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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
THE SPORTING SEASON.
Indications OF a Crent Boom In Sports In
This City.

If present indications be taken as an
example Of what Is to come, there is every
reason to believe that the coming season
will be the greatest that Wilmington has
ever experienced in the number and va
riety of athletic exercises.
The stockholders of the Wilmington
Base Ball Club will hold a meeting to-
night at the residence of Alonzo Foster,
manager. There are seven stockholders.
Of which Lucius Z. Allen is the largest
holder. nr Foster has received sixty
applications for positions on the team.
These applications are from players
all over the country. Exhibition games
will be played by the clubs of the Mid
die States League in April. In May the
scheduled championship.games viii open.
There are two clubs now applying for
entrance into the league. If they do NO
come in there will be but six clubs II
it.
All the clubs have grounds but tn
Wilmington. 1t will probably take tn
old Union Park, although much bette
location might be found.
The Warren Athletic Club held ii
regular meeting last evening and ad
mitted four new members. Tn
| regular monthly meeting will TAX
place tomorrow night at the gym
nasium. The removal of the club TO II
new quarters in Red Mems Hall on Ship
ley street viii make a large addition T.
its membership.
Andrew w. Selak Gays that he viii Of
ganize base ball club in this cit
shortly, that viii contain some Of tn
best material obtainable.
Manager Doherty of the Americas Bias
Ball Club intends running that club /
the same manner as he did last yeai
This is a. strong team, play
we'll together. always plays stead
ball and is known for its excellen
and gentlemanly bearing. II deserve
| success.
The season will bring out n large nun
Der Of small fry clubs that organize an
disband before playing a game secon
rate clubs that fight at every game
and first rate clubs. that pla
good ball and endeavor TO rails
the standard Of the game, locally. 'Twi
be a great season.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

the wharf property amounting to about
ST., 900, consisted of new wharves al
Eastern Neck Island, Chambers, Buck.
ingham aud the pier adjoining the one
occupied by the company on Light street
wharf. These and other additions, to
gether with the plans that have been
under consideration for some time for the
increase of transportion facilities,
were discussed and approved.
The conservative manner in
which the directors manage the
affairs of the company was commended
by the stockholders. The old board was
reelected, as follows: F. G. Latrobe,
George Warfeld. Sherlock Swami, Will
liam $. Taylor and Dr. S. E. Ford, and
the following were elected officers for the
ensuing year: President, George War
field; treasurer, Ferdinand C. Latrobe
secretary, DR.. S. E. Ford. Baltimore
Sun
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Selling Three Fine Houses.

Three of those handsome and commo-
dious houses. erected by Walter Cum
minis on Adams street, near the Trinity
p. E. Church, have been sold during the
last few days. William T. Porter,
a member of the Water Commission, has
bought No. 100 Adams street, for IS, 500,
it is said, which is about the figure on
the mortgages which Cummins managed
TO put on the building Mr.. Porter will
soon vacate his residence at No. 307
West street and remove to the new
house. William f. Robinson, the popular
stove dealer of No. 223 Market street,
who now resides with his family in the
Farmers Bank building, has bought No.
1902 Adams street. Price not known.
Trinity p E. Church has bought No. 10,
Adams street, for its rectory. No. no.
Adams street now occupied by Oakley
Purdy, will shortly be sold also
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Cloward-Eakin.

