Evening journal., 1898-03-01

brary on March 5, from 2.30 to $50 and
on all following Saturdays during the
same hours. All subscribers when call
ing for a book must present their sub
scription cards for registration.
Miss Helen Porter, Of Easton, Pa,
who visited relatives here last week has
returned home
Mrs. Charles Harris, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting her mother and
grandmother at the West End. has re-
turned home.
Armstrong Mackey while driving
from Wilmington TO this town one day
recently lost his purse containing $65
and some valuable papers.
Some miscreant threw a stone
through the window OF the B. & o. ex-
press train which passes here at 800.
The 3. & o. detective was here looking
for the offender on Saturday.
Miss Sallie Lumb, who taught the
primary department at the public
/ school and who has been connected
with that institution for forty-four
years, has resigned. Her place was
| filed by Miss Louisa Garlick and her
place filled by Miss Blanche Ferguson,
of this town.
AS Company d, of Dover, is about to
| disband, Mr.. Mason, of this town, has
| applied to General Hart, OF the Nation
al Guard, to establish a company
here. The boys are very enthusiastic
over the affair
Magistrate Medill is indisposed at the
East End Of town.
The Red Mems fair closed on Satur-
day night and the prizes were given to
| those who had cleverly won them. Miss
! Grace Smith secured the woman's
wheel. The gold watch was given to
Miss Laura Messimer and Miss Ethel
Campbell won the little girls wheel.
Miss Jennie Hamilton won the gold
ring. For the small wheel Miss Ethel
Campbell collected SPLITS; Miss Mabel
Herdman, $13.75. For the large wheel,
Miss Grace Smith collected $7S.55; Miss
Bertha Grubb, S51.64; Miss Bertha Bal
ley, $1S.42; for the ring, Miss Jennie
Hamilton, $780, and Miss Katie Bal
ley $1721; for the gold watch, Miss
Laura Messimer collected S20.71: Miss
Gladys Kelly, $15.95. The lodge cleared
near $780,
Miss Bee Wilson and Miss May Hyde
of Wilmington, are guests of Miss Edna
Armstrong this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong rendered Z
reception to the Misses Elizabeth ant
= Addie Hansbrough, of Kentucky. Thos.
present were: Misses Edna Armstrong
Bee Wilson, May Hyde, Emma Arm
strong, Elizabeth and Addie Hans
brough, Addie Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs
Rankin Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Armstrong, Messrs. Will
Armstrong, Henry Constable, Andrew
Marvel Eddie Sharp. Edwin Krause. Ed
3 die Woodal, David Medill. A menu wa
served about 1890, made up OF oysters
! chicken salad. cranberry sauce. chicke.
: | croquettes, ice cream, coffee, tea roll:
T | Maryland biscuit, etc.
Hannah Potter, colored, while intoxl
|. Gated, attacked her husband with
J; pitchfork He had her placed in Gus
q tody and she was given a hearing be
q fore Magistrate Medill and committe
7. to the Hotel Finn, at New Castle. [
S await court.
James Pierce, who runs the poC
b room and restaurant on Main street wa
: surprised yesterday morning to see hi
q front door broken. On entering b
: found a burly tramp asleep beside IN
q stove. He was committed to New Gas
!. tie.
+ 1t is understood that the war spirit
rife among the students at Delawa'
3 College. It is said that a number
II cadets here, in the event Of the renov
Of Lieutenant Gordon TO his old post. ,
San Antonio, Texas, expressed their II
lc tention Of going with him.