Evening journal., 1897-01-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

"A large congregation was present
at the meeting held by Evangelist
Walker In st. Pauls Church last night
The meetings will be continued each
afternoon for ten days.
The Pacific will come into the ship
yard of the Harlan and HollingswOrth
Company to be repaired
For attempting TO rape Sarah Pal
mer, aged II. at Greenville on Satur-
day, Magistrate Daley held James
Moulton In $500 bail for the upper
court.
Unless three more business men
consent to attend the monetary conven-
ton, which meets at indianapolis on
January i2 the Board OF Trade Will
drop the whole matter.
-Grandmaster Charles Heinle OF the
A. D. u. W., last night Installed the
officers of Vulcan Lodge, OF Marshall
ton.
Grand Chancellor Wilmer Hanson
and stan last night installed the offi-
GERS Of Friendship Lodge, No. /,
Knights Of Pythlas.
The committees of the Associated
Charities visitors which had charge OF
the Christmas and library work will
make reports at the meeting to be held
tomorrow afternoon.
Sheriff Finn yesterday sold the
Quigley A. Mullen stock to Harry En-
mons, attorney, for Sl7,500. The APP
praisement was $4,000, and there are
more than $4,000 worth of judgments
against the irm.
The Bonagee Athletic Club will
give It's eighth hannual ball in the dane
ing acadmey at Second and Washing
ton streets on Friday evening.
P. A. B. Widener's yacht Josephine
was taken out of the drydock at
the Harlan and HollingswOrth Com
pany's shipyard yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. j. Prettyman, of No. S36 West
Sixth street, cut her hand severely yes
terday while putting some pickles in
/ Jar. The wound was cauterized by DR..
a. T.. Frantz.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Gam took
/ place from her home, at Port Penn.
yesterday and interment was at st.
Georges.
Plans for a large addition to the
I Ford Morocco Company are being pre-
pared by Architect e. l.. Rice.
The letter-carriers Of this city de-
sire TO extend their thanks to a local
confectioner for remembering them on
New Years Day. A fine box of candy
was presented to each carrier.
"A horse escaped from Browns
livery stable yesterday afternoon and
ran as far as Jefferson street before it
was caught.
New planking is being laid at the
West street crossing Of the p, w. &
b. railroad
The directors Of the Farmers Bank
Of Delaware are holding their annual
meeting at Dover to-day, the directors
Of all the branch banks being present.
Waller H. Hayes says that the writ
of mandamus against the West Dover
hundred inspectors will probably be
taken out this afternoon or tomorrow.
The Christmas cantata, STORY of a
Star" is to be sung again at the Re-
formed Episcopal Church Of the Cove.
nant tonight.
Thomas Drein & Son have COM
pleted the life-boats for the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad tug Cata.
wissa.
The Office at the p. w. 4 B. rail
road station formerly occupied by De-
tective Jones is being fitted up for the
use Of Chief Car Inspector w. II
Scout.
George F. wilkins, a slate roOfer
, with his tools, fell into Shipley run
and was rescued by railroad workmen
Joseph Broomall,of Wilmington
has been granted an original pension.
-Frantz Mertz was arrested at The
Hotel Jennings by Detective Johnson
of Easton. Pa. on the charge Of rob
bling a safe in that city.