Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
PHILaDfLpHIA AFFaTRs.

Mary A. Kelly, % years old, was
struck and killed by a trolley car in
Manayunk on Saturday evening.
Frank Wood, printer. was run
over and fatally injured Sunday on
the Pennsylvania railroad, near Fifty.
second street.
Harry Alston, colored, agod lG years,
died in the Howard Hospital. Thurs.
day, while being etherizod to undergo
an operation.
William Ramaden, charged with mur.
der in causing the death Of Sarah HAYS,
in Germantown, last September, was
acquitted Friday.
Caspar j. Rennell, IS years old, was
crushed TO death on Saturday in an
elevator shaft al the Bourse Building,
whore he was employed
Charles W. Weikels carriage and
wheclwright shop, No. 1929 North
Eleventh street, was damaged by fro
to the extent of s., 000 Sunday after
noon.
The Rev. William /. Nichols, pastor
OF the Spring Garden Unitarian So.
cety, has been appointed general see.
rotary OF the brooklyn bureau of chari-
tics.
DR.. II. Ernest Goodman. one of the
Vice Presidents of the Union League,
died Monday on a Reading railroad
train near Wayne Junction. lie was
in his Goth year,
In the case of Charles Gunst, who
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in kill.
Ing Patrick McAvoy, Judge Hare on
Friday reduced the sentence from three
years to Is months.
The twin screw passenger and freight
steel steamer Middletown, built for the
Hartford a. New York TRANSFORMATION
Co., was launched on Saturday at tho
yard of the Neaiie Il Levy Go.
Seventeenth street car collided
with an Arch street car Monday. and
Motorman Edward Hammel of the
Seventeenth street car was killed by
tho shock. The conductor and pas-
senger were slightly injured.
largely attended meeting of cloth
ing makers was held on Sunday for the
purpose of starting movement to
organize al those employed in that in.
dn5try in Philadelphia az a branch Of
me United Garment Workers of
America.
The plant Of the Wayne Electric
Light Co., at North Wayne, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday. The esti
mated loss is between $40, 600 and
$50, COO, and Wayne, Berwyn, st. David
and Radnor are without other illumi.
nation than oil and candles.
The coroner on Friday investigated
the collision on the Frankrord branch
OF tho Reading railroad, on December
list, in which three persons were
killed, and the jury returned verdict
that the accident was due to the neg
ligenee and violation of orders and
rules by Conductor Lewis Jarrett and
Engineer Charles p. Maurer.
Thursday night the third floor OF 132
South Third street was discovered TO
be ahlaze, and fireman found the
charred body of DR.. Alfred H. Kennedy,
formerly widely known physician and
scientist, who occupied tho apartments.
1t is supposed the fire was caused by
an explosion Of chemicals with which
the doctor was experimenting. He was
in his 18th year.
Ex-President Harrison Monday adj
dressed letter to Chairman Gowdy of
the Indiana Republican State Com
mittee, in which he said: II cannot
consent that my name be presented TO
or used in the st. Louis convention,
ana must kindly ask my friends 10
accept this as Il sincere and final OK.
preston upon the subject "
There were three marriages, 10 births
and % deaths in this city last week.
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