Evening journal., 1897-07-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Detectives McVey and Witsil re-
covered a wallet containing $40 be-
longing to the Delaware Hospital. 1t
had been stolen by Harry Carter.
The gas and water plant at st.
Joseph's Village at Clayton, is COM
pleted.
The steamer Broadmaine cleared
for Rouen, France, to-day.
Engine No. 1923 of the p. w. &B.
railroad went out on a trial trip yester-
day.
The new bath-house at the foot OF
Madison street will be completed soon.
The rear steps OF school No. "a are
being used for a coal bin.
Three picnic parties from Brandy
wine hundred were at Shellpot Park
yesterday.
-Rev. J. ID. c. Hanna's class OF
Union NJ E. Church gave a straw ride
last evening.
Rev. c. A. Tindley pastor of Ezion
M. E. Church, is arranging to hold tenn
perance meetings in his church once
week during August.
"A three-masted schooner isaground
in the Christiana river of the Pusey
and Jones Company.
Love feast and quarterly confer
ence will be held at St. Paul's NJ E.
Church tonight at 8 o'clock, led by
Presiding Elder Barrett.
Tho recent rains have greatly swol-
len the Brandywne creek.
Captain HeacoclI has returned to
fhf. nd (f,r F,.,. a.
tug Martha.
Miss Bessie Burke has returned to
her home, in Chester, after a visit to
, Wilmington friends.
: Miss Anna Turner and Samuel
} Burke, of Chester, came to Wilmington
5 yesterday on their wheels
John Mullin, for some time bar
tender at the Hotel Jennings, has gone
back TO the morocco business after be-
, ing out Of 1t for eight years and a-half.
Mrs. d. W. Chandler, Of Newport,
I has returned to her home after a visit
4 to Oxford, Pa.
|, The Misses Fell are spending q few
weeks with the family of Augustus Var
nall, at New London, Pa.
K Miss Margaret Schrack is visiting
{ her cousin, Miss Edith Rollins, at Ok
o ford, Pa.
"A reissue and increase Of pension
has been granted to Peter Newell, of
Gil, Jr o. U. A. NJ
4 james W. Robertson has been elect
s ed recording secretary OF Eureka Coun-
: IJr. o. u. A. NJ.
+ MARKET street hanging signs are
: disappearing.
r Charles E. Anderson has sold to.
e William l.. Wilson, a lot on Tatnall
n street near Eighteenth, 66x142 feet, for
$2,500.
lt The commission of review expects
t to go over the Robinson and Richard-
son properties on the route of the pro-
7 posed Silverbrook sewer on Monday
and assess the damages.
The rainy period and the colored
Is camp meetings have come together
N again.
il -Unthreshed wheat is suffering be-
N cause of the rains and corn is thriving
d although much beaten down.
" There is full and plenty of water in
,e those wells that went dry during the
pr recent warm spell.
Heavy shipments of peaches will
begin next week.
&C. Edgar Folk, a member of the
senior class of Delaware College. VIII
II preach at the Chesapeake City NJ E.
~ Church on Sunday.
Washington Camp. No. 4. Order Of
United American Mechanics, We're en-
ne tertaIned last night at Chester by the
lg John 2. Grocer Council.
e Sheriff Finn will sell number OF
y properties at the Court House this ar
ternoon.
s. Train No 81 on the p. w. & B.
ps railroad was two and half hours late
ut last evening.
The old first dam in the Brandy
~ wine. at the foot Of West street, is rap
ee idly disappearing.
"A barge Of the Atlas Dredging Com
pany is being repaired at the yards Of
K the Jackson and Sharp Company.
Frank Carsweils dog. Don, leaped
from The second story of the Law Build
p. ing, at Ninth and Market street, but
"a escaped injury.
he The funeral OF John Grantland took
s. place on Wednesday afternooH.
j. II. Mansfield has sold house No.
, 2O4 Lincoln street, property of John p,
. Deputy, to George Lodge for $500.
~ Thomas C. Mum has Just completed
mat m life-boat for the steamer Chowan, OF
Baltimore.
nd Rising Sun Lodge, No. ?. A. p. A..
k. went on an excursion to Lindenthorpe
Park yesterday
An electric light will be placed IN
ler the new electric signal just erected at
the p w 4 b. coal chute