Evening journal., 1891-05-29
clIY NEws IN eRlEF.

The B o. freight department will be
closed all day tomorrow.
Robert R Shakespeare Of No 30S
South jackson street, died at his resi-
dence Yesterday from dropsy.
The Kings Daughters OF the Second
Baptist Church gave a lawn party at No
9j1 Delaware avenue last evening.
The new flag for the Court House
arrived yesterday and will be unfurled te
the breeze tomorrow, Memorial Day.
The Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Com
pany has purchased two handsome new
horses for their engine at cost of $500
Professor Ferd Fullmer is confined to
his bed at the home OF his brother,
Joseph Fullmer, from severe attack OF
typhoid fever.
The jackson and Sharp Company is
building a tug for Lowell M Palmer Of
New York. She will have 90 and 26 by
25 engine with Scotch boiler.
The row of brick buildings on Four
teenth street, between the railroad and
Claymont street, is nearly completed
William Guthrie is the builder.
The Rockford Base Ball Club viii make
another attempt to defeat the kurtz
Club Of Chester at the Front and Union
street grounds to morrow afternoon, at
o'clock.
Samuel A Price, superintendent of the
Front and Union Street Railway Com
paHy, has forwarded his resignation e
the directors of the road to take effect
on June /.
The Eastern Amateur Press Associa-
tion win hold its annual conven-
tion at Stenwix Hall, Albany
N. Y, on Saturday, June z. W
| g, Lawson, r. i. Mitchell and @
Il. Lawson are the delegates from this
city
The employees Of the Pusey and Jones
Company voted on Wednesday to decide
whether to ask the irm to adopt tbs
half holiday system during the summei
months and to close the shop at moor
every Saturday until warm wsather Il
over.
The members Of Kingswood M E
Church are having built an addition Of :
new brick structure to their church.
musical ana literary entertainment vii
be held for the benefit Of the church thi
evening. A small admission fee will b
Charged
The Red Roses defeated the YounI
Ponies yesterday by score
80 to A. The winning club re
eeives challenges froln clubs who's
players are under IA years Of ag
Challenges should be sent to No l2O
Reed street
The Dauntless Base Ball Club is CON
posed Of the following players Grubb, c
Hoffecker, p; Ferris, IS Kiesel Ii
Ferris, 2b; Haley, 3b; Darrell, (; Haley
f; Maier, If. The club will receiv
challenges from clubs under Is year
} of age.
C.J.H Beckett killed one of his thre
large swapping turtles this mornins
} which contained forty eggs. The aggrs
} gate weight of the turtle was 40 pounds
There will be a good meal Of the bi
animal at his restaurant, Third an
Shipley streets, to morrow night.
At the regular meeting of Libert
Lodge, No 6, A. o. g, F., last evening
the following officers were elected B. 4
Cleave, w. G.; William Gamble, w.
G. George Stewart, w. c.; Stephe
Barcus. W. w. w NJ. Galloway, w.
w g. " Greer, w. T.; Charles L
; Ewing. w. R G. @. q. Spear, F. s.. an
P. Pyle, T, B.
The following members of the Warre
! Athletic ylub have entered the athleti
, sports of the A. G, s. N. of Philsdelphi
, for to morrow: 100 yards, W. \
. Chandler, Jr., Samuel Jones, L Mccall
220 yards, w. N Chandler, Jr., S, Jones'
L. Mccall; high jump, 2. A. Lofand
q Lewis Mccall; two-mile bicyle
4 race. z. A. Lofand; one mil
( walk, F. A Grsdwohl putting 16 lbi
shot, Joseph Simms.