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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
PROPOSALS.

DRoPOS AIS FOR REPAIRS OF PUBLIg
Il SCHOOLS Proposals for painting,
papering and furnishing slate black boards In
our public schools will be received IN the lock
box 10 the board room Of public education
until Monday, July the 30th, ~ O'Clock y. m.
Separate proposals will be received ana
separate cont acts awarded as announced In
Flrst-Painting ali the inside walls OF No 20
school, said walls to have first applied one
coat OF pure boiled linseed oil, after which to
have two coats OF paint, mixed OF the best
white lead and pure liuseed Oil. the color TO be
decided by the committee.
NO. ScnOOl-rhe new building 70 have one
coat Of paint outside and In, where II has been
painted heretofore; the old part OF said build
ing 60 have Two coats Of paint inside and out
where IL has been painted heretofore, the
COlOre o be n e same AS now on building; the
paint 20 be OF Lewis best lead aud pare lin
seed Oil.
Also TO palat the wall and calling OF the
four rooms on the FIRST floor OF No. Is school
and the walls and ceiling Of No. 4room in No.
school. The contractor n remove all the
paper from the wall in No. room. The con-
tractor for painting the above school viii be
required 70 nh up all cracks in the walls be-
Proposals will also be received for 500
square feet of slate blackbOards more or less,
In the public schools when needed. The
states to be fixed IN the walls and suitable
m ulding placed arc nd them in a workman
ike manner. Also proposals for p9peripg
best quality Of felt paper on side walls. the
paper 70 be 30 inches wide. The ceiling to be
u the quality Of gilt paper. The borders to be
Is Inches wide In gilt and gold. All walls to
be thoroughly sized and ali old paper 70 be
removed.
School No. 7-Rooms Nos. and class room
on third floor. No. school-Rooms Nos. /, =,
and 9, stairways, passage ways and class
rOOms
The committee reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
DAVID II. COYLE,
Chairman of Committee on Repairs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
a waterloo on Their Home Grounds.

a Waterloo on Their Tome Grounds.
Special Correspondence Evening JournS.
DOVER. July 27.-A game OF baseball
was played here yesterday between a
combination team, calling itself Seaford
ana the champion Dover team The
Seaford team was composed Of players
from Wilmington, Newark, Camden and
Seaford Every time a club plays the
local team they get loaded for Dover,
but Dover sticks to it's own town for
players, whether they win or lose. The
game started of with Willis and Hos.
singer the battery for Seaford, and Clark
and Zsarfoss in the same points for
Dover. While Levy was running for
home in the fifth inning, Willis aud he
collided and Willis's ankle was sprained
He was taken to the physician s
office. where his wounded limb was
taken care Of and then he was removed
to the Capitol Hotel, where he RENAME ed
till this morning, when he will be taken
TO Wilmington. Radcliffe, the Camden
pitcher, was then put In the box and
lasted just one inning Willis took bis
place and pitched good bali
The Seaford nine played good ball,
while the home team played Ragged
Clark pitched a splendid game but was
poorly supported. Dover, z Sea
ford, 10 Hits-Dover, 10; Seaford, 4
Errors-Dover, IL; Seaford. Struck
out-By Clark, IL by Willis, 3 By vii
lin, g. Umpire-FOrkum Attendance
300 The strong Sudlersviue ma,
team will play here TO morrow.
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sPoRTlNe news NorEs.