n. Dushane Coward, principal of the
Wilmington College Of Music, was mar
ried to Miss Annie NJ Eakin, at o'clock
last evening The wedding was a quiet
affair, the ceremony being performed at
the parsonage of Second Baptist church
by the Rev. Richard B. Cook, d. d. T..
Leslie Carpenter, the well known pianist.
was best man and Miss Edna Weber
was bridesmaid. After the marriage Mr..
and Mrs n D. Coward gave a reception
at their future home, No. 500 Tatnall
street.
The announcement Of this marriage in
Every Evening yesterday afternoon, was
incorrect and somewhat premature.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
LAST EDITION
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Gensral Assembly Adjourned To-Day
Until Next MoRday-HerBert and
Boyce.
BY Telegraph to EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 24.-The Senate this
morning appointed Senators Ferguson
Richardson and Crossen as a committee
of conference on the part of the Senate
npon the selection of persons for state
treasurer and state auditor. The Senate
instructed the icommittee to agree to
nothing but the reelection of Messrs.
Herbert and Boyce. The General Assem-
bly, has decided to adjourn until 8 o'clock
next Monday afternoon. A joint resolu-
tion was passed accepting the invitation
of the New Castle County Levy Court to
visit the insane asylum at Hares Corner
on Friday February /.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Jacob Pussy of Centreville, Nd, came
to Wilmington this morning.
BILLY" Anderson, the cripple, who has
a large newspaper trade, has been i'll for
several days.
Mrs. Edward Andrews and Miss Belle
Warner of this city returned home to-
day from visit TO Baltimore.
Thomas Mitchell, John B. Martin and
other nndertakers of this city went tc
Dover to-day to attend the meeting of
the Undertakers' Association of this
state
James T. Mullin of West Chester. Pa.
yesterday joined Rev. f. l.. Hubbard Of
New Castle, Del, and the two will sal
for Europe on Saturday morning. Mr.
Hubbard is in poor health and will b,
gone at least three months.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
A Reneflt Performance.

A convention of fremen will be held
tonight at the Phoenix engine house to
take action regarding two benefit per
formances. Delaware Truck Company,
No. g. will be represented by James
Canon, George Hartman and Elmer
Rierce. Fame Hose Steam Fire Engine
Company will be represented by Joseph
Dugan, John Purcell and Lewis Scheu.
The Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Company
will be represented by Henry Jerome,
William Mcconnell and William L.
Mahona
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Within the Reach Of All,

rs any man earning the ordinary wages
Of a mechanic can, without inconven-
fence save from $500 to $500 per
month
IL is awell-known fact that some Of the
wealthiest men Of the great cities Of New
York and Philadelphia made their win
ming stroke in life by the purchase ofreal
estate in parts Of the city where they
foresaw future growth.
The same opportunity which was open
to them then is presented to you now.
In purchasing home site at Holly Oak.
you not only secure beautiful home, but
you become the owner Of real estate in
the centre Of what is destined in a few
short years to become a thriving, pros
porous city.
Take nobody's word for il, but go and
see the land The land will sell ITSELF
1t commends itself to every one.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
pelaware Telephone Company.

call has been issued by the commits
sioners Of the Delaware Telephone Com
pany for a meeting of its stockholders at
Dover On Monnay, February A, for the
purpose Of electing directors and officers
for the proposed company. The commits
sioners are: E. L. Martin, w. II Bur.
mite, w. P. Biggs, A. L. Hudson, j. G.
Brown, E. D. Burton, Charles Barker, ].
T. Shallcross, E. H. Bancroft, E. M.
Stevenson, Thomas L. Bacon, L. W. Tay
Tor, W. G. Brown and q. w. Whitaker
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
High school Matters.

Professor James H. Morgan, Of the
Board of Public Education, delivered a
lecture yesterday afternoon before the
young ladies' department of the High
School, on Nervous Force" The lecture
was illustrated by some interesting ex-
periments.
The examinations for the term just
ended, began this morning. They will be
concluded next week, and the promotions
will take place in the week following
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

1t was rumored last evening that the
property situated on the northwest cor
ner of Ninth and Madison streets had
been bought in the interest of the Chi
cago Dressed Beef Company. On inquiry,
the above fact could not be verified, but
at all events the property has been sold,
the papers are all made out and are well
under way, and the erection of hand
some building in the near future may be
looked for, to be used as a wholesale and
retail meat market, for the sale of the
famous Chicago Dressed Beef. 1t is said
the Powdermaker's, butchers of this city
will have charge of the new establish
mont
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
DIRTY STREETS.
An East Side Commission wanted-A Re
ferred Question.


