The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-23

Il II ~ N!u1vs Wn1 tpstucs Vu hHeneonun
II G)pee4 Hi9hlAnds, hAs raised two mann.
y Gk1Gth pumpkins, one OF which Is 8 febt In
y circumference. measuring lengthwisa and
= 1o3nches through the fiat part.
3 The members Of the Shields Library As.
S eocistion will give a private dance on Oc-
X tober !,
The singing section Of the Wilmington
\ Turngemeinde will go to Manayunk on
Sunday.
There will be bazaar and oyster sup.
4 per In the Wigwam, Delaware avenue and
" BCott street, this and tomorrow evening
y for the benefit Of the North Baptist
church.
James A. Townsend had three fingers
( badly crushed while working at tho West
yard shops Of the p. W. q b. railroad
Company yesterday. DR.. Howard Ogle
\ attended him.
Tho First Regiment Band last evening
sereDaded Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Stoeoke
upon their safe return from Europe. Sub.
stantial refreshments were provld cd for
/ the sorenaders. '-.
George McKelyey has sold 397.aore
+ farm near Elkton to Mary E. Booker for
$4,000
Charles W. Shippers aud Richard e.
Romey have sold 100-acre farm near
Elkton 10 Dr.. Charles M. Ellis for II, GOV.
During this reach season AIS carloads of
peaches have been shipped over the rail-
rOads from the Peninsula In the same
period last year nearly 1000 carloads Of
peaches were shipped.
A movement Is Oh foot among some of
the members of the Delta Phi Society of
Delaware College to build u society hall
at Newark.
The Wilmington branch of the w. G.
T. U. has selected Mrs. Mary Thomas,
\ Mrs. Mary A. Taylor and Mrs. +. C. Nc.
Call delegates to tho State Convention at
! Georgetown OH October 9th. It'll and 9Th 4,
Mrs. Thomas being tho delegate at-large.
The ladies of st. Patrck's parish are
preparing for a chrysanthemum lawn
party which will DO given ut ShellpOt
Park on Thursday afternoon, October H.
A. Caldwell has been appointed post.
master ut FELTON, and VIM. l.. Grace at
Magnolia, Kent County.
The new swimming pool is now ready
for use. ~
( Much interest is being takcu In tho
Asbury church special meetings.
The Water Department has decided to
paint its buildings at Sixth and King
Streets
Mrs Collins of No. Gil King street was
takensp. ~ IN, srrccrtaf vast lf,sa;lsl
G. b. Stewart formerly an extra conduc.
tor on the p w. a. b railroad. was run
over by Il train near Portsmouth Va, on
Tuesday night.
Tho work of putting tho new hot water
h,-t Ia nit hal ! hnn -,
menced.
Samuel Hoffecker Of Smyrna has Sc
cured u position with Wanamaker ant
Brown Of Philadelphia and Herman Pierce
of the same town has entered tho storo OF
Strawbridge and Clotbicr,
The Smyrna Creamery, E,ley M.IRust
proprietor, received % 900 pounds Of milk
last month, and paid the farmers IS cont
per hundred.
Henry Pratt, son of n. S. Pratt of Ken
county, while cunning on Tuesday nca
Webbs mill pond, killed crane whicl
measured six feet from tip to tip. 1t WA
the largest Of the kind seen in that vicinity
Tor years.
Past Assistant Engineer C. w. METRE,
has boen ordered by tho Navy Department
for duty at tho yards of tho Harlan ant
HolllngsWorth Company, beginning Oct
/.
William Stafford of Hazel Doll VISITED
our city in his milk wagon on Wednesday
making II tour among his customers fo
the first time in three months, having beet
Laid up by spraincd ankle.
City Court Cases. "'"
Officer John Mclaughlin In tho cit
court this morning charged Patricl
IT hnipr ,lr,InIy la,
fined 81 and costs
John Rafferty, was charged with hniu,
drunk and was fined 81 aud costs
Bernard La Pierre has not boen bctor
the court for long time. He has been IA
work ut Woodside and for his good be
havior was allowed to go. John Row
rowed too much among the schooners yes
terday and got drunk. He was fined 5
and costs.
John kelley was ono Of party OF thro
men who upset n weighing machine o,
Front street last night. He was arrestc
by officer William j. Massey. A ino o
g and costs was imposed for disorderl
conduct
officer Ford last night was called t
the corner Of Front and Shiplcy streets
He was Informed that Polido Palzardo c
Bellevue had attempted to cut Rnothe
italian with big knife,
He arrested Pocdo and found tho knit
in his pocket. AS the witness OF tho q
legged affair was not present the case wa
continued until tomorrow morning
Tho knife was II bad looking ono.
was about four inches in length and sharI
ened to APPOINT.
Judge Ball inquired where such knit
had been made and upon being informe
twas made in Italy, said that there shoul
be an extra heavy tariff placed on sue
dangerous weapons. PolGdo claimed /
used tho knife to pare potatoe., az he cooke
for himself at the quarric5. Because
had no spring it is not according to Law
adeadlv weapon.
All those terrible, itching diseases Of IL
skin that help TO make lilo miserable tC
us are caused by external parasites DOan
Ointment kills the parasite and cures tt
disease. Perfectly harmless. meyer fail
Spaniards Routed.