Jimmie Rodgers, who claims the
feather weight champ ionship Of Delaware
has returned home from trip through
New Jersey New York and Brooklyn.
Andie Rambo aud John Glynu, have
arranged to meet within two weeks on
the turf for finish.
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feats and should be given the Welcome
they deserve this afternoon. No one
feels worse than they DO Poor pitchers
Is the secret OF their downfall.
Lively times, beginning TO day. will Q
witnessed In the three games between
Baltimore and Boston In the former city.
Two umpires will be in charge.
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Daily except Sunday-Leave Wilmington.
King street wharf 20 IN. i2 As. 8 aud p
M arrive Pennsgrove, m, 25, 340and
40 m.
Leave Pennsgroye. and 10 am. / 20 and
aoo 2 n; arrive wilmington, o 40 and 10 40
sunday only : Leave Wilmington for
Atlantic City, 20 m; arrive Pennsgrove,
Leave Wilmington. King street wharf, a
m. ! 7, ~ ~ and p m; arrive PennsRrove, s4Oe
Leave Pennsgrove. go, SIS al M: ARRIVE
Wilmington, and 5 So n m.
Leave Pennsgrove, 10 m; arrive Gordon
Leave Penusgrove, 1880 m; arrive VIII
mington,l 10 p m.
=, Leave Lea. Pssnnsgrove. ssop m; arrive Gordon
Leave Pennsgrove, ~ "a; arrive at WI
Leave Pennsgrove, 30 IN; arrive VIII
mingtOn, 3 10 d m.
Leave Gordon Heights. 10 25a m aud Q p m
arrive Pennsgroye. 10 45 n m aud 3 20 y m.
Leave Wilmington, B 10 y IN. Gordon
Heights, s As m. arrive pennsgrove. 8 m.
Arrive Atlantic City, 10 70 m; leave At
lantio City. o 30 pm.
Connections at pennsgrove with steamer
Major keybold and Delaware River railroad
trains.
Connections at Wilmington with Whining
ton and Northern railroad. Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and Pennsylvania railroad.
The boat leaving Wilmington at 20 n m
and y m week days and . a m and %
m Sundays will connect with steamer Major
delphla.
Boat makes trip from Penusgrove to Cor
don Heights and return Saturday. evening.
A.G. McCAUsLAND,
Superintendent.
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KENsINaroN.
To-morrow's Game at RivervIow.

The game at Riverview to morrow be-
tween Y NJ c A. and A @ Of New
Castle, will be far above the average
ameteur game The managers Of both
teams have put I'm their best men IN
will be played
Billy Higgins, at one time one
of the best second base players in the
league, will cover that bag for the c.
A. G
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VIM. B. SHARP
& 90.
Fourth and Market Sis

We have distributed in our
city some of the handsomest
styles of China Silk Shirt
Waists of the season All
we now have of these elegant
goods we shall close out at
very low prices. They are in
blacks and colors. The So
ones are $3.50, the SO ones are
$3.50, the SIS ones are SIS, the
So so ones are So. so and
SAYS.
One small lot of black
Zephyr and Ice Wool Shawls
are much reduced to close
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
Social and Terminal Not.

Ruel S LOOMS, Of this city, is visiting
friends in West Chester.
Mrs ] H. Cleaver. of this city, is the
guest of friends in Chester
William H. Craig and Miss Martha E.
Shelton, both of Cecil county, Nd, were
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Marriage Of Miss Fra zier and
Emerson Polk at Middletown.
THE MACKBY LEWIS WEDDING

Harry Maokey aud Miss Matte Lewis
Married at the Home of the Bride Last
NIeht-wiimlngton People on Jolly
Grabbing Party at Greensboro Other
Events OF Interest.
~ com nunications intended FOR insertion
a this column should be addressed 20 Society
EiitOr, care of the EVENING JOURNAL Com
n nications sh ould be written on q side n
tle DHDer only
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IsThh's SALE
or
REAL ESTATE.

ID, By virtue Of an order Of the Chancellor OF
me state or Delaware, made on the 18th day
OF July, a. d.. 1891, Will be exposed TO sale at
public vendue, on
sATURDAv, THE 2sth DAY OF JULY.
AID. 1894, at e o'clock D. IN.
a. the hotel Of John r. Lewis, In the town OF
Newark. Delaware. All that certain farm
and tract Of land situate IN White Clay
Greek hundred, near the village OF Chris
tlana. oounde by the Christiana and
hlkton turnpike road. lands of William
Smhlley, Robert Armstrong, David aud
William Written and lands OF Francis
Euck, aud co Claiming l3i 03-lOO acres OF land.
Being part OF the real estate. late OF Thomas
Lyman. deceased, ana occupied for many
years by William Il. Lyman, now deceased
and II Ia ordered by the court that the said
trustee make return Of his proceedings in the
execution OF this order 20 the September
ERIN OF this court to be held on Monday. the
lvth day OF september, A, d., 1894. at 10
O'Clock, a. m.
Attendance VIII he given and terms made
known by WILLIAM T. LYMAN,
Trustee,
or by hts attorney,
Attest; Colen Ferguson. Register In
fhnurpry
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
Yesterdar,s Lsague SCORES.

New York, 10; Blltimore A.
Brooklyn, 10; Boston, 9.
Washington. 3; Philadelphia, 4
Pittsburg, 8; Cleveland, 3
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
A nIIdsummer wedding.