The residents Of the east side are not
satisfied with the attention they are re-
ceiving from the Street and Sewer De-
partment, and declare that that part of
the city is almost entirely neglected The
street cleaners have not been on East
Tenth street for months. All the streets
in this vicinity have needed cleaning for
some time. A citizen in referring to the
negligence Of the directors of the depart
ment said. 1T is a commission for the
west side only, we would like to have al
east side commission and then our streets
might be kept decently.
The following referred question il
given for an answer from the Levy Court
Commissioners. Are there any Belgian
blocks underneath the mud at the ap
proaeh to the Brandywine Market stree
bridgeg' THE mud on these approaches il
several inches deep and they have no
been cleaned for a long time. The stree
is almost always muddy and should re
eeive the immediate attention Of tn
proper officers.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

there was very little warmth between him
and Massey The Judge was followed in
good speech by Editor Sperry and in
other speeches by ]. Frank Bacon:
McKendree Downham, H. C. Conrad and
Beniah Watson. The State Capital Band
serenaded the speakers after the meeting.
Mr.. ~ B. Smithers was not present.
Senator-elect Higgins returned to Will
mington this morning.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Field cIub BENEFIT.

The Delaware Field Association, in ac-
cordance with its usual custom, viii give
a benefit performance early this year.
The members are already rehearsing
their parts, and as the association con.
tains some excellent talent, will doubt
less give an enjoyable entertainment.
The benefit will be given late in Febru.
airy or about the beginning of March.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
To-Attepd the aoId GuardY Bal.

Governor Biggs and staff went to New
York on the 947 train this morning to
attend the ball Of the "Old Guard, to-
night. Lieutenant Colonels John M.
Newell and J. G. Hart and Aid-de-camp
Colonel J. T. Layfield, and Sergeant
George W. Quinn Of this city joined the
party ut the railroad station. General r.
r. Kenney and Colonel E. T. BOoper OF
Dover were in the party and looked after
the comfort Of the bows.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
birthday Surprise.

A number of young folks met last
evening at the residence of Miss Elsie
Ferguson, No. IL East Second street, and
proceeding to the residence Of Miss Carrie
Howell, No. 206 King street, gave her a
surprise party in celebration of her four
teenth birthday. After pleasant even
ing, in which bounteOus refreshments
were served, the party departed wishing
Miss Howell many more such joyous oc-
casions
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Is the Finest Land
Between Philadelphia
and the Breakwater-

Remember thisl Holly Oak Is only 81
miles from the Wilmington Depot, z
miles from Chester and 81 miles from
Philadelphia; Holly Oak Station is on the
property a steamboat landing and wharf
is to be built near the centre of the water
front, and Holly Oak, lying at and around
these two important points, IS bound to
become a business centre in short time,
and the lotsnow offered for sale will triple
in value in a few years
The space is too small to describe all
the various advantages of this beautiful
locality the ground is high and healthy
and commands
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
AVieW Of the River for Thirty Miles

The scenery is unsurpassed, the air is
pure and invigorating with good drain
age and excellent water.
We know OF no way anyone can invest
their earnings so safely and.proftably as
by purchasing one or more Of these lots.
The easy terms Of sale place them
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Guild Anniversarr.

Trinity Guild will celebrate its ami
yersary tomorrow night at 7.45 o'clock,
st. Pauls Day. A number of clergy will
be present, the service win be partly
choral, the choir Of men and boys will
sing, a report will be read, and the Right
Rev Leighton Coleman, ID. D., LII. d.
bishop of Delaware, viii preach. The
Holy communion viii be celebrated at {
o'clock in the morning.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Chester RIver steamboat Companr.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Chester River Steamboat Company
took place yesterday az Baltimore. Presi-
Warfeld's report showed the business
OF the conpa-y for lie year was very
satisfactory. The improvements to
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

Henly's Celery Beef and Iron, Sc
BEST" Tonic, zoe. Botanic Bitters, 40c
Scotch Oats Essence, 75c. The best
remedy for coughs is McInall's Syrup of
Tar. 35c. Danforth. Graduate in Phar-
macy. Second aad Market. Trusses adj
jusiei an 4 ~4s---.-.-. - =. a E-ei--s
refunded.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
nelnmnre pens1nners.

