The sun., 1898-11-24
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE THURSDAY NOVEMBER "a, 1898.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN

Slight repairs are being made to
Market street bridge ever the Chris.
tiana.
Carpenters are engaged in rebuilding
the platform at the Delaware avenue
station. E'
Buildings valued at over $4,000 are
in course Of erection in diffenent parts Of
the city.
The Rev. r. Irving Watkins OF New
Castle, preached at Asbury N. Z. Church
last evening.
Hewitt 4 Co., stock brokers, have
opened an Office at 604 Market street,
second floor.
Warmers packet boat Seven is on the
marine railway at the jackson q Sharpe
being repaired.
Daniel W. Taylor has sold a lot on
East Seventh street for David McCadden
to Peter A. Horty.
An unlicensed plumber is doing work
in the CITY, and Inspector Kane has been
notified and will investigate. .-
Elizabeth Spence, colored, of No. 707
Windsor street, was buried in Union
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs M. P. Hastings of this
city celebrated the tenth anniversary OF
their wedding on Monday night.
Conrad Orth and daughter, Miss Eliza
beth, Of Harrisburg, Pa, are the guests
Of Captain William O'Connor, Of this
city.
S. Fl. Messick, of Delaware, has been
elected member of the executive com.
mittee OF the Maternal Grange for three
years.
Sheriff Finn will sell the properties Of
W. Candy Brown, Rebecca A. Moody,
Harry G. Moore and John Davis this
afternoon.
Be sure and patronize home, merchants
as they sell as excellent a quality OF
goods for as cheap rates as any place in
this country.
The three.master Emily S. Draymore,
of Camden, arrived at the Diamond State
Iron Company's wharf yesterday and is
loaded with iron.
A surprise masquerade was given on
Tuesday evening in honor of Geooge
Middleton, at his residence, No. 622
West Sixth street.
The tug Bristol, OF Camden, towed the
barge Martin Cook 70 the B. 4 0. wharf
yesterday afternoon. The barge was
loaded with pipe for the city.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Newport will hold musical at
the home of Mrs. John A. Cranston, on
iursday evening, December l, at s
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beckley on Tues
day evening celebrated the 25th anniver-
sary OF their wedding at their residence,
southeast corner OF Seventh and Van
Ruren streets.
Thomas G. Jones, Baltimore evange-
list, is in the city for short time.
During his stay here he is the guest of
his sister, Mrs. Ida +. White, No. 922
West Sixth street.
Yesterday the Delaware Construction
Company completed the work of build
ing the bridge over Red Clay creek for
the Wilmington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company.
Lighthouse ship No. 46, which has
been undergoing repairs at the Jackson
& Sharp Company, is back again at the
Pusey & Jones Company's wharf where
she will be finished.
Adjutant George B. Rodney OF the
First Delaware Regiment is minus a
valuable 3S.calibre revolver, which he
thinks was stolen by somebody who had
access to the afmory.
The Diamond State Iron Company
shipped a lot of horse shoes to
chihuahua, Mexico, to-day. They went
by car to New York and from thence by
boat to their destination.
The A. S. Reed & Bro. Co. will build
handsome residence at Harvey station
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad for
Christopher l.. Ward, according to plans
prepared by William D. Brinckle.
A grocer's team ran away from Ninth
and-Washington streets yesterday morn
ing. 1t broke the hitching post in front
of DR.. L. W. Flinn's residence and ran
up on the lawn. One of the front wheels
of the wagon was broken.
The Delaware Electric & Supply Com
pany has received within the past two
days a number of contracts which re-
suited in requiring additional help until
it became necessary to send to Phila-
delphia for hands with which to do the
work.
The funeral OF George Snow will take
place this afternoon from his late resi-
deace, No. 3O7 West Fifth street. The de-
ceased was member Of Cherokee Tribe
No. 4. Improved Order of Red Men and
will be buried with the rites of the
Order.
The stamp and general delivery win.
dows at the post Office will remain open
this morning until 8 o'clock. There will
be only one delivery, which will be
made in the morning, and two collec-
tions, one this morning and the other
this evening.
Chief OF Police Dolan yesterday morn
ing received the cabinet which is to be
used for preserving records in connection
with the Bertillion system for the better
OF criminals. 1t was made
by William E. James and is a creditable
piece of work.
Owing to the large number OF letters
remaining unclaimed, the postoffice de-
partn,ent of the bazaar of the Teachers
Beneficial Association, which will be
held in the Cycle Academy November 20