The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-14
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Big crowds daily attend Shellpot Park.
Frederick Polk, of Bridgevil!e died yes.
terday aged lO5 years.
Robert Carr, of this city has been grant
ed MI original pension.
| Charles l.. Moore, Esq, has sold his co i.
taSe at Rehoboth to Mr.. L. l.. Layton.
The new penny morning paper i is sa d
will be launched Oh the public In Octobel.
Prompt Wholesale to parks, plcnlcs, ex.
cursions. kyle's Ice Cream, Sixth and
Orange.
A pig owned by Samuel Wilson, near
tongues and two tails. The freak diod.
A dance was given at Birmingham Park
Reading furnished tho music.
A straw ride will he given to Brandy
Young people Of Union. Start at6.S
Rsv. Nj Barnes, pastor OF Landcnber9
aud Flint Hill Churches, is holding camp
meeting i'll tho grove just south Of KEN
bleville.
Mrs Willard Salisbury, widow Of Chan
csllor Salisbury, and mother OF Willard
Salisbury Of this city, Is seriously Ill at her
homo In Dover
Tho congregations Of Grace and Epworth
Churches will worship together in Grace
Church Tomorrow morning. Il. BurHctte
Short will preach tho sermon.
Great credit Is due tho Rov. J. Y. Van
Burkulow and his estimabie wife for the
SUCCESS Of tho Sand Hill Camp Meeting,
which has just closed.
There will be an object sermon Demon
stratod by the use Of the Talking Machine,
Scripture reading and speaking by tho
Graphophone given in tho First NJ. T..
Church tomorrow evening.
The Praying Band Of Madeloy NJ. Il.
Church will hold their prayer and praise
meeting this Saturday evening, August
IA ut the home, of.Mr. John Williams, No.
ll43 Apple street. led by Brother John
Martin. All are invited
Tho finder Of q Roman gold stick pin
Of mosaic design. which was lost gu Tues.
day evening in going from Seventh and
Harrison streets to Front and Clayton.
will DO suitably rewarded by leaving tho
snme at No 10 South Clayton etrcet
Tho Christian Enucayor Of tha First
Presbyterian Church will DO addressed TO-
murrow evening by tho First Church dele
cato to the late convention ut San Francis
co. Mr.. J. N. Davidson. There win ulso DO
special music by tho choir
Already there arc dozens Of applicants
for tho vacant position in tho Water De.
partmant niado by tho death Of Mr.. George
II. Z. Simmons, yesterday. Tho position
pays $1,000 q year.
The Hartman and Fehrcnbach Brewing
Company held II meeting on Thursday anu
declared a dividend Of 8 per cent on their
earnings for the past three months. They
have also put aside good surplus.
Elk, State Senator o. ID. Mo IRE, of Laurel
has AZ 900 hills Of watermelon vines on his
farm In Sussex county, and he has already
shipped over 5000 melons, but the crop Is
such q big ono that he does not know what
to do With tho rest Of the fruit.
Thore Ia no more l!ghtful spot in Dula.
ware or elsewhere than at Gordon Heights.
1t is pity tho grounds are to remain
closed this yoar Something should bs
done to mako this delightful place pay and
draw large crowds tho samo rs the first
season it was opened to tho public.
A dog suffering from 1T was shot this
morning. The animal was in tho yard In
tn, rear Of No. S24 Market street.
Robert G.. Titus, administrator OF Thos.
Titus at tho Court House this morning
sold the dwelling at Third and Poplar
streets to William S. Hlllcs for $500.