The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-05
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Work on the Sllverbrook sewer will DO
commenced this week.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club will
elect officers tonight. Z
Tho Women's Cuban Aid Society met
on Saturday and discussed Uhe project 70
give Il concert. 4
DR.. II. A. McCurdy of Central Presbts
terrain Church is III, and has gone to All
lantic City for his health. Z
There Is deadlock in the attempt to
elect new chief engineer Of West Chess
ter's fire department. b,
Nine applicants for positions in the cus-
tom department were examined by the
Civil Service Board in this city on Satus
day.
John G. Bacher, who fell and injured
himself very badly several weeks ago,
died on Saturday.
The gents furnishing store of Samuel
e. Turner at Chester was burned out yeAs
terday. Loss, about 1900; partly insured.
Thieves broke into the house Of Henry
Tyson, Chester, and secured gold Rugs,
cuff buttons, small change and n revolver,
A meeting of the Board of Managers OF
the Minqualale Home will be held ab tho
New Century Club this afternoon at five
o'clock. ~
Coatesville needs now dwellings. One
family Of movers had to stay ou5 all night
with their goods, unable to rent an unoat
cupied house. !,
Defects in an immense now fy-wheel
placed in the West Chester Electric Light
Works were discovered in time to prevent
o serious accident.
&The Sarah White Home for aged colon
ed people at 35th and Market street is now
ready to take inmates at $1,000 piecR
and hive plenty of room. Emilia Layton-
Pres, 1923 Orange ST., .An
The only fight in recognizing Chester
City Council to-day will be butween Sam.
uel Greenwood and George Wiegand fog
president of Select branch. ~
Thomas r, Lally, the real estate DEALER
at No 3 West Seventh street. confessed
Judgment to about s2477 on SATURDAY.
Execution was not ordered. 4
Eight tramgs were arrested at West
Yard raid Saturday afternoon by Detective
Jones and a squad of officers and weIH
each fined s. and COSTS
There Was slight fire in the house No,
235 Adams street, occupied by benjamin
Thomas, colored, about o'clock last nighk,'
Some wet bed clothes, which were placed
near stove to dry, caught fire. .
A fire in the home of Snyder Collins, OF
No 62? Walnut street, did about $40 worth
Of damage yesterday morning. The blaze
was extingulshed by the "Washy'' chemi4
cal engine.
&There will he conference Of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association and Water Do.
partment tomorrow in reference to the
decision OF the Board to do tho connecting
Of water pipes by its own men.
LIZ, toll so1I fn1l
an areaway at Third street Market House
on Saturday night. The patrol wagoE
was summoned and the injured man tai
ken to the Delaware Hospital whore his
injury was dressed.
Tho tax collector A. P. Ottey Of Meda
will to-day proceed to arrest all persons
who have failed to pay their personal tax
for the year 1895.
The Crelnntory Committee Of City
Council composed Of James B. Oberly,
Dennis T. Laary, T. J. McNuty, Howard
L. Stats and Caleb $. Wutson loft in The
1245 train for Washington to-day to visit
the Crematory In that city.
The new Diamond State Telephone
Company has commenced the work OF ex.
tending its line from Georgetown to Sea-
ford and number Of other branch lines
will soon be built.
ne DGW MetHUulSU BplaCOpui SnuTCH
at Millsboro will be dedicated on nuyt
Sunday. The Revs. j. d. c. Hanna II. n.
Martindnle and 7. a. Terry will offio!ate
at tho services.
Applications will be made to the Hon,
Ignatius c. Grub on Saturday, April l7th,
for supplemental certificate further
amending the certificate of incorporation
of tho Chicago Electric Wire Company OK
Delaware.
Messrs. Lloyd l.. MoLano and George
Ward, of Cherry Hill, Md, rodo 10 this
city on their bikes yesterday and spent tho
day with relatives and friends.
400 ID. Shorts at 20clb. Son Aunen Scrap
Better Quality CSC. Durstein, 8 i, Second
street.
Hear Volney B. Cushing at First Pres.
byteriaD Church on April 18th. ats Pm.
benefit 0. Y. NJ. g. A: Tickets can DO 80.
cured at Association Hall. 1897 Market ST.
The Japanese Government has awarded
to A, and p. Roberts Tho PeucGyd Iron
Works. Of Philadelphia, tho contract foI
two hundred tons OF structure bridge stool
TO b. delivered in tho form OF $50 Steel
spans OF varying length for the Imperial
J japanese Railway ut n cost Of s75, 0UA,I
This Is tho firm that the MHsTs. Bush y
Sons had claim OF some $4,000 ngainss,a
when it was placed in thu hands Ut re.
ceivcrs some fourteen months ago.
Shorts! Shorts! Short 5! Five Cents A Bag.