Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-19
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.

George Hammer, Sc years old, COM
mitted suicide on Saturday by hanging.
Director Ritter on Friday appointed
John @. Lewis city forester and gar
dener.
Annie Lamont, aged 33 years, com
mitted suicide Tuesday night week by
hanging.
William Slavery, well-known physi-
clan, died on Friday in Germantown,
aged 63 years.
Edward j. Etting, well-known COM
mission merchant, diedWednesday even
ing, in his seth year.
Samuel S. Gavin, who for 80 years
was agent of the Girard estate, died
Wednesday, aged 60 years.
The Rev. DIR. and Mrs. @. W. BicK-
ley Friday night celebrated the 25th an
niversary of their wedding.
August Fromhagen, aged 70 years,
died Friday of injuries received in
falling through an elevator shaft.
Isaac Nathans, who had been in the
pawnbroking business more than 90
years, died on Saturday, aged % years.
The Rev. Richard II. Stitts, pastor
of the Wesley African Methodist Epis.
copal Zion Church, died on Sunday,
aged 36 years.
Postmaster Irwin S. Weber of North
Wales, was held in 81, 500 bail on Satur-
day, charged with appropriating funds
of his office aggregating 81, 900.
The wills of Leandro de la Cuestra
and Theresa Lorronge, probated Fri
day, contain liberal requests to chart.
ties of the Roman Catholic Church.
The grand jury Friday found true
bill of indictment against Robert Kirk.
patrick, Reading railroad Waterman,
charged with the murder of Leonard
Flauger
The twin screw freight and passenger
steamer Reina de Los Angeles, built by
the Neafie g. Levy Co. for Menendez
Co.. of Cienfugos, Cuba, was launched
on Saturday.
sJoseph Schnitens' frame cooper shoT
and nine dwellings and business places
on Emerald street, near York, were de
stroyed by fire on Saturday, causing
so, 900 damage.
Y In Union Church, Sunday morning,
Bishop Hurst ordained 10 deacons and,
in the afternoon, II travelling preachers
or local deacons were ordained at Tab
ernacle Church.
The first account Of the executors Of
the estate of Simon Muir was audited
Friday in the orphans court. The
will contained requests to charities
aggregating about $500, 900.
Frank r. Rebman, colored, &c years
old, was shot in tho breast and danger
ously wounded, on Saturday night,
during quarrel with his room mate,
John Smith, at Willow Grove.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. is
preparing plans for commodious pas
senger station at Germantown Junction,
which will be used in connection with
the Delaware bridge route to points in
New Jersey.
The account of the executor and trus.
tee of the estate of Bernard Conway
WAS adiudicated FRIDAY. In his will
were many charitable requests, includ-
ing 800, 900 to Archbishop Ryan for
an orphauage.
The Paramount Park Commission
Friday granted permission to the
trtstees under the will of the late
Richard Smith TO erect, at an entrance
to Paramount Park, the memorial pro-
vided for in the bequest.
The Rev. Charles William Schaeffer,
DID,, LII. D., an eminent Lutheran
divine. who for more than 30 years
had been professor in the Lutheran
Theological Seminary, died in German
town Sunday, in his SD year.
The Board of City Trusts Wednesday
authorized its committee on property
to have plans prepared for the improve
ment of the entire block bounded by
Eleventh, Twelfth, Chestnut and Girard
streets with suitable buildings.
Patrolman William II. Hare was shot
IN the shoulder on Tuesday week while
attempting to arrest burglar whom
he surprised at work on the back door
of pawn shop at No. 1928 Ridge
avenue. The assailant escaped.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, on Sat
urday, elected the Revs. W. NJ. Ridgway
and j. S. Hughes delegates to the Gen
eral Conference. Tho Rev. w. l.. Nc
Dowcll was chosen reserve delegate.
A fire in the basement of Grew, Lee
wick a Co. Is lubricating OF warehouse,
No. ll3 Arch street, Wednesday, caused
a total loss of about Sl20, 600. or this
amount l.. Bombergor q Co., tobacco
merchants, No. Ill Arch street, lose
$50 600, and Julius Vetterlein IL Co. !,
also tobacco dealers. No. lis Arch
street, nearly $40, 600, their stocks being
! greatly damaged by water and smoke.