The sun., 1898-01-16
LOCAL DOTS.

: Robert Pennington il entertain ina
William Pennewill, Of Dover
. Mr. and Mrs. John II. Scott are the
guests of Mrs. Joseph c. Jolls, at Middle.
town.
Miss Edith F.. Rowe, of Milford. has
been visiting in this city.
Miss Nollie Caldwell, of George town,
is visiting friends in this city
4, DR.. John @. Adams has returned ia
Philadelphia after pleasant vi sit To
friends in this city.
James Palmatory, of near Prices sta.
ton, is the guest Of relatives in this city.
Colonel George H. Raymond, Of
Smyrna, visited in this city on Friday.
John 8. Mullin, Jr, visited friends in
West Chester, on Friday.
The fund for the relief of Cuban.suffer-
ers started yesterday with contribution
of 81.
A retreat for men commences this
evening in st. Mary's Church, corner
Sixth and Pine streets. Father Miller,
Of Annapolis, Md, will conduct the SER
vices.
Officer James Shields was rendered q
surprise party on Friday evening by
number of his friends. The occasion
was a very pleasant one.
A free stereopticon lecture will be
given on Friday evening of next week
in Delaware Avenue Baptist church.
The subject will be India.
Miss Palmer, who has been visiting
Miss Rettie W. Hopes, at West Chester,
has returned to this city.
Mrs. John Sullivan, of this city, spent
Friday with friends at Marcus Hook.
| Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moser, of this
city, are visiting friends and relatives in
Chester, Pa, for few days.
Miss Stella Stroud. who has been Wis.,
iting friends in this city, returned to
Chester yesterday.
William Cropper, OF this city. was
West Chester visitor on Friday.
The store of Writ Willis, which was
levied on by the Sheriff, will not be
closed. On January rs, the stock and
household goods will be sold.
large ice house is being built at
Fourteenth and p. w. n B. railroad.
Reed and Brothers are the contractors
The funeral of Mrs. George H. Brown,
who died on Friday evening at her home
No. 1923 Tatnall street, will take place
tomorrow afternoon. Interlnent at
Wilmington and Rrandywine Cemetery.
DR.. Bliss returned to his home in
Philadelphia yesterday, after spending a
few days in this city
Rev. II. A. G. Westerfred, of Chesa-
peake City, is entertaining Rev. N. G.
Conoway, Of this city.
Miss Elizabeth +. Buckingham was a
visitor in this city on Friday.
r. G. Houston, Of Georgetown, visited
in this CITY on Friday.
The semi-annual examination of
teachers of district schools of New Castle
county was held yesterday afternoon, at
Fifth and French streets, by S,lperin-
tendent Willard Smith. The examina-
tion includes mental arithmetic, gram
mar, arithmetic, pedagogy, history,
and geography.
Harry L. Mckee, the well known pro-
vision dealer, after severe'attack of la
grippe, is able to attend business.
The Delaware Saengerbund will give
their grand annual masquerade ball OH
Monday evening, February q.
Charles q. Dempsy, of Mill Creek
Hundred, was in this city yesterday.
The annual encampment of the Della
ware Grard Army of the Republic will
)e held in Wilmington on February II.
md Commander-in Chief J. p. Goblin, OF
pennsylvania, is expected to be present.
J. L. Smith, master carpenter Mary
and Division p, W. X b. Il. r., has
argc force of men at work on the Sus-
Luehanna Bridge, No. g. raising the
loor beams and putting in a new draw.
The United States lighthouse supply
teamer Iizania has arrived at the ship
ards of the Pusey & Jones Co., for
eneral overhauling and repairs. The
epairs will keep the vessel at the
'hawcs Of the company for several
Ieeks.
The Pussy 4 Jones Co., is making
lans for the radical overhauling and re-
uilding of the marine railway. New
has been built and new and
;ronger chain will replace the old one
Fourteen cars for the Florida special
aims which will start tomorrow, have
cen shipped to Jersey City from the
ullman Palace Car Co.'S shops in this
ty, having been put in tirst.cass con-
itiOn.
Harry Adams, son Of cx.City Treas
rer Adams, is critically i'll with typhoid
yer. His condition was reported to be
orse yesterday.
The public school teachers of this city
e cndcavoring to raise $1,000 for relief
nd.
John Hang, LIoyd's inspector. was at
e yards Of the Harlan 4 IIollingsworh
,mpany on Friday, on business CON
rning the yacht Niagara.
Work on the German Lutheran Church
Sixth and Jackson streets, is progress
z rapidly The building will probably
finished by July II, the time specified
the contract.
The clearings in the local banks for
It week amounted to $685., ,4O6 as
ainst $727,949 for the corresponding
riod OF last year.
b. T. Belts made the highest individ-
bowling score at the Wilmington
hist Club. His record beng 2O6 and
). The prize is pair of bowling
Des.
Some persons have been dcpositing
bbish in the lot near the county house
t he south side of Market street bridge,