The sun., 1898-10-16
ROUND ABOUT THE TOWN.

Misses Annie and Alice Lawrence,
who have been visiting in FELTON,, have
returned home.
Miss Mary Register of Ridley Park, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Marvel
Of this city.
Building Inspector Cassidy issued per.
mits for the construction OF new build
ings to the amount of $ll 1886 during the
past week.
Deputy Collector Wells of the Internal
Revenue office, Baltimore, was in this
city yesterday.
Miss Naudain and Miss Reynolds Of
this city, are visiting Miss Laura Willis
of Middletown.
Mrs. Robert Wheeler, of this city, has
gone to Philadelphia. where she will
spend the winter.
Miss Mary Maxwell, who has been
visiting friends in this city, has re-
turned to Middletown.
Ladies' Temple, No. 7, and Humboldt
Castle, X. G. E., will give ball at Turn
Hall tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Walter McLcar and children
hav. returned from Chester, where they
have been visiting friends.
Miss Reba Saunders and Miss Lottie
Borie, of New Castle, have been spend
ing some time in this city.
Former Clerk OF the Peace Z. W.
Houston of Sussex county was a Will
mington visitor yesterday.
A ball will be given at Turn Hall on
Monday evening by Ladies' Temple.
No. and Humboldt Castle, X. G. =.
Clerk of the Peace Foard has made out
all tn e checks for the primary election
officers of both parties the county over.
Several Wilmingtonians went to
Haverford yesterday to participate in
the Founders Day exercises at the COL
lege.
The Junior Board OF the Homeopathic
Hospital will give doll sale on Decem-
ber 8, in the parlors of the New Century
Club.
A great number of the ladies who ac-
companied the Sir Knights from Bos-
ton, visited the Old Swedes Cemetery
yesterday. -
William NJ. Rogers, an engineer on the
Wilmington 4 Northern railroad, resld-
ing at No. 1904 Lancaster avenue, was in
iured in a wreck at Embreville on Thurs
day evening.
William X. Crosby will make an ad-
dress on "Profit and Loss" at Assocl-
alton Hall this afternoon. j. I. Magee
will sing solo.
The officers of the police department
will be fitted for tlleir winter uniforms
on Wednesday. William Dunbar will
be the inspector.
Miss Eva Mae Whiteman, after a
pleasant visit with friends and relatives
in this city, returned to her home near
Newark yesterday.
Secretary Williams OF the Y. M. G. A.
sustained severe cash over his right
eye, as result OF colliding with team
while riding his bicycle.
A party of excursionists came to Will
mington on Friday from Reading Pa,
and were taken down the bay on a fish,
ing trip on the steamer Ulrica.
The clearings in the local banks for the
week ending at noon on Saturday
amounted to $74O,620 against $707, 76O
for the same period of last year.
The cargo of bananas brought from
Port Antonio on the Norwegian steam
ship Banan was taken to sea OH the
Breakwater and dumped overheard.
Division No. 4, A. 0. H., will give a
musical and smoker to its friends at the
Shields Library Association, on West
Sixth street, next Wednesday evening.
R. A. Blandau, of Philadelphia, who
is preparing himself for the ministry at
Rochester Theological Seminary, will
preach at the German Baptist Church to-
day.
Hugh J. Mcbride, a member OF Bat
terry K, U. S. A., stationed at Fort Con-
stitution, New Castle, New Hampshire,
is spending five days furlough in this
city.
The contract to build large car float
for the Chesapeake u Ohio Railroad
Co., to be used in transporting cars be-
tween Newport News and Norfolk, Va,
has been awarded to the Jackson &
Sharp Co.
At the Labor Lyceum, No. ll2 North
Jackson street, at 8 o'clock this after
noon, public meeting will be held for
working men and women. Addresses
will be made by English and German
speakers.
Mrs. Eunice Whitley spoke at the
Sunday Breakfast Mission, No. liz Ship
ley street, last evening at 7.45 o'clock.
Neal Comfy will conduct the meeting
this afternoon at $3.50, and Alexander
Atwell will preach at 7.30 p. m.
The Board of Education will, in the
future, enforce the rules requiring princi.
pals of schools to report to the secretary
promptly at the end of each month. II
the rule is not complied with the teach
ers will be month late in receiving their
salaries.
An excellent program has been ar
ranged for the fall rally at Grace Sunday
school this afternoon. 1t will be under
the direction of Superintendent Charles
w. Pusey and will consist of choice
music and address by the Rev. DR.. Henry
Baker, D. D., and others.
Secretary Wigglesworth, of the Board
of Health, makes the following report
for tie week ending yesterday: Births
reported, 25; number for corresponding
time last year, 3S; marriages, 25; same