The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-13
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The birthday OF Frederick Douglass was
observed at the Howard School yesterday
witixappfopfiate exercises,
BRA Jennie A. CantwelI has been elect
% president ~ the Door Of Hope.
The Heptasoph smol<erwas not held last
night because OF the storm
"Soine Things NYou Can't Get Away
From" will be R,y. + +. Beiggs' subject
before the Y. NJ. G. A. tomorrow after
noon.
On the evening of February II National
+ Commander John p. Denahoe and his
ietaff, Of the Union Veteran Legion, will
kpay an official visit to Philadelphia
Il The women workers of the Harrison
9etreet M. e Church will give a chicken
supper on next Thursday afternoon.
DR.. Emily G. Hunt of Philadelphia will
4 day morning at II O'Clock. Her subject
will be 't0ur Oak Trees"
II Father Francis has been appointed by
I Bishop Curtis to take charge OF st. AIMS
church until the appointment of a regular
priest.
4 A new council of the Junior Order Of
4 American Mechanics will soon be or
ganized in this city. Application has
been made to the State officers for the
necessary papers,
Manager George A. Messick of the
Pussy a. Jones Co will leave tomorrow
for d business trip through South America,
whore the company has numerous pa
irons
Victor Causes house on Delaware Ave-
nue. has been leased for the coming year
by Mr.. Henry G. Morse. Mr. David Lind
says family Is at present occupying 1t.
Henry G. Morse is on the sick list suffer-
Ing from an attack OF the grippe.
It was reported on the streets this m 1rn.
ing that Mr.. A. H. Ainscow had sold out
his restaurant, No Ill Market street, to
Philadelphia parties. The sale has not
yet been contaminated
James McComb and his two sisters,
Mrs. James Winchester and Mrs. Dan
forth Bush will administer upon the es-
tate of their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Me-
Comb The estate is said to be worth
about two million dollars.
An all days meeting will be held at New
port, Sunday, Feb 18th, by the local
preachers association. Love feast at 0 a.
m. Pr, aching in the morning, afternoon
and night A good time is anticipated and
we cordially invite all of our friends to
come and spend the day with u.s.
The Union Cottage Prayer meeting will
be held at No. ll5 South Jackson street,
this Saturday evening" commencing at
haif past U clock, led by Bro John Reed
Everybody welcome.
The Committee on Education of the
State Legislature will, on Monday, hear
. Professor A. r Spard, Professor Isaac T.
johnson, and several others, on education
al matters.
The members Of the Young Mems Rep.
ublican Club will start a pool and billiard
tournament.
The Rev. Jonas Trumbaur, presiding
elder of the Christian Holiness Association,
began II series Of meetings in the Peoples
Mission No. III Shipley street, last light
The meetings will he continued tonight
and all of next week
Patrick Neary has been reappointed SUI
perintendent of the new Federal Building
and will not relinquiSh his duties until the
building is taken charge Of by the Gov
ernmenJ, one month hence.
Henry c. Conrad, Esq, will read his
paper on "The Three Signers OF the Decla-
ration from Delaware at the regular
meeting of the Historical Society on Mon
day evening next. This is the same paper
which Mr., Conrad recently read before
the Sons Of Delaware in Phlladel pha and
which attracted much attention.
@Francls H. Hotfecker, Esq, will deliver
the rst Of IL seties Of lectures before the
student 'ot Delaware College, atsNewark
ON Feb. 18th. Other prominent Whining.
ton lawyers on the course are Win 5 Hill
les, William Michael l5ryne and Lewis c.
VANDERBILT.