The sun., 1897-12-24

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Miss Bertha f. Lucas and Miss Maggie
E. Mackey returned home today.
Pusey and Jones Company have erect
ed winter doors to their offices.
ia. Finley and William N. Mackey
returned yesterday from New York City
James w. sponagle, Recorder Of Berk.
County, Pa, was in this city yesterday.
DR.. Hiram R. Burton. of Lewes, wa!
in this city on Wednesday, on business
Mrs. J. Frank Ball has been entertain
ing Miss H. G. Gheen, of West Chester
Pa.
The etherizing room at the Delaware
Hospital will soon be in condition fol
use.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Davis will
spend the holidays at Havre de Grace
Nd.
Elmer Thompson, of Fair Hill, Nd,
has been the guest of relatives in this
city.
United States District Attorney Lewis
G. Vandegrift, was in New York on Wed.
nesday.
Miss May Tubbs. who has been visit
ing friends in this city, has returned to
Linwood.
Harry Knock, and Harvey s. Allen, OF
Earleville, Md. are registered at the
Gibson House.
Harry Williams, X. of p. district
deputy of Marshallton, was in the city
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. U. Lorraine and
daughter, of Chesapeake City, Nd, are
visiting in this city.
A fair will be held at st. Paul's Cath
olic Church for several weeks, COM
mencing on Christmas night.
The class that graduated at Friends
School on Wednesday evening, gave a
supper at the school last night.
Rev. Albert N. Keigwin. Of Millville,
N. j., will preach in West Presbyterian
Church, next Sunday morning.
Cookman NJ. E. church will give a
cantata, entitled ''Santa Claus Expect
ed," on next Thursday evening.
Ex-Clerk of the Senate, Clinton L.
Williamson, of. Adamsville, Kent county,
was in the city on Wednesday.
Rev. William MacFarlane, formerly
of East Lake Presbyterian Church, now
Of Philadelphia, is visiting friends in this
city.
Miss Teresa Mcguire aged, 10 years, of
No. 2l9 South Van Buren, street, died on
Thursday morning from congestion of
the brain.
Ex-Clerk of the Market, Samuel w.
Smeltz, formerly of this city, now of
Philadelphia, was visitor in this city
on Wednesday.
Fifty pounds of candy have been pre-
sented by E. Fl. Brennan to be distribu-
ted among the poor children ON Christ
mas day at City Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter L. Cooper
left last evening for Philadelphia, where
they will spend tho holidays with Gen
eral and Mrs. Louis Wagner.
Every agent and superintendent of the
Prudential Insurance Company, yester-
day, received a valuable token of re-
membrance from the company.
The Ministerial Union will meet in the
Y. M. G. A. building next Monday
when the Rev. F. q. Merrill
will read paper on "Church Entertain
ments Used and Abused"
Edward Fl. Brennan Wednesday sent
to Chief of Police Dolan 80 pounds of
candy, which is to be turned over to
Sunshine Circle of Kings Daughters for
among poor children at the
police station on Christmas Day.
Postmaster Moore yesterday gave not
ice that no business will be done at the
postoffice on Christmas Day after 8
,'clock. There will be but one delivery
vt 7 o'clock, and the stamp and general
delivery windows will close at 9 O'clock.
The firm Of Renno and Brother, have
aiken charge Of the wood, leave on the
William Derrickson farm,in Brandywine
Hundred. The lumber is being shipped
~ rail from Edgemoor to ElktOn, where
t is greatly in demand for ship building.
A very enjoyable entertainment was
,iven ut No. 8 school, by the pupils, on
afternoon. Rev. Keigwin, of
Vest Presbyterian Church, opened the
'NeTClseS WIFI prayer. Mr. LOUIS
Morrow and others made addresses. The
3oard of Education attended.
The advent of Christmas generally
,rings Joy to the school lads and lassies.
The Board OF Education, following the
.sua custom, closes the schools for one
week, commencing today and ending
anuary g. Several teachers in the
chools have been the recipients OF many
PRESENTS IRON scholars.
The man lost off the gunbont Will
nington at Norfolk navy yard, on Sun
ay, December II, was Clarence Ber-
ard Marshall, gunner's mate. His
ody was not found until the following
thursday. His shipmates raised fund
$500 to bury him and place o monu-
lent over his grave. Marshall's home
,as in New York. The Wilmington
,ill leave December 20 for Montevideo,
outh America. y