A midsummer wedding was celebrated
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W
Lewis, No 81 KiIkwoJd street, last
night The bride was their daughter,
Miss Matte M. Lewis, and tho groom
Harry j. Msckey of this city 81 ISIS
Lille Berringer was the brides attend
ant, and Edward Gray acted as best
man The ceremony was performed by
Rev John H. Howard, OF Asbury NJ. Z
Church
The bride wore pretty frock of cream
lansdowne, made low neck and short
sleeves, and trimmed with lace and rib
bon. She carried a bouquet Of white
roses aud wore white roses in her hair
The bridesmaids frock was OF cream al
batross, trimmed with satin ribbon and
white lace She carried white carna-
tions The parlors were decorated with
cut flowers
After the ceremony Rev. ] II. Howard
presented q handsome certificate and a
picture of himself to the bride.
Among the guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Lewis, Frank Lewis,
Sallie Robinson. Mr., and Mrs Rufus
Hall, Elwood Stout and wife, John
Berringer and wife, Mr. and
MIS- Charles L Stout, William
Harris and wife, Miss Bertha
Cullen, Charles Stout, Miss Lena
Mickey, Andrew Msckey, Miss GrGcs
Harris. Miss Carrie Harris Mrs. Deemer,
Mrs. Kimble, Mrs Wotrell, Miss Worrell.
William Maxwell and John Lewis. Of
Philadelphia
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
WORLD OF BASEBALL.
Seaford Defeats Dover at the
State Capital.
DOVER TEAM PLAYED RAGGED BALL
The Rockford Team VIII Meet Kenslng-
ton on UuIon Street Grounds Y. NJ. c,
A. and c. A. C. at RivervIew Tomorrow
Afternoon.

The Rockfords play the Kensington
Club, on Saturday, At the Union street
grounds. The game will be called At 4
o'clock with the batting order as fol.
lows.
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The 51c ones for 25s.
The Zoe ones for 3Yic.
The 81 ones for soc.

One lot of fine White lean
Drawers for men, all sizes,
we'll made and reinforced,
regular soc quality, for IS
cents.
If you want bath towels,
hand towels or face towels,
the best thing are our splendid
quality white Turkish Towels.
For a quick absorbent and a
good counter irritant nothing
is so good right out of a bath
as a Turkish Towel.
25x59 for Poe
27x5S for SIC
29x06 for 50c
all of high standard goods.
The balance of our large
stock of Milanese silk Gloves
in modes, tans and blacks are
reduced from soc to soc.
The balance of our Parasols
are one third off in price
white and colors.
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REAL ESTATE.

NOR RENTS A MONTH. lo25 WEST
IL Front street. stories, z rooms, In good
order w. j. USHER. COO Market street
EOR -RENT-sTORE AND DWFI,LfNq
II ZIG West Fourth street.
JOS. l.. CARPENTER, Jr.,
8kl Market street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27

Sold BY United States Marshal Ian
nan.
United States Marshal Lannan went to
Bowers Beach today for the purpose Of
selling the sloop r A. Mcgowan, on a
writ OF vendltioni exponas. issued out Of
the United States District Curt at the
nit Of Silss FlemmiDg.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27

10 days League Schedule

Boston at Baltimore.
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington a. Brooklyn
Pittsburg at Cleveland.
Louisville at st. Louis.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27
FoR SALE.
NOTICES.

~ OFFICE or THE
CLERK or THE PEACE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY. DELAWARE,
WILMINGTON. Del, July "a. 1894.
Notice Is hereby given that all state license
and AK not paid on or before the thirtieth
day Of August, 1894, there will be g per cent.
added In accordance with chapter li2, vol
ume IS Laws of Delaware.
W. r. BIGGS,
Clerk OF the Peace.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27

