacksonville Jax team put up
good game from start to finish and de-
feated Canton. The score:
Jacksou...... OOOl4o2 - + 3
Canton...... . o 1 200 GO 10 4
BatteriGs-DIck. stickney and Chrisman: Jones
and Sharp. umpire-Blair.
AtKalamazoo-After nine straight VIC
tories the Kazoos took a tumble and the
Kickapoo's secured needed scalp to
even them up with the Wheeling team.
Il. ILL, E.
S HS,esT1So '. :. 3 q 3 q q . ID /
Batteries and Calhouni Cumberland
Lauer. Earned-KalnmAEOO |: GAINESVILLE 4. Two
baggerS-Childs, Dwyerr Daily, swift, Mcshannic'
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Hnrned-sAnduSky 8; Canton .. Batteries
0Brien and WcstlAEe; Monroe and FltzSlmmonI.
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WE have the only successful machine
and method Of dGmagnctlzlng watches
In West Virginia
JACOB w. GRUElB, JeWeler,
Cor, Twelfth & Market Sts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

The Dress Makers friend-"Nlile-
End" Spool Cotton. --.,-... -.
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At Sandusky-Canton won from San
dusky by brilliant fielding, Sandusky
made the most hits and should have
won. 0'Brien's work in the box for the
home team was admirable, but his sup
port was poor. The score:
Canton.........- = o OOl "-5 s Z
EArned-sandusEy 81; Canton .. Batteries
o'BriGn and wcstlAke: Monroe and FItzSImmonI.
umpire-Bauer.
Other Trl-ssate Games Played Saturday.
At Lima-Darrah started in to pitch
for the Mansfield team, but was knocked
out OF the,box in the second inning and
Curly Lemons was put in in his place.
Except in the first and last innings,
Mansdeld's hits were very much scat
tered. The score:
H Mama I'll a-js y y /
EArned-Llma, Z: Mansheld, 3, Batteries
Miller and sOmmers aud DRrrah; Lemons and
Dillon. Umplre-Young.
At sandusky-Columbus braced up
and played an errorless game, while San
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27

Two base hIt-sales. Double plRy-otterson,
Nicholson TO Crogan. Struck ont-by Flanagan,
q; hy Garfield, 3. Bases on halls-o6 Flanagan,
81 Off Garfield, l; Passed balls-iaik, 2. Umpire
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-27
Millinery.
Wanted.

WIANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL
w homework. Good wages for good girl.
Annly ut 1901 Main street. nh2l
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NyE WISH TO EMPLOY A FEW
w salcsmCn on salary to sell our goods "
sample 10 the wholesale and retail trade Of
wheeling, W Va, and adjoining States. we are
the largest manufacturers OF our ltne IN the
country Send two cents In stamps Tor pariiCu-
lars. No pOstAls answered. CENTENNIAL d Z"
CO., Cincinnati. o. Au2s.AM&I
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tomorrow is memorial day in the &.
A. 4. posts in this city.
The Fifth ward Republican Club meets
this evening at No. $40 King street.
Thomas H. Slavery OF the Pussy and
Jones Company received an invoice of
silk to-day from Berlin, Germany.
The Red Men S new wigwam on Shipley
street between Fifth and Sixth streets is
being pushed rapidly. The exterior is
about completed
c. w. Kennedy & Co, dealers in musi-
tai instruments at 40 Market street, have
completed the addition to their store It
now extends through to Shipley street
and forms fine ware rooms The remCd-
eled store will be opened next week.
The wires Of the Wilmington City Elec.
trio Company were to-day connected with
the High School laboratory All.th eleetri.
city required for scieptific experiments
can now be drawn from these wires. The
use of the current is contributed by the
company.
Sergeant George Doyle Of the United
States Army has secured a position il
this city and VIII come here about Jan
uary /, 1889. He has applied fora dis
charge from the army, and as his record
therein has been good, he win probably
have little trouble in getting it, he vii
join the Wilmington Rifle Club.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

