Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-22
CITY NEWS I'm BRIEP

-Ihe Holiness camp, at Twin Oaks,
Pa, began yesterday.
+ Thomas e. Malin. manager of
Shellpot Park, has received a letter
from Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. f.,
thanking him for his courtesy upon
the occasion Of the recent celebration
held in the park by the order.
jesse L. Sheppard, of Middletown,
has offered a ton of phosphate as a
prize for exhibits at the County Fair,
to be held in Brandywine Springs
Park on August 2S and 49,
Reed bird season this year will
open on August 26. and rail bird
shooting will be legal on and after
September ].
Mail boxes along the routes of
rural free delivery districts must be
water proof
Shop fixtures of Blacksmith Will
liam Comstock, Of No. 1903 Orange
street. were sold yesterday afternoon
by Constable Charles Green for non
payment of rent
Mrs. Annie Lyman. os No. 1112
King street tainted twice while walk
ing in King street last evening.
While Peter George. aged SO years.
was breaking stone at Vandever ave-
nue. and Spruce streets yesterday, one
Of his eyes was so badly injured by a
flying fragment that he was taken to
Delaware Hospital for treatment.
In St. AIMS Church, Union street
land Gilpin avenue. this and tomorrow
Ieyening, lawn fete will be held
Members of the board of officers of
the National Guard will meet on Mon
day evening and consider bids for re-
roofing the Armory, Twelfth and Or
|ango street
Under the auspices of the Will
mington Horse Show Association the
second meeting of the year was held
on WawasCt Park track yesterday af-
ternoon. and was witnessed by a large
number Of spectators.
-Minqua Tribe of Red Men will give
a combination day and moonlight ex-
cursion to Washington Park this af-
tdrnoOn and evening on the Whining
ton Steamboat Companys steamers.
Numbers of people lined Market
street last night and witnessed the pa
rade of A. l.. Martins uncle Toms
Cabin" Company.
AT the Johnson Forge Company's
plant a small strike is on among the
lroughers and finishers, who were re-
| fused an advance Of from 10 to 10 per
cont, according to grades.
--JOurncymen BARRIERS will hold q
meeting tonight and a report Of how
many shops are closing at o'clock
will be made.
Members of the Fourth Delaware
Regiment Association are holding
their annual reunion at Brandywine
Springs to-day.
] In Alliance Hall. No. go Adams
street. an all-day meeting is being
held to-day.
building Inspector Cassidy yester-
day afternoon issued a permit to build
thirty-four dwellings at Twenty-third
land jackson Streets and Twenty
fourth and Pine streets. to cost $51 600.
I'm charge of the Rev. W. N. Como
lway, Tyndall's campmeeting will open
tomorrow and will continue for ten
days
Members of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union and Good Temp,ars
of MarshalltOn. are holding a harvest
home in MarshalltOn to-day
Some of the local BARRIERS do not
favor the BARRIERS Examining Board.
asking the Board of Health to recede
from its action in amending the sani-
tary rules, which were before that
body some time ago
-MarshalltOn Sunday school will
give an excursion to National Park on
Saturday, leaving King street wharf at
715 a. m.
While returning from Atlantic
City on Tuesday afternoon, County
Assessor William j. Bayley and As
sistant City Tax Collector Thomas f,
Gormley were compelled TO wait for
several hours at North Penn Junction
Philadelphia, owing to the wreck at
Germantown Junction.
Catalogues of The County Fair
to be held at Brandywine Springs, ON
August 2S and 20, are in the hands of
the managers of the various depart
ments.
Albert Butcher has just completed
metallic sign for James Meharg
which is nine feet in length, and the
| letters are seven feet high