The sun., 1898-12-23
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

AWUNW 0UWUs AVWN'
The Wilmington Steamboat Company'i
beats failed 10 make IN early trip yester.
day on account Of the fog.
Special Officer Frank Kane, who hat
been acting turnkey at the police station
for several days, is sick with the grip.
Miss May Shallcross, of Bellvue Farm,
near Middletown, has returned to her
home after o short visit in Philadel-
phia.
An exhibition OF magic and mystery
will be given at the New. Century Club
next Thursday evening, December 20,
by Albert s. L. Hewes. l.g
The members OF the Bible class of Rev.
Q. G. Buddington. Of the Bethany Bap.
tist Church. rendered him q surprise
party on Wednesday evening.
The steamship Maverick. which has
been receiving an oyerhauling at the
shipyard OF the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
Co., left Wednesday for Philadelphia.
Walter Healey, the l0-months old son
of City Councilman and Mrs. John f..
healey, died on Wednesday at their
residence, No. 205 South Adams street.
Undertaken James T. Chandler will to.
morrow ship to West Chester, Pa, for
burial the remains OF Mary Mills, aged 85
years, who died in Sweatlnan's Court on
Tuesday.
A Christmas entertainment will be
given tonight in the Elsmere Presbv-
terian Chapel. Old Kriss will appear and
the Ladies' Aid Society will hold sale
OF articles.
The Democratic League OF Delaware
will celebrate its second anniversary
next Wednesday evening. Congress-
man Handy, John Gray and others will
make actresses.
An interesting program was arranged
for the Christmas entertainment of tbe
Lend-a.h hand kindergarten, which took
place at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
No. 602 West street.
The educational committee of the New
Century Club has presented to the John
II. Adams School, No. Z, Fifth and Pine
streets, a handsome picture Of three set.
ter dogs in daisy field.
To fill the vacancy created by the an.
pointment of former officer w. G. Bauph
to the position OF inspector general. Will
liam H. Moystin has been appointed
officer OF Post No. 2.
On account of the wet weather. the
street railway tracks are slippery, and in
order to overcome this the City Railway
Company had wreck car No. l3 out YES.
terday dropping sand on the rails.
John Mccullough, employed on
Lightship No. 45, is i'll at Ills home in
south Wilmington, suffering from
bruises received by falling down the
staircase ON the ship few days ago.
William Kirk, aged IS years, died on
'yedne sday at the residence OF his niece,
.irs. Edward Smith, in Philadelphia.
The funeral will take place on Saturday.
nterment will be made at Lombardv
The public schools will reopen after
he Christmas holidays on Monday. Jan.
lary 2, unless the Board of Education at
is melting next Monday night decides
0 have the schools closed on January 9.
which will be observed as New Years
Day.
Wilmington Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, expects most enjoy
!ble meeting on the evening OF Thurs
lay, January 5, when the new team
s to present itself and guests from
quaker City Lodge are to be enter
ained
The Christmas entertainment of the
FIRST M. P. Sunday-school will be given
n the church, seventh and Walnut
treets, this evening. A fine musical
,rogram has been arranged and Santa
Jlaus will be feature of the occasion.
admission free.
1t is reported that the Merchants and
diners Transportation Company will
oon have three steamships built in addi-
ion to the large number now in the ser.
ice, and if such is the case the Harlan &
1ollingsworth Company will probably
'e favored with the order.
Barclay Ellis, a prominent farmer of
lear Delmar, who has been i'll with a
kin disease contracted from some poi-
OH vine, was taken to Philadelphia to-
lay to be treated by specialist. DR..
robert Ellegood, who has been attending
he unfortunate man, accompanied him.
An employe OF the Harlan e. Hollinys.
worth Company has ticket for an ex.
lrsion given by the employees of Harlan.
1ollingsworth & Co., in 1859. OF the
nen whose names are on the ticket,
thomas johnson, j. Zebley, j. Lamp
ugh, j. W. Jacobs. S. S. Brown, w,
Holden, E. G. Higgins, W. B. Gem and
ieorge Sparks are living, and Messrs.
Holden and Higgins are still in tie com.