Evening journal., 1891-07-27
CITY NEWS mn eRlEF.

During last week there were 81 delths
IA births and marriages recorded at the
registrars office.
John Lawless was arrested by Sergeant
Ingram on Saturday night for beating
his crippled mother
The boys choir of ST. Paul's R O..
Church will 90 on an excursion to Allan
tic City next Thursday
Rev David Howard viii preach for the
last time as pastor Of Calvary Church on
the last Sunday Of August
The body of William Lewis. who was
killed Saturday morning at the P W.
y 3 station, was sent to Chester yes
terday.
Court Crier Heals son was not killed
on Saturday. The man injured was
distant relative and the accident hap
pened in Brooklyn.
One of the fire alarm boxes received by
the police commissioners few days ago
will probably be located at Fifth and
Washington streets.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band of the
First Presbyterian Church will give a
picnic in McFarlan's woods near New
port next Thursday.
Miss Kate Hayes will be married TO
James Lyman this afternoon in 5 st
Pauls K. Q. Church. Rev w. J. Ber-
mlngham will officiate.
II is curious fact that while 90 male
persons aud IA females died in this CITY
last week, there were 90 female chi dren
born and only 2 males
The number OF bathers for the past week
at the Raymond bath house amounted to
1913, of whom 37S were men, 4,76g
boys, 155 women and 1871 girls.
Melchoir Becker, who had his leg
broken at Fourth and Market streets
last Saturday, is being cared for at
Charles Yetter's home ON East Foult j,
street
Perclval G. Pyle, a student at the Gen
eral Theological Seminary. New York, is
In charge of the Episcopal mission at
Edge Moor, where he will remain for
three weeks
Rev. T g. LittelI, d. D., will leave
tais week to spend the summer in the
New Hampshire mountains His place
will be filed by Rev. J l.. Heysinger of
Morton. Delaware county, Pa.
Hyatt's Militrry Band will give its
fourth annual moonlight excursion to
Augustine Pier on Friday night. The
band under the leadership Of 4. |. Boulay.
will give two concerts during the evening
The Marshsllton Base Ball Club PLAYED
a colored team from Newport at Brandy
wine Springs on Saturday afternoon. de-
feating them by a score Of Q to The
feature was the pitching Of Common for
Marshallton.
The coroner's jury which investigated
the death OF William Lewis, who was
killed while jumping off the train on
Saturday morning., returned verdict to
the effect that he met death through his
own carelessness.
One of the most ridiculous scenes In
Wilmington last evening was that Of q
Morning News reporter tramping through
East Wilmington, trying to get some
body to admit that they had witnessed
the Collins Hanley prize fight
In st. Pauls r. O. Church last even
ing Rev. M X. Fallon preached on
Hypocrisy, explaining that the term
was applicable to those only who ae-
sumsdi virtue TO attract praise. and
not to those who wished TO cover up q
vice.
r. ]. Satterield secretary Of Delaware
Lodge, No. 1913, Order of Railway Train.
men, paid 81, 900 to Mrs. Maggie G.
Smith Of Harrington, due on policy Of
insurance held by her son, William NJ.
Cook. who was killed st Harrington an
May H.
In the Hanover Presbyterian Church
last evening, Rev. Lafayette Marks n.
D., preached on Daniel" and contrasted
Bsrdsleys stealings from the Philadel-
phia treasury with the acts of Daniel,
whose accounts were models Of accuracy
and honesty.
Some slight changes were made to day
in the time Of the arrival and departure
Of trains on the Delaware division Of the
P w. & B. railroad. The changes are
very slight and are only made at stations
down the state. All trains leave VIII
mington at the usual time.
Secretary E B. Frazer Of the State
Board Of Health is on the lookout for
persons who pollute the Brandywine. He
Is now examining pig pens and dairy
farms along the stream The fine for
such pollution Is from 81, 600 to s., 900 at
the discretion OF the court
Edward McNabb, who was fned $40
and costs in the Municipal Court on
Saturday morning, states that he was
not fined $50 and sentenced to six months
imprisonment for assaulting an officer, as
stated in Saturdays paper, on July 4, but
was only fined $40 for that offense
Godfrey Burnite, who was released
from the Delaware Hospital for the In
sane yesterday morning under the belief
that he was all right, became violently
insane after being removed to his home
at Eleventh and Church streets, and bad
to be taken 10 the police station and sent
back to the asylum lsst evening.
Brandywine Springs Social Club gave
It's second grand hop Of the season on
Saturday evening. Considering the
threatening weather large crowd was
present, including number from Will
mington. The club will give these hops
every Saturday evening beginning
August s, at Brsndywine Springs.
The remains of Charles Siegels, late Of
No. Lord street, were buried ia New
Cathedral Cemetery on Saturday after
noon. Services were held in st. Mary )
Church. The Delaware Sengerbund,
German Beneficial Societies No and 2.
and Mammele Brothers employees at
tended the funeral.