The sun., 1898-01-29


President Mckinley and party passed
through this city yesterday.
Harry Adams, who has been confined
to his home for some time, is improving.
The Barge Alice, Bushs line brought
Il cargo OF clay for Augustine mills to-
day.
4 dance ior the inmates oi the insane
hospital at FaInhurrt was given last
night
There seems 10 be IA great demand ior
small houses on the west side Of he
town.
Mrs. Jesse Weaver, Of RoScmonl, Pa,
is Visiting Mrs. John thrlsticld, on Fifth
street.
Robert Reed, the elevator boy at I he
Eqnitahc building, i~ off duty, on the
sick list.
The revival services will be continued
during the coming week at mon
Church.
Charles II. Scott and sister, Elizabeth,
are spending vacation at the National
Capital.
Work on the Gettysburg at the Harlan
and Hollingsworth shipyard, is progress
ing finely.
David Truitt, of Marcus Hook. is about
To take charge of his farm in Newport,
Delaware"
Mrs. r. J. Culber, OF Iron Hill, Md,
is visiting her brother, James NJ. Smith,
of this city.
Mrs F. II. Moody and daughter, of
Iron Hill, Nd, are visiting her brother
in this city.
TO help the Young soul, add energy,
inspire hope and blow the Goals into a
useful flame.
4 dance will be given in odd Fellows
Hall on Tuesday evening by the Man
haitian Social.
Mrs. Thomas Wright, OF Seaford. DEL
is visiting her father, Mr.. Wilson, on
Madison street.
The steamer Weehawken, which went
aground on Dan Baker Shoal, Thursday
has been tloated.
Goldv & Co., of the South side are
having their elevators repaired in the
old Men Home.
b. Frank Sullivan had his knee in.
jurrd in the p, W. & b. workshop. He
is unable to be about.
Miss Lille B. Mrlchojr who has been
visiting friends in New York and Newark
n j., has returned home.
The Delmarvia Telephone Company is
running telephone cable ont Tenth
street, containing 104 wires.
Miss Mamie McIIugh. OF Philadelphia,
has returned home from rcasant visit
to Nr. and Mrs. Carol :. Wier.
The Misses Brrncttc who were visiting
Mrs. Parsons. on Monroe street have IT,
turned to their home in Virginia.
Mr.. Arthur Ntwcll, Of Newark, VIII"
has been in the Delaware Hospital ior
some weeks, is slowly improving.
Miss Bessie BIackiSton, Of Gl7 w.
Third street, entertained a number oi
her friends last night at her home.
J.. p. Bush and 4. &. McCausIand are
having cindcr walk laid on Clayton
street. 1t is Il great improvement.
". H. Murphy has moved into til,
store on the S. W. corner Of seventh and
Monroe streets and started "A mca, store
4 number Of local Y. NJ &. \. work,
Crs lett for Baltimore yr~t 'rday to at,
tend the tsrnty sixth annual cpnvcn-
tion.
Atlantic Coast lin" train No. 81. Nhicl
passes through this city 1T 1913 wa,
three hours and forty minutes late this
! morning.
/ John NJ. Brown, "i this city. is pre-.
pairing large church organ for ship
, u"nt to Denver. Col.. to Methodist
| Episcopal Church in that city.
The Consumers lee 4 Coal Company
ar" having II new roof put on their ice
house at FcrndaIr. 1t is a new departure
and quite an extensive undertaking.
The newly elected officers of Improved
Order Of IIcptasophs were installed o,
Thursday night by Alternate District
Deputy supreme .arrhon $. J. Keys, OF
! Elkton.
Andrew Gordon, the man that wa.
injured at Bush's wharf, by bale OF
goatskins, weighing one thousand pounds
| falling to the deck OF the boat and strik.
ing him as it fell. is improving
The Lower Shenandoah Valley as seen
through camera, was the subject of a
very interesting lecture given at Friends
school, yesterday afternoon. hv A. r.
Spaid. principal of the 4. dnro"t
school,
Thomas Wilson, c"Iord, well known
in this city and for many years tho
proprietor Of the Arcade Row on the
castcrly side Of Tatnall, between Frol
and Second streets, died in Newark, \
j., few days ago.
\ little frcsh-air child saw Il herd OF
cows for the first time. and. after watch
ing them chewing their cud, in amaze
mcnt he said ,dcprccatingIytothc farmer:
''Oh. mister, do you have to buy gum
| for all those cows to chcw"'
The Volunteer Fire Co.. Of Middle
town, gave an entertainment last night.
Some good talent took part in the enter
tainment. Hamilton Lloyd, the black
face comedian and banjo player Of this
city, was among the number.
The IIcpasophs or S.W.M. Friendship
Conclavc, met in Eden Hall last night to
decide on the question Of raising the
death benefit from one hundred to two
hundred and fifty dollars. This order
has on its sick list a large number, among
them the following: John Emmons,
l. Il all T,1