Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-25
TEMPERANCE HARVEST HOME.
Typhoid Fever Leaving-Base BaII-Pul
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Typhoid Fever Leaving-Base BaII-Pub
| lie School Matters.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
| NEW CASTLE, August % - This
Women's Christisn Temperance Union q,
Newport will hold q big Temperance
harvest home in Lynam's woods or
fhursday next, and has invited tbe
union of this city to participate in tbe
event The meeting will be addrassad
by many prominent speakers from All
over the state, among whom are Rev. n
! l.. Hubbard, Phi. D. A sumptuous din
ner will be prepared by the members and
their friends, for the visitors.
The management of the New Castle
Base Ball Club has been making great
preparations for the Simmons benefit
game With Dauntless st Front and Union
streets. Wilmington. to-day. A chance
in the positions of the men places
Whitelock at short and Carlin on second
The players viii go in private carriages
to the grounds The Elkton game for
Thursday next has been postponed until
Monday.
The Loyal Legion, Children's Glass
and Infant School, of the M. q. Church.
will hold their annual picnic in McFar-
lanes woods, on Wednesday next. The
children will be conveyed to the grounds
In farm wagons, leaving the church at Q
o'clock.
The local national guardsmen are now
on sentry duty about the city. They are
not armed with weapons Of any kind.
but are each supplied with large pack
of tickets for the moonlight excursion
on Wednesday evening next, TO Angus
tine Pier, on steamer Champion Hyatt's
Military Band win accompany the excur-
sion.
The Board OF Education will meet in
its chamber in the old Court House to-
morrow evening. Full preparations for
opening the schools next month will be
made.
The water that Is drawn from the old
pump In front of L M. Chase & Sons
store on Delaware street, has been pro-
nounced unfit for use, and poisonous to
many, by a prominent physician. The
pump has been In constant use this sum
mer, but break in the Jail sewer has
polluted che water.
Great preparations are being made by
the parish of Emmanuel Church for a
parochial mission, which is to be held
in the church September $3.50 inclu-
sive. The event promises TO be as pro6t-
able as unique.
The autumn weather Of yesterday did
not interfere Ia the least with excur-
slons. The steamers Thomas CLYDE
and Major Reybold carr ed i'm
mense crowds of people to Woodland
Beach and Philadelphia.
A little son of Barrett P. Conner is
dangerously i'll at his home at Sixth and
Delaware streets. He was well on the
road to recovery from an awful seige of
typhus, when he caught severe cold.
fine old violin was rallied off at the
Star Hotel on Saturday night for the
benefit of the New Castle Base Ball
Club. The proceeds, which were very
large, will go towards paying off the
Indebtedness of the club.
The proprietor of the carousal on the
battery ''pulled up stakes and skipped"
yesterday, after reaping a bountiful har-
vest of nickels from the children.
The disastrous TYPHOID fever which has
been almost epidemic in this city for
several weeks, is leaving rapidly and
there are but few sufferers. The fever
was at one time so contagious that whole
families were stricken down. but only
three deaths occurred.
James <. KINNEY, who had his hand
badly mashed at the Delaware Iron
Works some time ago, is now rapidly
improving. de will leave for a short
tour this week.
Frank Davenport and Patrick Crum-
lish Of Wilmington, have returned to
their homes after pleasant visit to
Barney Rodgers. here.
The Mount Vernon Bard Of twenty
pieces, paraded the streets on Saturday
night. and furnished the music at d
grand jubilee entertainment in the Red
Mems Hall
Miss Sarah Lsboube has returned from
Salem, n. j., where she has been recu-
p rating
Robert White and Charles Black of
Wilmington visited friends here OH Sat
urday night.
Thomas X. Lancaster will finish a
three months course in elocution and
dramatic art in Philadelphia, in few
days
Contractor John NJ Hance will break
ground for the erection of large brick
house on Vine street below Harmony. to-
day. This is the fifth brick house now
being built