Evening journal., 1899-07-06
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

The EpWOrth League OF Grace
Church will give a river party on the
steamer Ulrica on July 20, leaving
King street wharf at o'clock for a
delightful four hours sail.
Dorothy McCracRen Benson, baby
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E.
Benson, was buried at Riverview
Cemetery this afternoon.
Early in August twelve members
of the Y. M. c. A. will encamp at
Bowers Beach.
This evening the Delaware Peace
Society will meet.
"A kissing bug has bitten Thomas
N Stayton on the back
John S. Rossell and John H.
Dandy are still engaged in auditing
the county books.
The jackson and Sharp Company
to-day shipped two cars for the Lu-
kens and Williams Valley Railway
Company, of Western Pennsylvania.
Council committees met last night
and transacted routine business.
About twenty special watchmen
were confirmed at the meeting of the
Police Commission last night.
Lewis X Chandler, who was Bit
ten by his dog has been sent to the
Pasteur Institute, in New York, by his
attending physician.
"A semi-annual dividend Of per
cent. has been declared by the Farm
ers' Bank, the branch in this city pay
ing the New Castle branch dividend.
On Sunday afternoon Harvey L.
Wyatt Of this city, who is a student
of Princeton Seminary, will address
the mems meeting at the Young Mems
| Christian Association.
The reception to Mayor Fahey and
| District Attorney Byrne by the
Knights of Columbus at the Clayton
House tonight will be a very enjoy
able affair
AT the swimming pool the total
attendance for June this year was o.
SCI, being 211S more than June of last
year.
Mrs. Sarah Monihan will build :
new house at Hockessin.
"A small addition to the Delaware
| Che Works, at Newport, is being
built.
Bishop Coleman has appointed
Rev. Henry Ward Cunningham, Of Cal
vary Church, examining chaplain fol
the diocese, to fll the vacancy caused
T by the death of Rev. Charles e. Muir
ray.
Rev Henry Sanderson, OF this city
p Will conduct the early morning prayer
5 meetings at Chester Heights Camp
2 which begins July 49,
The wilmington and Northern
railroad tug, Laura B, is again in ser
vice after undergoing repairs at thu
wharves of the Harlan and Hollings
worth Company
y Monroe street, between Tenth an'
Eleventh streets, is sadly in need o
: the attention of the street sweepers.
-Aleita NJ, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Neumann, of No 50
West Fifth street, was buried at River
view Cemetery this afternoon
Thomas Newell, of the Third ward
! looks like sure winner in the rae
: for clerk of the market.
Ernest Vance, aged 10 years, wa
overcome with heat at Fifth and Ship
, ley streets yesterday afternoon an
was taken to the Homeopathic Hos
]. pital.
q Several dead trees ON the par
!. drive near Market street are being Gu
down.
This evening officers will be in
C. stalled by Welcome Council and Gar
field Council, Jr o. u. A. NJ.
1T Is probable that almost all tn
n members of Council will attend tn
e third annual conventions of the Leagu
e of American Municipalities, to be hel
r at Syracuse. September 10 to p.
IA -Omicer Davidson at an early hou
e this morning took charge of and i'm
q pounded a team which had bee
"a standing on Third street between Mar
l. ket and Shipley streets since yester
& day afternoon at o'clock.
ie bill" Farnsworth. a professions
F." crook. arrested yesterday by Detectiy
81 McVey. was released after being "Bei
ie tillionized.'
& The latest victim of the kissin
Re bug reported is James Welch. a men
a Der OF the Water Witch Fire Con
Is pany-
o. The best. tie finest looking and n