The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-11
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May II, 1899
To-day is the Feast of the A scension. 1t
is being celebrated in the Episcopal and
Roman Catholic churches.
1t commemora. es the last event in the
life Of the Saviour of Mankind. when for
the space of three and thirty years. He
dwelt on this earth. partook OF the suffer-
ings OF humanity in all Its forms and who
raising il by His ascension purified and
ennobled TO the throne of God. This feast
has been oberved by all the Christian
Churches + o II tie days of st. Augustine
aud he attributes its institution TO the
preached sermon upon 1t, and Gregory
OF Tours mentions procession which
used to be held ON this day in memory Of
that which the apostles made from Jeru-
salem TO Bethany and the Mount of Olives.
1t Ia also II feast Of obligation when the
faithful are obliged to hear mass. The
paschal candle, which has been lit ut mass
durin Z the great forty days, is extingulsh.
cd at the end OF the Gospel.
| Masses wero celebrated in St. Peters
Church at SD and o'clock. At 7.30
| O'Clock this evening there will be the
usual May donation, in the same church.
Services appropriate to the day were con-
Quoted in Emmanuel Epi,copal church
Tho residents of Cherry street, North
Sixth and West Delaware street, and the
properly owners will petition Council and
tho Trustees of the Common to have IA
lire plug placed in that neighborhood.
There are number of frame buildings
situated IN that section and there is no fire
plug. The fire company would be unable
to cope with q fire in that part of the city.
Owing to the distance from Shaw s corner
being over 200 yards, that section of the
city could bo wiped out by q fro.
Carpenters are AZ work placing roof on
tho house that was recently damaged by
fire at tho corner of Fifth and Delaware
streets. |
During the fifteen months that William
n. Boggs resided In New Castle he acted |
the part of a gentleman.
While turning out of the railway track |
at Sixth and Delaware street Alexander |
BaxIor broke one OF tho wheels of his car
yiaGe. 1
Several friends o; the late Mrs, Bella
Callield will attend her funeral at Dol
aware City Tomorrow morning.
Several days ago VIM. Duwney, Jr, had
his little finger Of the left hand cut by
fish fin. Lye entered the wound and caus.
ell poisoning. The hand and arm became
swollen and very painful and 1t waa
feared for time that blood poisoning of a
serious form had developed and that am.
putntlon would be necessary to relieve the
sufferer. Good medical attention has con-
quert d the disease and now no serious 70.
sui ts are anticipated.
James B. Lancaster assisted by Joseph
Hood, completed repairs yesterday to the
iron railing which surrounds the Market
Square.
james Mcguire had his arm severely
injured yesterday while cutting wood A
nail in tho wood which flew from tho
block struck his right arm above the wrist
and penetrated the flesh. The arm be-
came greatly swollen and was very pain
ful.
Yesterday morning tho daughter of
Harry Stewart of North Front street found
q bunch Of keys
The High School base ball team will
play tho Manual Training School team of
Wilmington in the latter city on May
Goth.
: Alfred Lynch and daughter Nelio of
Georgetown. have been tho guests of Mrs.
Bennet +. Lancaster.
Constable NJ. b. Fleming made clever
move last evening. At 73D o'clock he
was informed OF tho fact that the house. ;
1old goods of Harry II. Brockson had
been shipped from New Castle and were
'nroute TO Washington, d. G. Brockson .
las boen employed there for some time.
Fleming had u claim for $40 against
Brockson for furniture purchased by him
rom dealer In Wilmington. Fleming
mnedia ely boarded an electric Car and
vent to the office of Magistrate Kelley. i
There he secured the proper papers aud !
.oing to tho cast yard seized the furniture !
lnder u foreign attachment.
The gOuds will bo removed to Stidham's
Iuctioh rooms. The good, were seized at
.i5 O'clock Just one hour and q Quarter
liter loarning Of their removal, r