Evening journal., 1901-07-12
CRY NEWS IN BRIEF


John H. Palmer, IS years OLD, the
bright little son of Mrs. Elizabeth Pal
mer. OF Penny Hill. who died on Tuesday.
was buried in Newark yesterday after
noon.
CONSTRUCTION of numerous street rail-
way lines has caused a big demand for
Igranite paving blocks.
plans have been prepared and bids are
being received for the construction of the
new Clayton street bridge, to be built by
1.-THE Street and Sewer Department and
Park Commission Jointly.
New curbing is being set in Scott
street near Fourteenth.
-Four now stone crushers are being
: placed in the yards Of the Delaware
} Mining and Granite Company, over
Eleventh street bridge
Work on the new bridge OF the b. &
10 railroad, over Lowering avenue VIII
begin in a short time.
From the ways Of the jackson and
) Sharp Company the steamer Fannie has
lgone to Philadelphia, and will be placed
T in service between Philadelphia and Tren-
ton by the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany
In August the boy choir Of St Johns
lChurch will take its annual vacation.
Except for the filling in of bitches, the
: work Of improving the causeway south Of
g Market street bridge, is finished
1t is probable that the new Council
: will pass an ordinance regulating the
speed Of railroad trains through the city.
On July 16 an excursion VIII be given
to Cape May by the. congregation Of ST.
: Patrok's r. c. Church.
Members Of the Benevolent Pioneer
Literary Association win give a reception
TO the chaplain, the Rev. John ]. Con-
nelly, before his departure for Europe.
n While excavatlng for a sewer in Van
Buren street between Front and Third,
workmen encountered a bed of rock
which hinders the work and requires
e much blasting.
D After having new propeller wheel
n set, the steamer Diamond State Went
:. into commission yesterday and re-
a sumed her trips between this city and
! Philadelphia.
. On account of breakdown Ia this
+, machinery, operations in the American
Leather Company's factory were sus.
pended for some time yesterday after
;. noon.
: Building Inspector John j. CASSIDY
! has been notified of the condition Oh
e the bodybuilding shed Of Thomas c
f Mum. at the foot of Fourth street
c which was run into by car loaded
4 with ice.
+ Work ON the new cutoff near Clay
] mont which is to be constructed by this
: p. w. & b. railroad, has been com
menced
Members Of ST. Andrews Chapter
!. brotherhood Of ST. Andrew, met last
Q evening at the home of E. Tatnan War
e ner No 9os Delaware avenue.
o While handling heavy box yester-
Q day afternoon Jesse Horner an employ'
n Of the storshouse Of the p, w. & b rail
|. road. suffered the loss Of a finger Of his
e right hand
IS Miss L. c. Myers will have charge Of
l. the Gospel meeting in the Baird Memor
10 ial Mission tonight
Il "A horse owned by Jesse Tyson rar
n away from Third street br dge yesterda,
d and was caught at Third and Lombard
L streets.
II Members Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union and Good Templars
of Marshallton, will hold a harvest hom,
in Marshallton on Thursday, August %.
n st. Stephens Lutheran Church tool
: 900 people to Washington Park yester
It day ON the lines of the Wilmingtoi
n Steamboat Company.
l. Mill Creek hundred farmers will giv'
y n harvest home in Whiteman's Grove
& near Ebenezer Church on August 1.
y -Marrango King. William e. Austlni
l. chestnut geldng, blue ribbon winner a
y the recent Wilmington Horse Show
. took third prize in the high stepper
D class at the Atlantic city Horse Show oi
W "Wednesday.
D. David Haber aged 4 years a Hebrew
boy, Of New York, will give a song re
cital in the synagogue this evening.
I'm St Pauls NJ f. Church this even
n ing, a prayer meeting will be conducte'
u by Mrs. Kirby, formerly OF Canada.
s. John Pennington and Charles Hall
o man. employees Of the Wilmington City
1t Railway Company, were thrown from tn
rs repair wagon Or the company yesterda,
n az Twenty-second street and the BouIe
q ward ana were slightly hurt.
" burglars entered the residence of Pau
n Weber. Of Middletown, ana stole $3.50
& Genuine violet water. 1Oc. this wee
Is at A. Ferschke's, Eighth and King