The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-01
LOCAL DOTS,

Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. r. Lee OF Philadel-
phia, visited in this city yesterday.
Mrs Eliza Burnham Of this city, is
the guest OF friends at New Castle.
The Pilot Commissioners will hold the
semi-annual meeting next Monday.
Mrs. Eli Foard of Chesapeake City,
has been the guest OF friends in this city.
Miss Margaret Kanl, who has been
visiting Baltimore friends, has returned
home.
Mrs. George 7. Alfrey of this city, is
visiting her sister Mrs. William Smith of
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter J. Ford and niece,
Miss Nancy Ford, will sail for Europe on
Saturday.
Charles Glider and wife. OF Washing
ton, d. c., were Wilmington visitors
yesterday.
On Wednesday afternoon the p, w. 4
B. freight agents took dinner at the
Clayton House.
Hereafter the office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company will be kept
open all night. U.
There are some beautiful new hat pins,
made of pear shaped pearls, black and
white, in dark settings.
Many dark colored gowns are finished
with some bright colored taffeta collar,
wrist frills and belt.
Machine No. 8, belonging to the Della
ware Construction Company, has re-
turned to the yards
A festival will be given in St. Joseph
School Hall, No. 1914 French street, this
evening and Saturday evening.
Tubular cord and braid of mohair and
silk mixed. and president braid, OF silk
only; are of recent init oduction.
Captain II. B. Nones, retired naval
officer of this city, will be assigned to
shore duty by the government.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
| Y. w. c. 7. L. will be held today at
$50 p. M, at No. 100 West Eighth 81.
There will be a confirmation service
at Covenant p. +. Church, Third and
West streets, this evening at 7.45 o'clock
The remains of Mrs. Mary E. Carrow,
Of No. 1914 B street, were inferred yes
terday afternoon in Old Swedes Gene
terry.
Miss Margaret L. Block som and Miss
Lille c. Workman will spend next Sun
day as the guest OF friends at Little
| Creek.
The Rev. A. 7. Bowser has returned
! from Toronto, Canada, where on sun
day, he preached in the First Unitarian
/ Church.
/ Miss Ida May Perkins and Edward $.
Collins. t.. ). NJ, were united in mar
riage on Wednesday, by the Rev }. y,
/ c. Hanna.
| The British steamship Bluefclds, from
itouen France, entered this port on
Wednesday, for the purpose OF securing
a cargo Of oil.
Crusaders Temple. No >. L. G. f.,
met last evening. 1t will meet every
Thursday hereafter at odd Fellows
! Hall, Highlands.
| A number of friends Of Miss Bessie
Kuntz, from this city, attended a mus
ica given at her home at New Castle, on
Wednesday night.
Two carloads OF marines passed
through this city yesterday morning on
their way to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
from Washington.
Lewis Brown, aged II years, OF No SOB
south Jackson street, had three fingers
cut off on Wednesday. DR.. Nrgendank
/ dressed the wound.
| ~ Il,
frillings or beautiful cut out applications
of rich lace are preferred forms seen on
newest summer models.
Reports will be heard this afternoon
from the delegates who attended the
convention at Townsend, at the regular
meeting of the ". G. 7. L.
Rufiies on waists, as on skirts, are mar
row ard cut bias, and are chiefly worn
around the lower part of the yoke and
over the top of the sleeves
General Manager Hutchinson of the
p. W. & B. railroad, and party of Of
ticials went to Washington yesterday to
attend Il time card meeting.
The Good Government Club of New
port, will hold its monthly meeting at
the home of Mr.. Daniel Green on Satur
day evening, April 30th, at 7.3o.
Timothy Dineen, of Front,and Market
streets, and a member OF the Mass achu-
sets National Guard, has received orders
to join his company at Boston.
Members OF the keokuk Tribe, lmpd
o. r. NJ, were very pleasantly enter
tanned on Wednesday evening by Harry
Showalter, at his home No. 6O7 Adams.
A design for slender figure shows
two-inch rutlles all around the waist
from the eek to the belt, and on the
sleeves from the elbow to the shoulder.
A wagon belonging to the Wilmington
Steamboat Company in backing against
the curb yesterday, ut Tenth and
French streets, upset and broke the
tongue.
A delegation Of Wilmington Pythians
went to Middetown last night to attend
the fourth district meeting OF the
Knights Of PythiaS for the domain OF
Delaware.
The monitor Puritan, which patici-
pated in the bnmbardmcnt OF Matanzas,
is commanded by Captain p. +. IIarring-
ton of this city, a brother OF cN-Mayor
Austin Harrington.
A very pleasant musical WAS given last
night for the benefit OF Old Sw. des boy
choir innd at the parish building. Some
Of Wimington's best known musical
talent was present