The sun., 1898-12-20
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

adelphia.
Mrs. Frank Bonsall has been visiting
in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Davis, of George
town are visiting here.
At the Y. M. G. A. Bible class meeting
last evening W. L. Pettingill gave a spe-
cial talk. ....l-.4.
James H. Smith of the Twelfth United
States Infantry is visiting his home in
this city.
Thomas Mcbride, the suicide, of No.
9!O Spruce street, was buried yesterday
afternoon.
Letters OF administration on the estate
OF Marietta Mcguire have been granted
to Joseph Hyde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Sellers OF the
Cliffs will spend portion of the winter
in Philadelphia.
Evalyn G. Deakyne, aged years, died
Yesterday morning OF diphtheria, at No.
5l5 East Tenth street.
Professor W. G. Jason, ef the State
College for Colored Students, of Dover,
was in town yesterday.
E. A. Robinson was bitten by a dog
on East Third street, yesterday morning,
but was not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Frances Lilly, 76 years old, of
No. 1913 Market street, was privately
buried Yesterday afternoon.
Brandywine M. E. Church will be re-
opened for services on January 2, when
special program will be given.
Elwood Davis and Webster Carter are
home from the Western Maryland Col
lege for their Christmas vacation.
The matter of municipal taxation will,
in all probability, be discussed at the
next meeting of the Board of Trade.
Most of the choirs of the city are now
practicing their Christmas music, and
some excellent programs are promised.
Work may possibly be finished this
week on the trolley road between here
and Philadelphia, and a trial trip made.
Mrs. Rachel Hart, widow of Daniel
Hart, was buried at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Philadelphia, yesterday after
noon.
Miss Lizzie Boyd, the evangelist, who
has been conducting services at Asbury
Church, will remain in Wilmington for
the present.
Otmar Baylor, messenger at the Della
ware railroad office in this city, left yes-
terday for visit of two weeks at Cur
rituck, N. G.
The recently.elected elders OF the First
Presbyterian Church were installed by
Rev. William Main Schall at the services
on Sunday morning.
Ways are being constructed for the
steamship which the Harlan & Holings-
worth Company is to build for the Porto
Rico Steamship Company.
The third quarterly conference of
Wesley M. E. Church will be held this
evening at 7.3O o'clock. All the officials
are requested to be present.
Stanislaws Strezleoki, native of Po-
land, yesterday took out first naturaliza-
ton papers before Prothonotary Wool
ley, in order that he might join the regu-
lar army.
Mrs. Emily Wilson, widow of the late,
Thomas Wilson, was buried at River
view Cemetery yesterday afternoon, SER
vices being held at the home of her son,
Amos Wilson.
The recent bazaar and supper held by
the ladies of Lower BrandyWine Presby-
terian Church netted $3.50, notwith-
standing the inclemency Of the weather
both nights.
Charles Won Bremen, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Susanna B. Dandy were mar
ried on Sunday at the residence of the
bride, No. S2l Adams street, by the Rev,
Frederic Doerr.
The last lecture of the advent course.
now being held in St. Mary's R. C.
Church. will be give n tomorrow night.
when Father james Timmins, of Ches-
;er, will preach.
Judge Ball, trustee, will sell a prop
,rty belonging to the estate of the late
spencer Williams, on Orange street.
between Eleventh and Twelfth, at 2.3O
''clock this afternoon.
Material is arriving in large quantities
It the shipyards Of the Pusey & Jones
company, to be used in the construction
II the ferryboat for the Port Richmond
Bergen Point Railroad.
Thomas Knox, one of the men injured
n the du Pont powder mill explosion,
'ecame delirious few days ago but yes-
erday his condition again changed for
he better and it is now thought that he
will recover
James H. Sterling, who was injured
ONE time ago by being struck on the
ead with wrench at the Republican
tiice. is in a greatly improved condition.
le will be discharged from the hospital
q about week.
The Rev. and Mrs. George S. Hopkins
re guests OF the family of the Rev. j. d.
!. Hanna. On account Of failing health,
lr. Hopkins resigned the pastorate of
he M. 3. Church at Parksley, and will
1ove to Syracuse, N. Y.
There will be meeting of the official
AFT OF the Department of Delaware, the
ast department commanders and pres
1t and past post commanders, in Phil.
heridan Post room, at Ninth and King
reefs, tomorrow evening.
Pocahontas Council, No. l degree of
G. s. D., No. 4O7, has passed
solutions of respect for the memory of
,hn Moore, member of the order, who
st his life in the explosion at the
agley yard, December 9.