Evening journal., 1901-03-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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of the order OF Railroad Conducto $
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. will visit VIII
mington on Monday night.
Friends of John b. Meany seem
determined that he shall run for the
nom nation as councilman from the
Fourth ward on the Democratic ticket
Owing to the muddy condition of
the Brandywine, no water has been
pumped into the city reservoirs for
everal days.
AT to-nights meeting of City COun-
ell. It is probable that Alfred Biddle
Moore viii be named as Sinking Fund
Commissioner 10 succeed Harlan G.
Scott who declines reelection.
IT. A. ID. Hudson has been endors-
a by the Eighth Ward Republican
League for the appointment TO the De
partment Of Elections.
Property of the James T. Bradford
estate, including the Bradford plant in
East Third street, will be sold at ad-
ministrator's sale on March 2S.
Local contractors submitted bids
yesterday for the improvements to be
made in the Hotel Wilmington.
Services over the body OF Chris
tina G. Forrest was conducted this af-
ternoon.
Public sale OF the household goods
of Mrs. II. Fleming was made by
w. A. Hukill today.
In Riverview Cemetery this morn
ing the body of Mrs. Ida E. Cleaves.
late OF Philadelphia, was inferred.
High mass was read in Sacred
Heart Church this morning over the
body Of Mrs. Margaret Keller.
The regular meeting Of the VIII
mingtcn Business choOl Literary AS
sociatlon will be held this afternoon.
Teams OF the Y. M. r. c. and the
Y Nj. c. A., bowled last night the for
mer winning by 1877 pins.
w. H. Hartlove is mounting a
lwhite rat which was a pet with the I'm.
lmates OF the Delaware State Hospital
-Messrs. Cooper, Stuart, Cook
lKheuramian. Wickersham. Mask and
Martin have been selected Y. NJ. c.
A. basketball team to play the team
lof the Washington association in the
near future
Summer cars of the Wilmington
;ity hallway Company are blng made
Vady for service.
-R. +. Reaver, assistant passenger
gent for the Reading railway, has
endcred his resignation.
-patrolman Harry Pierce Is n can
didate for the position of chief war
den of the new county workhouse. q
"A new stock company has been
formed to conduct the Chester baseball
lclub this season.
William Pollock has bought the
dwelling, No. no Bennett street, from
James w. Denning, for sos.
Wilmington Conclave of Mogul-
lians VIII entertain in the lodge room
this evening.
The ushGrs' Union, of Union NJ. e.
lChurch, viii give a musicale and liter
airy entertainment in the church this
evening.
Two lots in Elsmere OF the estate
0f Matilda Lynn Kerr have been sold
by John T. Lynn, attorney, TO Eva
Lynn. for $1,000
Mrs William n. Boggs. formerly
Of this city, is recovering from the ef-
lects OF an operation for Appendicitis
performed in a hospital in Phiiadel-
phia.
1t is probable that at the begin
ming OF the next school year that the
Board Of Education will make a rule
10 the effect that non-residents shall
not be allowed 10 attend the public
schools In Wilmington.
"A burglar entered a house in Mar
shallton on Tuesday night. Dut was
driven of before he obtained any
booty.
AT Eden Park yesterday afternoon.
Alex. IyO and Edward b. Gipp de-
feated Richard Hawke and James Jones
in pigeon shooting match.
Residents of the Ninth ward. whose
houses were overflowed by the recent
doOd, want the city to raise the bed OF
i Thatcher street. which Is nearest the
brandywine and to make other I'M
proYements TO prevent another like
calamity
The Rev. L. W. Batten. rector of
81. Marks Church. New York, preached
IN 81. Andrews Church last evening.
From March II 10 "A inclusive, the
salvation Army will observe its an
nual week Of self-denial.
City Register Charles Ten Weeges.
yesterday recorded the transfer Of two
properties.
so far no action has been taken
toward building an additional pest
house in Farnhurst as was decided
upon a couple OF. weeks ago.
All smallpox patients in the city
are improving, but Board Of Health
officers are keeping a strict quarantine
upon the infected houses.
-All OF next month the board OF re-
Iision OF appeals from city assess
ments will sit in the mayors office
between the hours OF 2 and o'clock In
the afternoon and and 3 o'clock in the
evening.
Several members of tribe OF Rus
sian-Polish gypsies enroute from New
York to Louisiana, passed through thi.
city yesterday. "a