John J. Graham of the surveying corps
Of the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Co., is in Washington, d. g.
Cards are out for the marriage, on next
Wednesday, Of Clarence Pool Of Melon.
ough and Miss Mollie Sutton Of st.
Georges. The ceremony will be per.
formed by Rev. r. G. Jones, in st.
Georges at $50 p. m.
Rev. H. A. Monroe, former pastor Of
Ezion NJ E. Church, now pastor of St.
Mark N. E. Church of New York city,
and Mrs. Cashen of New York, will be
the guests o. Mr.. and Mrs Z. D. Spencer.
No. S26 Windsor street, on next Monday
evening.
Harry Brisbane, son Of the late Rev.
w. II. Brisbane, and Frank Demainville,
now Of Leadville, have been visiting the
formers sister Mrs George Polk OF
Odessa this week. Mr. Brisbane recently
was elected state treasurer Of Colo
rada. His majority was II, 600.
Stephen and F. N. c. Choate of New
ark, Del, viii 60 to Denver, Col, on
December 90, to drive a stake there
They are the sons of Stephen r. Choate
well-known merchant and ex-postmas
ter. F. M. c. Choate has been the agent
for the EVENING JOURNAL at Newark.
He has sold his business there as sta
toner to p NJ Sherwood who will also
take the JOURNAL agency in all prob
ability.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
ST. STEVENS CHURCH.
Organized Last Night-Begins With En-
cOuraging REPRESENTATION To-
AI0rrow.

Organized Last Night-Begins With En-
couraging Prospects Installation To-
1Iorrow.
The congregation Of the English
Lutheran Mission, which was started
three months ago in this city, met last
night in Fletcher Hall, 604 Market street.
and organized a church society.
A constitution was adopted and two dea-
cons and three trustees elected. The dea-
cons are J. S. Beetem and L. A. King.
walt The trustees, Levi G.. Bertoletts
Edwin b. Sadtler and H. T. Robelen
These five, with the pastor of the ch arch
as an eX-otiicio member, constitute the
church council
The name Of st Stephens Lutheran
Church was adopted. The church starts
out with very encouraging prospects. The
roll of membership has not been made up
but it will bequite large for new church.
The Sunday school is large and active and
a Young Peoples Association has been
organized The church has prospect Of
good financial support also.
After the organization a call was ex-
tended to Rev. W. A. Sadtler, who has
preached for the mission since it was
started. The call was accepted. The
installation services will take place to
morrow morning at the place of worship,
Fletcher Hall, No. GOA Market street, at
| 1870 o'clock. Rev Dr. William Ash
mead Schaeffer, pastor of St. Stephen
Lutheran church of Philadelphia. vii
conduct the services and Rev B. Sadtler
d. D., of Baltimore, father of the pastor
elect, will preach
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
bllvet Chnrch Cnlls a PASTOR.

The congregation of Olivet Presby-
lterian Church met last night to take
faction regarding the election of pastor
The attendance was large. Rev Lafay
|ette Marks, d. D., presided as
moderator, and F. L. Buclxmaster
was secretary. After preliminary exer-
lcises a call was extended to Rev. w.
Hayes Moore, a student at the Princeton
Theological Seminary, who has been sup
8plying the pulpit for some time past.
Mr.. Moore will graduate next spring, and
in the meantime, should he accept this call,
he will supply the pulpit until he has
finished his studies. His ordination as a
minister and installation as pastor of the
church will then take place. j. Maxon
Hammond was elected a commissioner
from the congregation, and with one OF
! the elders of the church, will attend to
! the presenting of thecall.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08

The Boston Globes Washington cor
respondent writes: M. Cleveland sat a
little too stiff upon the natural manner
and behavior Of this country. never
heard of a joke that he made while he
was President except when some ELUSIVE
SoHtherner hurst before him and ex.
claimed. loudly:
Mr. President, owe you an apol.
ogy.
What fors' said Cleveland
For not having called upon you ear.
lier. sir.
well, said Cleveland a little heavily,
Il haven't been lonesome
Now this anecdote. it seems 20 me, is
worth about one year Of the President Z
term. II he had four anecdotes each
would be good for a year.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ELECTION.
Annual Meeting of the Society," The
Librarians Report

Librarians Report.
The Historical Society of Delaware
held its annual meeting last night The
following were present: Right Rev.
Leighton Coleman, ID. D., LII. D., Chris
tian Febiger, Mayor Austin Harrington.
Judge Leonard +. Wales, Lewis G. Van
degrift, Esq, DR. r. P. johnson, DR..
John p. Wales, James l.. DeYou, Colonel
William A. LaMotte, DIR. L. G. Short.
lidge Caleb p. Johnson, Jacob l.. Pusev
Judge Leonard E. Wales presided, with
Lewis 9. Vandegrift, Esq, acting secre-
tary.
A committee on nomination was ap-
pointed, which reported the following
officers, which were elected.
President, Judge Wales; vice presi-
dents, Hon. T. f. Bayard, Judge ]. p
Comegys, Ex-Governor C. c. Stockley f.
corresponding secretary, DR. L. p. Bush +;
recording secretary, George w. Bush. Jr.
treasurer, II. r. Bringhurst: librarian,
DR.. Il. P. Johnson historiographer, DR..
Horace Burr, directors, DR.. J. r. Wales,
Willard II. Porter, Esq, George H..
Bates Esq, w. A. LaMotte and Christian
Febiger
The following committees were chosen
Committee on Library, Dr. Johnson DR..
Wales and DR.. James Draper; on biogra-
ply, the Rev. T. Gardner Littell, j. r.
Walters; on donations Or. Bush !. S.
Elliott, W. II. Porter, Esq. on publca-
ton, George Il. Bates Esq. j. r. Wal.
ters L. O. Yandegrift on finance, II. r.
Bringhurst, +, g. Bradford, Esq, FL
wood Garrett. Librarian Dr. r. P. John
son made his annual report as follows.
Books received, l0S, pamphlets, 232; news
papers, l45; other articles 95; total Of
SO additions to the collections Of the
society. The whole number ~ articles
now owned by the society is l6, 49,
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
NEW CASTLE NOTES.
An Entertainment by sunday school
Class-some New buildings.


