Evening journal., 1901-07-20
CITY NEWS TN BRIEF

Numerous holes In the bed OF the
Philadelphia and Wilmington turnpike
are being filed in with crushed stone.
Several clerks employed in the
local freight department OF the Penn
sylvania railroad are on their yaca-
Itions.
Members OF the Journeymen Bar
bers Union are agitating a movement
for shorter hours.
John M. Galligan, the baseball
player, who committed suicide in New
York, was weli-known here, having
played in this city on the Newark
team. of the Atlantic League
w. W. Doughty leads in the con-
test of Delaware Lodge, l. o. o. f., for
a trip to the Pan-American ExpOsi.
uon. in Buffalo.
On account OF there being no law
providing for an inspector OF barber
shops. the Beard of Health will not ap-
point one, as has been requested.
1t is expected that the sewer from
the Delaware Button Works to the
works q the Diamond state steel
Company Will be completed and in
operation by next Thursday
-Onicers-elect of the Legion of the
Red Cross were installed in C0nstan-
tine Lodge, by Grand Commander
Harry Sinclair last night
Members OF the congreg CATION OF
First Presbyterian Church have sew
.nlal clergymen under consideration
but will not select a successor 10 the
Rev. William Main Schall until the
Fall.
Trustees of the Ladies' Aid Society
OF Mt. Salem Nj. E. Church have ex-
pended S4S1 on improvements to the
parsonage since conference. and the
Conference Academy apportionment o,
$500 has been collected and paid.
i'm Bethel NJ. e. Church tomorrow
morning q large class of probationers
will be admitted TO full membership.
Frank Burnett. of West Chester,
has obtained position with the Har-
Ian and HOllingsworth Company and
will come to Wilmington next week.
Howard T. Wallace. president OF
the Diamond State Company, has pur-
chased the race horse Festival. from
the Cafrahand racing stables, in Fhila-
delphia
ARRANGEMENTS have bsen COM
plCted for a literary and musical en-
teltainmont 60 be held in Mt. Salem NJ
+. Church on tins evening OF August g.
arrangements have besn com
pleted for the outing Of Delaware
Ledge. l. O. o. T., at Brandywine
Springs next Saturday
The Rev. A. S Mowbray, Of Port
Deposit, has received an invitation
ircm his congregation to remain fcI
another year.
-Siloam Camp will begin August
10 and continue until August i9.
Stone work on the new United
Presbyterian Church, which is BEING
erected at Third and Broome streets
is completed.
RED Mems Day is being celebrated
in Shellpot Park.
On account OF the engine being
disabled, train No. 10. en- the p. w. e
B. railroad,due hsre at 9O6 last night
was an hour late.
James Hargis, R. G. S. Of the Imp
o. R. NJ, made an official visit to Lau-
rel last evening.
While working on Richard Pat
zowsky's morocco factory yesterday al
ternocn, Nathan Jones, a hod-carIie'
was badly injured by a scahold. or
which he stood, giving way.
w. c. Adams. Of Chester, who was
overcome by the heat ia this city on
Wednesday. is still suffering from th,
eheots OF the prostration.
The Delaware College Agricultara
I Experiment Station has issued a vart
able bulletin in relation 10 the cons.o
Cf anthrax
Some Of the soldiers who have re
turned from the Philippines say ihaf
the weather here Of the past few day.
Is similar to that Of the islands.
Walter Griffenburg. a driver of oL,
Of the U. S. mail wagons. says he wa,
assaulted and almost ch0ked TO deaif
yesterday morning by a negro at Second
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