The sun., 1898-12-07
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

, visiting in this city.
Miss Alice Geets, of Washington, is
the guest OF Wilmington friends.
The Rev. E. L. Hubbard, of Baltimore.
will lecture at Wesley Church on Thurs
day, December Is.
| Contractor William james will COM
plete St. Johns rectory, on the Boule-
ward, by December Is.
Mrs. George Justis is located for the
winter at Browns Mills, favorite health
resort in New Jersey.
Miss Virdie M. Gooden, of Camden,
has been spending a couple of days as
the guest of friends here.
The packet steamer Seaboard left the
Diamond State Iron Company's wharf
for New York yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Windle, of Pomeroy, has
returned home after an extended visit to
her sister, Mrs. G. Fl. Holt.
The fifth anniversary of the wedding
| of Mr. and Mrs. j. Earnest Phillips was
celebrated on Monday evening.
Thieves broke into the residence of L.
r. Draper of No. 2l6 North Jackson
street and stole roast of beef.
The bazaar OF the Juniors of Calvary
Baptist Church, is being held in the
church, Fourth and French streets.
A Thurlow woman left her pocket
book on seat in the French street sta
tion and it disappeared with colored
woman.
At the monthly meeting of the Ma
tional History Society last evening Frank
M. Jones read a paper "Night in the
Woods and Fields.''
A horse belonging to DR.. ]. Paul
Lukens took solitary trot up Market
street yesterday afternoon, but was stop
ped at Seventh street.
Work on the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery improvements is being
rushed in the attempt to have them COM
pleted before heavy storms set in.
Mrs. John Newell, who has been
spending the summer with her friend
Miss Sarah Bell, of West Chester, will
remove to this city for the winter.
BY purchasing from Wilmington mer-
chants you will become acquainted with
the fact that you can secure as good if
not better bargains than in the larger
cities.
A horse owned by George /. Speer
was badly injured Yesterday by hav-
ing its foot caught in the track or
street pavement at Seventh and Market
streets.
The members OF Sunshine Circle,
Kings Daughters, contemplate having a
Christmas tree at the City Hall this year
md distributing presents among poor
children.
A pleasant social was given at the
lome of George H. Wood, No. 5l3 North
franklin street, Monday evening. Many
musical features were INDUCED in and
he evening was spent in an enjoyable
manner.
Charles A. McDonough, who was
,uried yesterday, was member of Will
nington Lodge, No: l, A. Q. U. W.
1ast evening the lodge paid $1,000 to his
widow, and were thanked for the very
'ronpt payment.
Twenty-Five persons were received into
trace NJ. E. Church on Sunday, partly
8 a result OF the efforts of the Rev. An
rev Scott and Miss Katherine Scott,
Who concluded their evangelistic work
here on Sunday evening.
John L. Paris, OF this city, who spent
hree months in Greater New York,
Vhere he was employed as conductor
n the Eighth avenue trolley line has re-
urned and is now occupying his former
osition with A. S. Jones, dealer in shoe
ndings, No. GA Shipley street.
The Wilmington City Railway Com
any will put in stone-crusher at Cor
on Heights and cruch its own ballast.
he work of ballasting the tracks of the
Wilmington and Chester Railway Com
any, which is owned by the same COM
any as the Wilmington City Railway,
ill be commenced in few days,