Evening journal., 1897-12-06
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

The Union Republican District
Committee will meet tonight.
Mrs. Ida May Bartram, wife or
Frank G. Bartram, died suddenly ait her
home, Nc. SOC West Tenth street, last
night.
There will be special evangelistic
services in Central Presbyterian
Church every night this week, except
ing Saturday. preparatory to the COM
muni0n next Sunday morning.
Next Sunday morning the knights
OF Pythias viii attend divine service at
Madeiey M. E. Church.
"A liberal coat of manure is being
spread over John II. Canpbelrs ter
raced hay-iield at Tenth and Market
streets.
Receiver of Taxes John Il.
Dickey has paid to County Treasurer
Rettcw S2.75965, his collections for The
month OF November
The statement that Roy Palmatary,
Of No. 1919 Monroe street. Is in a pre-
caTiOug condition as the result Of being
run down by a scorching biCyclist ON
Friday is untrue. lie is able to be out
again.
AT the meeting of the Delaware
Natural History Society this evening
several interesting papers will be held
This evening the Eighth Ward Re
publican League Will celebrate RS third
anniversary at its clubhouse On East
/ Seventh street. AS a fine program has
| been prepared and many inVilationa
DNn &C. 1tf.r % H..
o big crowd present.
Several OF the Catholic societies OF
the city attended services in ST.
Peters r. c. Church last night.
Miss Lydia Plummer. living at No
| 1908 Jackson street, toll down stairs at
her home yesterday, sustaining a frac-
tured collarbone.
Alterations are to be made 10 the
crematory.
The Water Department has about
| completed the work CT repairing ihs
third dam in Brandywlne Park.
Tho annual meeting of the mana
gerz Of she Minquadale Home viii be
held This afternoon.
Supervisor Of Switches and Signals
W. J.. Smith, OF the r., w. e B rail-
road has a force Of men putting IN
switches east Of the Lombard street
crossing.
-Tranic over Third street bridge
was heavy this morning on account OF
the turning of OF Market street bridge.
THE term cf p. n. E. Smith win ex-
pre On January ~,
-The degree team. of I,anape Triha.
No G. /. o. r.. w., Cf this city, wlll visit
| Minnehaha Tribe, No. %, OF Newark,
tomorrow evening and initiate eight
new members.
"A juiy 20 hold an inquest en- the
! body of Miss Qugley who was found
dead at her home On Friday, Will be
sworn in tonight
The managers Of the Homeopathic
| Hospital win meet for Organization ON
Saturday next
w. +. Rose, M. d., viii lecture On
| Alcoholism" tomorrow night IN Inc
rooms Of the Builders Exchange. The
lecture is free.
| The Single Takers held a meeting
in the Builders Exchange On Saturday
night.
| -TO-mOrlow evening Dr. William c.
| Pierce Will lecture on Natural His
tory in Alaska in st. Johns parish
| house, corner Cf E.liobt avenue and
| Market street, and his lecture will be
supplemental by vocal and instrument
tai music. The lecture viii he free to
the public.
st. Johns Chapter No. 1GS, Bro
therhood Cf 81. Andrew will attend
corporate communion az ST. Johns
Church, cn next Sunday morning, at
730 o'clock.
John Billingsley had his finger
mashed at the Hilles and Jones Com-
pany on Saturday. Or. II. M. First at
tended him.
The clearings of the Wilmington
banks last week amounted to s774,214
The amount for the same period last
year was s651,332.
Several cars belonging to aho Will
mington City Railway Company will,
be put in service this week after under
Igcing thorough repairs.
The Cuban article being scarce,
some of tho local cigar manufacturers
are using Texas tobacco as a substi-
tute.
The approaching Legislature will
have nothing to do with applications
for charters. Il will pass a general
corporation act, and under its provl-
sions the secretary Of state will doubt
less grant the certificates cf ineorpora-
tiOn
Members Of the Y. M. r. c. viii
hold open house OF their handsome
clubhouse ON King street this evening.
"A local contemporary prints a sen
sational story to the effect that VIII
liam n. Boggs, the defaulting ana alb
scondlng teller cs the First National
Bank at Dover. win return and te, all
he knows, thereby duplicating promi-
mont men who were associated with
him IN the crime. No enc but Mr.
iBOggs can affirm or deny the STORY.
hence its verify rests entirely with
him.
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