Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-09
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Bernard Sharkey, member of thr
bar, died on Saturday night, aged
about "a years.
John Huntingdon, a prominent Demo.
cratic politician of Germantown, dice
on Saturday, aged 40 years.
John NJ. Collins. one Of tho oldest
members Of the Philadelphia bar, died
Sunday, aged about 20 years.
James Donnelly, 60 years old, was
run over and killed on Saturday on the
Reading railroad, at Frankford avenue.
William Naglee, aged years, was
run over and killed by trolley car at
Second and Dickinson streets Wednes-
day.
George Wealan, 40 years old, fell into
vat Of hot glue Monday at Delaney
Go. g factory, in Frankford, and was
scalded to death.
Charles A. Eimcrt, aged 50 years,
was struck and killed by Pennsyl-
yania railroad train near Germantown
junction Thursday,
William Harry Rambo, Jr., 10 years
old, broke through the ice and was
drowned Sunday, while skating on
the Wissahickon creek
While picking coal on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, near Germantown juno
tion, Monday, John G. Kiley, aged
8 years, was struck and killed by a
train.
The cars which formerly ran up
Eighteenth street and down Seven
tecnth, between Reed and Filbert, now
run only as far north as Market street,
and continue to the ferry.
John Stewardson, ;iS years old, a
member of the firm of Cope & Steward
son, architects, was drowned Monday
night while skating on the Schuylkill
river near the Girard avenue bridge.
The Society Of the Sons OF the Revo-
luton ON Friday celebrated the 10th
anniversary of the battle of Princeton
by dedicating a mural tablet placed in
| st, Peters Protestant Episcopal
| Church, to the memory of Capt. Will
liam Shipper, who was killed in that
battle
The handsome club house of the
| Merton Cricket Club at lIaverford,
with all its contents, was destroyed on
| Saturday night by fire of unknown
! origin. Tho Casino Building, adioln-
ing, was also burned. The loss is esti-
mated at SIS, 600, and is nearly covered
| by insurance.
During a fire in tho four-story brick
building at the southwest corner OF
| Third and Gaskill streets on Saturday
afternoon, Harris Levi, 55 years old,
was suirocated by smoke, Mark Fein-
berg had his neck broken by a fall,
and four other inmates of the building
were severely injured.
Committees representing the Busi-
ness Mems Republican Association,
| Citizens Republican Committee, Mu-
nicipal League AMI Young MEMS Re-
publican Association Thursday sub
mitted list of reform candidates for
Councils One member of Select and
IA members of Common Council are
recommended for reelection. In six
wards no names are suggested because
of the inaction Of citizens.
Select Council, by tie vote, refused,
Thursday. to strike out the prOyiso in
the Department OF Public Safety APP
preparation limiting the price of electric
lights in the central sections to SlOO Q
year each and in the suburbs TO Sl23 A
motion TO increase the appropriation
from S751, 900 to $500, 600 was defeated,
and the item was adopted as il came
from Common Council, but the item
of S21, 600 for municipal band was
struck out.
During the trial Monday Of Michael
Christy, of Logan street, Germantown,
charged with selling liquor without a
license and on Sunday, Judge Arnold
declared that the Sunday speak easy"
raids were unlawful, as il was illegal
to serve a warrant on the Sabbath for
the arrest of any person charged with a
misdemeanor. Anyone arresting another
for misdemeanor ON that day, Judge
Arnold said,. vas himself guilty of d
violation of the law.