Evening journal., 1901-03-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

John j. Rosa, of Milford lectured |
to-day before the Farmers Institute of
Pennington on Sweet Potatoes
A horse attached to George HUI
ber's bakery wagon fell at Eighth and
Rodney streets last evening and broke
the shafts of the vehicle
While George Vaux, Jr., Of Phila-
delphia, was delivering a lecture inl
Friends Meeting House on Thursday
night, several panes of glass in the
building were broken by boys.
Before the Epworth League Ly-
ceum, of Haven M. E. Church, thel
fourth paper on Man" will be read to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
1t is probable that Council will
pass an ordinance requiring that all
dogs running at large shall be muz-
zled
Teachers in the public schools
were paid their salaries yesterday byI
Secretary Bartram, of tho Board of
Education.
From the West Chester News
comes the report that the surface of
The Brandywine river in that vicinity
is covered with oil
Building Inspector Cassidy yester-
day granted permission TO Patrick
Fahey to make alterations costing $3.50
TO the building No. 115 West Sixth
street
George w. Twitmyer, superintend-
ent Of public schools, addressed the
teachers of Camden IN. J.) schools
this morning, his subject being:
Widening Ideals inPublic Education" ."
Mrs William A. Reilly, wife OF
Department Commander Reilly, of the
G. A. R., is suffering from the effects
of stroke Of paralysis.
Eleven houses are to be built at
the corner OF Tenth and Lombard
streets by the Home Real Estate Com
pany.
Mrs Rebecca Mcdonnell died IN
her home, No. 413 Market street, yes
lterday, aged S4 years.
"A Morris chair, a set Of silver
spoons, and a sofa pillow, bearing the
names OF the members of Brandywine
NJ. E. Church, were presented to the
Rev. J. w. and Mrs. Easley on Thurs
day evening.
Members of the West End Athletic
Club reserve basketball team would
like to hear from the teams of Com
pany II, New Castle, and Company a.
this city, and arrange a series of
games.
The West End Athletic Club bas-
iketball team will contest with the
Philadelphia Athletic Club on next
Friday night
In the southeastern sky last even
ing there appeared a strange light.
which some people believed to be a
comet.
-Woolworth's store was closed yes
terday on account of the funeral of the
late Henry E. Satterthwaite.
Captain Peter B. Ayars has been
instructed by DUPONT Post, G. A. r.
TO draft resolutions ON the death OF
Former President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison.
Presiding Elder w. Fl Corkran
of the Easton district of the Whining
ton Conference. has been appointed
delegate to the Ecumenical NJ r. Con-
ference, which will be held in London
this year.
This afternoon service was con-
Quoted over the body of OF Mrs Amelia
Robinson Hampton.
Jester & Mcdaniel will sell two
carloads of horses at their stables, No.
4l9 West Front street, this afternoon.
-Intament Of the body Of Stephen
is. Cooling was made in Charleston,
Md, to-day.
The subject of the Rev. John
tSnape's address in Y NJ. c. A. Hall to-
morrow afternoon viii be "A Mothers
Prayer"
Deputy Sheriff Mcdaniel yesterday
Teplevined a cash register from Morris
Spencer.
The Rev. c. A. Gmse offic.ated at
day.
Dorothy Byrne the 2-year-old
daughter Of John Byrne, died yesterday
of diphtheria.
Mrs. Florence Edwards. wife oil
Lawrence F. Major. died yesterday.
aged 25 years.
After brief illness, Miss Mary A
McDonough, of No. 921 West second
street, died Thursday.
-Adjutant Kemp, of the Salvation
Army. viii give a stereoptcon exhtbi-
ton on Tuesday evening IN Epw9rth
NJ. E. Church.