Evening journal., 1900-07-27
HIGH WIND BLEW
Oil BOAT ASHFORD
Marcus Hook People Com
plain Of InlInOdeSt Men
and Boys

Marcus Hook, July 26.-Presiding
Elder Il. b. Lynch presided at the sec
ond quarterly conference held last
evening at the Methodist Church. Very
encouraging reports were received
from the various committees and de-
partments of the church, and routine
business transacted.
Mrs. Ann Fowler Of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with her daughter,
Mrs. BENJAMIN Gorby. on Ninth street.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Gloss was taken III yester-
day with cholera infantum, and Is now
under the care Of DR. Cardeza.
Mrs. Lees is spending some time
with relatives and friends at Ocean
City, ~ J.
Mrs. Robert Valentine has been visit
ling her mother and other relatives in
| the borough.
At the next meeting OF the School
Board the ianitors for the schools will
| be elected and the contracts for clean
ing and ren9vating the buildings will
/ be awarded
John Downes. Sr.. OF Delaware
avenue, who has been in poor health
for some time. is convalescing.
]
| Light Company will be present at the
next meeting of Borough Council for
the purpose Of making the contract
with the company for three years in
stead of one. BY this means the lights
will be secured at a cheaper rate. Six
additional lights will be contracted for
AS soon as the contract is made for
three years, the company will place the
] I.ta 90 10 80 Ia
lamps.
The barrel boat Kindrla, which has
been loading at the new oil works,
completed her cargo yesterday and
went out into the stream. The minia-
ture cyclone which passed over the bor-
ough last evening about six o'clock
blew the boat ashore The boats large
anchors were dragged and large haw-
ser fastened to one Of the piers was
broken. so strong was the wind. The
boat was still aground this morning.
Justice Of the Peace James A. Par
cells spent yesterday with relatives and
friends in Philadelphia.
Burglars are said to have made an
attempt to enter one of the brick houses
on the pike above Market street on
Tuesday night, but were frightened off
! MISS AlWllAt AlAltof VI AfllldNNlUMldf ~
spending some time with Mrs. Harry
\ Valentine.
The Mcclure base ball club would
like to arrange a game for Saturday
next with some strong club in Della.
ware county. the game to be played on
the formers grounds.
Borough Officer Heacock has receiv.
ed numerous complaints from residents
OF Delaware avenue. in regards to the
large number of boys and young me1
who go In swimming from the borough
wharves in a nude condition. There is
an ordinance against this practice and
some of the bathers will get into trOu-
BILE if the practice is continued. A
similar complaint also comes from the
residents Of the lower end of the bOr-
ough. where there are a number Of clul
houses located. The practice is indulg.
ed in every Sunday by the visitors &C
these places.
The family OF Undertaken Cloud, whit
have have been spending some time a
Brandywine Summit camp grounds
have returned to their home in th'
borough.
George Amis and Miss Hannah Lar
kin were married on Tuesday at th'
home Of the brides parents. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev c. w
w. Bishop, OF the Marcus Hook Baptis
Church.