Evening journal., 1891-10-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The new city railway depot is being
paved with cut stone.
Rev. j. Smith Spencer oficiated in
Asbury NJ. e. Church yesterday.
Rev Robert M. Green preached in Mt.
Salem M. E. Church last evening.
Protracted meetings have com.
menced in Mt. Salem M. E. Church.
The crossing at Fourteenth and Du-
Pont streets is in bad condition.
The work Of laying the switch at Tenth
and Market streets has been completed
John Dolan of Elm and Jackson
streets is lying dangerously Ill at his
home
Little George Cochran Of Ford street is
still confined to his home suffering from
diphtheria.
The ties for the new extension Of the
city railway out Fourth street arrived
this morning.
Rev. Albert Thatcher and Lewis e
Tood officiated at Silverbrook NJ. 3
Church yesterday.
Rev. g. e. Thompson, pastor Of olivet
kr"FAS AoGN H.
Belgian blocks will be laid between the
rails of the Fourth street railway exten-
sion and two feet on each side.
James Monaghan, who was injured by
the explosion Of the boiler on the United
States steamer Atlanta, is recovering.
The work of erecting the new iron
fence at the rear Of the Wilmington and
Brandywine Cemetery has been begun.
An Italian child was baptized at No
500 Tatnall street YESTERDAY. II was the
occasion OF much oh-be joyful conduct on
the part of some of the Italians OF this
city.
Complaint is made that the gas service
in some parts Of the city is very poor
In some instances lamps have been
lighted to help the gas do the illum:n
ating.
If Levy Court Commissioner Ellason is
able to be present session Of the Levy
Court Investigating Committee will be
held tomorrow, commencing at 10
o'clock
Evangelist Green conducted revival
services at all the meetings in Union M
E Church yesterday and his fl 1rts were
rewarded last night, there being thirteen
penitents
Howard Peyton, colored, Of No. $40
A street, South Wilmington, died Of
whooping cough yesterday Coroner
Sparks was notified and gavs a certificate
Of death
Receiver Of Taxes John T. Dickey is at
New Castle to day. Tomorrow he will
be at st Georges, in Red Lion hundred.
and on Wednesday he will sit at Della
ware City,
The contract for paving around the
new building of the Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company, az Ninth and Mar.
ket streets, has been awarded to the
Portland Paving Company OF this city.
Rev. William q. Moffstt preached in
central Presbyterian Church Yesterday
morning and in West Church AZ night
mr. Mohett Is secretary of the American
BIBLE Society for New Jersey and Della.
Olivet Presbyterian Church and
hingswood M. e. Church are NEARING
completion. Each structure will add
much TO the architectural beauty of tba
neighborhood in which it Is being
erected.
Representatives of the Warren |
Athletic Club, Delaware Field Club and
Y. NJ. @. A. foot ball teams will meet IN |
Association Hall, this city, tonight. and |
consider the advisability Of forming a |
foot ball league.
Judge AchesOn. who succeeds Judge |
McKennan as judge of the United States |
Circuit Court for the district composed
of Delaware, New Jersey and Eastern |
snd Western Pennsylvania, will preside |
here at the October session, which begins |
to morrow.
The p, w. & B. railroad detectives
are looking after boys who place dunn
mics on the rails in front of express |
trains near the Pullman car works, and /
horrify the engineers who think thew i
have killed a man every time. Twn
trains were stopped in this way on Sat
urday
Judge Grubb has transferred the
Of Edna LeCsrpentier, I
years old, daughter of Edward LeCsrpen-
Tier, deceased, from William McMena-
min TO Charles lie Carpenter Of Rouen,
France, brother The new guardian is
wealthy and childless The child will be
sent to France.
Mrs 7. S. Bellah of No. 1910 Deia-
ware avenue, was taken i'll in Rodney
street Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. She tainted She was re-
moved to her home, where Drs Maull
md Stewart succeeded ia restoring her
o consciousness She rallied somewhat
'nt Is still In great danger.