The sun., 1898-10-08
ROUND ABOUT THE TOWN.

J. Paul Brown is nursing a painful
sprained ankle.
The Grace Church revival service will
begin about the middle OF November. s
at is the excellency Of great mind
to ask nothing; to want nothing
Seneca.
Cards are out for Professor Webster's
dance parties which will be held at
Eden Hall.
To abolish poverty try spending
dollar or two every day and speaking
we'll OF your competitors.
Letters testamentary upon the estate
of James Finn, late Of Wilmington, have
been granted to Isabella Finn.
Chaplain S. N. Pilchard, of the United
States Army, stationed in New Mexico,
was Wilmington visitor yesterday.
Miss Lottie Atwood, formerly con-
nected with the Howard School, has
entered the class of 1902 at Wellesley.
George Willard, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs J. George Hey, was buried yester-
day afternoon in Rverview Cemetery.
A clothier who does not advertise u.s.
ually carries large stock Of pants which
will not bag at the knees for quite long
time.
Rumors are current anticipating oppo-
sition telephone service between Will
mington, Media, Chester and West
Chester.
The advertiser who curtails his adver-
tising expenditure too much in dull
times is likely 10 find the dullness has
come to stay.
The street sweepers yesterday visited
Jackson street between Ninth and Tenth
which has been in bad condition for
some time past.
Some day the City Passenger Railway
Company will wish that it had invested
few punches of its plunder in tenders
and guard rails.
Everybody says: Business is dull"
It must be so. There is reason for it.
''How can a man win out with knock
err lying round?''
The four handsome residences in
course OF construction on Eighth street
between Harrison and Van Buren streets
are nearing cOnpletlOn.
Workmen have almost finished the
bridge across the race at Market street on
the park drive and are leveling the
road from that point as far as West
street.
There is movement on foot to close
the local schools on October rs aud 27 SO
that the children and teachers can at
tend the great Peace Jubilee in Philadel-
phia. Good.
L. E. Pennington, of Philadelphia, a
former Delawarean, died at his residence,
No. 219 DeKalb Square, recently. He was
in his SD year, and lived in this state
most of his life
Thomas ]. Bowen, Jr., has received
pressing invitation from green goods
men to meet them at Easton, Pa, and
inspect their stock in trade. He has de-
cided to decline.
The managers of the Delaware Hos
pital return thanks to the many chari-
tably inclined persons who contributed
to the support of the institution on the
last donation dav.
Capt. P. F. Harrington and family are
home from an extended visit to the
mountains and other points III the north.
He has notified the Navy Department.
that he is ready for duty.
James L. Wells of Elkton, Md, who
was formerly deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue in this city, has been made
division agent of the sixth subdivision
of the District of Maryland.
! Yesterday was the day upon which
William ]. Fisher, colored, would have
been hanged but for the clemency of
the State Board of Pardons, which COM
muted his sentence to Imprisonment for
life.
J. S. Harlem, of Bear station, had his
hip hurt yesterday morning by being
thrown from his wagon at Fourth and
Jackson streets. The bolt fell out of
the single tree, causing the team to run
away.
In many respects Wilmington is one
of the most desirable places of residence
in the country, but nobody would be-
lieve it after hearing some of its resi-
dents talk about the place and the peo-
pie in it.
Among the vast throng attendant upon
the funeral of Mrs. Harry Stoeckle on
Thursday was Paymaster J. F. Stoeckle
of the c. T. & V. railroad who resides at
Akron. 0. He has many friends in
| Wilmington.
How many people enter your estab-
lishment day? Count them tomorrow
and compare the number of sales with
the number of chances you had-this
will give you line on your advertising
and your salespeople.
The masonry work for the Whining
ton and Brandywine Springs railway
bridge over Red Clay creek has been
completed, and the Delaware Construc-
ton Company is shipping to the point
material for the superstructure.
The mercantile club will open its new
home at No. I'll Market street this even
ing, and many of its friends and men,
bers have received from President H. G.
South and Secretary Harry A. Lewis invi-
tations to be present at the function.
"a rally will be held in Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Church, Nineteenth and Tatnall
streets, tomorrow. Rev. A. II. Runner,
the PASTOR has secured some able minis
ters to be present that day, among them