Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-15

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The roof has been put on the addition
TO No. school.
The new Kingswood M. e. Church is
rapidly nearing completion.
A dearborn loaded with cotton bagglng
broke down at Ninth and Market streets
this morning and blocked traffic for a
time.
Moses Smith, a native Of England. was
admitted citizen Of the United States.
yesterday.
The United States Light House Board
will erect new hose for the keeper az
Edge Moor
The Colonnade Club win go on a yacht.
ing cruise down Delaware Bay on Satur
day evening
all state taxes and licenses remaining
unpaid after August %, an additional
lee OF 20 per cent will be charged.
The Eleventh street bridge tender
house which had been damaged by the
recent storms Is now undergoing repairs
The rubble stone pavement at Fourth
and West streets, creviced by recent
storms, has been coated with q layer Of
sand.
John Pierson, an ex policeman Of Mayor
Wales's force, has been sworn In as
sfecial policeman, and is on duty at Hay.
woods restaurant, No. 4, West Fourth
street.
The Mason Wrscking Company has
towed away for repairs the big barge
Loiing Monroe which had been sunk at
the wharf of the Seldel and Hastings
Company.
Joseph Reasin, an employee Of the Har-
Ian and Holllngsworth Company had four
fingers 80 badly lacsrated In q plauin q
mill that DR.. A. p. Frantz had TO ampu.
tate them.
The privileges OF the Wilmington Fair
will be sold by auction at the fair grounds
next Thursday afternoon and on the fol
lowing Tuesday the entries for the trot
ting races will be closed.
Reese Bailey aud Charles McCowen
gave several friends a moonlight trip on
the steamer Christiana last evening
The party went to Augustine Pier and
had very pleasant time.
Register Of Wills Cooch has granted
letters testsmentary upon the estate Of
Joshua B. Barker late Of Mill Creek
hundred to Martha Barker, Joseph
Barker and Hanna Chambers.
The bay window additions to the Offices
Of the superintendent and train master in
the p. W. & B. depot are completed with
the exception Of the glazing. The scat
folding has all been removed.
A large crowd is expected to 20 to
Brandywine Springs this afternoon on
the twenty eighth annual excursion of
the Washington Steam Fire Engine and
Hook and Ladder Company, No. z.
Robert Mills held an evening social at
his home at Front and Market streets
last evening The evening was spent In
singing and general good time. Re-
freshments added to the pleasure of the !
participants.
AT this morning s session Of the Munici-
pal Court, Patrick Hession, drunk, was |
lined 81 and costs; Samuel MeEwan,
irunk, vi and costs; William Morrow. /
,olored, dlsorderly conduct, SO or twenty /
lays; Daniel Collins. drunk. SO or
,wenty days.
Joseph Lenderman, a lad from BRANDY.
vine hundred, was thrown from his wagon
md painfully injured, while in a col
islon with wagon belonging to the VIII
nington Manufacturing Company at
fifth and Market streets last evening.
State Detective Mcvey went 10 PhIla.
elphia to attend the FINAL hearing Of the
barge against Edward G. Smith charged
Vith being concerned in the robbery OF
robert Smiths house in this CITY on Aug.
st 1 Should no stronger testimony 70
onnect Smith with the robbery be pro.
uced, II is probable that he will be dis.
harged.
The demand for pssehes In this CITY
esterday was not very great and less
han 1900 baskets supplied the local
larket. Prices ranged from so TO IS
ents. Just 1873 carloads were shipped
yer the Delaware railroad Yesterday.
'hree of this number came to Whining ,
IN. The total for the season is 1856
lrloRds
The body Of Albert N. Robinson, a for /
Ter resident and carriage builder OF this /
ty, was found In she Schuykill River +
Philadelphia on Thursday. Mrs.
gorge Almon, of No. 511 West Seventh
rect, is sister Of the dead man. His
'dy was removed to this city this after d
bon and interment was made at the v
Wilmington and BrandywiDe Cemetery. r
Harry Pryor, the colored man who !
as shot about two weeks ago by I
elective Bernard J. McVey, while Z
sp shooting on the Marsh Lane. \
now apparently all right Although +
} has not yet been released from the q
Omeopathic Hospital where he was
ken few hours after the shooting. be
now so far recovered as to be able to
ak about the yard The bullet was
yer located. but the physicians are of &
q opinion that it never touched dan q
rous part This opinion is empha-
led by the fact that he never com q
ained Of having felt any pain =