NoTIcE-THE RECEIVER OF TAXES
~ for New Castle county. or his deputy
will sit for the collection OF county taxes al
the following places and on the dates las
stated;
August delaware City.
August 4-Stanton.
August B-Newport.
August Newark.
August tl-KirkwOOd.
August l5-Townaend.
August l6-Blackbird.
August l5-practlcal Farmer,
August lS-Aiddletown.
August 2O-New Castle.
August 2l-Delaware City.
August 22-Hockessin.
August 2l-Nowp0rt,
August 2f-NewRrk
August 25-Kirkwood.
August g1-'rownseud.
August q Blackbird
August 21-prlctical Farmer.
August al-Middletown.
August 3i-New Castle.
September delaware City.
September 3-StantOn.
September 5-Newport.
September S-Newark.
September l2-Kirkwood.
September t3-rownsend.
September A-Biackbird.
September lb-Praotical Farmer.
September l7-Middletown.
September ls-New CASTLE.
September lQ-Delaware City.
September 20 Hockessin.
September i-Rlsing sun, Thomas Toy.
September 2t-NeWHrk.
September 2i-New Castle.
September 25-k rkwOOd
September 26-Townsend.
September 27-Blackbird.
September 2S-Odessa.
September 29-sharpless SchOOlhOuse.
October 6-Centrevllle.
October S-Uhristiana Hotel.
October a-Odessa.
October MiddletOwn.
October ll-Newark.
October II MarahalltOn.
October l3-Townaend.
October l5-Blackbird.
October l6-Newark station, for Pencader
hundred
October l7-KlrkwOod.
October lS-St Georges.
October IMPRACTICAL Farmer.
October 2l-Sharpless SchOOlhouse.
october 22-Stanton.
October 2-New Castle.
October 25-Townsend.
October 26-klackbird.
October 27-New Castle,
October 30-Delaware City.
October 3l-Rising sun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27

The Y. NJ. G. A will meet at rooms at
2 o'clock by orders Of the captain
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NOTICE. -TAXPAYERs TAKE NOTICE.
IN lIlu n nj .nlnn.I 4 -. Or lAnI

NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE.
~ City and school taxes for 1894.
The undersigned. receivers OF taxes, for the
city of Wilmington, viii be az No. 10 East
Sixth street, between Market and King
streets. during the months of July and Au-
gust, 1894. between the hours Of B and IL In
the morning and from 10 In the afternoon,
for the purpose Uf receiving taxes. On ali
taxes paid during July there wilrbe reduc-
ton Of cents on every dollar and on all
taxes paid on and after the lst day OF August
shall be payable without deduction afore-
said and all taxes unpaid on the lat day OF
September shall be increased by the addition
OF per centum on the amount thereof.
EDMUND MITCHELL. in,
Receiver OF Northern district, Including All
north of Sixth street.
EUGENE NJ SAVERS,
Receiver OF Southern district, including all
south of sixth street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-27

The choir of Kingswood NJ Z. Church
gave a surprise to Miss Nellie Stevenson,
member Of the choir. residing at No.
1l22 Head street, last .eEening, 1t being
the occasion Of her 18th birthday Miss
Hilda Stevenson was present from
Philadelphia Refreshments aud music
were the order of the evening Miss
Nellie was presented with a handsome
ring. Those present were q E Brad
ford, Rev. 5. Dulany, Alfred Ironfeld,
samuel Stretton and wife, Miss Sue
Smith, Miss Elsie Walker Miss Mary
Mass, Miss Ema Fisher, Misses Morris
and Eareckson. Messrs. Mccain and
Snilzer.
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81 70. now $3.50
81 30, now 81 90
81 90. now $t75
81 90, now 81 20

We have broken lots of
small sizes in silk and Isle
Ladies Vests, all ecru, low
neck and sleeveless with silk
braid.
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- 9N"7VEIU9I6 % oIGnI8 and Scenes OF tno
World.
Those who have not yet secured all the
parts OF this valuable work are invited to
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tention to close IL In about ten days. All
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OK HLACEWEAnS

tioas. book on iDi'sFraat0iosy Win every cake
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-03

Mrs. Eva M. Blackman OF Leaven.
worth, Kan, who Is the first woman
police commissioner on record, i'm the
language OF the Grasshopper State,
makes things humf'' The papers have
been full Of tales about her prowess in
cutting of official heads, firing old
bachelors from the force, installing her
friends in Office, making the police force
doff their hats 20 her, and driving . va
riety troop ont ot town Shesalso en-
augurated q code OF whistle signals ,by
which the force lie put In constant com.
m~unication. Formerly an officer could
never be found when wanted; but,
thanks to Mrs. Blackman, q schedule IL
now In effect by which the whereabouts
of every man Ii known &C Ill timea She
has succeeded In getting separate quar-
tiers for women prisoners, has secured
sanitary arrangements undreamed of be-
fore and has had the ell cleaned and
cleared of vermin- Mrs. Blackman Ii "a
years Old. small OF STATURE and believes
that comfort and not style should be par
amount I'm dress. She owns and edits q
small Populist paper, on which she does
q great deal of the work. Her 4-yrar.
old boy, who is said to measure over d
foot for every year, is her constant conn
panion.
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Then and gow.

