The sun., 1898-12-16
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Thomas Drein & Son on Wednesday
shipped two lifeboats to New York.
The building business is said to be bet
ter now than for two or three years.
The monthly meeting of the Epworth
League Of Union Church was held last
night.
The P, W. & B. Railroad Company is
using its new sidings at Water and King
streets. s.s-~.
The new freight yard at the foot Of
Kingstreet has been paved and is now
in use daily.
improvement is noted in the condition
of J. L. DeVou, who is suffering from a
stroke Of paralysis.
There will be recital on the new pipe
organ at Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church on Monday night.
Sanitary improvements are being made
at Squirrel Run to prevent the return OF
the typhoid fever epidemic.
A portion Of the upper part of the
Christiana river was frozen yesterday
morning from shore to shore.
Passengers ON West Fourth street cars
are complaining that the cars now run
ming on that line are not heated.
William H. Ewing, receiving teller of
the National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine is suffering with grip.
Register of Wills Crossan has granted
to Robert G. Harman letters testa-
mentary on the estate of Patrick Dolan.
Rev. E. L. Hubbard, of Baltimore, for.
merly pastor OF Union Church, delivered
free lecture last night in Wesley
Church.
The Wilmington and Brandywine
Springs Railway Co., will shortly build
branch road into Greenbank and
Marshallton.
The mother OF Miss Fannie Butler, a
teacher in school No. 8, this city, died
at her home. in Elsmere, on Wednes-
day morning
The Rev. E. l.. Hubbard, formerly
pastor of Union Church, lectured at
Wesley Church last night at 8 o'clock,
ON "How to Win"
Isaac Peck, "a years OF age is danger
ously i'll at his home on Garaschee Lare.
Mr.. Peck is suffering from ailments Incl
dent to his old age.
Many Wilmington young people will
participate in the Kent Clubs dance on
the evening of December 20 in Hotel
Richardson at Dover.
Owing to the quantity of ice in the
Delaware river the steamer Ulrica will
have to abandon her trips between this
city and Pennsgrove.
Auctioncers L. w. Stidham & Son sold
valuable lot OF horses and mules at the
stables of W. c. Martin, Third and Or
ange streets, Wednesday.
c. M. Mendinhall, superintendent of
motive power of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore railroad, arrived
home Wednesday morning from gun
ming trip in the West.
Howard B. Love, who until year ago
was manager of the Miller Drug Com.
pany here, died at his home No. 1890
Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia.
Prepared to battle with heavy ice and
winter storms, the Wilmington Steam
boat Company's boats will ply between
this city and Philadelphia all winter.
A meeting of the Young Friends As
sociation will be held at Friends school
this evening. Miss Sarah Bancroft will
read paper entitled, "Our Opportuni-
ties"
Members of the Third Battalion of the
First Delaware Regiment signed the pay
roll yesterday preparatory to receiving
their final pay from the government next
Monday.
A large audience listened to the tenn
perance lecture delivered at the Bijou
Theatre last evening by DR.. W. H.:
Tracey. The meetings will be continued
for nine days.
Complaint is made of the condition of
Sycamore street at Union. 1t is said
that the sewer has been stopped up for
some time, forming a pond and allowing
water to flow over Union street. S.
| When seen yesterday Vice President
of the Wilmington Coal Gas Company,
George s. CapeiIe said in reference to the
reported sale of the stocks that there was
no present indication of any sale.
John Barrow Shafer, the 34-year.old
son Of Charles and Jennie Shafer, died
on Wednesday at the home of his
parents, No. 22lS West Third street, OF
diphtheria. He was the only child.
The concert OF the Musical Art Society,
which was to have been given in the
New Century Club building last evening
has been postponed until after the holi.
days, because of the illness Of several OF
the singers.
Squire Ephraim Keigwin, of Ohio and
known as the Little Marrying Magis.
trate" who died recently, has married
5000 couples in his life. He was q
brother to Rev. A. N. Keigwin, pastor Of
West Presbyterian Church OF this city.
St. Peters P. f. Church, Butler, Pa,
has extended call to the Rev. Harry
Ransom, rector Of St. Michaeps T. E.
Church, this city. Mr.. Ransom has tie
matter under consideration, but has not
vet decided either to accept or decline
, the call.
, The Office of the Diamond State Brew.
ing Company has undergone extensive
{ improvements. The main office has
been fitted up similar to banking
! house, and the office of Manager Harry
J. Stoeckle on the second floor has been
remodeled.
For.the purpose Of voting for or against
tl,o couSo1idotio,, of tho Oupen Anne.