Evening journal., 1901-05-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Members of the Ladies' Mite So
ciety held their annual pie social in
Ebenezer Church last evening.
In st. Peters Church yesterday high
mass was said over the body OF Mrs.
Ellen Kyle.
"A comedy Of child life. entitled
Joe" was given by the Junior Chris
tian Endeavor Society in the First
Presbyterian Church last night.
In the Odd Fellows Hall. Hockes-
sin, last night a musical and literary
entertainment was given for the bene-
fit OF the Temperance House in that
place.
In Shields Library Hall last night
a dance was given for the benefit ol
the Holy Name table at St. Pat
rick's fair.
Next week will be observed as May
week holiday. In the schools, during
which time the buildings will be
cleaned and repaired.
The Bowers Dredging Company
has begun the draining OF large
tract OF lowland near EnOch Moore and
Sons Company's shipyand.
j. NJ. Phillips will build four
two-story dwellings in Twenty-third
street for Edgar NJ. Hopes.
An Athletic Association has been
formed by boys of the Wilmington
High School
"A number of Wilmingtonians visit
ed Imperial Commandery. No. 225
Ancient and lllustrious Knights OF
Malta, in Chester last night, and wit
messed the installation of thirty-three
candidates.
The Methodist Episcopal Churches
OF Cecil county have been assessed
S2,375 as their share 10 be raised
toward paying OF the debt on the Con-
ference Academy at Dover.
Several Of the horses of the Phoenix
lire Company are sick but Will shortly
recover.
-Workmen have removed 1875 feet
of the 20-inch water main from the
bed of the Christiana river at Third
street bridge. to allow the dredging
machine to operate.
Every German plasterer in the city
has become a member of the Plasterers
Union.
The request of nine carriage trim
mers Of the Novelty Carriage Company
for an increase Of wages of twenty per
cent has been granted by the com
pany
Sunshine Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters, will give a Feast OF Seven
Tables next week.
Prom the jackson and Sharp Com
pany seven cars have been shipped
10 the Queen Anne Railway Company
for use on its line.
H. f. Vernon. of Mt. Clair. received
handsome pony over the p, w. & b.
railroad yesterday afternoon from
parties in Canton. o.
The rite of confirmation will be ad-
ministered this evening in St. Mat
thew's Church by the RI. Rev. Leighton
Coleman, bishop of Delaware.
DR.. H. G.. Buckmaster has pur-
chased new runabout for especial use
In his practice
AT the Third street crossing of the
r., w. & b. railroad repairs are being
made to the safety gates.
Members of the Wawasset Gun
Club gave a shoot over Eleventh street
bridge yesterday.
Little Mabel Blest, of No. 200 King
street, who was run over by team
was not seriously injured.
In the Wilmington public schools
ll6 children attended every session
during the past six months.
The Delaware Mining Granite
Company is working rapidly upon the
Gloucester street improvements. which
may be finished by August /.
Michael BLAZER, native Of Ger
many, took out his first naturalization
papers yesterday.
Permanent organization Of q new
lodge of machinists will be effected this
evening,
On Sunday night the Rev. d. 7.
Huntington, OF the Chinese Mission, in
New York, will preach in St. Andrews
Church.
The Rev. John Shape, pastor Of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, will