Class-Some New buildings.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, Dec S.-An enter.
tainment consisting of singing and speak
ing was given in the lecture room of the
NJ. e. Church last evening, by Miss Sallie
Hubbard Saturday afternoon class. The
little ones acquitted themselves very
creditably.
Good Tub Butter csc. per pound at
Frazier Bros.
Mr.. Vickery, the Dobbinsyille grocer
IS out OF the city, attending the sick bed
of his mother.
Frank Comfy, humorist, will give an
entertainment in the old Court House on
Monday evening, entitled Merry No
ments.N
Richard Jones Of Wilmington spent
yesterday in this city.
James Tasley and Frank Pinkerton
have purchased new buggies
John Hammers of this city has ac-
cepted position with James West of
Wilmington
Buy goods for cash and save money at
Frazier Bros.
The statement made in the New Cas-.
tie letter Of the Every Evening few
nights ago that the tug of war held in
the Clover Clubs room in the old court
house was won by Fred Hoffman is con
tradieted in favor Of Parks Duncan
The Holshumaker Brothers who have
been in the grocery business here for sew
eral years are just clearing out their
sock TO quit business.
The cash never made smash. r. &
i. W. Frazer is selling all kinds Of goods
for cash
The land belonging to John Finnegan,
deceased, will be sold at public sale next
week
John Vallette proposes to build some
new houses on the site OF which bis
stable now stands.
Rev. Edward L. Brady will build a
new stable in few day
The ashes which have for such a long
time defaced the pavement behind
the old Market house have been removed
and no more will be allowed to be placed
there.
The Frazier Brothers are selling white
grapes at l5c. per ID paper shell almonds,
2se. per 10. cream nuts, 10c. per To-
currants, &c. raisins. 3 lbs for Poe.
citron, 25c per 10 ; English walnuts, ice
per 10. The best coffee in New Castle at
30 cents per pound.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev. w. L. s. Murray will lecture in
Silverbrook Chapel Thursday evening,
December IS, ON THE Heart OF the
Switch.
The Rev William II. Swartz will con
duct the communion service at Central
Church tomorrow morning, and preach
us usual in the evening.
Rev. w. p Tilden will conduct the
service in the Unitarian Church tomor-
row, taking as his subject what Does
Unitarianism Stand For
Rev. w. Hayes Moore Of Nicetown, n.
j.. will preach at Olivet Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning and evening.
Sunday school.at 8 a. m, and p m.
Rev A. T. Scott will preach at 10. 80 a.
m. at Goodman NJ. +. Chapel. Sunday
school 2 30 p, m and preaching ia the
evening by Rev Brother Dill, followed by
revival sci vice.
There will be quarterly meeting al
Ezion NJ +. Church tomorrow. A love
feast viii begin at $50 a. m, and Rev
w II, Godfrey, presiding elder will
preach at 0.3O a. N.
Rev. L E. Barrett viii preach to-mor
row at 1870 a. m. on the subject "Littl
Foxes, and at 7SO p. m. on THE Prod
gal Wasting His Substance" After thu
regular evening services there will be 9
revival meeting.
At the Second Baptist Church. Fourtl
and French streets, tomorrow there vii
be preaching by the pastor, Rev. r. b
Cook, d. D., OF 10 80 a. m. and :. a. p. m.
Sunday school at 3 a. m and ? p. m
and prayer meeting at Z p. m.
The centenary anniversary of the dealt
Of Charles Wesley will be celebrated II
Asbury NJ f Church by an appropriate
sermon by the pastor tomorrow morning
at 10 30 and by a special song service il
the evening at which hymns Of Charlie
Wesley will be sung.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
snakes and ,coons.

