Evening journal., 1898-01-20
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

LOCAL NEW, NOTES
Building Inspector Grubb this
morning issued a building permit to
Samuel Samworth for a one-story store
at Second and Rodman streets, to cost
s4O0.
Nearly all of the plumbers OF the
city have taken out their license as re-
quired by law.
"A check for $40 was yesterday re-
eeived by Mayor McLear frcm friend
OF Cuba
Eighth ward Democrats last even
ing elected John ID Connolly delegate
and David G. Webb alternate to the
Democratic county convention.
The Delaware Construction Com
pany has engaged several w. q N.
barges to assist in the contract they
now have in the Delaware river
There will be lecture on "old
Sweethearts" at the Second M. p.
Church tonight and Mrs. Fitch win
sing.
The personal property of Thomas
q. Talley, OF Brandywine hundred, was
sold to-day.
Two carloads of working
machinery has been shipped to the Pa
cific coast by Baker A. Co., OF this city.
DIR. ID. M. Stearns' Bible class will
meet in the r. Il. Church Of the Cove
nant tomorrow night at 1880 O'Clock
sharp.
REV. l.. r. Barrett, ID. d., viii.
preach at St. Pauls M. Il. Church to.
night, and a converted actor Will tel
his story tomorrow night.
Robert Hirons, an employe at the
abattoir received a severe cut in the
head while at work there, which re.
quired several stitches. Dr. Blockscm
dressed the wound.
REV. "a. =. Mihm will preach at tho
| special services TO be held this even.
ing at the North Baptist Church.
"A call has been issued by Captains
Harry Smith and James Stroud to the
Y. M. @. A. members. who are inter.
ested in basketball, to meet tomorrow
evening.
jackson and Sharp Company has
twenty electric ears almost ready ts
ship to Beunos Ayres, Brazil
james Magee sprained his wrls
badly while at work at the Harlan ant
Hollingsworth Company's yards yester
day afternoon.
-"Aunty' King will have charge o
the special revival meeting at Kings
wood NJ p. Church on Friday evening
THE Pullman ears for the Florid.
Limited have been oyerhauled at thi
shops here, and left yesterday for New
York.
Garfield Council, Jr, o. Z. "A. M, o
the Highlands, was visited by Stat,
Councillor Frank M. Jones, Of George
town, last evening.
AT the meeting OF City Council
this evening a petition from Phoeni.
Fire Company, asking for an increase.
appropriation, will be presented.
On the evening Of January 81 sevei
trustees will be elected and other bust
ness transacted at the annual meetin
of the congregation of the First Pres
byterian Church.
The Standard Oil Company
steamer. Maverick. is at the wharve
Of the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany for repairs to her machinery.
This evening Rev. John France will
preach at st. Paul's M. =. Church.
Seven houses. in which there ma
been diphtheria cases, were fumigate
by the Board OF Health yesterday.
The race track at singerly open
tomorrow.
AT Brandywine. NJ. Il. Church o
Sunday there were thirteen conversion
and four more on Monday night
John Sehl has been appointed fore
man of the printing department at S
Joseph's Industrial Village.
While handling a bale of cotton Z
Bush's warehouse yesterday afternoo
Anderson Gordon, colOred, of No. 10C
A street. was badly cut by a hoo
which slipped from the bale
-Well-attended special services al
{ being held at st. Pauls. Union, Scot
Brandywine and Wesley M. Z. churche
z Wesh Presbyterian and North and De
5 aware Avenue Baptist churches.
Tomorrow afternoon the funerl
services over the remains of Mrs. Eliz
A. Lund will be held at ST. Michael
Episcopal Church Mrs. NJ. "a. Resa
Of the Institute Libary, Is a daughts
OF the deceased.