The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-23
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The Independent foot ball team has Or
gRnized for the season and would like to
receive challeges from all teams in city or
state, whose average weight does not ex-
coed one hundred and twenty-five pounds.
Address challenges to j. ]. Hanly, 7OI Il.
Fifth street.
Mrs. Yates, Sixth and Washington sts.,
10 slowly recovering from an attack OF ty.
phoid fever.
Joseph w. Barnaby near Second and
King streets, is still wearing his straw hat
and he intends to continue to do SO until
the election Is over and VIM. Mckinley Is
President of the United States of America.
The Cape Charles Headlight says that a
special train in charge of Engineer Geo l..
Barr, ran from that place to Demar re-
Gently In 81 minutes, distance of 95miles
Magistrate Daley held James Lofland in
$500 bail for the upper court on the charge
of highway robbery.
Dan McKenna, an incorrigible boy
was arrested In Baltimore and sent to
this city this morning.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany no longer has repair shop In this
| city The plant until few weeks ago
was at Elsnere, but for some reason the
machinery has been sent to Baltimore.
Twenty five mechanics found employment
at the shops
The West Chester Republican will be
sold at sheriff sale next week on claim
ofi$6, 900.
Fifty men were naturalized in the
United States Court to-day by Judge
| Wales.
The horse attached to the Manhattan
Laundry wagon slipped and fell this morn
ing on Third and King streets, breaking
| of the points Of both shafts.
The Pen and Pencil Club of Philadel-
phia gave one of its most successful
Nights in Bohemia" In its history last
evening ut Its club rooms, No. 1916 Wal
nut street. Tho club house was so dense.
ly packed that separate entertainments
were carried ON In different parts Of tho
house.
The Supreme Circle, Brotherhood of the
Union, ut Residing yesterday elected Il. Y.
Hastings Of Mill-boro, Del, herald The
next meeting will be held in this city on
Tuesday October 3, 1897.
The Ridley Park borough last evening
housed their new engine in their new
$1,000 house.
Helen Irene Sweeny, aged II years, of
Reading Pa, was arrested and sent to
Trlson for carrying loaded revolver,
which she 1ourished about carelessly on
the street.
Some three hundred employees of the
p. w. g. b Railroad shops were layed off
yesterday until Monday. Afterwards
they will work but nine hours a day until I
winter sets In aud then eight hours
day
Frank A. Mitchell has received the con.
tract to replace tho copper roof on the pen.
sion building at Washington at contract
price of $1,000,
Ewood c. Smith, formerly ticket agent
at the p, W. & b. r. X station died ut his
home, Coz w. Ninth street on "Wednesday
morning
The p W. & b. car and machine shops .
Shut down last evening until Monday
morning When work Is resumed the men
will work nine hours IA day.
The frames for the new railroad tug
have been put up at the works Of the llar-
Ian and llolinssworth Co.
The remains Of ! H. Carroll wcro
brought from Chicago for inlermuMt yes
tcrday.
Last night colored Republicans of the
Fifth ward were addressed by William H.
Clayton and j. 5 Price. W +. Boldly
was secretary
There viii he II meeting ia the east end
Of the Ninth ward tonight.
George ,Jusis is rusticating at Browns
Mills. n. j.
l. 7 Quiglcy has been laid up for the
past few days with spell Of sickness.
COrubcra pries yesterday afternoon
found that George Adele met his death aC-
cidentally and that } John Crystal died from
heart dlseilse.
Robert Adnr has purchased from b. +.
Downward lot at Eighth and Washing
ton streets.
Howard the four year old son of Officer
RcinhoItH died this morning
An attempt was made IN Chester to run
OFT with the fasir's carriage, who was ar
rested ut Fifth and Market streets in our
city for swindling the people by selling
them IN alleged gold chain at 81 each and
promising to return them their money. i
Ebe W. Turmoil, the Democratic candi- !
date for Governor is at the Clayton House.
W. C. lIogg of Bridgeville, Del is in
this city on business,
T. b. Entwislc Of Johnstown, Pa, is in !
this city to-day.
j. Frank Alice one Of the shining Union /,
Republican lights of Kent County is reg
stered at the Clayton House.
playing football at seventh and King
streets early last evening, was run down
and badly injured by Thomas Zane, who,
it is silid, was carelessly riding mis- bicycle
along the thOroughfurc.
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