Evening journal., 1901-01-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Members Of the Water Witch Fire
Company will hold their annual cleo
tion Of officers tonight.
Members Of the Delaware saenger-
bund gave a Christmas entertainment
in German Hall last evening, an ex-
cellent program being given.
James Delaney. colored. has been
arrested on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretense from Brandy
wine hundred farmers
Rural mail delivery began in Kent
county to-day.
During a fire in the Grand Opera
House in Norristown. Pa on Friday
December IS. the Huntley-J Jackson
Company which played at the Opera
House last week. lost a quantity OF ad
vertlslng paper
Pauoman Isaac England. who IS
better known as Special Dog Com
missioner" has registered this year
1856 caniles in the police station.
Howell S. England. trustee. win
sell the property of Samuel Sayers. at
No. lO7 East Seventh street, this after
noon.
"A special meeting OF the Board of
Trade will be held on Thursday even
ing at s o'clock to consider the new
city charter as reported by the com
mittee of the board at its regular meet
ing.
Members of the S. p. c. c. and S.
p. c. A. will hold their annual meet
ing tomorrow afternoon.
George Ennis, colored, of George
town.claims to have swallowed $3.50 in
silver and a $40 bill he is said to have
stolen from George Stockley. st.v. b
George W. Jones, the retiring pro
thonotary of Sussex county, has been
selected by S. ]. Wheatley the new
prothonotary, to be his deputy.
William West. colored Of Kennett
Square has been arrested, charged with
robbing the store of ID. L. Sheehan. at
Kaolin.
Two cars on the Market street line
cOllided at Ninth street last evening
but beyond a shaking up of the pas.
lsengers. no inconvenience was caused
John Bardsley, who died in Phila
delphia, on Friday, lived in this city
with his parents from 1889 To 1919
Members of Brandywine Com
mandery, *. OF NJ. attended the fu
neral OF GreXon V. Greer yesterday az
! temon, which took place from the OF
five OF William II. Robinson, Jr.
Letters of administration on IN,
estate of Matilda L. Kerr have beer
graa,ed to Sadie j. Kerr, Of Philadel
phia.
The body Of Margaret Fighter, lat
OF Talleyville, was Inferred in vii
mington and Brandywine Cemeter.
yesterday
Tho Froebel Club will meet il
Friends School this afternoon, whel
only routine business will be trans
acted
Houses Of the Diamond Ice Com
pany are being filed.
One of a crowd of young men VIII
weTe jostlng about the sidewalk a
Eighth and Market streets last nigh
fell against the window of Ainscow'
restaurant and broke il.
Members of the Society OF Natura
History Of Delaware will meet in regu
lar monthly session tonight.
-Ciasses in C-essmaklng at the y
w. c. A. resumed to-day.
Simon p Dougho.ty Is g candidat
for the nomination for councilma
from the Twelfth ward on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Wilmington Lodge of Elks will IN
itiate several members this evening
AT the corner Of Second and Wal
nut streets the Peoples Railway Con
pany has put in cross-over.
I On Friday evening the companie
( composing the Wilmington battallo
, OF the National G Of Delawar
J VIII be drilled by aln ,iatlack.
Word has been received by III
J Harlan and HollingswOrth Compan
= that the new ferryboat to be built n
them for the Philadelphia and Readin
r Railway Company will be named Can
/ May.
On Friday evening the suprem
officers OF the Order of Shields {
Honor will visit local lodges and be er
tertained by the members.
= This morning the cigar factory
(. Iheobcld & Oppenheimer COmpan
q which was damaged by water at n
Mitchell fire, resumed operations.
s An effort will be made to raise II
+ famous steamer Bermuda with a
- bags.
y The big tugboat o. L. Halebeck.
Il New York, came into the Christian
n rievr thi smorning.
"A. J. Burton, of the Baltimore an
Ohio freight department, who h,
been seriously in for several week
returned to work this morning.
& Mrs. Nancy Satterfield, Georgetown
h Oldest resident and cancer doctor.
! dead, aged IS years.
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