Evening journal., 1901-07-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Members OF the Phoenix Fire Com
pany will hold their annual meeting to-
might.
With appropriate ceremonies the cor
nor-stone of the Sarah Ann White Home
addition No. S22 French street, was laid
yesterday afternoon.
From the archbishop of Montreal,
Bishop Coleman has received am invita-
tion to preach sermon before the Pro
vincial Synod Of Canada in the cathedral
In Montreal, Canada.
Richard Proctor. Of Belair, Md, has
been assigned to duty as gaugcr for the
local rectlfying houses for the next sixty
days
The 5-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward r. Murphy, OF No go Monroe
street is suffering with severe bruises re
ceived by falling from a window while
wandering about the house.
In Rockford Grove yesterday sun
day school temperance rally was held by
North Baptist, Mt. Salem, Goodman and
Riddle NJ. Il. Memorial Sunday schools.
The Rev. Vaughn s Collins has been
elected president of the Rehoboth Beach
Campmeeting Association.
In the local bureau of registration,
property valued at $4,000 has been trans
ferred from the Wilmington Improve
ment Company to the Woodlawn Com
pany
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society. Of Union NJ. e. Church. will
hold its regular monthly meeting to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. in the
home of Mrs. w. w. Mccormick, at
Brandywine Springs
Members of the boy choir Of st
Stephens Lutheran Church took a trir
TO Betterton Beach, Md, TODAY
Employing plumbers in Whining.
Ton have decided to allow their men
TO quit work at noon on Saturday DUR
ing the Summer
The campmeeting Of the Layton
Home, Thirty-iith and Market streets
closed last night.
Roy Boyce, Of Bridgeville. a mem
ber of Company G, N. G. d., was killed
by stray bullet while at rifle prac.
tic on Saturday
In memory Of the late Rev. NJ. X
fallon, a branch OF the American
Catholic Unicn, will be established II
this city.
In East Lake Presbyterian Sunda,
school yesterday afternoon, returi
of $l2O was made by the children O
money collected by them for the mort
gage fund
During the storm on Saturda,
night show case in the Cigar store o
Il "a NJ trtl
was blown Off the counter and com
pletely wrecked.
Albert Allen, owned by Frank s
Dure, won from Marine, owned by G
Parke Postles, in three straight heats
best three out of five, on the Whining
ton Horse Show Association track OF
Saturday afternoon.
From the yards of the Pusey an,
Jones Company on Saturday afternoon
the pleasure yach, N6 "a. built by sew
eral employees Of tie company, wa.
launched
While at work last night. NJ. II
Reese an operator in the West Yard
was taken suddenly i'll, and had to b,
sent to his home in a cab.
The mass-meeting which was I,
have been held by the Jewish residents
of Wilmington in the Synagogue yes
terday was postponed.
Work on the Delaware Buttof
Company new plant, in SOuht vii
mington, is progressing rapidly.
On the yacht Catherine, twenty-tw,
employees of the Christiana Window
Glass Company took a trip to Wood
land Beach on Saturday.
AT the yards of the jackson ant
Sharp Company a new propeller whec
is heing put on the steamer Diamond
State.
Despite the storm on the Delawar,
river yesterday, steamers of the vii
mington Steamboat Company mao,
good time ON trips between this cit,
and Philadelphia.
On account Of the increased freight
traffic, the Wilmington Steamboat
Company has purchased the steamboat
Fannie. for use on the upper Delawar,
river route.
Work on the new building of tn,
Belts Machine Company will be com
menced at once, and will be completed
about September 1.
Il w. Williams. brakeman. EN-
plOyed on the Delaware division. ant
residing at No. 406 East Fourth street
had little finger mashed in a switch
at l-andlith station On Saturday, night.
John A. Finley. brakeman on IN,
, Delaware railroad, fell from a car a
Ridgoly' Nd. en- Saturday and dislo
Gated his right shoulder.
w Il. Stimmell, a local preacher
occupied the pulpit in Epworth NJ. +
Church yesterday.
On July 2S the state and count,
convention Of the A. o. II. vii! be hel,
in Hockessin.
s The George f. King Press, Printing.