Evening journal., 1898-03-14
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

-Maglstrate Kelley has recovered his
health and was again on duty this
morning.
Only routine business was before
the M. o. Preachere' Association this
morning.
The trolley connection between the
terminus Of the Gordon Heights rail-
way and Chester traction railway ia
being pushed rapidly. Up as far as
Claymont the line will run about mid
way between the p, w. g. b. railroad
and the turnpike.
Some OF the persons who own cot
tages near Claymont are preparing to
fix them up for occupancy this Sum-
mer
Letters of administration have
been granted on the estate OF the late
James II. Hoffecker, Sr., to James II.
tIoffecker. Jr., Francs II. Hoffecker
and Wilbur Il. Hoffecker.
Confirmation services will be held at
ST. Andrews Church on April II, and
the united service OF the church and
Sunday school will be held on Easter
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
beginning tomorrow extra SER
vices will be held at Central Presbyter-
ian Church by Rev. r. A. McCurdy, ID.
d., and Dr. Luccuck, OF Washington,
who was here last Spring
Machine No 8, belonging 10 the
Delaware Construction Company, was
taken 10 Fort Mott to-day to drive pill
ing.
Road commissioners and wheelmen
Il find fhuf a. ufIll 80.
the right hand side OF the road between
here and New Castle for a bicycle path,
and II is question whether the trolley
line and the wagon track will permit
II 70 be constructed on the left-hand
/ side
The shyers license case viii be
heard by the Court or General Sessions
tomorrow morning.
2 ~ Frank Pierce has purchased a
nne driving horse In Philadelphia. and
. all OF his friends are now standing on
the cqrriage blocks, waiting
Past Grand Master Jones and
Grand Recorder Woods viii attend the
session Of the Grand Lodge OF Mary
land, A. o. u. W., In Baltimore to-
, morrow and Wednesday.
This evening Phoenix Fire Com
: pany. No. 4, will consider an invita-.
( ton to go TO Reading in June and take
part in a volunteer fireman's tourna-
ment.
THE Futility OF Praying for the
Names Dead" was the subject OF Rev
|, o. G.. Buddington's sermon in Bethany
: Baptist Church last night
S THE attendance al the services for
A aged and innrm members. conducted
a by Rev. DR.. Ezra Tinker at Asbury M.
9 Il. Church yesterday, was very large
The French street patrol station Is
3 receiving coat Of yellow and green
Z paint.
= Solemn requiem mass for the dead
d sailors OF the battleship Maine will be
!. held in st. Pauls R. c. Church ON
Wednesday morning.
AT the missionary day collection
= yesterday OF the Asbury NJ Il. Sunday.
school nearly $500 was taken.
I The amount Of s325.4O was obtain
u cd at SilverbroOk M e. Church at the
y jug-breaking yesterday.
" The Primary Union win meet this
10 evening In West Presbyterian Church
le at 7SO O'Clock.
II Since the blowing up. OF the bat
"a tleship Maine this government has re-
ie fused to sell any more OF it's discarded
j. rifles.
The employees OF w. Jones & Co.'s
morocco shop attended Brandywine M
IN Il. Church yesterday and listened to 6
IN sermon by Rev Asbury Burke.
nd The Brandywine Springs schoo
IS baseball nine. all under IL years OF age
ny defeated a nine Of single men OF Mil
nd Creek hundred in Fishers field, neal
e- Red Clay Creek Church, by the scor'
d Of 13 TO II.
81 "A new encampment Of Sons o
NJ Veterans will be organized on April
~ THE Active Turner's OF the Wi
mington Turngemeinde gave a con
cert last night at Turn Hall.
re- Miss Ilouetta Sillitoe, the gospe
no singer.af Newport, will conduct specia
mt evangel Estic services every evening thi
ly week 10 the Home Mission, on SIMPLE.
X street.
mm ~ Peter f. Martin, whose bid was SO.
~ 332, has secured the contract for build
~. ing Daniel Bubenzer's new store, a
an Front and West streets.
The local bank clearlngs for tn
week ending Saturday amounted t
$3.50, ,sS7 against s56s,s72 for the sam
a period last year.
- Manager Dockstader has decide
- not to reopen the Wonderland Theatr
As. this season.
In --One OF the Oldest residents OF Wes
lse Ninth street Mrs. Isabella Smith,
years old. died on Saturday.