The sun., 1898-06-30
LOCAL DOTS.

ings at Sixteenth and Market streets, 10
make way for the park entrance, began
yesterday morning.
The Water Department. is having re-
moved the tW iron posts in the City
Hall yard which were used Tor seVefa
wears as stands for flower tubs.
The Delaware Fire Company will have
its annual display of fireworks at the
truck house on French street, between
Fifth and Sixth, on the evening OF
July 4.
The Jessup 4 Moore Paper Company,
OF this city, as well as other paper manu-,
facturers in this section OF the United
States, will close their mills from FRIDAY
night until Tuesday morning.
A memorial service will be held at
Third street and Railroad avenue at =
O'Clock SUNDAY afternoon in memory OF
Flagman Stansbury w. Driscoll, VINO
was killed by his train at Lombard street
last Saturday.
Teachers examinations for first grade,
second grade, and provisional certificates
will be held at Middletown, Newark and
in School No. /, Fifth and French
streets. Wilmington, on Saturday, July
9th, 1898.
The elocutionary pupils OF Miss Mahala
H. Wells will give their closing exercises
in st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, this evening.
Mrs. Carlos B. Swift and daughter Nir-
ginia, of Philadelphia, who have been
the guests of Miss Matte Fletcher, OF
lAl. -, l., ,,o homo
The boys and girls are ali busy plan
ming where they shall spend their vaca-
ton, as all the public schools closed at
noon yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Boswell has returned to
Chester after a visit to friends in this
city.
George B. Harrington, who graduated
from st. Johns Military School as val.
edictorian has received notice OF his ad-
mittance to the freshman class OF Prince
ton College, without conditions.
Mrs. Mary Caulk of Woodside, Del, il
the guest of relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Dennis are at
tending the funeral of their brother
William j. Dennis, at Mittlintown, Pa.
Mrs. Adeline Jones, of Marshalton
has been visiting friends in this city.
Walter Voshell has returned from an
extensive trip West for &. G. Green q
Sons, of Woodbury., N. J. He will re
main in this city for about two months
and then start on trip South.
Miss Jennie Dobson, of Newark, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jacol
Zimmerman, of this city, has returned
home.
Samuel V. Worrilow, of Marcus Hook
has been visiting friends in this city.
Miss Margaret Donovan is spending {
pleasant time at Trainer, as the guest o
Miss Foster.
Joseph S. Devine, of Philadelphia, ha
been visiting friends in this city.
Calvary Baptist Church will give al
excursion to Pennsgrove some time dur
ing the coming week.
Joseph Bancroft has purchased th'
large mill property at klamensl and
successfully operating it.
The Christian Endeavor Society, o
Calvary Baptist Church will take
trolley ride to New Castle, on Thnrsda'
July u.
The Heptasophs, or :. W. NJ, will Civ
an excursion to Washington Park, on o.
about August -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter L. Cooper, Jr., ,wil
spend the summer at Beimar, for whicl
place they will leave on Saturday.
Superintendent Il. L. Holiday, c
Clayton, has been visiting in this city.
Clerk of the Peace Foard, and VIII
will g to Eagles Mere, Pa, on Satul
day. where they will spend some time.
Captain Chase, OF the gunboat NiXer
+ visited the Harlan Il HoIlingswort
: Company on Tuesday.
Misses Willie and Jean Beaston, {
Middletown, have been visiting friend
in this city.
: ;. 5. Pannile Of Macon, TIA, registere
at the Clayton House Tuesday.
Il. T. Goody Of Worcester, has bee
! visiting in,this city.
Blue in many shades is undoubtedI
the iavorte color for the summer of I
:. and the newest is lobeIia, deep an
!. somewhat bright shade
Thomas McIIugh has left the city it
:, Florida for the benefit OF his health.
Mrs. Eugene Murphy and children
Fairville, Pa. have been visiting rel
tives in this city.
1t Louis Hassman oi this city, has bee
l. granted an original pension Of S. p'
=. month.
: A picnic will be held in Rockfol
Grove, on July 1, by the women OF NJ
II Solem NJ. E. Church.
J. The manganese bronze propeller blad
If for the Tenn" ssee have arrived at ii
h Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Cos.
80 John J. Biddle, the well-known hue
"a ster of Church street, has scld his bus
~ ness to John Mahoney.
n Mrs. Alice A. Clayton is the guest
n relatives at West Chester
le Ruchings of frayed silk when cor
pt bined with lace make an effective triu
:. ming.
Ia Miss Alice Whonus, OF Chester, h
y been the guest of friends in this city.
'e Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Baxter, who ha
&c been visiting friends at Martins Corne
IS Pa, have returned home.
,p Miss Louie Cook, after a pleasant vii
ID to friends in this city has returned
- Baltimore.
ID n The Philadelphia tug Mars, is undt
"a ra,,n;rc ot tho VJorIov, K Hn1Iinf