Evening journal., 1901-02-22
CITY NEwS IN BRIEF

mingtcn, and 70 nave @ sunday stho j
institute instead
Members cf the Young Mems Re-.
publican Club win travel 20 Wash ng-
ton on Inauguration day IN a sla ial
car over the b. a o. railroad
The body Of Robert SlnGlor. late
Of Philadelphia, was intrred In Clay
ton to-day
w Atmore Woodrow. fcrmrly Cf
this city died IN Oklahoma on Feb
ruary II.
Ralph Mckinney won first prize
in the Indian club race at the " NJ.
c. A. last evening. The Jun or.
Whites defeated the Junior Maroons
a. basketball by the score of 6 to 4.
Mrs. Anna Brattcn. wife OF VIII
liam Bratton, died IN Christlana cn
Wednesday. aged 80 years.
Thomas OConngll has purchased
the farm in the Fourth district of Cecil
county. belonging to the late Frank
lin Meade, for SG,G50.
Red Clay Creek Presbyterian
Church will give a supper in the lee
ture room of the church on Monday
evening. February %
John c. Grant, who. served In the
Philippines in an Iowa regiment. ap-
plied at the police station last even
ing for lodging.
Wilbur Pr.tchett 10 years cid. Of
Marshallton. had his left hand badly
crushed yesterday. and was sent 20
the Delaware Hospital for treatment,
The body OF Henry White was in
terrCd in Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Clinton Cook and Lewis ID. Mes-
sick. Of l4ewes, have been appointed
weighars of the mails al the railroad
stations in this city
In his hot-house on his farm at
Lander's lane near this city. Harry j..
IStoeckle has the only purple carns;ion
believed to be in this country.
Women OF the Red Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church win serve supper
in the lecture room Of the church NEXT
Monday evening.
-Pogtmast1r Hugh c. Browne has
received the list OF those who passed
the recent civil service examination.
held in the Federal Building, for posi-
tions Of clerks and letter carriers in
the local postoffice.
Charles Smith. colored. Of Iron
Hill. a track laborar had his right
foot badly mashed yesterday by a rail
falling on it while working on the =.
w. & z. railroad near Newark
An Italian whose name could not
be learned, had his toe crushed while
at work on the p. W. a. b. railroad
this morning, and was taken to the
Delaware II pital for treatment.
Register Crcssan has granted let
ters testamentary on the estate OF Dan
iel Regan TO Mary Regain.
CONGRESSMAN Honeaker has OBJ
tanned the acr~cp cpr.ation for the
aru0Ds Landing beacon light
John Sharpless has been granted
testamentary letters on the estate o.
Ann Sharp ess.
There VIII DE "a fencing tourua-
ment held Pa the " A. C.. A. gymrls-
jun on March p
The body OF Mrs. Anna r. Gin-rd
was Inferred I'm Greenhill Cemetery
/ yesterday aftcrrccn
Tho Wilmington Bicycle Club cx-
poets ID move into its new clubhouse
next Wednesday.
In St Mary's R. C. Church on Fri
day evenings during the Lcuten season
the Rev. Edward J. Mealey will lee
ture on Marriage"
From now until after the inaugu-
lration Of President Mckinley. Howard
Downes, telegraph operator of tbs
Delaware railroad Office, has beer
transferred to the office OF the Mary
land division.
On next Sunday the handsome new
NJ. Z. Church in Seabring, Ohio, o
which the Rev. Ralph r. Coursey. for
merly of Wilmington, is pastor, vii
be dedicated.
Owing TO the absence of som
members of Council. the proposed con
ference between that body and tn
Street and Sewer Directors rcgardin
the loan of 100000, which was t
have taken place last night, was post
poned.
I'm the New-Century Club buildin
last evening. W. j. Clark, Of Ne'
York lectured on Wonders Of Sc
ence."
The Thomas Manufacturing Com
pany shortly viii remove from TIL
I, city to Springfield. Ohio
Thomas S. Bellah has bean electe
secretary Of the Wilmington Saving
, Fund Society.
-Ceorga L. Kirlman. colOred, rC
ported TO the police yesterday that IN
models Of two valuable inventions an
the drawings fer another hsd bee
stolen from him but they afterwarl
d were found in the street
Interesting exercises were held
Washington street grammar schl'
yesterday afternoon IN honor Of Wasl
. lington's Birthday.
On Thursday next Supcrintendei
George w. Twitmyer viii address n
lpublic school teachers on "Hindrancl
to Our Work and How to Ramo'
= Them"
A James Ralston. who was arrests
v several weeks ago for passing a WORT
less check. and who was recently turl
led over to Sheriff McDanlel by h
" bcndsman, was released yesterday.
III The horsa attached to L. S. ms
wagon, No. /, fell yesterday afterno'
:. lat Front and King streets and broke
shaft OF the wagon.
The house No. 70S Scott stre'
Il 81. 4 rsaa Isss los