The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1897-10-27
LOCAL DOTS.

IL,
Mrs. John G. Hartman was among the
luckiest recipients of prizes ut the Ger
man bazaar
John q. Hartman has returned from
a business tour through Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan.
The police donned their winter uni.
forms yesterday.
Brinton, the well-known florist, to-day
opened his flower stand in the p, ". 4
B. station for the season.
! Workmen are improving the tracks on
the Front street line Of the City Railway
Company.
The Street and Sewer Department are
paving Lombard street from Seventh to
Ninth with friedrich.
The steam yacht llildcgarde, owned by
Mr.. Wcldic OF Boston, arrived at the
wharf Of the Harlan 4 Hollingsworh
t Company Yesterday afternoon, where
she will undergo some alterations.
I Elmer L. Nailor OF this city, will in a
few days resign his position as clerk for
W. L. Smith, the well known druggist,
Work on the Baltimore 4 Ohio grade
crossing at Pennsylvania avenue and
Union street is being pushed rapidly for
ward. 1t will be sometime, however.
before the crossing is completed.
The Grand Chancellor OF the Knights
OF Pythias, Wilmer Hanson, vii! in all
probability be unable to attend the SEES
sion of the Grand Lodge to-day on ac.
count OF illness
William Whitcrait OF 9OS Lancaster
avenue, while working in the ship yard
OF the Harlan 4 IIoIlingsworlh Company
had three of the fingers Of his right hand
badly mashed by a key OF rivets falling
upon them. DR.. Carmichael dressed tn,
injury.
The causeway just below Market street
bridge was flooded yesterday, and earl!
travellers experienced much trouble il
getting through, in some cases being
compelled to 60 around.
The interior of the Y. NJ {. \. hall a,
Tenth and Market streets is to all ap
pearances wreck. The work Of remod
cling and repairing the building is in full
swing, and Acting Secretary Williams il
anticipating renewed interest in thu
work.
The racing schooner Heldegarde which
was reported at the Delaware Breakwate
yesterday came up to the yard of he
builders the H. 4 II. Co., yesterday after
noon. She will remain there through
the winter.
The tug Meteor resumed her trips to
night.
The high tide yesterday gave the boa
houses along the creek thorough wash
ing-out. In some of them the water wa
six inches above the floor.
Dr. Spruance reported that little Bessi
Topkis, OF 52O King street, who. Wa
severely cut about the face by fall 81
on Monday, will not be distigured.
The lincmen of the Wilmington Cit
!, Electric Company have had several day
l, OF very hard work, the result Of damag
O to the wires and poles caused by tn
o storm.
Harry Zee. the man who was So badl
{ cut ON the railroad Monday night, an
= who WIS taken to Delaware Hospital,
It reported as doing very well.
Il At the regular meeting 81 the Mannin
" Library Association last evening rputil
! business was transacted. The aSsoci:itiu
is in Il 11ourishing condition.
WiIhc.m Uci,z, the German baker
=, apprentice, who was cut in the head !
80 his countryman and fc!low-labol"r,
said to be ont Of danger.
Stevenson Cooling, received injuries {
Monday afternoon at his carriage sho
caused by piece OF iron falling up'
" his head.
Dcputy-Coroncr james II. Chandi
>. held an inquest last night in the case
~, young Joseph Brirr, whose sad death Q
~ cured on Saturday night as rest
" of collision with an East Fourth sire
> car. The verdict was tothc effect that Il
=: affair was wholly an accident, and !
tributabc 20 no carlesncss on the part
the mCtOrlnan.
r Quite lively display Of the manly {
va was witnessed this afternoon shortly aft
IT, four o'clock at the corner Of Fourth al
r. King streets. A white boy and a color
lad were the seekers after tistic homo
Honors were easy for awhile, and so "
the colored youth, as the white b
4. knocked him down and sent him hO1
OF with a very dilapidated looking nose.
vi improvements in Order.