William Poor of Christisna yesterday
received an increase of pension from the
federal government. William T. Money
of this city was granted reissue Of
pension.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Milmington Clearlng House.

The exchanges of the Wilmington bank
at the clearing house to-day were: Clear
ings, $147, 4e5. AZ; balances, sac, s34.19.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Ii will Cost You Nothing to Go,

as we furnish FREE TICKETS to all who
wish to examine the property, and the
manager win accompany anyone who will
make an appointment with him. No in
terest or taxes. No cost for conveyancing
A policy guaranteeing the title given
with every deed. You can select your
lot at once and You know just what it
viii cost you. No auctions for choice.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
Strike While the Iron is Hot |

Come at once and secure a choice lot.
First come first served.
Meetingswill be held for the sale Of
these lots, this Thursday evening, at 8
o'clock, in the Board Of Trade Rooms,
Exchange Building, S. w. coraer Seventh
and Market streets.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24
HOLLY OAK

Is on the Delaware shore, and Is the CEN
trial point Of that beautiful high country
extending from Edge Moor to Claymont,
and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

Francis Dillon Eagan, LII. D., deliv-
cred his lecture on Ireland in st. Mary's
R. C. Church again last evening. On this
and to morrow evenings he will lecture
on the same subject in Institute Hall.
There will be matinee tomorrow after.
noon. On tomorrow evening the An
cient Order Of Hibernians will attend the
Hall in body.
The fact that Ignorance is bliss proba-
bly, accounts for the happiness of newly
n4-r.-el ep.e.-l. ..siaiAe 80 d. -
zette,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

FoE Gold " s.lssr ha;e-e-. ZEE DAVIS
at East Second street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-24

nR. MONTGOMERY. en3 n. 9th St., Phila.,
- Reliable Medicines for Coughs. Colds,
Asthma, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Const mption.
Relief 20 days Advice freddy or evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-24
On Record, AnynOyy,

"Our heart is heavy today wrote the, edi-
tor Of The Purple Springs Enunciator.
George j. Sebastapol, whom we have long
known and GdmiPed, is dead. In the flush
and glory of his manhood, when the future
seemed as Respondent as an angels dream,
the rain Of death came sobbing to the door
way Of his brilliant career, and the phantom
boatman ferrieP him across the black river.
Poo" Georgc This day there will. be weep
ing in a little home on the hill, where gray
haired mother kisses the cold brow of her
lost one; where weeping wife bends above
the still form and fondles the dear hands that
were wont to lovingly caress her; where
beau tiful children try in vain to coax from
the dumb lips loving word-from whence
loving words were as a river. 1t is
hard that the misty twilight of death
should so soon blot oct the golden glow of the
morning. it is hard that the anthem should
be broken by sob, that the dirge may be
commenced; it is hard that the dead blades
Of the grave grass should culver over feet
that should for years press the green verdure
of the summer Poor Georgel Generous,
noble and honest; charitable, alfectionate and
true; sunbeam in the gloom of humanity;
beacon cleaning in the blaclzness off this
world. Not alone will your wife and mother
weep over your grave; scores who have loved
and known you will kneel by your last rest
ing place in the solemn twilight and their
tears will tell heaven how they miss you
Later: Our information concerning the death
of Mr.. SebastapOl was wrong. He is alive
and enjoying excellent health. We hope that
George will at Opce call at this office and pay
the So due US on subscription. His account
has been running for two years, and as we
are greatly in need of money, he will obige
us by making a prompt remittance. Ne
braska State Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-24
A Crows Memory.

