The sun., 1898-12-18
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
Charles H. Scott is indisposed.

/ The Association of Orthodox Friends
is preparing to hold series of meetings.
Mrs. Warden Rambo, of North East,
Nd, is spending few days with rela-
tives in this city.
Miss Mabel Parvis was the guest this
week of her sister, Mrs. Hug G. Browne,
! on Madison street.
James L. DeVou, who is suffering from
the effects of stroke of paralysis, is
somewhat better.
]. E. Barnitz, of the Carlisle, (Pa.)
bar, is in town, the guest Of ex-City So
licitor William T. Lyman.
A rol-call of members and Christmas
offering will be held at Delaware Ave-
nue. Baptist Church on Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. Martha J. Palmer, of No. 929
Reed street. was buried at West Noting
ham Cemetery, Cecil county, Md, yes
terday.
Miss Margaret Johnston, who is stu
| dent at Miss Porter's schoel, at Farming
ton, is expected home next week for the
holidays.
A branch road to Greenbank and Mar
shallton will shortly be built by the Will
mington and Brandywine Springs Rail-
way Company.
Miss Harrison, of Lexington, Va, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Hofecker, on Gilpin avenue,
has returned home.
Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix
Gildea, of No. 7 South Harrison street,
victim Of diphtheia, was buried privately
yesterday afternoon.
Webster Carter and Elwood Davis,
who attend the Western Maryland COL
lege, are spending the holidays with their
parents in this city.
Twelve-year-old Annie Marshall was
taken home from school on Thursday,
suffering with heart trouble. DR.. Patter-
con is attending her.
Miss Sarah Bancroft read an interest,"
ing paper on "Our Opportunities" at the
monthly meeting Of the Young Friends
Association on Friday night.
The body Of Mrs. Marietta Mcguire,
wife of Josiah A. Mcguire, SO years old,
of No. 40 East Seventh street, was pri-
vately inferred this afternoon.
The thirty.sixth anniversary of the
proclamation of emancipation will be-
celebrated by the colored people of Will
'inington on Monday, January 2, 1899.
Misses Martha and Elizabeth McCaul- /,
ley who are at Wellesley College, Of
Wellesley, Miss, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McCaul-
ley. ,....
New brakes have been put on three
OF the cars of the Wilmington City
Railway Company, and all cars will bc
similarly equipped as soon as practi-
cable.
Quite number of Wilmingtonians at
tended a tea given by Mr.. and Mrs.
George V. Massey at their residence
at Pelham, Germantown, on Friday
evening.
D. F. Troy, OF this city, was elected to
the advisory committee of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad to represent the Maryland
division. He received 2, 400 Of the 3,26S
votes cast.
A quiet wedding took place on Friday
at the parsonage of st. PauPs M. E.
Church, when Miss Cora l.. Humes and
Charles N. Lloyd were married by Rev.
DR.. W. L. s. Murray.
Arthur, infant son of William and
Elizabeth Stewart, of No. IO4 East Four
teenth street, who died on Wednesday,
was buried at Riverview Cemetery at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Father Budds, the noted orator
and missionary of South Carolina, will
preach in St. Paul's R. q. Church,
Fourth and Jackson streets, this evening
at the vesper service on "Faith."
Mrs. Mary A. Burroughs, mother of
The p, W. T. B. railroad, in this city,
died of erysipelas at her home near
Chase, Baltimore county, Md, Thurs
day.
Next week tenants and landlords will
give the usual notices in reference to va
eating houses on March rs, and it is .ex-
pected by real estate men that there will
be good demand next year fer medium
sized houses.
Announcement has been mada of the
of Miss Helen Miller,
laughter of Mrs. S. F. Miller and grand.
laughter of the late William Slenmer,
If Norristown, Pa, and DR.. William G.
Pierce, Of this city.
Hugh A. Garland, son of Spottswood
Garland, and one OF the bright young
men in this city, has filed with Pro-
Monetary Woolley his certificate admit
ing him as student-at-law. He will
cad under Senator Gray.
Colonel Andrew G. Gray, judge advo-
ate general of the National Guard of
Delaware, and one of the promising
oung lawyers at the local bar, is con-
ined to the house by sickness, DR..
ames A. Draper being in attendance.
Rev. J. Y. Dobbins, D. D., OF Brook
yn, came to Wilmington on Friday to
aptize the little daughter OF DR.. Eg-
lont T. Negendank, and in the evening
ttending prayer meeting at Grace
hurch, Of which he was formerly pas
)r.
1t is expected that John J. Cornell, Of
altimore, will attend at Friends meet
lg, at Fourth and West streets, at IL
clock this morning and also meeting
hich has been appointed at his re-
uest, at the same place at 7.3O p. m.
cordial invitation to attend is ex.
nded. ....