The Dover Sentinel is authority for
this Sam Green. George Crane and Phil
Knoll went coon hunting down the
Neck" at Ginn's Hollow several nights
ago and found eighteen coons in one
tree. Upon the advice of Uncle Jake"
Shindler Of Little Greek, they returned
to the tree the next day, cut a hole into
it and found it hollow, as Uncle Jake
said they would, and then building fire
in the hollow they smoked thirty four
black snakes out Of the hole in the tree
top Two Of these snakes got away to
tell the tale as the Sentinel published it,.
It is believed that Lthese coons and the
snakes were trying to organize a I.egis-
lature lin Ginn's Hollow and elect a
United States Senator. It looks, too. las
if the snakes would have swallowed the
'cOOnS
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
Mnrtnarv Recnrd.

Registrar Lee made the following re
port for the past week: Total number Of
deaths, 20, the same number as the cor
responding period Of last year, classified
has follows males, -; females, Z white
us; black, . adults, IA; minors, 6 born
Fin the United States, II; foreign coun-
'tries, 8; death rate to the whole popula-
stion, 49, IL; to black population, 49, cause
sof death heart disease, 4 consumption
u: confinement, cancer, general debility,
II each; bronchitis, commissions, catarrh
ldihptheria. marssmus, and pneumonia one
each; ages under year 3 to ). l 90 to
20. 8; 40 to 50, l. 60 to 20, 6 20 to 50, 3;
hoo to 10, deaths by wards, First,
Second, 2 Third, 3 Fourth, / +; Fifth .;
Seventh, Z Eighth, l Ninth, 1. There
.Mere o births and 13 marriapes
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
sHiPYARos AND FACTORIES.

The new Merchants and Miners steam
ship building at Harlan and Hollings-
worths will probably be launched next
Saturday.
Pussy & Jones are making some slight
repairs on the United States lighthouse
tender Zizania which has been lying at
their wharf for several days
Thomas Drein & Son are building a
fourteen foot metallic life-boat for New
York tugboat, another fourteen-foet life
boat for new tug building at Hoboken.
\. j., and two twenty foot metallic life
boats for the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company. The last will be shipped
today.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08

A good road bed splendid locomotives
and the finest cars ever constructed en-.
able the B. & o. railroad TO make the
remarkable time of y hours between
Wilmington and Washington. The new
time table going into effect on Sunday
gives Wilmingtonians train leaving
Delaware avenue depot ut 8 a. M, stop
ping At Newark and arriving in Wash
ington 30 a. m. This train is equipped
with magnificent parlor cars built by
Pullman expressly for the b. & o r. r.
making this fast train luxury in the
way of railroad travelling. Between Phil
adelphia and Wilmington this train
makes the time in 80 minutes which APP
pears by comparison with the time OF
other roads the fastest time ON
record The other fast trains on
the s O. making equally as good time
70 Washington at II 81 q. m. BPS and
80 p. m. Returning the fast trains
leave Washington at s a. m. LOS. 4 %
and ll30 p. III. These trains enable the
patrons of the B. & O. to spend full day
in Washington. The fast trains now
leaving Wilmington for Philadelphia at
10 80 a. M and 100 p. M will leave al
10 Al a. m. and $40 D. m. The other
changes are few and viii appear in the
time table published herein We cannot
but admire the spirit of enterprise which
has characterized the B. q o. r. r. in its
determination to give the people Of vii
mington the benefit of such an unexcelled
train service to Washington Baltimore
and Philadelphia The march Of improve
ment is onward and our community is
reaping the benefit Of the B. & o. enter
prise.
Evening journal., 1888-12-08
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
Delaware Commandery, No. 2, X. G. T..
Present Guests with a Cake.

Present Guests with a Cake.
Delaware Commandery No. 2. X. G..
Z. S fair, was crowded last night.
At T. 40 o'clock number of visitors
from Chester Commandery, No. 30, was
met by delegation from Delaware Com
mandery accompanied by the Diamond
State Brass Band, and escorted to the
Odd Fellows Hall, where the fair lis in
progress. The visitors enjoyed them
selves thoroughly. Besides this about
seventy-fve members of Humboldt Castle
were present. All were in uniforms
Late in the evening Captain William
OConner of Delaware Commandery es-
corted Captain D. X. Deakyne to the
stage, and in behalf of Delaware Com
mandery, No. 2. K. G. E., presented him
for Chester Commandery, a large pound
cake. Captain Deakyne in reply returned
thanks for the cake, and on behalf Of his
command presented it to the ladies. Aid
Of Delaware Commandery, Captain OCon-
ner, declined to accept, and the Chester
man went off with the cakes. Three
cheers for the Chester Commandery were
then given.
The fair will be continued next week
and possibly until Christmas. Diamond
State Castle No. 10 may be at the fair to-
night.