Evening journal., 1901-05-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


-Harvesters Mission. Front and Jeffer-
son streets, will have special services this
evening at o'clock. conducted by John
Wesley Ankins. Of Philadelphia
-Lobdelrs team defeated Belts team at
bowling on the Whist Club alleys last
evening by twenty-five pins.
ON Memorial Day members Of the
Wawaset Gun Club win hold large shoot
on their grounds over Eleventh street
bridge.
Bishop Coleman win preside AZ the
opening services OF ST Mnrys Chapel,
Townsend. on Sunday afternoon.
Bishop Coleman conducted the ser
vices In ST Peters church Smyrna, yes
terday morning. and in the afternoon
preached az the Ascension Day services
TO the knights Templar OF Chesapeake
i lCommandery. in Easton
About thirty BARRIERS % the city regis
tered before the Board Of Examiners last
might.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared for the forty-nrsi semi-annual
meeting Of the Wilmington NJ. f. Con-
ference Local Preachers and Exhorters'
i Association. to be held In Ebenezer
Church, Pleasant Hill. May a. 25. %.
! AT the meeting Of the district stewards
OF the Wilmington NJ. f. Conference, the
salary Of Presiding Elder Robert Watt
was raised to 5000. an increase OF $3.50
Members OF the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Sunday Breakfast Mission will be at
the Mission. No. III shipiey street all day
May 2S, for the reception OF gifts Of bed
IN. IN,
he annex.
! While delivering a load Of hay in this
\ city yesterday, William B. Austin's wagon
was wrecked at Fourteenth and Wash
lington streets by the breaking of an axle.
Beginning next week the Harlan and
Ilolingsworth Company will pay Its em-
lployes on Tuesdays instead Of on satur-
) days as formerly.
All school districts except those in in
corporated cities and towns will hold their
annual election on the first Saturday in
June instead Of the last Saturday in
! June. as formerly.
4 George w. McCauney & son CO., Of
A this city. has been awarded the contract
6 for the plasterng In the ten-story Black
. stone building, in Tennessee avenue, in
. Atlantic city.
-Orvllle e. Ferguson, the 5-year-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Franklin Fer
r guson No 1911 Adams street, died on
Wednesday of scarlet fever.
q The body Of the baby daughter of Mr..
S land Mrs. Clifford Mendinhall was Inferred
ell lin Lombardy Cemetery yesterday after
T. noon
4 In Hickory Grove Cemetery. near 81
Georges, the body of Sidney J. Cleavei
was inferred yesterday
:, The passenger steamer General J
Il A. Dumont will leave the piers of TIT
u Philadelphia and Lewes Transporta
l. ticn Company. at Lewes this after
d noon, on the initial trip to Philadel
p phia.
= The Ladies of the Union Vetera
/, Legion will present. under the au
spices Of the Erik Biorck Club, tn
" drama entitled THE Woven Web.
lie next Tuesday evening, in Odd Fellow!
a Hall, Third and King streets.
A. Candidates for members Of the Boar
of Education must file their names wit
the secretary of the board ten days be
as fore the second Saturday in June
n -on application Of j. Frank Ball, Judg
n spruance, IN Orphans Court, has az
"A pointed freeholders to make partition {
the real estate of Benjamin f. Perkins.
Students of Ursuline Academy wi
give an impersonation OF Shakespeare
OF characters this evening.
ne On the subject Of "Mormonlsm" Mi
es Francis NJ Schuyler. OF Philadelphi
ey addressed meeting in Central Presbyte
( a ian church last evening under II
n auspices of the United Circle OF King
M Daughters.
&c Charles Wainwright has accepted
,no position as brakeman on the Marylai
~, division Of the p, W. & b. railroad.
-Eben n. Baldwin, postmaster f.
'ON Claymont whose accounts have been e
me amlned by Inspector w. J. Maxwell, W
complimented by that official
"A large number Of persons attend
WI the first annual picnic OF the Fame OF
S. ing Club, held in Bavarian Park vest,
en- day afternoon and evening.
! a In Mt Salem NJ e. Church yesterd
md the Womans Home Missionary SociC
He held its annual meeting.
md The submarine driller Fitzpatrick. nj
-cle working IN the Christiana river probal
will complete work about July ].
The tugboat Lightning. Of Philad
II phla. passed down the Chrlstiana ri'
' this morning.
The dredge Vim, engaged in remov
rock In the Christiana, moved from
west TO the east side OF Third str
e is bridge yesterday.
be- There will be the unveiling of a pI
-ork banner in Asbury NJ +. Sunday sch
be next Sunday afternoon.
the Stricken with a slight attack of a
plexy. Alfred Johnson. Of the stl
e is brigade. fen and bruised himself yes
iO,- day.
yea There viii be special meeting of
long Weccacoe Fire Company held this ever
INTO to decide whether the fire horses will
uno- entered in the coming horse show.
Several Delaware horses win be
It OF hibited al the horse show in West G.
1uon ter tomorrow.
and Agents Of the Mutual Traction c
pany OF Albany, could not engage
on Is mington car crews TO take the plac
say the striking car crews in Albany.