The sun., 1898-01-27
LOCAL DOTS.

day evening in New Castle.
William Long, of Pennsgrove, is visit.
! ing his mother in this city
I Mayor Money, Of Delaware City, visited
friends in this city yesterday.
! The gunboat Wilmington arrived al
the port of Spain on Sunday.
Mrs. John Hubert is visiting friends
in Philadelphia for a few days.
/ IIetty Colbert, Of Iron Hill, Md, is
visiting her brother in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Hall, OF smyrna, Del.
has been visiting friends in Wilmington.
Miss Elsie Nichols has returned from
a pleasant visit to friends in Philadel.
phia.
| Mary f.. Russ, coIorcd, Of No. POI
East Thirteenth street, died on Tncsda v
night
James IIuriock, who i. at the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania Hospital, is slightly
improved.
William II. Roberts won Il silver cup
as the champion clog and wing dancer Of
Delaware,
The Willing Workers Of Harrison
Street M. E.Church celebrated their first
anniversary last night.
Constable Green on Tuesday seized for
rent fifteen acctylcnc gas tanks, belong
ing to Emory S. Turner.
George c. Guthrie, great chief of
records yesterday received the revised
rituals OF the |. o. r. NJ.
The scale of wages for 1898 has been
fixed at So u day for nine hours work,
by the local stone masons.
The position Of stenoyrapher and type
writer for MesSrs Adair K Springer has
been filled by Elmer J. Reed.
Charles MauIl, Of Lcwes, visited the
Federal Building yesterday and called
on MarshaIs Short and Clark
Stanley Tuchton who has been quite
i'll with typhoid fever is improving. lie
expects to be out in a few days.
Rev. W. J.. s. Murray. d. D., Of st.
paul's NJ. f. Church. is visiting in Kent
County, Md, near Chestcrtown.
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Courscy, OF
Ccntrpvillc, is entertaining her daughter
Mrs. \. Miller Wilson, OF this city.
Rev J. d. Flynn yesterday united in
marriage Miss Kate Iarrily, of this city,
and Daniel McCulom OF Philadelphia.
A new arc light now decorates the
rear Of the Federal Building, where the
mail wagons take the mail to the trains.
A new suction pipe has been ordered
by the Liberty Fire Company from the
La France Engine Co.. OF EInira, y. Y.
The Wilmington Home Mission will
occupy the building at No. 81 ShipIey
street, having been granted II charter by
Judge Spruancc.
A team belonging to lI.Whitc collidcd
with one belonging to Robert i. Cam,
vest, rday morning, and broke IN axle o!
the latter wagon.
The machinery of Arthur W. Briefly )
shop No. 7O3 West Front street, was
sold yesterday by Sheriff Finn, for III
aggregate Of $l,l75.
The animals all went into thrar 'two
by twu.' But the number that went in
is not given. The statistics OF those
days are Of Noah count
A number OF friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kruger, Of No. S2l Clayton street
were very pleasantly entertained on
Tuesday evening, at their home.
The color Of the one cent stamp will
be changed from blue to green, and the
five cent brown stamp to light blue,
according an order issued by Postmaster
Gary.
Frank A. Gardner. Of this city, who
went to Hickory, n G., for his health a
few months ago, will leave there this
week for San Antonio, Texas, where he
will spend the balance Of the winter
"tan You spell well and write leg
ib,y?' inquired the head man t"thr
boy seeking a position. W-c-l-l prompt
" responded tie boy, as he reached for
he pencil to write he word lcgibly.
John pennbletpn Yesterday morning,
received fractured skull, bruises about
the body and Il mashed hand, by jump
ing from Il feigit train at Edge Moor.
He was taken to the Delaware Hospital.
A celebrated lawyer once said that the
three most troublesome clients he ever
had were Il young lady who wanted to
be married, a married woman who
wanted divorce, and an old maid who
didn't know what she wanted.
Professor Lacey, of Philadelphia, who
is giving II course Of lectures at the Audi.
torun, on the passion play, fell while
alighting from a Delaware avenue car,
at Madison street last evening. lie was
slightly hurt but he cave his lecture later
in the evening.
Prof. Frank 7. Benjamin and wife, OF
Philadelphia are tea ching every Satur-
day afternoon about two hundred child
ren Of this city, to manipulate the violin
bow. These lessons are free to ali the
children who have a desire to become
musicians. The pupils are progressing
rapidly. The Builders lIxcllang" room,
sixth and Market streets, is used Tor the
purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. NriSrm, of ol7
Linden street, gave Il reception Tncs!ay
evening in honor Of their son, WEI. i.
Deisem'S twcnty-siXth birthday. The
evening was pleasant y spent with nrlrir
and dancing, Refreshments were served.
A corr-p"pping contest took place be-
tween Charles Downing, William Il.
Dcisrnl, and Edwin Cain, Mr.. Downing
coming ont winner. The guests of the
evening were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Kyle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dciscm, Mr. and
Mrs. James White, Mrs. II. Il. Black
burn, the Misses Blocksom, Miss Lille
Workman, Ella Nolan, Helen Galloway,
Jonnie Wilson, Emma White, Bertha
Bradford, Lizzie Crab, Myria Deisem,
Edwin Cain. Irving Dickerson, Albert
Pauley, Z. Newlin, Charles Downing,