The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-24


fires during the past year, and from sta
tistles 1t Is surely a paying field tor the
insurance companies to do business In.
Chief Engineer James II. Walker reports
there were l03 tires for the year past end.
ing on May The loss to real estate was
SIS EOS. A; personal property, 24,057.s5
total, s$4a.2i327. The excess OF insur.
aDce over lose was s5O2, 920.4S The fife
department consists OF eight steam tire
engines. one truck, one chemical engine
five hose carts, threo hose wagons, thirty
horses, nine houses forty seven llrs alarm
boxes and four tower strikers. The com.
panies huve Sli active AMI 276 honorary
members; own real estate worth clos. 500
and personal property worth so 100. They
have 10, l5o feet Of hose In use.
Ilurrah for the steamer Brandywine.
I he steamers Brandywne and Republic
had quito an exciting lace on the Delaware
river yesterday afternoon, from Chester
to the mouth OF the Brandywine creek,
which distance w0s covered In forty. one
minutes. The Brandywino kept the lead
all the way down from Chester. and was
several lengths ahead at the III outh of the
creek, where the boats separated com.
pany. quite good sized lot OF passen-
gers we're aboard both boats and keenly
enjoyed the ruce.
lnE last sad rites were said over the
earthly remains OF the late Theodore
Hartman on Thursday afternoon. The
funeral was largely attended being one OF
the largest ever taken place In our city OF
a private citizen. over 500 rusus were
used In the floral offerings. Inc Rev.
Alfred n. keigHin conducted the funeral
setvicos. IntermsLt took place In the
Wilmington and Brundywine Cemetery.
AGEtND banquet was given In tho The.
atre Argentine at Rome on Thursday even
ing, In honor Of Premier Crlspi. Speeohes
were made urging all honest men to cup.
port the formula, with God and tho King
and Tor the Country Tho Socialists
numbering $40 held ali entertainment In
an adjacent theatre. at which such Violent
speeches were made TINT the police were
finally called upon to dispersed them.
ONE Of the most delightful places to
seek cool spot In the vicinity OF our
city lie Gordon Heights. Tho bIidRe over
the r., w. Il. X. Il. lie nearly finished
ard Will Ge ready for travel over IL by the
trolley cara by 1hursday OF next week
Which Will bs opening day OF the Gordon
! Heights grounds.
| DG. Briggs and Union Seminary are
outside tho pale OF the Presbyterian
/ Church. Tho General Assembly OF the
I ireshytery have 80 decided. In other
/ words II Is Il boycott on Union Seminary
by tho General Assembly. Even church
/ people have little differences. and get into
disputes una light quite often.
I'm funeral directors OF our State oe.
euplad Iho Hight hand box at the perfor.
nance of M tkudu" at tito Opera House
OIL last evening. They were not such IL
gloomy looking sot VI men even II thor
business Is sud one, but a necessity.
Notwithstanding tho report that the
lost ill prohibiting pool selling on races
In cur state had been found In tho Score
tary OF State's ollice at Dnver the poai
men are making preparations TO open up
TIER rooms In tho Smith building on
Monday next.
BH suID and keep your lamps burnlng
at nights on your bicycles II you don't
head these few words you will be subject
10 the OF live dollars for each uaI every
oilcnse.