Evening journal., 1898-01-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

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This evening Edward A. Price of
Msdia, Will read a paper before the
Delaware Historical Society on the
subject, "Jacc5 Alricks, and His
\ Nephew. Peter Alricks, Two Vice-prssi-
dents OF the Amsterdam Colony on the
Delaware River. and Picneers in the
Settlement CT Delaware State
Senator Gray IS ighaing the Ha-
waiian treaty, and ii is not believed
that Senator Kenney will support it.
The farm which Owen Scott has
purchased is near Kelton, Pa. instead
of near Kenton, Kent county, as orlgi-
nelly announced.
The monthly meeting CT he Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Y. M. G. A. will be
held this afternoon at $50 o'clock in
Association Hall
George Green, oolcred, was fined
S. and costs by Magistrate Kelley for
assaulting Dora Backus.
-Letter-Carrier George w. sasse
fell downstairs in The Federal building
and injured his wrist.
"A farm of 100 acres, owned by the
heirs of William Woods, was sold at
sheriff's sale at Townsend to A. b.
Cooper, attorney, for $4,000.
y. Writ willis store will not be
closed by Sheriff Finn, but will be per-
mitted to remain open until the day Of
the sale.
THE buoy beat Zizania is under thc
shear poles at Pusey and Jones having
repairs made TO her spars
OFFICER Moffett, who assisted in
capturing the Philadelphia burglars.
was at one time connected with the
Wilmington police force.
The General Assembly reconvsned
to-day and conferred with the lawyers
appointed to revise the laws to con-
form with the new Constitution.
The Delaware Construction Com
pany will fill in the fifty acres Of marsh
on Cherry Island, recently purchased
from Isaac C. Elliott
Thieves have stolen from une
wrecked bark Francisco R, lying in the
Delaware bay, two anchors weighing
1,50O pounds.
REV. T. E. Montgomery, who was
ousted from Oiivet Presbyterian
Church, is endeavOring 10 coEeos the
$500 that the church owes him.
"A military company to be known
as ths American Guards, has been or
ganized by the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, of Will
mington.
After considerable trouble the
steamship GlenOchil was ,dOciec at the
Harlan and Hollirgsworth Company
yesterday.
The officers Of St. Stephens
Church were installed yesterday.
The pulpit Of the First Presbyter-
ian Church was occupied by Rev. VIII
liam NJ Schall of Philadelphia
The pilot-boat Thomas F. Bayard
will shortly leave Philadelphia fer the
Klondyke.
Revival services will be held every
afternoon and evening this week IN
Scott M. E. Church
-Advices from Philadelphia are to
the effect that the Baker estate, IN
which several Wilmingtonians are in
terested, was settled up years ago. ana
that stories Of its present existence ana
proportions are mythical
John T. Dickey denies that he will
he elected president of the Hartmann
and Fehrenbach Brewing Company.
-Rev. Ralph T. Coursey, pastor of
Harrison Street Methodist episcopal
Church. Yesterday denounced President
Mckinley for having served WINE AT
recent state dinner.
Stockholders of the River Front
Railroad Company held a meeting at
Edge Moor this afternoon and re-elect-
ed the old board of directors, which IN
turn reelected the old officers, with
William II. COnnell as secretary.
THE personal property Of T. Wes-
lev Mcbride, deceased, was sold on
the premises near Ogletown, this AFTER
noon by Mary ]. Vernon and Gregg ,.
LYMAN and administrators.
On January IS, DR.. Charles Woods,
of philadelphia. will make an address
in St. Andrews Church, Of this city.
Colonel Robert Mitchell Floyd, of
Jersey City, and E. T. Candy, OF this
city. will represent the Church CLUB, OF
the Diocese Of Delaware, at the confer
ence of church clubs, to be held at
| Cincinnati on January 20.
The steamer Rhynland, OF the In
ternational Navigation Company S
fleet. ran aground off Duck flats, on
her way down the river yesterday. II
is expected that she will be fioated at
flood tide.
The schooner Crescent, outward
bound, from the Delaware Break
| water, returned yesterday, in tow OF
the tug McCaulley, with one OF her
| crew sick.
William H. Updike, Of No. 5l6
West Fourth street, fell from the rig
| ging of the steamship Glenochil, at the
Harlan and Hollingsworth shlpyard
yesterday and is seriously injured.
Detective Jones. the p, w. q B.
railroad special, is sick.
Professor Caleb Allen, of the Re
formed Episcopal Seminary, Philadel-
phia, preached an eloquent sermon on
Take Heed, Therefore, How fe
Hear" in the Reformed Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer.
Yesterday Rev. A. Edwin Keigwin