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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

tion. Advices given out by the officers
warn Oaklanders TO prepare for the
largest State convention Of the society
I'm its history. Word was received to-day
that Father Clark, the president of the
United Society Of Christian Endeavorers
and founder Of the movement, has al
ready left the East to attend the Conven-
ton, which will be held the last three
days of next week in the exposition build
ing.
E. c. Lyon. chairman of the reception
committee and president of the county
union, has organized a white cap brigade
10 go up the road and meet DR.. Clark.
A letter received from DR.. Clark to-day
by Chairman Webster of the entertain
ment committee says: Il am looking for
ward with great pleasure to my visit 10
Oakland I am sorry to say that Mrs.
Clark does not go with me, and there Will
be no one else in my party. | will tele-
graph YOU when l get near to California
the hour Of my arrival
Chairman A B. Wastell of the decora-
ton committee has completed his plans
for the decoration of the principal streets
of the city. The railroad depots are to
be covered with the colOrs of the organ
izatiOn, purple and gold. The old eXposi-
tion building, which has been enlarged on
the east end to hold the 400 chorus sing
ers is to be brightly decorated and tllu-
minated with electric lights. The great
concert. which is always feature OF
these conventions Will be held next
Tuesday evening, when A. NJ. Benham
will lead.
The TRANSPORTATION committee ana LIlt
entertainment committee are daily receiv
ing information showing that special par
ties are coming from every portion OF the
State. Many churches are arranging for
special cars and as there is prospect of
splendid weather Oakland will be given
over 10 the people of purple and gold
next week
The finance committee is receiving
hearty support and up to date the fol-
lowing sums were reported:
Board Of Supervisors. $22o; Realty syndicate
and Oakland Transit COMPANY $50; Oakland
Railroad Company, $50; Oakland San Lean
dr5 and Haywards Railroad. $50; l.. c, -Burpee.
So. D. EGw. Collins. $50; III J. Keller, S25:
TAFT d. PennoyeT. So: James +. Taylor, SIS;
Arthur w Fedler S.; James =. Barber, IS; J.
Cal Ewing So II. p Mehrmann, S5; James G.
Quinn s.; Henry J. Dalton. s.; T. o. Craw
ford. g., John J. Allen. s.: W. 5. Harlow, 50;
George s. Nusbaumer s.; A. X. Grim, 50; John
Mitchell S. total. S755.
A feature of the convention will be a
meeting Of the Christian Endeavor
Juniors. Tn Alameda County alone there
are 1890 members in the forty-siX junior
societies = junior chorus consisting OF
1J0 boys and girls has been trained under
the leadership Of Miss Huggins. The jun
iors Will have a demonstration at the
First Presbyterian Church on Saturday
afternoon, May 20, and a rally at the
same place the following Sunday after
noon. In Junior work California ranks
fourth i'm the United States. which con-
sidering her population is splendid
record.
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LEAGUE TEAMS
MAKE SEVERAL
GOOD CHANGES
Kid Peoples Goes to
Oakland.
EGAN ORDERED TO SAN JOSE
DOC HENNEssY TO AGAIN CAP
TAIN THE SENATORS.
Locals About the Only Nine That Are
Satisfied With the Situation.
Some Hot Games
Promised.

Last weeks series resulted in another
general shake-up in the positions of the
California League teams. By capturing
three straight from San Jose, assisted by
Watsonville's double defeat of Santa Cruz,
San Francisco assumed the proud position
of leader in the race for the champion
ship. Watsonville crowded into second
place, while the Lobsters dropped back
into third position. Oakland now leads
San Jose by narrow margin for fourth
place, while Sacramento is still at the tail
end of the procession. The positions and
percentages OF the teams are as follows:
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SEIZED STRIPED BASS.
Game Warden Fallon Confscates a
Quantity of the Game Fish That
Was Under Legal Weight.

Fish and Game Warden James ]. Fal-
lon seized 500 pounds of striped bass yes
terday and confiscated it. The fish was
all under the size allowed by law, hence
the action of the alert official.
Three hundred pounds were consigned
TO Paladini & Co, and the remainder TO
the American Fish Company. As II was
all in prime. condition a number of chari-
table institutions will profit by the
seizure. Mr.. Fallon sent box 70 Jhe
Almshouse, another to the Youths pi-
rectory and third to Mount st. Joseph
Orphan Asylum.
The fish was sent by express from near
Sobrante station.
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Bunkoed by a Stranger.

