The sun., 1898-10-11

the mouth OF the Chrlstlana yesterday.
Colonel A. G. McCausland will sool
place his house boat in Winter quarters
The Water Witch Fire Company ha
successfully tested 1000 feet of ne'
hose.
To learn merely for the sake OF learn
ing is like eating merely for the taste O
food.
The kryolte bark Iodine will underg
repairs at the Jackson & Sharp Com
pany.
Miss Matte Leach is the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Chambers, of Norris
town, Pa.
The bazaar OF the Boys Brigade vii
continue this week at the West Enc
Reading Room.
Workmen are placing the telegraph
poles along the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs road.
Fully dozen tugs were around the
burning steamer Weehawken like hungry
wolves yesterday.
Men in the shipyard at Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company are quitting
work at $50 o'olock.
David H. Wells will build five new
houses on the vacant lot, on the south
side Of Eighth street.
Do your window displays create de-
mand for the goods shown? If not, gel
new window dresser.
The till in the drug store of DIR. Buck
master at Fifth and Poplar streets has
been tapped and s6 stolen.
Many farmers in this vicinity report a
light potato crop and as result the
price will no doubt be high.
sergeant.Major William Wier, of First
Delaware, is at the Delaware Hospital
suffering with typhoid fever.
DR.. James L. France, who has been
serving in the First Delaware Regiment,
has left for Il trip to Connecticut.
Sixty-eight members of the Friend
ship Conclave, No. /, Heptasophs, are
visiting the Heptasophs in Baltimore.
The Young Peoples Union of the
North Baptist Church will have echoes
Of the recent great convention at Buffalo
The Fortnightly Club of Grace M. E.
Church met last evening at the home
of Miss Reynolds, No. 1917 Tatnall
street.
Constable Green will on October II
sell the printing plant of j. Miller
Thomas to satisfy a claim under a land
lords warrant.
Three or four men seem to control all
of the financial institutions in the state,
which fact gives the Philadelphia banks
many desirable patrons.
The Christian Endeavor Society of st.
Paul's NJ. E. Church has presented to the
church for use in the lecture room a
handsome Oxford Bible.
J. L. Anger, formerly employed bv
the Jackson & Sharp Company in this
city, has been promoted to superintend-
ent of the new car shops at Elizabeth,
n. J.
Take your trade to the storekeeper who
sells what you want to buy, and does
not wear out your patience trying to
make you accept something you do not
want.
The Fame Fire Company, Noe, desires
TO return their thanks to the friends who
kindly served them with refreshments
at the Tadman & Hickman fire on Friday
night.
While gathering chestnuts Warren
aged 81 years. fell from
,ree and broke his leg. He was taken
20 the Homeopathic Hospital for treat
nent
Captain p. F. Harrington, U. 5. n, is
till in this city awaiting orders from the
Navy Department. He is much improved
n health and, in month or two, will be
lis old self again.
Deputy Recorder of Deeds Edwin A.
Read reached Chicago on Friday and i'm
apprised his friends at the
court house of the fact. BY this time he
s probably in Denver.
George W. Weyl, 33 years Of age, was
buried at Riverview Cemetery yesterday
.fternoon. Services were held at the
'esidence of his mother, Mrs. Mary A.
Weyl. No. 319 East Fourth street.
Admiral John Carson Febiger, U. S.
u, retired, died at his residence, Lon
lenderry, near EastOn, Nd, yester-
lay. He was in his 18th year, and a
orother OF the late Christian Febiger of
his city.
There are but two classes of people in
he world--those who have done some
hing and want their names kept out of
he paper, and those who haven't done
lnything worth printing and want their
lames put in.
Charles Douglass, a farmer near Green
lille, brought to this city yesterday a
weighing 96 pounds, and sew
ra stalks of corn which were from eight
0 ten feet from the ground to the ear,
he tops having been cut off.
By the deraiing of Wilmington and
Jew Castle electric car in front of the
power-house, just out OF New
)astle, yesterday morning traffic was de-
aged for over half hour, and some fifty
from New Castle who are EN-.
'loyed in this city were consequently
nabe to get to their respective places OF
gork until 7.15 O'clock. u