The sun., 1897-12-23
LOCAL DOTS.

their respective Sunday school classes.
The small steam yacht Linda, belong
ing to the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company, is at the Pusey and
Jones Company for general repairs.
Letters testa,nentary on the estate OF
William Dougherty have been granted to
Margaret Dougherty and upon the estate
OF Alice Cinch to DR.. John G. Fahey.
The p, w. & b. Railroad Co., has
commenced the work of covering that
portion Of Shipley Run Sewer over which
its tracks cross, at Madison street cross
ing.
Sheriff Finn has advertised to sell the
household goods of Martha l.. and
Andrew +. Crow, at their residence, No.
l0l7 Wa hington street, next Monday
morning
John McCloskey, Edwin 1alley and
Frank Simpson, acting as referees in the
case of the A. s. Reed 4 Bro. Co., VS..
William NJ. Field, have found Il verdict
for 81, ,O5G. n in favor of the plaintiff.
A free Christmas dinner will be given
to the poor children of Wilmington on
next Wednesday, by the Salvation
Army, at the hall, at Fourth and French
streets, at 1890 o'clock in the morning.
Hattie Spencer, aged y years, yester.
day swallowed a pin while sneezing.
The pin lodged in her throat. DIR. Bryan
gave a prescription which started vomit-
ing and the pin was thrown off in that
way.
Enjoyable commencement exercises
were held at the Mendenhall school yes
terday morning. Among the visitors
were J. D. Carter, Mrs. W. 7. Bancroft,
Bishop Coleman, Mrs. Williams and
Bishop Robert Moore.
Turkey will be given to the members
of the Sunday Breakfast Association at
the dinner on Christmas Day, at the
rooms Of the association, Seventh and
Lombard streets. The affair will be
under the direction of Seth Whiteley,
the superintendent.
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 22nd, 1897.
Dear Old Kriss.-I am a very good
girl, please bring me doll, mule, horse
and wagon with q driver in it. l am 4
y
HELEN FEAREs,
9O3 West 4th.
Levi C. Bird. attorney for the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Company, made an
application before Judge Bradford yes
terday morning for an order for the pay
ment out of the court registry for the
amount due the company, as wharfage
rk At,x> ,kc II L.
The case of II. l.. Evans 4 Co., vs..
John Little is to be tried before Thomas
Reardon, Jesse X. Baylis and Lewis
Dickey as referees today. James w.
Ponder represents the plaintiffs, and
Walter II. Hayes the defendant. A
question of commissions is involved.
Judge Spruance has appointed the
following to constitute the second COM
mission in the condemnation of the Law
property; Francis &. du Pont, John
Pilling, John McCloskey, Calvin P.
Swayne and Horace w. Cause. The CITY
want the property for park purposes.
An eight-inch artesian we'll has been
drilled at the Wilmington & Northern
piers on the Delaware river. The we'll
is 300 feet in depth and gives a supply
OF rs gallons of water per minute, and
is used to supply the enginees and the
tugs, thus enabling the company to
have a supply OF fresh water at any
time.
A party OF Delaware Red Men, consist
ing OF G. r., L. A. Abley; G. c. OF r.,
George c. Guthrie; P. s., Robert H.
Hanna; q. H., W. H. Taylor; P. s.,
Charles Mcintyre, p. S., Edward McIn-
tyre; P. S., John H. Olinger; p. s.,
Frederic Neutze, and p. S., Jas. Hargis,
will visit Tribe No. 70, Third and Pine
streets, Philadelphia.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Dec. 22nd, 1897.
Dear Old kriss.-I have been good
boy all year, please leave me a checker
board, checkers, blue sled, dice box
and dice, so that | can play checkers
with ONeil and dice with Joe Hone.
remain
JOHN kEAGEEy,
:'rd and Lombard streets.
GIBSON HOUSE,
No. 6 West Fourth Street.
On Christmas day turkey lunch will
be served from II till ~ o'clock.