Joseph Meyers. who rooms at the Win
chester House on Third street met a man
Tuesday afternoon who represented that
he was sailor on the battleship Iowa.
They became quite friendly and after
drinking together all afternoon and night
Meyers took the sailor to his room. The
sailor left at o'clock yesterday morning
taking with him $40 and a gold locket
which he found in Meyers pockets. Mey-
ers reported the matter to the police yes
terday,
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Gan FRANCISCO cALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San francisco
Cali corner of Market and Third streets, open
until i2 o'clock every night in the year.
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $40 o'clock:
PSF Hayes street; open until $50 o'clock
621 McAllister street; open until $3.50 o CLOCK.
615 Larkn street; open until 9:S0 o CLOCK
1911 Mission street; open until 10 clock.
22e1 Market street, corner Sixteenth open
until o clock.
log Eleventh street; open until o'clock
2526 Mission street; open until clock.
NV. corner of Twenty second and kentucky
streets; open until O. clock.
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ton Park on May 27 and 2S. Watch out
for some good games.
1t is not all glopm at the quarantine
station at Angel Island, as is shown by
a ball game played last Monday between
teams from the crNw of the transport
Sherman. The teams styled themselves
the Smallpox" and tie ''Varioloids,
the former winning by score of IA to 8.
Captain c. H. Grant umpired the game.
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NOTICE is hereby given by order of the Board
OF Directors of the OCEANIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY that a meeting of the stockholders
of said Company has been called by said
Board to be held on FRIDAY. the second day
of June. A. d. 1899, at II o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, at the principal place OF
business of said Company at the building
where the said Board of Directors usually
meets. namely at the office of said Company.
number 327 Market st, in the City and County
of San Francisco, State OF California; that
the object of said meeting is to consider and
act upon the proposition that said Company
create a bonded Indebtedness of two million
five hundred thousand dollars (S2 500 000) in
United States gold coin, for the purpose of
raising money to complete the construction
of its steamships and their equipment for
use in the business of this corporation and
20 purchase and pay for any other property
within the purposes of this Company and to
secure the bonded Indebtedness so proposed
TO be created by a mortgage upon its steam
and sailing ships and all other property OF
said Company now owned or hereafter to be
acquired by said Company.
BY order OF the Board of Directors of the
Oceanic Steamship Company
corporate Seal f. Fl. SHELDON
Secretary Of the Oceanic Steamship Com
DanV.
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FIVE THOUSAND
DELEGATES TO
Be ENTERTAINED
Young Christians to
Own Oakland.
STATE CONVENTION NEAR
GATHER" CLARK HAS LEFT FOR
THE COAST.
For Three Days of Next Week Chris
tian Endeavorers Of California
VIII Gather at the
Tabernacle.
STATE CONVENTION NEAR
GATHER" CLARK HAS LEFT FOR
THE COAST.
Oakland Office San Francisco Gail,

Tlo I3iOtitlW v % NIttJ IU
Five thousand delegates will arrive in
this city next week to take part in the
great State Christian Endeavor Conven-
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TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived May 1o-Stnr Lam
from Bremen via SOUTHAMPTON.
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DIVIDEND NOTICES


DIVIDEND notice.-Dividend No Ct (twe1tv.
five cents per share) of the Hutchinson Su-
gar Plantation Company win be payable al
the office of the company. 327 Market st. on
and after SATURDAY. May 90 1899 Trans
fer books will close on SATURDAY, May 10
1899 at u o'clock m
f II SHELDON Secra+ar,,
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IMPORTANT-A progress in medical science
for female troubles, from whatever caused,
which saves trouble and misery; every woman
her own physician, always and at any time
no matter how long standing; travellers helped
at once; safe; call physician with men
knowledge; cure. $5; restores in l day and
prevents disgrace; can be sent; consultation
free. The well known, celebrated specialist
and ladies' physician, practice 81 years
DIR. POPPER, BIS Kearney st.
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MEETING NOTICES.