The sswell descended" Boston remor.
strants may claim an ally ia Governos
John winthrop 81 centuries ago And
the prophetic utterance Of Representa-
tive Hayes eS Lowell. who called foa
new lunatio asylnms In case the munich
pal woman suffrage bin should become
q law, finds historic Justification. The
following quotation Id from Win
throp's History OF New England" and
Ia dated 1915:
"Mr. Hopkins. the governor Of Hart
ford, upon Connecticut, came TO Boston
and brought his wide with him. who
was fallen into . sad inflrmity-the loss
Of her understanding and reason-which
had been growing upon her divers years
by occasion Of her giving herself wholly
to reading and writing and had written
many books. Her husband, being very
loving and tender of her, was loath tc
grieve her. but he saw his error when
il was too late, for IL she attended hen
household affairs and such things as be-
long to women and not gone ont Of hen
way and calling to NEEDLE in such
things as are proper for Dlei,, whose
minds are stronger etc, shit had kept
her wits and might have improved them
usefully and honorably in tho place God
had set her. Boston Wornan's Jour
nal
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wnninrson.. New C.n.ury clab.

Another New Century club, that Of
Wilmington, Del, has its own house,
built by its own members. This club
has o membership OF 400. No woman
become d member without taking at
least one share or stock dc S5. Some Of
the members hold 90 or more shares.
The annual membership fee il s5, which
admits members TO all lectures, French
and German classes, current events,
dressmaking and 30 on. Eighteen hun.
dred dollars Ii spent annually In lee
lures. The house commands q view Of
the city and surrounding country. II
has an audience room. stage, p~arlors,
committee rooms, . kitchen and two
rooms ON the ground floor rented as q
drug store and restaurant
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ENGLISH INCONSISTENCY.
The Support Given Miss Wells and the Mis-.
sionary Ships Regulations.

- SENA 49, ~ NAAA3 80 AA&2
sionary ships Regulations.
Miss Wells, the colored agitator from
Tennessee. is meeting with some success
In her mission to induce England to point
the finger of scorn at America on nc
count of the treatment or the negroes
This 10 the season OF all mannerO OF nnnu-
al meetings at missionary, religious and
philanthropic societies. and oil or then
are asked TO pass scorching resolutions
condemning negro lynching and color
distinctions in America. Most or the
meetings respond willingly. not to say
eagerly.
] paid . visit yesterday. by Invitation
Of the London Missionary society, ore o.
the Oldest. and wellthiest of these bodies,
TO the missionary ship John Williams, so
named for the famous missionary who
was killed and eaten by the natives Of
the New Hebrides. The ship is the lar
gest and finest of its class and is intended
to cruise among the Pacific islands. !
was especially interested in the large.
airy deck cabins, sumptuously fitted for
70 white missionaries. Looking about
casually, / discovered another so called
cabin forward between decks and fitted
with hunks arranged In tiers for 30 col
ored missionaries. The difference was
greater than between the staterooms Of
the Lucania and the steerage. The dis
lance between the white and black labor
era I'm the Lords vineyard was as much
NJ the vessel would allow. a
made respectful inquiries as TO the
reason Of this color distinction, apparent
II 70 invidions, and was informed that
the black missionaries do not like to be
made too comfortable, not being fitted
by nature TO appreciate creature com
forts like their white brothers. They
are good enough to be educated and civ
nixed and to be ordained as ministers Of
Christ, but In travelling the London Mis-
sionary society considers II perfectly
right 70 provide . steerage for colured
pastors and . saloon for white ones. ]
endeayored 70 ascertain whether the coli
cred gentlemen had ever had . choice In
the matter, but my questions were re-
ceived coldly and considered linguistic
rial.-London Cor. New York Sun.
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The Largest Has an the Home.

To the casual observer of the house in
session it looks as Il Tom Reed. with his
large Shakespearean head, would be the
owner and wearer Of the largest hat in
the house. But it Is not 30. That honor
belongs to Pennsylvania and to its Mr..
Phillips. He wea the largest hat in
either side OF the capitol and has the
further distinction OF being an almost
exact image of Brigham Young. He has
the same heavy type OF face as that cf
the great Mormon leader, and people
who knew the latter cay the man from
Pennsylvania walks like him too. Phil
lips Is one or the men who discovered
petroleum in Pennsylvania, and he WAS
being brought up on q farm when he
made that discovery.-Boston Adver-
tiser,