The sun., 1898-04-01

an alligator jumped out.
Mr. A. G. Taylor OF Wilmington, spent
Sund ay visiting friends IN Chester.
Mr.. Mark Bennett and John Ham
mond of New Castle, have accepted po.
sitlons in the weave room of tie mill at
Wallingford, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth b. Huddell, Il member
Of tie senior class Of the State Normal
School. West Chester, has returned
from her home in Linwood, to school
after Spending the Spring vacation at
home.
Miss Maggie Howell and Mrs. Nancy
Furguson Of Summit Bridge, are spend,
ing few days with Mrs. George Gilbert.
Burgess $. Lee, Burton and Bert
Everson are in charge of i. +. SidwelFs
naptha launch, which carries shad from
near Fort Delaware to Chester.
Mrs. Samuel Tompkins and children
have gone to New Haven, Conn, where
they will visit relatives.
Ettie Levy who has Il well established
brokerage business in Wilmington, will
open an office Mt Third and BroomalI
streets.
The road commissioners OF Brandy
wine hundred met representatives of the
Wilmington 4 Chester Electric Railway
Company, at Claymont crossing of the
p. VI. 4 b. Railroad and discussed the
matter of the railway crossing the rail
road They held Il conference it is said
for four hour, and announced that the
trolley people had decided to erect a
bridge over the railroad.
Mr.. George Householder, of Delaware
CITY. returned home on Monday, after
spending a pleasant visit with friends
and relatives in Chester.
Mrs. Thomas Widsmith, Of Baltimore,
Nd, is Il guest OF Mrs. Margaret Tyson,
OF Chester.
Misses Ida and Margaret Tyson, at
tended funeral OF 4 relative in Della
ware, on Monday last.
William Jordan was hitting a piece
of wood on saturday, when hls knife
slipped and almost severed his left
thumb.
Mrs. Nicholas Worroilow paid II visit
to Chester, on Tuesday last.
Mr.. 7. Chalkley iIatton, civil engineer
Of the city Of Wilmington, gave Il grand
lecture to the citizens OF Chester, ON
Monday evening last, in the Chester Free
Library Hall. His subject was "Streets
and Sewers
Miss Florence IIazei, OF smyrna, has
returned Lone. after spending a pleasant
visit with her uncle, {. +. HAZEL.
A new paper has been published in
Chester called the "Enterprisc,' and is
published by l.. l.. Barrett and J. l..
Dcnby.
Bondsmcn Caleb Pierce, II. j. Riley
and Albert Smith, Of Chester, who were
securities for John T. Ives, when he was
postmaster OF Thurlow postoilice, have
been notified that they must pay up.
William II. Kelly few days ago be-
came derangcd, and for fear Of doing
harm, not only to himself but to others,
was taken to the Norristown Insane
Asylum.
Mrs. Nathan l.arkin left yesterday ovcr
the B. x q. Railroad for trip through
the West She will b" gone ior several
months, and will visit Washington, D.
c., Chicago" Salt Lake City, st. Paul,
Omaha, Seattle and California. British
Columbia. She viii visit two OF her sons,
one who has been ap-rnt for fourteen
Years. and the other iur three years. The
lorlncr is in tumnlalu OF the steamer
FLYER, Of Seattle, and the latter l.! finish
ing his studies in the same city.
The members OF the First Baptist
Church OF Chester. have decided by Il
unanimous vote to Use ut their com
munion table separate cups for each
communicate.
Mrs. Sarah Stafford OF Christiana,
mother of Mrs. Thomas A. Lapman OF
Chester, died at her home on Thursday
last. She was Is years OF age.
Miss Clemmie Boyd is recovering from
an attack OF typhoid fever, through
which she has been confined to her
home for six weeks.
MIR. Veasey Webb received word on
Sunday. that his father at kirkwood,
Del., was seriously III.
Mr.. Amos IIarkin Of Ogden, paid 4
visit to friends here, on Wednesday
last.
Mrs. Nicholas Worroilnw and Mrs.
Amy Baker, spent a. visit with Mrs.
Shakespeare of Chester.
TX Congressman and Mrs. J. i. RoL-
inson have issued invitat ions to the we'd
ding of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Waddinghanl to Arcalous yelling
Wyckoff, on April II, at $ O'Clock p. ~,
in the Church Of the Epiphany, at Wash.
ington. ID. {. The reception will BE- from
$50 to 1870, at l7OS Rhode Island
avenue, Washington, the residence OF
the brides parents.
Mr.. Thomas X. Vernon. the junior
member Of the firm OF Cooper 4 Vernon,
who have for many years conducted the
Media American, las purchased entire
the Chester Evening News.
Mrs. Ada Ball. OF Wilmington, is
spending "a visit with her father. James
Elliott, Of Trainer
Mr.. J. Archie Knott, who has been
confined to his home with sickness, is
able to br about again.
HOCkcSSin.
Tie last dance OF the season was given
in X. ) Chambers Hall Monday even.
ing by Harry McNaugh's dancing class
Abou, forty couple were present.
John Fell. barber of this place, il
painting his new barber shop.
Daniel Crredon, u bicycli~t Of VIII
mington is visiting here.
Miss Helen Burgess is home for tho
spring vacation. Miss Burgess is attend