The sun., 1897-11-22
LOCAL DOTS.

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Century Club.
On Thursday Mrs. LaMotte DuPon
will give dance.
Mrs. J. +. Smith will give tea ant
dance on Friday.
d. J. Reinhart is the father of little
girl three days old
Pschorrbraue Book at Haubers---Tht
Imported Pschorrbraue.
Mrs. Charles II. Brant and SON Frank,
are visiting relatives in West Chester.
Mrs. Robert B. wilkins is rpcnding
some time with her parents in George
town.
Mrs. J. S. Hoffecker is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Aubrey Vandevcr, at
Smyrna.
Armon D. Chayter, Jr, who has been
threatened with typhoid fever, is con-
valcscing.
The first of the assembly dances, which
were so enjoyable last season, will be
begun again on December 80.
Congressman L. Irving Handy threat
ems to be a candidate for the United
States Senate at the expiration of >ena-
ator Kenny's term.
/ The Young Bachelors dance will be
held in the New Century Club on We'd
ncsday night. This dance usually marks
the formal opening"i the season.
Washington Hastings is making
great fight for the postmastcrship of
Wilmington if he is appointed if he is
not appointed, why, then, he never
wanted it.
a report was circulated last night that
the house of Charles F. johnson, near
Newport pike toll gate. had been the
scene of a robbery. Investigation proved
the rumor to be without foundation.
It is expected that Company l. Fourth
Artillery, [. s A., will arrive at Fort
Delaware to-day. Commissarv Sergeant
Stephen, of Fort Hamilton, n. v, has
been at Delaware City for several DAYS
preparing for the advent OF Uncle Sans
soldiers.
Miss Elizabeth P. Harmey, one Of the
leading sopranos Of St. Mary's church, is
now taking a course of instruction at one
of the musical conservatorys in phila-
delphia. She has received several flat
tering offers from some of the largest
churches in Philadelphia.
An invitation has been received bv all
of the Catholic societies and organi-
cations Of Wilmington to unite in the
movement to celebrate the one hun
dredth anniversary of the great Irish re-
bcllion OF 1893, which is to be held in
Philadelphia on December u.
The thirty-ifth annual reception ofthc
Shields Library Association will bc held
in Turn Hall on the evening of Thanks.
giving. 1t will be the most elaborate
ever held by this organization. Edward
Simmons, James +. Burke and Charles
\. McDonough are the committee on ar
Funeral services over the remains of
Amor G. Forwood, who died Thursday
afternoon at the Gibson llouac, the home
Of his son, Clarence F0rwood, will be
held at his late residence near Grubb's
Landing at II o'cloci; iO-murruw morn
ing. lntcrmrut will be made at River
view cemetery.
Sheriff Finn sold l}roc properties on
Saturday. Nos, 2201 and :!2O7 Markc,
street, belonging to Alexander Hoyd.
were sold to William \. Meredith, one
for 81 ,21rj, and thc other for Sl,3E5O j.
Ernest Smith purchased Ezekiel Stir
ling's property for 500
The interior Of the bnIl. window at
Col. A.. j. AinsroW's restaurant presents
Il bkautiful picture. An arrangement Of
meats and game is bankcd'hv proilsiun
Of chrySanthrmuns and in the centre Of
all is II handsome painting oi the United
States gunhnat Wilmington. executed bv /,
the artist, Clawson lIammilt.
Harry ". Lowe and officer john Ward 4
returned home en- Saturday from LAUREL
where they have been on a cunning trip
They brought home fitysiour quail and
Il half dozen rabbits Their string of
game attracted crowd Of cnvious per-
sons at the F., ". & b. station.
The Democrats OF New Castle County
are dcsirous Of calling Il convention
whose object will be to formulate new ;
party rules which will be in accordance I
with the now constitution. 4 petition !
to that effect signed by II large number
pf New Castle County Democrats is in
thc hands Of Willard SauIsbnry.
The Knights OF Columbus, one Of the
strongest secret societies in the city, have
been planning to bny Che old George
Reed Riddle mansion, which WIS offered
ior sale. at Eleventh and King streets. 1t
has been decided, however, not to accept
the offer which the knights have made
and they have given up the DEAL