MISSION Chapter No. 70, R. A. M a
EVENING, Mission Masonic Temple, Xxx
266S Mission ST NJ NJ degree. By "
order of the H. P.
JOHN R. HILLMAN. Secretary.
CALIFORNIA Lodge No l. F. and A. a
M. will meet THIS THURSDAY ,Ak&x
EVENING, May H. at 1:3o o'clock. N
ter. FRANKLIN H. DAY, Secretary.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Lodge No. n
2l2. +. and A. M, meets THIS EVEN ~M
ING at 1880 o clock for first degree. By ER
E. C HARE. Secretary.
DORIC Lodge No. 216 F. and A. NJ, n
Masonic Temple-Called meeting THIS IN.
tTHURSDAY) EVENING. at 1880 Xxx
o'clock. First degree. BY order of the W
Master. ]. r. GOLDSMITH Secretary.
YERBA Buena Lodge No. 15 l. S>SA4l.zz
o. o. F.-Officers and members, SS1ISS[
you are hereby notified TO assem- =s2S&
bic in Memorial Hall FRIDAY, (|HtN
at p; M, for the purpose of attending the
funeral of our late brother JOHN VIII
LIAMS. JAS. BOYES, n. G.
THE S F. Scottish Thistle Club xy
meets THIS CTHURSDAY) EVEN N aN1
ING Fraternity t!a,niiyy Hail. 82 o'Farrell' $SSEs
JOHN ROSS, Royal Chief.
GEORGE w. PATERSON, Recorder
ANNUAL Meeting-The regular annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Olympic Salt Water
Company Will be held at 327 Market St San
May, 1893, at the hour of p. m, FOR the pur-
pose of electing a Board of Directors to serve
for the ensuing year, and the transaction of
such other business may come before the
meeting. Transfer books VIII close on Fri
day May IL, 1899 at o'clock p. m.
CHAS. A. GIBSON, Secretary.
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SEATTLE House. 1867 Third st 25c to SOC
allowed
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

ROOMS papered from So; whitened 81 up:
painting done. Hartman Paint Co. S19 Sd ST.
BAD tenants elected for 81; collections made:
city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION
co. [h M07trnU7e-v ST rooms $40 taI e520
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BOY to do Janitor work for his tuition at S. F.
Barber College, 1882 Eighth st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

MEN wanted-Our catalogue explains how we
teach the barber trade in weeks; mailed
free. write at MOLER'S Barber Col
lcRe 635 Clay st.
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ALL ladies-C only DR.. and Mrs NJ Davies
true friends of all invalids, men ano women; ;
30 years practice; safe and quick cure guar
enteed any disease or irregularity; disgrace
avoided; kind sympathy and aid; sure relief,
though else fail: delcacy. privacy, home.
etc; babies adopted; travellers treated no de-
lay; self-cure sent; call or write; free; conf
Dental MRS. NJ. DAVIES, 1928 Market st. !;
pills. 81 YerY strong. g
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EMPLOYMENT OFFICES.

ORPHEUM Employment Office-Japanese Chi
nese 426 Powell, nr. Sutter: tel. Black 1921.
CHINESE and japanese help; established 20
wears: tel. Main 1897. Bradley & Co 60 Clay
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HELP wANTED-Continued.

RAILROAD tearnsters. 81 rs and 81 80 per day,
at Plno1c; tunnelmen 81 70. 81 and 81 80 per
day Mt Point Richmond; blacksmiths at
Eimhurst ! carriage painter for Elmhurst.
~ y STONE. Elmhurst
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YOUNG man who has worked in a carpet store.
2020 Mission st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

MATTRESS-MAKERS wanted at United States
Laundry, Sixteenth St, above Valencia.
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AILMENTS peculiar to women, also obstetrics;
latest methods; strict autiseptic precautions;
ladies near or far see DRS. GOODWIN free;
well known, reliable. safe and sure; cure in
"a hours guaranteed; any time; maternity
home; best medical attendance; pills, 81: cure.
S.. 1862 Market, bet. 7th-Sth; tel. Howard 424
This well known ladies' physician will leave
for Europe May 25, in order to gain knowledge
which is to be derived at that central point
of medicines, for the benefit of her many pat
her return in August.
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CAPABLE man to represent us as general
agent; 800 month and expenses Address.
with references TONTINE SAVINGS AND
INVESTMENT CO. LTD. Chicago
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

"ANTED-A boy, age IS to 20. to learn grocery
trade. J. PETERS. 500 Shotwell St
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SURE, safe and speedy cure for all female
Diseases all those who are sick OF discour-
aged should call on the doctor and state their
case before going elsewhere; they will find in
her a true friend; home for patients with
every comfort, convenience of a hospital and
privacy of home; consultation free and con-
hdential; home treatment, So instruments
used; satisfaction guaranteed money re-
funded, by MRS. DIR. GWYER, $40 Eddy ST.
bet Hyde and Larkin; office hours 10 to L. 2
to and to 8. Sundays by appointment only
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

