The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-22
FOURTH edition


\ Dots.
Ex-Sherlff Thomds Ford, who died
last Friday night, will be buried to.
morrow morning. -
Tomorrow evening Troop B, N. q.
D. will march to Now Castle, to visit
Company H.
The exchanges at the Wilmington
clearing house ON Saturday were:
Sl02, 042.22; balances, ll,944.09
Pensions have been granted to the
following Delawareans:Orig Josh
ua simmons; original widow, Alice q.
Clark.
The Bible class Of the Rev. Father
Bermlngham Of st. Paurs Catholic
Church will make an excursion to
Cape May on Thursday, June25, on the
steamer Republic.
Last evening asmall boy was arrest
ed at Front and Shlpley streets, by
officer Sherer, for firing shooting
Crackers on the street. He was taken
to the hall, and after being reprlmand-
ed released.
Tho Temple of Fame, at Olivet
Presbyterian Church, was well attend
cd on Saturday evening.
About 900 Knights OF the Golden
Eagle. from Reading, came to this
city yesterday over the W. & N. rail-
road, and went to Cape May on the
steamer Republic.
There was small attendance at all
the churches yesterday, caused by the
unpleasant weather.
The Board of Education will receive
proposals this evening for the new
lcolored schools which will he built at
Fifth and Scott streets,
u Tho M. T. preachers went on an ex-
lcursion to-day. TWAS announced their
,Iusual Monday meeting would be held
on the boat,
The Market street sprinkler has had
10 good rest during the long rain, but
this mornings sunshine Is Il reminder
that 1t will reappear before many
days.
Clean streets are more than a lux
Jury. They eonduce to health and
comfort.
/ Look out for a good market We'd
, ne5day morning.
\ Saturday evenings are boon tolocal
tItraders and hucksters.
> With tho exception OF buildings
business Is generally fair throughout
the city, but there smoothing especially
''booming."
i The employees of the Augustine
/ paper mills will give their fifth annual
Excursion to Atlantic City Saturday,
July IL. They met with success with
the ones given In tho past, and it Il
ylhoped that this one will be as success
fIful.
: Conductor James d, Phillips, OF the
, Delaware division, who has been SER
ltously i'll for seven weeks, has gone to
Browns mills, N. j., and was accom-
rpanled by his daughter.
!, Myriads of hop lice have appeared
lin the Puyallup Valley hop fields,
\ Washington, within the past two days,
land threaten to destroy the hop crop
-lof the entire valley.
i A fatal disease, says despatch from
: Minneapolis, is attacking the fish in
the lakes In the vicinity of st. Paul,
ian enormous number OF dead fish hav-
ling been found floating on the surface
OF the water. The matter will be in
vestigated.
John Bird Burnham of this city will
graduate with distinction from Trinity
college, Hartford, Conn, next Thurs
day. lie will deliver an oratlun and
will receive the degree OF BACHELOR OF
Arts.
Peter S. Landy, aged "a years, living
at No. 1888 West Fourth street, was
bitten on the head by spider ten days
ago and has since been critically Ill
from blood poisoning, His condition
lis improving and Dr. John G. Fahey
lexpects him TO soon recover.
i A horse belonging to John b. Taylor.
the baker at Pennsylvania avenue and
Scott street, ran away at Fourth and
Market streets on Saturday aitern oon
lie WINS captured at Fourth and West
lIstreets after having demolished the
shafts OF tho wagon.
Eight old persons died In Whining
'iton last week as follows: Patrick Nc.
.IDermott, aged 10 years; Roso Mona
CHAN, aged so years; sydney Ann Duff,
aged 75 years; Mary Ann White, aged
Isl years; Ann Jane Wills, aged "a
years; Robecca Hawkins, aged Is years;
Mary Peters, aged 81 years, and Il. A.
,IStimmel, aged Il years.