Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-21
CITY NEWS IN Brief.

There was heavy fall OF hail about |
o'clock this morning.
Father De Ruyter Of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church is improving in health.
A supper and entertainment will be
given in Brandywine NJ E. Chapel on
Thursday evening.
w & J. Lang's delivery wagon broke
down at Second and Tatnall streets, at
T. 80 o'clock this morning,
The hose carriage Of the Phoenix Fire
Company viii undergo general repairs at
the shops of w. g. Mahaffy.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
Catholic Hall Company last evening, a
set of bylaws was drafted and adopted.
A congregational meeting will be held
at st. Andrews Church tonight at 7.3O
o'clock, to discuss the organization of
Church guild.
Peter and James Murphey, small boys,
were arrested at IL. 30 o'clock this after
noon, for stealing shoes from Market
street shoe store.
The British barkentine Joequinna
cleared from the jackson and Sharp Com
psny's shipyard this morning, with cars
for Santos, Brazil.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Y.
M. c. A. viii be held at 8 o'clock this
evening at the association building, No.
| 1907 Market street
Business was quiet at the cou nty tax
| office yesterday. Collectors Doug herty
and Mckee were at their desks all day
and had nothing to do.
The program published yesterday was
given BY the Young People 5 Literary So
ciety of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, at its entertainment last even
ing.
The Catholic Hall Company met last
night at the office of j. X Bradford, Esq.
A number Of subscriptions to stock were
received and the outlook for new hall is
very favorable.
Maggie McManus 20 years old, dis
solute character, was arrested by Officer
Sherer yesterday afternoon, for immoral
conduct. She probably will be placed II
Philadelphia reformatory.
Temple Lodge, No. 141, Of Tonti, has
removed from the Morrow Hall to new
quarters in the Hawkins Building, No
no Market street, and will meet there
, this evening and every Tuesday here
/ after
Nearly every ash barrel on Seventh
street, between Washington and Market
1 was upset into the street last night o
4 this morning. The youthful miscreant
g who have caused so much annoyance U
householders and added more dirt to In
two inches already on the bed OF Seventh
street, should be caught and punished 10
y malicious mischief
: Two horses belonging to the City Pas
= senger Railway Company ran away fror
= the stables at Delaware avenue and Du
= Pont streets last evening. The horse
g were caught after very tiresome chss
y and returned to the stable. This is th
! second attempt the same horses hay
N made to obtain their liberty.
John Mcdonnell, who lives at No. 10G
West Front street. fell and dislocated h
~ leg AZ the knee at Front and Oranl
00 streets Yesterday evening about o'clocl
Il MaDonnel caught his foot in a piece
n. vine tibet was attached to bale of stra
n living on the sidewalk in front of DickC
81 4 o. 3 store. The patrol wagon WI
III summoned and the injured man remove
be to his home.
The Society Of Christian Endesvor
Central PRESBYTERIAN Church gave Il
following program at its literary meetir
last evening: Charade. "Longfellow
ne solo. Mrs. Margaret Stowe; readin
VS. Miss Julia Bouldon charade, l"Whittier
w recitation, Dorr Diefendorf; solo, MI
be Bessie Riggin; debate, Resolved, Tn
nd Woman Should be Allowed to Enter
Occupations in Which Man is Engaged
Messrs. Harold and Jones against Mess
Walter and Cole; solo, Mrs. Margai
f; 8 Stowe; recitation. c. B. Palmer; reci'
ton, Dorr Diefendorf.