There is, perhaps, no bird in all the world
more intelligent and cunning than our COM
mon American crow. Many know by expe-
rience that it is very easily tanned, but not
many of them could match the following
story related and vouched for by Alexander
Wilson:
On the Delaware, a few miles below Easton,
resided gentleman who had reared a crow,
with whose tricks and society he used fire.
quently to amuse himself This crow lived
long in the family, but at length disappeared,
having, as was then supposed, been shot by
some gunner or destroyed by accident.
About eleven months after this as the
gentleman one morning was standing on the
river Shore a number of crows happened tc
pass by; one of them left the flock, and fly
ing directly toward the gentleman, alighted
on his shoulder and began to gable away at a
great rate, as one long absent friend naturally
enough does on meeting another.
On recovering from his surprise, the gentle
man recognized his old acquaintance, and
tried by several civil but sly maneuyers to
lay hold of him; but the crow, having now
had a taste of the sweets of liberty, escaped
and flew away with his companions. Youth's
Communion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-24
ORGANIZED PLAY FOR OUR BOYS.
The Educational Value of Outdoor Games.
A Just Balance.

The Educational Value of Outdoor Games.
A just Balance.
Organized play produces most useful eff
feet 1t trains the boy to do correctly just
what he is told to do, and, while his spon-
taneous action is encouraged, he is kept ever
ready to act according to circumstances.
Play is healthful; so is the alienation of
mental work and active play. In mental
action the brain centers probably act much
in stimulating one another; in play the mus
cles are stimulated by the brain centers, and
the purely mental action is diminished.
Thus play is not merely muscular exercise,
but a change in the kind of brain action and
probably of the action of the special centers.
Even if the fact were not well established
the psychologist would expect to find that
moderate athletics and success in mental
work are not divorced from one another.
This is well illustrated in the list Of scholar
ships recently gained by the boys of St
Paul's school; all the athletic leaders are
named in the list. The tendency of self con-
temptation which is engendered by the mod
ern system of competitive examination is to
some extent counteracted by athletics.
In the examination the individual wins,
not his class; in the cricket club the eley en-
wins. though one individual may make the
winning score.
1t is sometimes said that athletics make
good bodies to the neglect of mental culture.
That may be so when too much time and at
tention are given to the river and the cricket
field; but it should be well understood that a
highly organized game does exercise the
brain as well as the muscles, though not ex-
actly in the same way nor probably in the
same parts as SO called intellectual training.
A just balance between play and work
may be struck for the individual by noting
what duration of mental exercise can be
borne without the sign of fatigue following.
Recreation of the athletic kind is most use
full in turning ''the brain overpressed with
thoughts" to other modes of action, and pre-
venting it from continuously acting in men,
tai modes producing cloud of uncontrolled
thoughts to be followed by troubled sleep
and dreams. Habits Of bodily activity are
often the best cure for sickly states of mind.
British Medical Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-24
Thrashing the Court.

Mr.. Bjornson, in. his paper on Norway
and It's People," published in Harper's Mag
azine, says that the character Of the, inhabi-
tants of the west coast partakes something of
that Of the sudden squalls which rush down
tho steep mountain sides and along the
fjords.
In the early part of the present century
the judge, sheriff, undersheriff and the law
yers assembled at Valders, one of the widest
districts, to hold court The clergyman in
vited them to dinner, and they, while sati-
ating and incbriating themselves, forgot ell
about the people who were waiting for them
outside of the court room.
At last the drunken guests came reeling
out of the clergyman's house, on their wind
ing way to the court. The irritated people,
made more exasperated by the sight, ranged
themselves on either side of the court room
door, sld judge, sheriff, undershcritf and
lawyers were all soundly thrashed, as they
reelcd from man to man Of the gauntlet.