The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-14
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:. jackson Pieroe's condition has i'm
proved % much that he will be able to b.
Uut 10 day or two.
Homer Lewis Of Milford has purch ased
q fne house In Lincoln from Miss
Emma O. Parham. He will move his
family there in the near future
Thomas R. Lawson on Saturday night
saw man acting in q suspicious manner
near his residence, No. S95L Madison
street., and caught him and gave him a
sound 'thrashing.
Miss Alice E. Brown aged 10 years. died
At the Delaware Hospital last Friday
from appendicitis.
Cabs belonging to William Cornell and
Ralph Farra collided at Fourth and Mar.
keS streets last night.
The Wilmington Rifle Club will dis
band.
The new bath house will not 10 open
for week.
n Thomas Hopkins, the letter carrier, will
race carriers in five mile bicycle race.
The work of placing the machinery in
the Merchants and Miners steamship
Juniata has been started at tho yards Of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company.
The Water Department is laying new
main on Union street from Fifth to Front
and largo force OF men is now employed
An the work.
4 Work on the Silverbrook Sewer necossi.
tated the closing of Lancaster avenue yes
terday afternoon.
The dredge Phoenix yesterday was
towed from the wharves of tho Jackson
and Sharp Company to the yard Of the
Pusey and Jones Company, where tho
boiler will BIO placed in position.
The congregation of the German Luz
theran Church held another meeting last
evening for the purpose of considering
plans for tine new church building. No
definite action was taken.
A number Of glassworkers of this city
IN few days will start for Muncie, Indi-
ana, where work will resume next week.
= A drsdge of Morris and Cummings is on
the marine railway of tho jackson and
sharp Company receiving an overhauling.
Mrs. Mary f. Branwhite of this city
has been granted an original widows
pension and Hetty Il. Lawson Of George
town supplemental widows pension.
! The death Of Franklin Johnson, which
occurred week ago yesterday was the
drst to occur In the ranks OF Manltou
Tribe, Imp'd o. R. M, for seven years.
h The w. G. T. U. State convention will
be held in the M. f. Church at George
town on October 9th, 7th and Sth.
Mrs. Gertrude Thompson has sold the
Samuel Blacklston farm, kenton hundred,
Kent county, for 81, 100.
l. W. Marshall moved into his new
house at Yorklyn few days ago.
DIR. Mitchell has begun tho erection OF
his new house at Hockessn and when
completed 1t will probably be tho finest
residence in the valley.
Miss Frances Maitland, No. 1908 Walnut
street, is prepared to copy all letters on ~
type writer at short notice, for very mod
crate compensation. Parties wishing such
work done should give hor a call,
IA horse belonging to Mr.. Stanton resid.
ing over Third street bridge on being
turned out in a field was badly injured
while rolling, by cutting itself on a piece
OF glass, letting its iltcstineS protrude.
The wound was dressed by Doctor Dick.
srson, and the animal is getting along
nicely
One Of the horses belonging To the Lib.
erty steam Fire Engine Company had Il
bad attack Of cholic on Sunday afternoon,
after returning from the run to the alarm
Of fire sounded
1t is said an application will DO made to
the Board OF Pardons for the pardon of
jeremiah Ilarrigan, who is serving a life
sentence in New Castle Jail for the muir.
dor OF Dennis Shea in Sobtcmber, 1881.
The contract for building the German
Lutheran Church in the Western part of
the city which was to have been given ont
last evening from some cause was not
awarded.
Street and Sewer Commissioner A. S.
Webster who has been to Rehoboth spent Il.
ing Sunday and Monday returned home
this morning. His family are still AT tho
lBeashoro and will not return until the last
OF this month. Very fow Winning onianI
are now at the seashoro although tho sea.
son has not been the best in ti history.
MIR. L. C. Walsh an attorney from tho
pension Office mt Washington, d, c., visited
our city to-day in order to look up the
record Of a MI Plcrson who resided in our
CITY from 1865 to 1870, as he is now apply
ing for pension,
An agout of the Golden Cato Wine Co,
Of Baltimore is canvasaing our city for
orders for superior grades Of wines and |
liquors
Mr.. j. ii. NcSslein the West Eighth |
street sign painter, has just finished paint
ing tho wagon Of q. c. Christopher, 703 |
Jefferson street.
Magistrate Daley is still confined to his
home by tho injuries received Oh Sunday |
In tho runaway.