Evening journal., 1898-03-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

"A new pavement is bein laid In
front OF Walter II. Hayes law office.
samuel Norris, OF Germantown,
will read a paper on EARLY Friends,
and How They Became Marked Peo-
pie" at the Friends Meeting-House
at Ninth and Tatnall streets, ON next
Wednesday evening.
There Will be a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Delaware
Peace Society at the home OF Ezra Fell
tomorrow evening, at which time, 1t Is
understood David Ferris will endeavor
10 induce his colleagues 20 join him in
denOuncng the present warlike prep
aratons of This country.
Judge spruance this morning APP
pointed James Megary guardian OF
Mary stuber.
About fifty colored preachers pass
ed through this city this morning 30 at
tend the annual meeting OF Delaware
NJ. E Conference, that convones in
Orgngetown, N. J.
Register Of Wills Crossan has
granted letters tcstamentary upon the
estate OF Joseph j. Weldon to Mary O.
Weldon.
-Archdcacon Rev. G. w. Dane, Of
Smyrna. delivered a sermon last night
In the Protestant Episcopal Church, at
Newark.
There are three large three-masted
schoOners disoharEing cargoes OF ice at
tho Cold Spring Ice Company's wharf
on the Christiana.
"A large load Of coal wss towed from
the w & N. railroad wharf to the Dia-
mQnd' Ice Company this morning by the
tug Martha.
The statement that Mrs Rebecca
| A. Hance sold her personal property
| yesterday was "a mistake. IL will be
sold tomorrow.
The United States lighthouse ten
| der zizania is at the Pusey and Jones
ICompany's yard for slight repairs.
1t is thought that the government
order for 500 600 pounds OF powder will
be divided between the PeytOn Com
pany OF California and the DUPONT
lcpmpany, Of this city.
| "A lot CT baby clothing was found
,ast night In the yard Of PatrolmaI
Taylcr's home.
A certificate Of death from hear
| disease was granted yesterday in th'
case OF John A. Light, who was fOunC
. dead at his home on Sunday last.
Delaware river shsd are plentiful
for this season Of the year and som'
large catches are being reported
w. j. MOreland, OF this city, as
sisted State Councillor ]. s. Clark to in
stitute a new council OF the Jr o. U. A
I'M. at Camden, on Monday night.
THE referees in the R0beson-Bar
I low case will render a decision oI
Tuesday morning
@ The Wilmington Light, Heat an
{ | Power Company promoters held an
4 | othet meeting yesterday afternoon an
r. effected organization.
p The Delaware and Atlantic TelS
phone Company viii put in Sll,OO
worth OF underground cable, and th
Delmarvia Telephone Company wi
4 soon lay it's cable across the Christian
d to connect South Wilmington with i
., system.
e The pupils OF the sixth gramma
Is grade have been examined in languae
by Superintendent Harlan.
The annual meeting Of the Epwort
| League OF the wilmington ulstllcl, W
IS be held the latter part OF April in El
l. worth NJ Il. Church.
( Industry Conclave. No. 21s, Al
/ cient Order Of Adhesive Mogullians, ,ha
J. one OF It's old time bungles last night.
The wheelbarrow boat and lights
for parties in South America are abc'
a ready for shipment from the Pussy an
ls Jones shipyard.
ri Harrison Street M. r. Church wi
a build an addition to its Sunday scho'
Y. room.
Mrs. A. Peters. Of No. 10l4 Tatna
street, sold her personally to-day
The personal property Of Dal
a Sharpe was sold this afternoon at h
t. farm. between Bear Station and Chri
tiana village.