Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-28
WORKED AFTER
NIGHTFALL
Railroad Company Moved Old
Turn table
THEIR RIGHT is QUESTIONED
Citizens Indignant at Tho Work Of
Sunday GuRRerS Who Come Here
From Pennsylvania
THEIG RIGHT is QUESTIONED
Special to The Evening Journal

About one dozen employees Of Uhe
Pennsylvania railroad came here some
time during The night. and began the
work Of tearing up the structure. They
worked by a blazing bonfire the light
OF which aroused two or three citizens,
who made an investigation. Opera
lions were completed and the table
placed in a car and moved away be-
fore dawn. AS a consequence, mo lit
Tie mystery has been occasi0ned, and o
number of citizens express themselves
as believing that if old records We're
were looked up it would be found unat
the company had no rieht to move
the structure without first comforting
with authorities of this city.
The reports of firearms were heard
along the river marshes yesterday
morning. and an investigation was
made by several citizens who found
That Sunday gunners were shooting
ducks in the vicinity OF Hamburg
Cove The names of the gunners were
not learned. but 1t was found that they
came from Pennsylvania. The State
Game Protective Association will be
informed of the matter.
A. II. Padberg is painting the walls
ceiling and interior Of the postoffice
The business of the Office has been in.
creased several hundred dollars In the
past quarter.
Ira Lunt. of this city. owns an open
face Swiss watch, which he has been
using for uhlrty-flve years. The crys-
tai. though badly scratched, is the
same that was placed in the watch pre-
vious to its leaving Berne, Switzer-
land, for Bath. Maine, thirty-ilve years
ago.
A meeting Of the Lenape Fire Com
pany was held in the engine house yes.
terday afternoon for the purpose OF
discussing the bail to be given by the
company Halloween night
A large number of people visited the
Jail yesterday. In the afternoon ser
vices were held There, which were lis
tened to with apparent interest by the
prisoners
Travel on the Wilmington and New
Castle trolley line between Whining
ton and Delaware City was heavier
yesterday THAN 1t has been since sum.
mer.
Contractor Robert Morrison has re-
ceived the contract for building a ma
rine railway on the wharf recently
constructed ON the farm of William S.
Hilles near Hamburg Cove. Work on
tho railway viii begin Immediately
THE Boys Band, OF this city. will
give a musicale in Red Mems Hall on
the evening Of November 2.
Physicians report but little sickness
at present
The Rev Frank Merton Munson. Ill
d., has returned from THE Ecumenica
Conference in San Francisco. Cal. ana
occupied his pulpit in Emmanuel Epis
copal Church yesterday. A large con
gregation welcomed him back. Ser
vices I'm all tho churches were wei at
tended.
The 9-year-old daughter Of Mr.. an,
Mrs Alfred Hance. who live in Soutl
Fourth street, died on Saturday even
ing. after a short illness
Fine luncheon was served at the As
lantic House on Saturday evening
SOCIAL NOTES.
Cards are out announcing the wed
ding of Miss Lillian Seminar, of New
ark. to Lewis u. Eliason. Of this city
on Thursday. November Z. The cere
mony will be performed at the home o
the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lunt have returne
from one weeks visit to their daugh
ter Mrs. Nora Bryan. in Newark
Harry Atkinson. of Chester, is visit
ing New Castle friends
Ernest Heathe, of New York city.
the guest of Mr. and Mrs jolly.
Robert Jolly was the guest of Cheste
friends ON Sunday.
Mic. D fT1f, Tntrfts stfats "a ffhnalny. Al.
itor on Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Louth, Of Chester, is b,
ing entertained by New Castle friend
James Mullen. of Wilmington. was
visitor here yesterday.
William Boulder. of Glasgow. spor
Sunday with relatives I'm this city.
Richard Brown was among the Che
ter visitors to New Castle yesterday
Thomas Davis of Bristol, spent Sun
day with his parents. in this city.
William Davis was among the WI
mington visitors in this city yeste
day.
Mrs. NJ. c. Rogers and Mrs. Ma
Cannon are on a visit to their sist6
Mrs. Anna Stoops. in st. Georges.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. V. Leslie George.
Wilmington spent Sunday with M
Wlllldm Herbert
Edward Challenger. Of philadelph
Is visiting hts parents I'm This c1y
Robert Burton Of Baltimore is {
guest Of James c. Shaw. Jr
George Knowles and party
friends viii leave here for a southe
cruise on his yacht Acme. ON Wednl
day
Mrs.. GcTn-n. u North Second $50
will move to Wilmington this week
John keenan, who Is employed
Chester. viii mcve his family there
the near future.
Harry Hewitt, Of Chester, was /
guest Of New Castle friends ycsterd
william Honey was another W
mingtcn visitor here yeIerdav.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fulsnweider,