Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

New York green goods men have
been sending circulars to this city.
Sallie A. Day of this city has been
granted an original widows pension.
Catherine Harkins. aged 63 years,
died on Thursday at No. 10l1 Lombard
street.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Martha Il. Francis have been granted
to Alice Mitchell.
Edwin A. Parker's valuable dog
Prince, which has been in the family
about Il years, is dead.
Hannah |. Brown of this city has
been granted an original widows
pension of IS per month.
j. Edward Addicks and sundry other
| Union Republicans are expected to visit
Rehoboth next Saturday and Sunday.
| An order was issued in Washington
Friday assigning Commander G. o.
Allibone to command the gunboat
Wilmington.
| Agents for several Philadelphia firms
were in this city last week looking for
machinists and tho trip was productive
of some results.
A representative Of Manayunk weav-
ing mills was here a few days ago look
ing for weavers. Whether any were
secured could not be ascertained.
Mrs. Mary E. Smith, widow OF
Vaughan Smith, aged Is years, died on
Saturday at No. 1905 King street. In
terment was made at Middletown,
Tuesday.
Announcement has been made OF the
} engagement of Alexander j. Taylor Of
the Street and Sewer Department and
Miss Belle Macallister, daughter Of
Consul Macallister.
Lieut.. John NJ. Dunn of the Twenty
eighth Regiment has opened recruit
ing office at Third and Market streets
: where recruits will be enlisted fol
service in tho Philippines.
In his crusade among dairymen las
week Milk Inspector McEvilly fount
i, two who we're selling doctored milk
: He warned them that repetition o
. the offence will result in prosecution
q The steamship Ponce, which stuck il
' the mud on Saturday after beinl
I launched from the ways at the yards o
n the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., wa
4 floated during the high tide about
O'Clock Sunday morning.
o Miss Ethel NJ. Cooper of this cit
o and Miss Ellen w. Carman Of Dover
d graduates of the West Chester, Pa.
is Normal School, have been apEointe
q teachers, the former at the primar
|. school at Newark and the lattor q
d Dover.
IS A pipe organ costing $4,000, whic
IF was recently constructed by John Brow
Or Of this city, has been placed in postio
t. in the First Presbyterian Church &
ar Boulder, Col. The money with whic
le the organ was purchased was given /
IN Andrew Carnegie.
lg Tho II. ii. Carter silver servie,
'ee which has been on exhibition
10 Samuel II. Baynard's store, has bee
10 sold. The proceeds are for the benci
10 of the Delaware Hospital. The nan
ne of the purchaser or the price have n,
10 been made public.
~ An electrical system by which IL
Ih engineer of tho train can govern Il
ns opening and closing of the railroa
a. safety gates along the line Of the roi
% 'a has been patented by DR.. t. o. Coop
:. of this city. The invention is suppos,
he to do away with the gatemen now
IL; charge of the gates.
.es A number of men were hired in tn
III city last week by j. j. Thomas Of Pitt
lar burg, Pa, to work in the iron mills
Its tnaG city. Ihey were provided WI
,se tickets and 50 for incidental expense
Some of the men spent the money
IL their arrival in Philadelphia and al
III disposed of the tickets.
n Louis Brinton, aged 81 years, W
nd was shot by his grandmother, MI
nv Rebecca Kirk, whom he had been to;
~, ing and abusing at her home ne
III. Perry's Tavern, Brandywine hundre
wo July 9th, and who has been confined
of the Delaware Hospital since, left {
,er institution Monday afternoon.
he John II. Speakman, timekeeper
,ed the Offices of the Harlan & Holm,
worth Co., was called Sunday
Philadelphia on account of the dea
of his mother, Mrs. Sarah III. Spea
,,nn66 man, aged 10 years, whose death
$50 CURED on Saturday at her home \
pne 1902 Arch street. The funeral ia
place yesterday morning at II o'clot