The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-08
LOCAL uOTR,

b. A. Howard, John N. Wilson, DR..
L Forwood, W. H. Sproul and Major
a.. y. Campbell. have been appointed b,
Major Black, Of Chester, Park Commits
sioners. and were confirmed by Selec
Council.
A new bug is injuring the Chester Coun
ty rye.
ME- Jacob Pussy will ship several thous
| ana baskets Of peaches to market from his
farm In Maryland. He has some fifteen
thousand peach trees on his place.
Mr.. j. N. Robinson and family are
spending the summer months in Dr. j. h.
ffantz's cottage near Claymont, Del.
Judge ]. Frank Ball has taken out let.
tiers OF administration on tho estate OF the
late Levi H, Miller
-, superintendent Harlan Is attending tho
Educational Convention at Buffalo, n Y.
The j. G. Brill Co. is reported to havo
received contract for 100 cars for the
camden d Burlington Railway Co. .,,s
John f. Sadler Of Claymont will make
application ut the next term of court for
Sadler
moro Is no prospect of tho Diamond
our city.
Inc yacht Alceda, owned by G. W,
Chllds Drexel, has boon overbauled and
fepnlnteu by the Pussy a. Jones Co, and
VIII leave tomorrow for tho ST. Lawrence
river.
Margaret Cheers has taken out letters
Of administration Oh the estate of the lato
James Cheers.
Mr., Frank Corbit tho merchant tailor
Is still confined to the house although con-
valeaccnt. He has been able to BIZ OF his
store since his spell of sickness.
Elsie Nicholas, typo Oh the REpUBLI-
CAN, who has been home sick from work
for rover u week is able to DO out oncc more
She Is looking pale but little loss tho
worse for her sick spell.
Master Charles + Davis accompanied
by his two sisters, Annie and Ellen Davis,
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Mar
garct Griffith, on Adams street.
Mr. Robert Scott left today to spend
few daysin New York He will visit Ocean
Grove Oh his r,turn home.
P. Mclaughlin, No. 406 West Fourth
street, has guDs to Cape May for few
weeks vacation, while bis son and daugh-
ter are enjoying themselves in Nebraska
Arthur Powell, who i. rnsticating at
Richmond, Va, is rapidly improving In
health, while his brother David is superin-
tending affairs ut the Third street market.
Miss Mia Preston, class of '93, Whining.
ton High School, Is home from the State
Normal School at Millersville, Pa, where
she graduated July ,.
Charles d, Reihm died ut his residence,
near Blackiston Cross Roads, Kent county,
last week, of consumption. He was elect.
ed Oh the Democratic ticket two years ago
assessor Of Kenton hundred
h. w. Birnle s, Son have the contract
for furnishing the awnings for tho new
Priscilla block In Dover. The awnings
will be first class in every respect,
Thomas J. Crawford will sell at public
sale on Thursday, July 10Th, the personal
consisting Of farming utensils
and stock.
Superintendent David Mccoy was In
our city to-day looking happy and enjoy.
ing good health,
The Rev. William powick, stationed In
Philadelphia, is in cur city visiting his
mother.
Powell Pattey has taken tho smith shop
adjoining the Madison Street stables OH
West Fifth street, and Is now ready to
shoe horses in satisfactory manner
Coonel Thomas johnson, who has h,cn
rIst.cating for some tins on his farm in
Virginia will pass few weeks at his
homo In this city.
DR. Henry w. Morrow left for Wash.
ingto1 early this morning In repcnso TO a
summons to testify rs an expert In q
chemical contention now being tried be.
fore one of the governmental depart
meDts.
The Park Commission was to have held
its regular monthly meeting yesterday al
ternoon but no quorum was present AMI
q special meeting vii! probably DO held.
Mr.. Thomas Robinson Is lying very i'll
at bis residence, No iJ5 Monroe street.