The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-10
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4 George J. Fincke wants to succeed JUS
\ Of the PEACE Lewis Sasss
ys9 as ~ a&a s8! 's vii ssd Eisy Church
Harry Beben Of Dover has secured po.
sitlon on the Wilmington City Railway.
DR.. Il. g. Shortlidge placed two million
young shad In the Brandywine on Satur.
day.
Helen Longland of Delaware City has
been bitten by rabid dog. Her con.
dition Is not serious.
| Mrs Edward johnson Of No COL jackson
| street fell down stairs on Friday, broke
l her wrist and was hurt about the spine.
General Francisco J. Cisneros, Of the
| United States Of Columbia, has been Visit
ing In this city.
Eight members of the Y. NJ. O. A.
| wheelmen rode to Chester Saturday night
and spent an hour with the association
| there.
George Mckee has been awarded the
contract for the new house OF Thomas j.
Talley on Van Buren, street near the Cool
Spring Park.
A companion Of Howard Short, OF No.
S1S Pine street, severed two of the latter's
fingers with Ratchet while trying to cut
a sod on Saturday
A blaze yesterday in the second story OF
the house No. 525 East Twelfth street, oc.
cupied by Mrs, Laura Cautfey, was caused
by defective fue
W. Il. BundiCk Of Virginia addressed q
large temperance meeting In the Builders
Exchange rooms on Saturday night,
Lydia johnson, living at the home of
Ashton Tatnall fell while getting off q
car at Delaware avenue and Jackson street
last night and was slightly injured.
Rev. A. N. Keigwin D. d. spoke to the
morning congregation Of West Church
yesterday from Philippians, 1.l0-That 70
may approve Of the things excellent,
The suit Of Patrick McGrants for 5000
against the Pullman Palace Car Company
for damages received while he was work.
ing for the company has been settled.
Stereoptcan views illustrating history
OF the war in Cuba were presented by the
various councils of the Junior Order U. A.
NJ, in Eden Hall Saturday night.
A sure owned by William Murphy, Of
No. $40 West Ninth street had two wheels
torn off in the cur tracks at Eighth and
Market streets yesterday afternoon.
The truck of the Wilmington and New
Castle Railway Company from Fourth
and Market streets to New Castle has been
completed excepting at the railroad cross.
ing,
Register c II Ten Weeges of the Board
Of Health reports Is deaths for last week.
There were marriages and births The
number of births for the corresponding
week OF 1896 was g.
Some boys who wero playing In the eel.
lar of the vacant morocco factory at Third
and Tatnall streets, set fire to the building
yesterday afternoon, julius Sohunner
discovered the blazo and extinguished 1t
with few buckets Of water.
Mr. Martin Beadenkopf purchased the
lots at the sale Of the Gordon Heights pro.
perty which was offered ut public sale on
Saturday. 1t were not advertised In the
REPUBLICAN and tho attendance was
little moro than nothing,
Numerous Wilmingtonans witnessed
the game of ball played between the Phil.
adelphia and Baltimore teams in Phila.
delphia on Saturday. The crowd was
large one Us high AS fifteen thousand spec. |
tators being present. From that it does |
not look us if all interest in baseball had |
subsidized.
A nicely dressed young man riding out |
In tho Eight street car on Sunday evening |
with u Wilmington damsel, made himself |
CONSPICUOUS by his loud remarks about
Delaware and its Street car service In
particular He was inclined to be real
funny, but exposed his want of good
breeding by his "smartness."
Several hundred persons took a ride on
the Wilmington and New Castle railway
on Sunday. The road should pay If the
summer resort at its terminus below New
Castle can be reached by the Street rail
way. 1t Is very pleasant ride and catches
tho trolley pleasure seekers.