Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-11
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

About seventy-flve members Of Blue
Rock Council. Legion of the Red Cross.
viii VISIT Waverly Council In Philadel-
phia, this evening.
William Atwell, formerly of the First
Delaware Regiment, but now with Com
pany M, pwenty-second Infantry, Is in
the Philippines
Mrs. Florence l.. Martin, wife Of
George II. Martin, and daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ezekiel Blackiston, Of No. 6i7
West Third street, was privately Inferred
this afternoon.
The Water Department Is pushing
the work Of laying the 12-inch water
main on Walnut street.
Mrs. Elizabeth MANI, mother Of Mrs
Joseph Kern, is lying at the point Of
street. this city.
Tho Junior Vaudeville Social had a
smoker and debate last evening at their
rooms. Malcom and Horisk were the
committee in charge.
The Wilmington Croquet Club has re-
elected its old officers and had its
grounds, at Ninth and Washington
streets, put in condition for the season.
Camp No. Al. p. o. S. Of A., will give
progressive package party on Friday
week at o'clock in the evening.
Assistant Chy Solicitor Medforl IL.
Cahoon has been i'm Philadelphia FOR sew
eral days as a delegate to the National
Mechanics. AAi
June % has been decided on as loca-
tion day at Brandywine Summit Camp.
Work of grading at Eleventh and
Monroe streets began to-day.
1.-The regular monthly all-day meeting
was held yesterday at the Sunday Break
| fast Association.
-Paymaster Martin, OF Boston who is
| a former Delawarean. and a graduate OF
Delaware College. was among the Ameri-
| can officers who returned from Manila
on the transport Buffalo.
DR. ID. j. McColey held a post-mor-
tenn on the body Of Alexander Gillespie
who died suddenly on Sunday afternoon
hast at his home ON Kennebec street, and
pronounced death due to heart disease
The Brownson Library Association
i has organized a baseball team and will
play it's first game on May 10 with the
New Castle team.
Chancellor Nicholson will sit here OF
Monday.
AT yesterdays meeting in Philadel
phia OF the Supreme Council OF IN,
| American order Of Steam Engineers
| Joseph l.. High. of this city, was IN
stalled as one Of the three supreme trus
tees.
The stone piers for the arch at thr
! Market stree. entrance to Brandywin'
Park are completed and a new steel arcl
will shortly be erected.
There were few "squatters' i'm tn
markets yesterday. owing to the ordi
nance against such vendors being en-
| forced.
Thomas r. Lynam's barn. which wa
burned yesterday, was insured In IN
MIL Creek Hundred Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company, the loss being $1,000
An excellent musical and llterar
program characterized an enjoyable on
| tertainment given at Association Ha|
last evening by the Girls Friendly So
ciety Of st. Andrews Church.
After a five days run the steame
Premier (Br) from Banes, passed in a
the Delaware Breakwater late yesterda
Z afternoon with a cargo Of fruit.
Jack Farrell. of this CITY, who defeat
I ell EllwOod McCloskey last week, ha
been offered a l5-rOund match with JAG
O'Brien, of New York. to take place q
Q Athens, Pa
: -Eugepe Sterlith. Of High and Lon
: bard streets, upset a coffee kettle yestcl
day and badly scalded his arm.
THE new bottling house of the Har
mann and Fehrenbach Brewing Con
T pany win be ready for occupancy
about q week.