Evening journal., 1891-07-30
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a horse belonging TO singiey Brother
ran away on Fourth street last evening
st. Paul's Catholic Church gave al
excursion to Atlantic City this morning
A pavement Of asphalt blocks is being
laid IN front OF the store of the Delaware
and Electric Supply Company on Shipley
street
Horace Rhosds, colored died of con
sumption this morning at his home No
AIS East Eleventh street. He was 81
years old
The Shields Library Association ex.
cursion went to Cape May this morning,
BY the w. & N. railroad and steamer
Republic
Yesterday afternoon Judge Grubb ap
pointed William McMenRmin guardian
for the six minor children of Edward LIE
Carpenter
The easy moving New York mail was de
layed four hours yesterday, because of
damages along the main line caused by
tie heavy rain storm.
The term of City Auditor Mitchell ex-
pires tomorrow at midnight. His sue
cessor, H. Fl. Billany, will assume the
duties of office on Saturday morning.
Yesterday mornings storm played
havoc with the tenters at Brandywine
Summit camp meeting. Tenters and
their furniture were given a thorough
wetting.
All trains on the p, w. & B. railroad
are on time to-day, and the road is clear
in both directions. The damage done by
the storm Hear CharlestowM, Md, has bsen
repaired,
A gang of men are at work tearing up
the Front street railway tracks at the
p. w. & B. station for the purpose Of
connecting the French street line and
completing the circuit
The new tugboat John B. Palmer.
which is being built at the jackson and
Co., Of New York, will be launched at
high water this evening.
The cornerstone of the new Second
Baptist Church will be laid with appro-
pirate exercises on next Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock DR. Biting Of
Philadelphia will deliver the address.
Receiver Dickey is taking in about
$5, ,OOO IN taxes every day. He is handi
capped by the action of the Levy Court
in not allowing him to have the books in
time to make out the receipts in advance
Edwin R. Banks of Stanton and Georoa
A. Richardson were arrested Yesterday
by Constable Green on a charge Of non
payment Of debts They were each re-.
leased on giving proper security. The
debtors are Justis & Davidson and w. &
J. Lang,
The work Of laying the street railway
curve and switch at Front and French
streets is progressing rapidly The
electric cars now run up and down Mar.
ket street on the same track, the switch
at the depot being unavailable on ac-
count of the work on the French street
line
Joseph 7. Willis OF Newark has been
awarded the contract to build the new
recitation hall at Delaware College The
contract price is S21, 7e6 The Will
mington bidders were as follows John
B. Johnson, $22,5l5; W. B. Austin,
$23, 104; William Fl. Foulk & Son, $24,
1S9 Calvin Swayne, $24, 300; A. Eek
man: 1924, 1853; William g. Pierce,
$24, 940.
A delegation of nine colored men, be-
longing to Damon Lodge, No. I, K. of p.
OF this city, went to smyrna this morn
Ing for the purpose of ipstituting lodge
in that town, There are only two lodges
In the state. The one at Smyrna will
make the third lodge In the jurisdiction.
The idea in forming 1t is to have
enough lodges to form q grand lodge on
August Is.