Evening journal., 1891-07-06
arAe GLORIOUS FOURTH" is PAST,
About 10000 Persons Leave the City
10 Celebrate Elsewhere.

1De OF July Wub NCFE Qhlteil
celebrated in Wilmington on Saturday,
as nearly everybody who could get away
left the city. The Wilmington Steam
boat Company carried away 1000 per
sons; the Wilmington and New Jersey
Ferry Company, 1000, About 1000
went to New Castle 500 to Birming
ham Park. and about 2, 500 to various
other places.
About 900 persons watched the two
base ball matches between the Thurlow
Club and Rockford team of this city.
Rockford won In the morning by score
OF 8 to 2, while in the afternoon the
Thurlow team was victorious by score
of 13 to 4.
at Healdmoor rifle range the day was
spent in shooting, and some good scores
were made E. j. Darlington. q. Simp-
son, w. Harris, q. Shaw, g. w Lavender,
v Bennett, S. j. Newman, J. f McCaf-
ferty, g. A. Spoerl, H. 3. Seeds, Q.
Heine, h Sterling, f. L Greiner, J. w
Seeds, a. T. Filler, B. Wilson, T. Roe, w.
B. Holton, l. Elliason, T. w Dill, A. II.
Mccall, D. " Thomas R, ]. Henry, W.
Il. Partridge and J. N. Dewey took part
in the contest
The Wawssett Gun Club'held rifle
shooting match at its grounds over
| Eleventh street bridge There were
seven events and several competitors,
| The FIRST prize in the fret event was won
/ by Robert Miller, the second by o. Nd.
Buckmaster, the third by Robert Will
liam, o. NJ Buckmaster, George Miller
ana T. Weldin: the fourth by George
Miller, Robert Miller and w H. Hart
love; the fifth by Robert Miller and G.
NJ. Buckmsster, the sixth by George
Miller and Robert Miller, and the
seventh by George Miller and William
H Hartlove.
A picnic in Rockford Grove was given
by the Sunday schools OF Mt. Salem NJ
e. Church, and Riddles M. E. Chapel
at which Revs Moses Heath, Walter E.
Avery, John Y Dobbins. D. D., John
France and w L. s. Murray, Phi D., d
D., delivered patriotic addresses.
The Salvation Army held a celebration
in Brandywine Park.
Liberty Conclave No. 3, Order o.
Beptasophs entertained eleven member
of the order from Baltimore at suppe
in Williss Hotel on Saturday night
Toasts were responded TO by L. Webb
A B. Crossgrove, Thomas Rile OF thl
city, and James B. Johnson and Georg'
Isenbrey of Baltimore. The visitors re
turned home yesterday afternoon.
! About 1900 per sons went to Birming
ham Park on the Brownson Library ex
cursion and spent the time in dancing
boating and other kinds Of amusement
About 500 persons we're there from Wes
Chester and several hundreds from othe
r places. The wilmingtorians arrived II
/ this city at 3 30 o'clock.
The FIRE alarm system was out Of orde
| Al. H. :
/ alarms The Weccacoe engine responde
! to one at Maryland avenue and Linde
street. where fire in a hen house cause
! loss of $25. At Second and Tatna
streets q colored mans stock of fl
, works, valued at s2t, ignited and wer
4 destroyed The Fame Hose Compan
q went TO this fire. A third fire in th
carriage factory Of Clymer & Co was e.
il tinguished by the Fame Hose Company
Loss, $40.
The fourth and most serious fire o.
CURED at 10 10 o'clock at night. A d.
A sending sky rocket lit the roof OF M
1905 East Seventh street and the tEo az
: Joining houses took fire Word va
a telephoned to the police station and Car
1 tain Francis struck an alarm with
n hammer Two Of the houses wei
: tenanted BY James Maxwell and " illiAi
a Ryan; the third was vacant. The fu
L niture was saved, but the buildings, b
d longing to Heald & Co., were rulne
t Loss $4,000. The property WAS fully i
q sured
b There were sixty three arrests duiir
. the day, and the patrol wagon ma,
! forty one trips Chief Blackburn ga
3 orders TO the officers TO arrest all corn
J. loungers who refused to disperse whs
n ordered.
4 Yesterday morning Rev 7. Gardin
3 Littell preached in st. Johns Church
d the Delaware Society, Sons of Il
American Revolution, during which
commented on the value Of liberty al
the methods of maintaining it, and urg'
a his hearers to cultivate love Of cou
a try and seek to do good to all
4 About 200 persons Witnessed Il
II cricket match between the Dslawa
i Field Club Of this city and the Metro
! Club of Philadelphia on Saturday II
Ia game was declared a draw. The SEQ
Il stood 203 to 141, but only Tstnall al
n Zuill of the home club had batted wit
| the time was called. Fireworks we
" displayed at the grounds during Il
n evening,