Evening journal., 1889-06-06
LAST EDITION
SWEET CHARITY.
WHAT WlLMlNGT cN is DOING FOR
THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING.

Car Load OF supplies 10 Be sent
Tonight.
Contributions of money and supplies
are coming into the headquarters OF the
Johnstown relief committees in this city
more literally than ever.
The Wilmington Transfer Company has
been kept busy answering calls for their
wagons to take the donations TO the
room. Probably fifty calls were made
n yesterday and to-day. The car will be |
shipped early this evening over the B. q |
o. r. r. and will arrive in Johnstown |
probably on Friday night. Most of the |
contributions are Of clothing or bed wear. |
The following were received to day up |
Il to o'clock:
Clothing-Mrs. Burns and friends, |
Mrs. Brocknow, sE. J. Mulhausen, |
Mrs. George w. Bush, friends, Mr.. |
King, S. r Duncan, John Palmer, E. S. |
McHair, II, r. Boyster.
A friend, shoes; W. f. Robinson, one |
cook stove; J. B. Hickman, clothing and |
bed covering; Mrs. J. Easton, clothing |
and quilt; Grocers' Association, box of |
groceries; Mrs. G. f. Cook, underwear |
and stockings; z. r. Humphreys & |
Bro, one package Of hats; Dr. Q. |
II. Lawton, clothing and hats
Howard Phillips, one pair pantaloons
w. I. Robinson, tincups and pie plates
The Jessup and Moore Paper Company,
Augustine SMills, twenty. seven wooden |
blankets; Mrs. Moses Dillon, shoes, |
ladies and childrens clothing |
Mrs John Fehrenbach, bed &scloth
ing and clothing; E. Fenton,
one barrel -four and clothing, Mrs. !
@. Rossiter, one boys shirt and hosiery |
G. F. Allen, bed clothes, 200 linen collars, |
boys toys, knives and forks, dolls, etc !; |
The use of Opera House has been do !
mated by Manager Soulier for tomorrow |
night, and a good show will be given. |
The Warren Athletic CLUB will repeat a |
portion of its athletic exhibition The |
First Regiment Band, Hyatts Military |
Band and TIE Opera House Orchestra will |
furnish choice music. Tickets are
80 cents and are for sale at this office. |
The athletic exhibition will have several
features not previously given.
The Builders Exchange will build
house from original plans, and donate
the proceeds to the Johnstown sufferers.
The druggists of the city held meet
ing to take action yesterday afternoon,
John Nj. Harvey was made chairman. 1t
was decided to send money rather than
drugs and the city was divided into dis
tricts. At l o'clock to-day Mr.. Harvey
had received 1927. 80 from the druggists,
Heptasophs Giving Freely.
S. A. Wiley, supreme archon, L o. H.,
telegraphed from Pittsburg to Z. F.
James, as follows
''Johnstown conclave entirely desti-
tute; needs help badly Let the frater-
nifty of Delaware respond nobly, Write
the other conclaves in the state at once
and forward amount to me. Two dead,
three others missing. Nothing left.
New Castle Heard From.
Advices from the New Castle cerre-
spondent Of this paper are as follows:
The employees Of the William Lea
and Sons Company in this city, raised
$50 for the Johnstown sufferers yester-
day. Misses Agnes Herbert and Mary
Holcomb are receiving contributions for
Johnstown.
A telephone message from New Castle
this morning stated that a telegram had
been received from Conrad Lancaster
who was supposed to be lost, assuring
his friends Of his safety and stating that
he left Johnstown for New Castle this
morning at 2o'clock.
The nsh globe in front of William
Lawtons store collected $s7.9l yester-
day, 500 of the amount collected was
sent to the relief committee this morning
The contributions have been dropped
in literally to-day. A check
for $15 from E. Ainscow was
contributed this morning. Most of the
contributors to the jars and globes are Of
the poorer class, and they appear 9to
take peculiar pleasure in making their
contributions.
The total amount now subscribed is
$4,000.
A Game of Base Ball.
The spirit of charity pervades the air
Hvery person whose heart is in the right
place and who is at all able gives. An
opportunity is now afforded by which
persons may see good game of base ball
and at the same time help the Johnstown
sufferers.
On Saturday afternoon the Whining
ton and Americas base ball teams will
cross bats at Union Park. The gross
proceeds viii be for the benefit of the
stricken people in Pennsylvania The ad
mission is only 25 cents, and tickets are
on sale at this Office.
Relief Notes.
The cigar dealers Of the city will send or
Friday, chewing and smoking tobacco anC
cigars to the Johnstown sufferers. The
different dealers will leave their dona
tions at Hawkins store, Seventh anC
Market streets, whence they will b,
shipped.
H. G.. Robinson telegraphed to General
Hastings at Johnstown, asking what wal
most urgently needed and received tn,
following reply:
"The things most needed now are beC
clothes, shoes and children's clothes
Ladies' dresses and underwear are needed
at once, also coffee, hams, bacon, mes
pork, corned beef and bread
1t has been suggested that the treas
urer of the Garfield Monument FunC
turn over the amount for that purpose
to the Johnstown sufferers.
The Executive Relief Committee will
meet at Mayor Harrington's Office to
morrow morning and arrange for sending
the contributions Of money to johns
town.
The Wilmington Transfer Company
will donate the fares of its cabs mex
Sunday to the fund
Three papers are circulating among tn
employees of the P. w. & B. R. r. Com
pany.
The jar in front of the Clayton Hous
contained S12 46 last evening. Consider
able more has been dropped in to-day
Ihe box in front of the Water Depart
ment Building on King street is in it
place again to-day.
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