Evening journal., 1901-05-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

I Frederick Macklin, trace clerk in the
employ Of the p, w. & B. railroad freight
office. has presented his resignation, to
take effect on next Monday, and he will
be succeeded by William Gouert, of the
jackson and Sharp Company.
commencement week at Lasell Semi
nary for Young Women. in Auburndale,
Mass, will be held from June to II.
This afternoon the Wawaset Gun Club
will give its largest shoot of the season
on the grounds, over Eleventh street
bridge
The Rev. Nils Johnson, pastor of the
Swedish Baptist Church, who has ac-
cepted a call to Brooklyn, N Y, went to
that city yesterday.
On June the twenty-fourth annual
meeting Of the Supreme Lodge, Shield Of
Honor, will be held in Atlantic City, and
will last five days.
During the visit of several repre-
sentatives of a large shipbuilding plant
in Hayti to The Pusey and Jones Com
pany yesterday, contract for con-
sructing several pieces of machinery
was drawn up.
In Trinity Church a strawberry
festival will be held this evening.
I'm the offices of the p. w. & B.
railroad the new phones recently put
in went into service yesterday after
noon.
"A horse owned by George H. Cole.
of Smyrna, died at Red Lion yesterday
while being driven to this city.
Judge Gray handed down an opin-
ion affirming the decision of the Phila-
Il daln1,fn Ifrat1ft -,
brought by the National Sewing Ma
chine Company against the Wilcox &
Gibbs Sewing Machine Company.
Mrs. farley and her waxworks will
be presented in Ezion NJ. e. Church to-
morrow evening.
"A force of workmen are at work
double-tracking the cutoff bridge over
the Christiana river
"A distance course fer speed test of
government vessels is being laid off at
the Breakwater.
Before the board of examiners of
the Wilmington Barbers' Association
seven BARRIERS registered last night.
In St. Johns Church parish house
on June IA. the Wilmington Assembly.
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, will hold
meeting.
beginning next week the tennis
courts of the Newport Tennis Club at
Newport will be open for use to the
members and their friends.
While one Of the teams of the Hygeia
Ice Company was being watered at the
fountain at Eleventh and French streets
yesterday afternoon, the horses knocked
the top off the fountain, disconnecting the
supply pipes.
George W. Walls, assistant dog
] catcher is the subject for congratula-
tiOns. He is the father of a bouncing
ifteen-pOund daughter.
Two watches that were stolen from
the residence Of the late Job H. Jackson
some time ago were recovered by Chief
Of Police Eugene Massey, in Philadelphia,
yesterday.
Women of Elsmere Presbyterian
Chapel will give a shortcake festival
in the chapel this afternoon.
A new mail cancelling machine has
been placed in the pOstOffice by order
of the department in Washington.
Pupils of the Delaware Orphan
Home and Industrial School will give
an entertainment in the Sarah White
Home this evening.
Colonel Benjamin Nields. who
spoke at the memorial services in the
Opera House last Sunday, lost a valu-
able gold-headed umbrella at that time
Shiloh Baptist Church will cele-
brate it's twenty-fifth anniversary this
evening.
There is great rejoicing over the
fact that the mud is being removed
from the street at the northern ap-
proach to Market street bridge.
"A boy named Russell tainted in
lower Market street this morning, and
was taken to his home in the PhOeniz
ambulance.
-Fredus Price, who fell in an apo
plectic stroke at Sixth and Monroe
streets yesterday, broke his collar bone
when he fell.
BY a slight fire in Jim KEGS laun.
dry this morning, sixteen shirts and
fifteen collars and cuffs will have to bt
washee" no more
Bishop Coleman officiated at the
conservation services in st. Mary.
Chapel Townsend, this morning
City Council will fix the city ia,
rate at its meeting this evening.
Governor Hum yesterday appoint
ed Lewis Pike a special constable fol
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany.
In st. Pauls Church this morning
mass was said over the body of JOhI
T Harkins.
-lnterment OF the body of Mrs
Frances c. Morton was made in River
view Cemetery this afternoon.
-Brandywine NJ. E. Church will have
floral festival this and tomorrow evening
Gymnasium classes of the y NJ. c. A
will be closed for the Summer season OF
Saturday.