Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
AooAL BRBpIrIas.

Eusebius n. Townsend, loading mer-
chant OF West Chester for the past quarter
OF century, died ut his home In that town
on Friday after brief illness.
p. +. Krep, formerly route agent sta
toned at Wilmington, has been transferred
to Huntington, Pa, by the Adams Express
Company, and given much larger terri
tory.
julius Hess, organist at Grace NJ. Il.
Church and 1raughtsman at Edge Moor
irCn works, has resigned those positions
and will enter the employ OF an iron firm
in Louisville, Ky.
Conductor Lemuel Hitch OF the Delaware
railroad has returned from his visit to st.
Louis and other western cities. Saturday
night an admitting friend presented him
with an elegant conductors lantern, with
ntckle frame and parti-eolored globe. on
which his name is frosted In German text
letters. He initiated the Gift on his trip
down on the Norfolk express Sunday night.
Since September 18th an original invalid
pension has been granted to William A.
Delsen and an original Widows pension TO
Sarah e., widow of Chandler Smith, both
OF this State.
Thomas T. edward yesterday was noti-
fled that he passed the late civil service ex-
animation held In this city and that he Is
eligible to position which vii pay $1,000
per annum.
Register Bradford on Saturday granted
letters of administration upon the estate of
Moses Palmer, late OF Brandywino hundred
to Ann L. Palmer.
There was slight fire In Sharp Il Com
pany's Market street show window on Sat.
urday night caused by tho accidental ignl-
tlon OF some goods while the gas Jets were
being lighted,
+. jennings Crute, formerly OF EVERY
EVrNINa'4 local Etan Ia GaFiNnatu al In
Philadelphia with a pulmonary afllletion
and his coalition awakens the greatest
anxiety. Mr.. Orute has been special
writer for tho Philadelphia Press and was
one OF the first correspondents to reach
JohnstoWn after the flood. Hs remained
there In the interests Of his paper several
weeks, and the exposure and hardships he
underwent there brought on his present
alarming malady.
J. A. Wilson the funeral director has re-
ceiyet the fee simple deed from Trinity
parish trustees for his property No. GIG
King street.. The premises Is part OF the
large estate granted blythe King oil Sweden
in ante. colonial times to tho Swedish set
tiers of this locality. largo swathe of the
property across the city crossing King
street about Sixth is still held IN fes simple
| by a species of pepper corn rent by the
trustees through this ancient selsnerlal
title. The property is, of course, almost
| all OF 1t OF little value except In the fee
| simple sense TO the trustees.
Alex. q. Cummins, Jr. Of Smyrna has
enter the General Theological Seminary,
New YorE.
The annual session of the Grand Lodge
of delaware X. of r., will be held in
this city on October Both.
Cards announce the Wedding of E..
| J. 2. Grubb, OF Philadelphia, Ron OF ex-
Councilman Lewis T. Grubb, OF this city,
and Miss Bertha Clement, eldest daugh-
ter OF DR.. J. M. Clement, of Oxford, Pa,
to occur en- October I'd in Oxford u. E.
| Church.
Cards hsve been Issued for tho wed
ding OF Harry Askin, formerly manager
of the Academy of Music in this city, to
Mics Emma Frank HGgltoz OF Newark,
N. j. The ceremony will cpcur on Wed
nesday afternoon, Oclober ID, OF the
home Of the bride.
The following pensions to Delawarears
have been issuef: Original inyAlids, VIII.
liam A. Deisem; increase, Joseph Ii.
Jones; original widows, &C., Sarah E.,
widow OF Chandler Smith.
Maggie Podoiski, n years-old child
living at No. 3lS East Second street, was
run over by an ice cart ut Second ard
Walnut atreeta on Saturday evening,
crushing the bones Of her right ankle.
Chief Engineer McOrackeG, OH Satur.
day, divided 800 batweeu tho Friend.
ship and Reliance companies, which
amount he received from the town CON.
missioners of Sesford in recognition @!
the services of thess two companies at
the recent fee in that town.
On Saturday Harry Bartel, a Brandy.
wine hundred farmer who stands in King
atrest market between Sixth and Seventh
lost his money box from his market
wagon. While selling his produce some
thieves got in behind the wagon on the
street side and stole the till with IS or 80.