The sun., 1898-11-18
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER ls, 1898.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN

thanksgiving Day seINlCeS VIII Uc Hciu
in all the churches in this city.
The Chester Wilmington trolley line
will be in operation by Christmas.
Gertrude Donahoe, aged s years, died
Of diphtheria yesterday at No. l04 Lin
coin street.
An interesting open camp fire was held
at the Department Of Delaware, G. A. R.
last evening.
The arc light which was at Water and
King streets has been moved up King
street short distance,
The contractors who are to dredge the
Christiana river will begin assoon as the
surveying will permit. g Z.
Fell & Joseph deny the report that
they have sold their coal yard to the
Reading Coal Company.
The Country Club Of Yorklyn will
meet at the home Of Bayard !. Fisher,
Monday evening, November 81. -
Letters testamentary were granted yes
terday in the estate Of William Newlove,
Of New Castle hundred, to Edmo V.
Pattison.
Mary Thornton aged four years, of No.
924A Bennett street, has been reported to
the Board of Health as having died Of
dlptheria. #Ast5
Leighton Lee, formerly OF this city,
who died at Chicago several days ago,
will be buried this afternoon at German
town, Pa.
+. A charity ball for the benefit Of Della
ware and Homeopathic Hospitals will
be held at the New-Century Club next
Monday evening.
A letter from Captain c. C. Todd Of
the gunboat Wilmington, will be among
the autographs for sale at the Teachers
Association bazaar.
Many houses are in course of erection
in different parts of the city, and the in
dications are that rents will be compara-
lively low next year.
The music committee OF St. Andrews
Sunday school is preparing a program of
carols for the Christmas season. John
Craig will lead the singing.
Hcnry X. Snyder, Of Harrisburg, Pa,
and Miss Catherine r. Mines, Of this
city, were married in st. Patrick's
Church Wednesday at noon.
A good business in mems clothing and
furnishings was done here Wednesday
as consequence ofth, trade OF ex-soldier
boys about to return to civil life.
Residents in the vicinity OF Washing
ton street above Elliott complain to the
Street and Sewer Department Of several
bad holes in the middle of the street.
Clerk of the Peace Jefferson B. Foard
and w. L. Eliason, a clerk in his office,
celebrated their birthdays yesterday.
Mr.. Foard is SO and Mr.-Eiiason Is "a. y
Funeral services were held Yesterday
afternoon at No. 1403 Harrison street
over the remains OF George S. May, who
died on Tuesday, in the Seth year of his
age.
Mrs. Amy S. Murray, of Providence,
R. l., has been selected to succeed
Mother Mary Margaret in charge of the
st. Michaels Day Nursery and Hospital
for Babies.
Miss Maud Weldin, aged II years,
died OF dropsy in Philadelphia last Fri
day. The funeral took place in this city
Wednesday, interment being made at
hlVeTVleW cemetery.
Oliver Truitt, of this city, who has en-
listed in the U. S. Fourth Regiment
Heavy Artillery, is stationed at Delaware
Battery and will be moved in few days
to New Hampshire.
The new B. & 0. train OF Pullman
coaches will be on exhibition to-day at
the Delaware avenue station, and after
November 20 will run daily between
Washington and New York.
Funeral services were held over the
body Of Mrs. Mary Ella Rowe, at the
residence of her brother, Frank w. Whit
croft, and afterwards inferred at Viii
mington and Brandywine cemetery.
The residents of the Highlands are
making an effert to get free mai delivery
and the collection of mail instead Of
having to go to the postofice at Eigh-
teenth street and Woodlawn avenue.
Mrs. joel w. Poore and Mrs. Ella
Abele, the contestants for the estate of
Joel W. Poore, are making an effort to
settle their differences without pressing
the case further before the Register Of
Wills.
Benjamin Wilson, general live stock
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
is in Wilmington. Mr.. Wilson is being
by Messrs. Higgins and
White of the freight department of the B.
& O. road.
Harvest Home exercises will be held
in St. Andrews Sunday school room
next Wednesday evening by the Junior
Auxiliary. Donations of fruit and vege-
;ables will be received for St. Michaeps
Day Nursey.
The Rev. F. I. Briggs, of Second Bap-
list Church, will be the speaker at the
mems meeting in Association Hall on
Sunday afternoon. His subject will be
Christ Healing Men" Lester Riggs will
play cornet solos.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Thomas Walker, Of Hockessin, to Miss
Nary Pyle, of Landenberg, at Landen-
,erg, next Wednesday afternoon at /
,'clock. Mr.. Walker is brother OF Fran
lis M. Walker, the attorney.
The Committee on Public Buildings of
he City Council, conferred with artist
Howard Pyle, Wednesday evening in
eference to the best portrait of the late
thomas F. Bayard with which to adorn
he walls of the City Council chamber.
At the city registration bureau record
las been made OF the transfer of the !
,ronarty No. 7IS Pine street. hv William 6