The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-08
DOTS.
An effort Is being made to re.orgapizc
the old Wilmington Press Club.

Do's' r
An effort Is being made to re.orgapizc
the old Wilmington Press Club.
Washington Lodge X. of p, will give
corn cob social on September ",
The tug Viola has been floated from the
marine railway Of the Pusey and Jones
Company. ,,.asa
A car filled with colored children was
attached to train No. "a, passing north
through this city yesterday afternoon.
There will be q wheelmen's parade in
West Chester on Sept. 10Th, and big turn
out is expected.
Tho Sunday school, lecture room and
paror OF West Church have been hand
somely recarpeted by the ladies Of the .
church.
A fair for tho benefit Of the Sacred Heart
School will be held about October 10Th. !
The contract for re.modellng Wesley
Church, Dover, has been awarded to COL
Inns 81 Cohee, whose bid was o., 4O0.
The P. w. g. B. Railroad Company will
erect a strong draw over the Susquehanna
at Perryville SO that 1t can run heavy Y
engines between Wilmington and balts
more.
Dr. Harry e. Clemson Of Elkton has
purchased Dir. A. G. Crothers' residence IN
Port Deposit for 81, 800. DR.. Clemson VIII
remove to Port Deposit and succeed ".
Crothers In his practice there. The latter
will 20 to Princeton and study Tor inc
ministry.
A spark from the engine Of wheat
thtesher ignited the stacks on william
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200 bushels OF wheat were burned and the
straw carrier damaged.
Services at Calvary Presbyterian Suns
day School, and Christian Endeavor
! Lancaster avenue and Madison street will
resume on Sunday.
Tho Warren foot ball team Is taking
light practice on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings at Front and Union.
AS thero were but two members of the
Board of Pardons present yesterday there
was no meeting
John Wanamaker presented % to each
member of the crew in charge Of his record
breaking train on Monday.
A meeting of the Ferd Fullmer ChoruB
was hold last light and plans for the win
tors work were discussed.
The work of grading Fifth street from
Orange to Shipley has been commenced
and in few days the work of laying the
friedrich pavement from Shipley to Tat
nall streets will be commenced.
A half.grown white girl may find q good
place by writing letter and addressing l5
to Nurse" at this office.
= Reuben Garrett, father of George and
Howard Garrett of this city, who resides
I thn laF f.. hn 1lrA
more farm In Christiana hundred, con-
tinues In a helpless condition. having been
stricken with paralysis some two years
ago. He Is over so years OF age and there
Is no hope for his recovery. ,
The new residence of Mr.. Samuel H.
| Baynard, which is being erected on the }
| Boulevard has been finished up to the !
| rafters. 1t Is now boing rooted in and /
| will be ready for occupancy by Thanks.
| giving Day, where Mr.. b. will eat his
| Thanksgiving turkey.
Thomas Tarbottom has mnde several
good sales of real estate at Darby.
Barnum & Bailey's Circus will exhibit
one week in Philadelphia in October.
Tho street markets were we'll patronized
to-day.
Mrs. William Mailer who has boon
| sc riously i'll for some timo past, was able
to 30 down stairs for short timo to-day
| William r. Thompson the Independent
| Republican candidate for State Treasurer
| of PENNSYLVANIA, resembles Mr.. J. Paul
| Brown of our city. His picture which ap.
| pears in to. days Philadelphia Times Is
| good likeness of Paul
| I Bay State Gas Stock which sold week
ago at SIC per share yesterday sold down
as low as Sl2 per share.
Robert Fltzsimmons will appear. In
Chester on Saturday evening, and give
| sparring exhibition with his side partner
| Don Hickey. The sporting blood Is great
| in Chester.
Reed birds yesterday sold for 81 contsa
| dozen.
| The last boiler Of the Merchants and
| Miners Company's steamer Juniata was
| placed in the vessel at the yards OF tho
Harlan and HolingsworIh Company yes
| terday afternoon.
Alfred Hlndle and George Davis have
openod a brokerage Office at No. $40 Mar.
| ket street, They are the Wilmington cor.
| respondents Of J. X. Willard u Co., OF
| New York.
The directors OF tho Wilmington Saving
Fund Society have re. elected all tho old
directors, excepting John Jones'. who has
been succeeded by George G. Lobdell. To.
night the managers will meet for re.organ
i2ation. ...-- -.----l-ta-
Anti toxine cured several bad cases of
| diphtheria Ia Bridgoton, N. j., this sum.
! mer Every case In which 1t was used was
cured, while others in which 1t was nob
used died. There are numerous cases In
our city and our physicians should sec to
| it that the children arc not sacrificed ow.
ing to their prejudice in using this newly
discovered remedy.
Tho city authorities have been notified
about the notorious gang of men and boys
that assaulted the well known md re-
spccted Howard S. Grooms, on Monday
night, Oh the south end Of Third Street
Bridge The gang is now warned II not
broken up tho fun for them may result In
sorrow for many.