GEO. MAYERLE, German Expert Opticiau:
charter member American Association of OPP
tcians. 107115 Market St. S. F.; examIna-
ton free; open evenings.
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A TREATMENT that restores instantly ali
cases OF monthly irregularities from whatever
cause; positively no instruments used; guar
anteed cure at office. s.; travellers helped in
stantly; consultation free and confidential;
home for patients; comfort and privacy
MRS. DIR. KOHL, 1922 Market St, between
Mason and Taylor; office hours. 9 to and
to p. m: Sunday, 10 q. m. to D. m.
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g MATTRESSES, $50 S25 and $50 per month
waitress and parlormaid, S25; French second
girl. $25 per month MISS CULLEN, 325 Sut-
ter st.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and wife to do cooking
and housework for managers of a large fruit
company; baker, country. $40; boarding house
walters, $40; ranch cooks and others. J. Z.
CROSETT & CO, 62S Sacramento st
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A TREATMENT that restores instantly ali
cases of monthly irregularities (from what
at any time when others have failed: travel
ers helped instantly and can return home the
same day; no instruments used: cure at office.
s.: home in confinement; skillfuI medical at
tenuon; all can time and expense by con-
sulting the doctor, free. before going else
where. MRS DR.. WYETH. 942 Post st. bet
Hyde and Larkin; hours, 10 to and to 3
p. m; Sunday, 10 to u and to 4 D. m.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Lodge No n
212. +. and A. M, meets THIS EVEN IA
order of the Master. wv
E. C. HARE, Secretary.
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SITUATIONS wANrED-continued.

SITUATIONS WANTED-COntinu
LADY teacher desires position of trust Box
3, Call office.
SHORTHAND, typewriting and envelope ad-
dressing. Apply room 400, Examiner bldg.
WINCHESTER House A Third St. near Mar
ket; zoo rooms 25c to 81 so night; 81 80 TO Sc
week: convenient and respectable; free bus
and baggage to and from ferry
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WANTED early this morning. lady here,
Mattresses, country hotels, $50; laundress,
family work $25; German cook $50 no wash;
neat girl cook. some housework, in family,
San Rafael s25 Belvedere, $40: for Ala
media 500 and S25; North German nurse. $25,
and many housework girls for city, $15, $40
and S25. Apply to J. F. CROSETT & CO,
2lE SlItter 81
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

MIDDLE-AGED woman for housework Ala
media, SIS per month. MISS CULLEN, 81;
Suffer St
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SITUATION wanted by trustworthy. temperate
man 10 take of horses. cow, garden,
lawns; very handy; good references; city or
country. Box 426 Call office.
YOUNG man, 25 years old, will do housework
any kind of work; recommendations; $1,000
bond given; city or country. Address 723B
Call office.
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ROOMS WANTED.

WANTED-Furnished rooms; light housekeep-
ing; no children; close in. Box 960. Call
WANTED-2 or 3 unfurnished rooms for house
keeping; moderate rent. NJ. H. box $50, Call.
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AGENTS WANTED.
PARTNERS WANTED.

PARTNER wanted for business in country and
city; good proposition: $500 to $500. Address J.,
box 109. San Mateo Cal
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

DIR. WONG WOO. herb doctor; Chinese tea and
herb sanitarium 764-766 Clay St. San Fran
cisco: all diseases cured exclusively by Chi
nese herbs over 5000 varieties being used:
advice free; hours. $50 TO II a. m l to
and to p.
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DIR. and MRS. WEGENER 1912 Golden Gate
ave.-Private home in confinement, with every
comfort: best care and attention; terms mod
crate; regular physician in tendance; con-
sultation free; infants adooted into good
homes: call before consulting others.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN ROAD.
Teamsters laborers, tunnel men..$1 70 to 50 50
100 farmers and harvest hands $50. 49, $50
~ ~ %; ;io q; ;so 80 d ana fa% %5q
Foreman box factory, 81 Is; machinist, 50 80
80 tiemakers. 1Sc; timber fellers. S40..........
70 laborers, company work. ork....................S &
% laborers, city work.
Cooks walters and dishwashers for hotels
restaurants and camps c. r. HANSEN &
CO, l04 Geary ST.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
LoCAL BREpITIEs.

