Evening journal., 1901-10-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The Wilmington Auxiliary OF the
Womens National Indian Association
will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
In the home OF Mrs. William M. Dreln,
No. LOB Delaware avenue.
In Red Mems Hall. OF Newport.
on Saturday night, the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of Newport NJ T.. Church, gave a
social
The Synod of Baltimore, OF which
uhe Synod Of New Castle is a post, will
meet in Cumberland, Nd, tomorrow.
A special musical program waf
given in Harrison Sunday school yes
terday afternoon.
The midnight ride OF Caesar Rod
ney, from Dover to Philadelphia. will
be a feature in the celebration of Rod
ney's birthday by Thomas school in
Harrington.
"A large delegation OF Star OF Beth
lehem Lodge. X. of r., from Gi1bbs
Landing, was entertained by Lafayette
Lodge in this city on Saturday evening.
Local bank clearings for the week
ending at noon on Saturday were ST.
S30,S59, compared with $3.50 ,4G5 for u
similar period I'm 1900.
City Solicitor David ]. Reinhardt
has begun the examination OF the
amended plans OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company presented TO the
Street and Sewer Department. for the
erection Of it's IL" tracks in this city.
-Workmen are engaged in putting
a new roof on the building occupied by
the Board Of Education.
Tanks for the new Philadelphia
and Readings toilet rooms have ar
rived and workmen are placing them
in position.
Mrs. Annie Dishar0on, wife OF lrv-
ing G. Disharoon, Of No. 22S Cherry
street. died on Saturday after an illness
Of several days.
Employees Of the wholesale meat
houses in this city had an outing ON
The farm Of Joseph Gould, near New
port, on Saturday.
THE cord wood business in Milton
is at a low ebb. and wood, which once
Sold I'm the cities for SO and 81 a cord,
now is worth but $3.50.
-Myriads Of young catfish swarm In
the water on the flled-in ground on
Cherry Island marsh below THE rail-
road and the plant Of the Delaware
Construction Company.
Clarence Sutherland was elected
assistant secretary of the Pusey and
Jones Company at a meeting of the di-
rectors Of that company ON Saturday
afternoon.
Police Captain Kane says the cen
.slring of two policemen because they
did not prevent the crowd from surg
ing on the football field on Tuesday
last at the High SchoOl-Military Acad.
|emy game is unwarranted.
C. b. Gregory, of Trenton, will tall
to the Primary Teachers Association
in school No. 2S this afternoon upon
1.-The Teaching of Spelling"
Members Of the history class of tn,
Chicago University Extension will hole
their regular Monday night meeting il
school No. 9 this evening.
The Damen Section Of the vii
mingtOn Turngemeinde will give a bal
this evening for the benefit Of the Ger
man Turn School
BY the breaking of a trolley wirl
at Fourth and Monroe streets las
night street car traffic in West Fourt
street was delayed twenty minutes.
"A whipping post, similar to the on
fused in New Castle Jail, soon win b.
placed in position at the New Castl
county wOrkhOuse.
The A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany, of this city, has received the con
tract for building a snuff mill for w. L
Garrett & Sons, in Yorlzyn, to cost $47,
600.
Several new members were adde
ito the roll Of the Wholesale and Re
tail Milk Dealers Association Of Ney
Castle county at a meeting held o.
Saturday.