The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-17

Todd Hall will address TO. morrow after
Moons Y. N O. A. meeting. f,
| Five children awaited their parents al
the station house last night.
The Knights of 6t. John and Malta will
attend the First NJ. p. Church Tomorrow
morning.
W. T. Hastings defeated j. N. Hartman
at billiards at the Wilmington Whist
Club last night.
ST. Johns Commandery, Knights Tenn.
plar, will attend services In Trinity Church
on Ascension Day, May 81.
There will be special music at Wesley
NJ K. Church tomorrow under the dlreo.
tion OF Professor Fryer, Come and hear
IT,
The Rev Alexander Macgeorge will
speak In ST. Paul's NJ. Il. Church on Mon
day afternoon at 8 80 In the interest OF the
Door Of Hope.
Attorney. General White has given no.
tice to persons who have failed to secure
LICENSES that they must secure them before
May 8, or they will be prosecuted.
The Rev. Charles W. Horn Of New
Hampshire the new rector Of Christ
Church, Christiana hundred, will take
May. - :.
Mrs. Eliza Zimmerman, residing at No.
2S3 Walnut street Is very i'll with an at.
tack OF pleurisy.
A Dover prize fighter named Stout, on
Thursday was pummeled by Row. Charles
l. Stengle. The rowdy wanted to use the
church at Leipsic for sparrlng entertain.
ment.
Miss Ruth Taylor died at No. $40 West
Ninth street yesterday afternoon after q
lingering illness. She was 81 years of age
and at one time teacher at the Friends
School. Interment will be made at Lin.
coin, Va, tomorrow
Christ Church, Chrlstiana hundred,
will render an elaborate programme Eas.
ter SUNDAY morning, under the direction
of George Powick, organist and choir
master. At 3p. m. the Sunday School
will hold Its Easter festival.
The Union Cottage Prayer Meeting will
be held at Brother Greggs, No. l03 8. Jack.
son street, this Saturday evening com.
mencihg at half past seven o'clock. Every
body welcome
Rev. DR.. Briggs of the Second Baptist
Church will conduct tho religious services
ut the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton tomorrow afternoon at 8. IS o'clock.
Special Easter music will befurnished by
double quartet from the First Presby.
terlan Church All arc welcome.
Mr.. A. e. Roller, who is here with tho
cineograph has travelled all over the world
and speaks some three or. four different
dialects He Is u very pleasant gentleman
to meet and has made unnumerable friends
since his visit to our city.
1t Is reported that Melchor Becker, Of
Wilmington, who learned the plumb.
ing business at Gathrop's in this city, has
leased the store recently occupied by Geo.
Bovard at Kenneth and will start the
business there.
Samuel Gluck the baker, at No. 400 W.
Front street. who made scene in No. 8
school on Wednesday, was arranged DO.
fore Magistrate Daley yesterday on COM
plant Of Miss Clark, tho teacher whom he
threatened to attack. The magistrate
hold Gluoi under $500 bail to keep the
peace and imposed the cost of the case for
trcspass.
Detective German brought man, who
gave his name MS William johnson, up to
Jail on tho 5 40 train on Friday morning.
The detective arrested johnson for break.
ing into freight cars at Perryylle. John.
son resisted, and the officer was obliged to
shoot at him several times, one shot strik.
Ing him II tho hand Even after he was in
,ho officers clutches Johnson resisted des.
pcrately and used knife with some effect.
Sunday being Easter the florists have
Jumped up the price of cut flowers double |
n price Pinks that sold for from IL cents
% 20 cents dozen were 20 cents and 40 |
'cnts this morning. The demand was
good even at the advance price Flowers
ave taken hold upon the tastes of tho
'eople and the florists arc doing IL thriving
business. notwithstanding the cry Of dull
limos.
Tho annual meeting of tho stockholders
# the Mccullough Iron Company was
,eld ut North East. The following direc
ors were elected; E. A. Harvey, Enoch
Mccullough, Huxley Harvey, George w.
Mccullough, Henry Tatnall, A. c. Grlggs,
Ienry Whitley. L. A. Harvey was cleo.
cd president, Euoch Mccullough vice
resident, Huxley Harvey treasurer. The
ompany's plant which is all expensive
me- is not now in operation, but the out.
Ook for ~ resumption of the mills is Ell.
ourngng