George w. Morton of this city has
obtained patent for boring and turn
ing mills.
Howard Garrett reports that he cut
and saved nine tons of hay from 214
acres on his farm below New Castle.
The house No. 907 West Eleventh
street, the property of II. b. Seeds,
has been sold to William Q. Il. Wright
for So. 500.
Mrs. Maggie e. Bolts, aged 10 years,
died at No, 40l Poplar street Friday.
She had been member of Asbury
Church for about 40 years.
Mrs. Sarah A. Perkins, aged GG
years, died nm Thursday last at the resi-
dence of her son-in law, George Il.
Barlow, No. 506 West Thirteenth street.
!. @. Cannon of No. 1924 West
Fourth street, p, W. IL b. railroad
brakeman, was badly injured while
coupling cars in the west yard FRI
day.
The remains of John B. Pennington,
Delawarean, who disd at Bethel, Pa. !,
in the fall of 1859. wero brought to
this city Friday and inferred at Lom-
hardy cemetery.
The masting shears, mold loft.
electric crane, tool and machine shops
of the Harlan &c Hollingsworth Co. IS
shipyard were illustrated and described
in the Cleveland Marine Review last
week.
1t has been decided to have review
of the police and fire departments
during the electrical convention in
September, on which occasion the
n,nyor and officials of Realinp Pa
will be invited to be present.
There is probability of First
Lieutenant Albert W. Foreman of Co.
A First Regiment, N. G. d., being
appointed adiutant of the regiment to
succeed Adiutant Dunn, who has been
appointed lieutenant in the volunteer
army.
Isaiah Young and Miss Florence
Baldwin were married at No. 1923 LON
lard street yesterday week by the Rev.
Il. Il. Short. A reception followed the
ceremony. Later in the evening Mr..
Short married William E. Virden and
Miss Anna M. Reed ut the Clayton
House.
Edward o. Barton and Miss Martha
Allen Stewart were married yesterday
week by the Rev. +. Cornwell Jen-
nings at No. 1923 jackson street. Miss
Anna Alsentzer attended the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton have gone 10 At
lantic City on their wedding tour.
They will reside at No. 223 Franklin
] street. -..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

An Interesting Programme Arranged by
tile Minister In Charge.

Dover, July %. The Rev. Alfred
Smith, ID. D., the minister-in charge,
has prepared the following programme
for the Camden campmeeting
July 9th (education day Morning,
address by the Rev. Vaughn S. Collins ;
afternoon, address by the Rev. George
Z. Reed, ID. D., president of Dickin.
son College.
July 30th-Morning preaching by the
Rev. r. I. Coursey afternoon, preach
ing by the Rev. John Il. Crouch, d.
D., of Philadelphia evening, preach
ing by the Rev. George L. Hardesty.
August LIST tEpworth League day.
Sunrise service: D a. M, song and
testimony; 1870 a. nj, addresses by
the Revs. II. g. Turner, W. o. Hurst
and Isaac l.. Wood, on Methodism,
it's evangelistic genius and fervor. -
"Self- culture, its value and possible
ties' and How to deepen the spiritual
life" respectively: p. M, an hour
with the Juniors; 3 M, address by
Che Rev. G. Edgar Adamson of Lands
dale, Pa, on Spiritual dynnmics -
to p. M, social hours; p. M, song
and conservation.
August Sd temperance dayl-9. 20 a.
m., devotions, conducted by Mrs. Adam
Stengle; 10. 30 u. M, addresses by the
Rows. r. L. Coursey, Y. Ii. Webster
and George L. Hardesiy, on 1.-THE
saloon in politics. "The saloon in its
relation to the church, and 1.-The
saloon in its relation TO the home, "
respectively.
August 6th-Morning, preaching by
the Rev. Clarence L. Wilson, ID. D. 4,
of Pasadena, Cal. afternoon, preach
ing by the Rev. Samuel McBurney, D..
D., of Philadelphia: evening, preaching
by the Rev. ii. G. Turner.
August Sth told peoples day)-9 a.
M, old time lovefeast; 1870 a. m. g,
preaching by the Rev. B. II. Price;
p. M, "reminiscences.
The Revs. II. T. Coursey and w. o.
Hurst, respectively, will conduct holt
ness and young peoples meetings daily.
The Reys. Edwin Gardner and X. T.
Courssy will direct tho music. The
staff of the minister in charge will he
composed of the Revs. r. Il. Coursey,
w. o. Hurst, ii. c. Turner, George L..
Hafdesty, G. +. Sheppard and j. Il.
Graham. Camp will break OH August
9th
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded at the city regis
tration bureau: Two two-story brick
dwellings on the south side of Front
street east of Market, by Edward G.
Cook to Minnie Harris; Nos. 1l2 and
ia West street, by Laura b. and
Charles f. Eastman to Edward G.
Cook: plant of the Wilmington Pipe
and Foundry Co., by that company to
the Central Foundry Co.; a brick
stable on the west side of Penn street
between Sixth and Seventh, by George
W. Booker and William r. Finn to
Robert II. Richards; brick dwelling
on the south side of Eleventh street
between Poplar and Lombard, by
William Miles and others to Thomas
j. Bowen; properties on the south
side of Eleventh street 93 and l12 feet
east of Poplar, by Thomas j. Bowen
to Lambert j. Foulk; No. TOT West
Eighth street, by James B. Whitoraft
to John G. Webster; northwest side of
West street % feet north of Twenty
fifth, by Alfred B. Moore to Florence
~ Clplnnd