The sun., 1901-03-13
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.


III. Ii. Ward was in Washington yes
terday
Turnkey James Neely, who was ill
with the grip has returned to duty.
Chief Eugene Massey, who is confined
to the house with the grip, is improving.
Harvester mission, Front and Jeffer-
son streets, will hold special service
this evening.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given in Wesley M. e. Church
this eyning.
Members of the Arbcrtcr Saengerbund
gave Il masquerade ball iii the Labor
Lycem last night.
The Legion of the Red Cross will
hold its annual outing this year on Au
gust at Shelpot Park.
Policeman Harry Pierce is Il candidate
for the position Of chief warden ut the
new county workhouse.
The Ladies Aid Society of First Pres
byterian Church, gave supper in the
basement of the church last night.
DR.. Edgar Worthington lectured at
East Lake Presbyterian Church last
night ON the ''First Aid to the Injured"
Harvesters' Mission held special SER
vice last evening which was in charge
of q. l.. Carlson of the Swedes Mission.
Laverock Kennels Of this city, which
entered eight dogs in the Pittsburg
bench show last week, won several
prizes.
a marriage license was granted yester-
lay at the clerk of the peaces office to
Conrad Gissell to wed Miss Amanda
Deiss.
The Mozart Male Quartet sang at an
entertainment given last night by the
kink's Daughters of st. Lukes II. Il.
Church.
Patrick Fahey, Matthew ID. Murphy,
James Kane and Owen j. uession have
oeen mentioned for Street and Sewer
Directors.
Walter q. Baldwin, son Of Postmaster
Eben n. Baldwin, of Claymont, is visit
ing in Maryland and Washington for
Il few days.
On Thursday evening next Whining
lon Conclaye No. l IL Mogullians, will
give an entertainment OF an interesting
character i'll the lodgerooms.
The Rev. Hubert w. Wells, rector OF
ST. Andrews Church, preached at the
Lenten services in Trinity Church, Elk
ION, Md, last night.
Tomorrow the annual all-day meet
ng of the Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Wilmington Conference,
will be held in Asbury M. Il. Church.
Elizabeth Downey died Monday, aged
69 years. Her funeral will take place
ut O'Clock on Thursday from the home
Of j. B. Martin, No. sos Shipley street.
Harry Walker opened his new saloon
at Sixth and Madison streets last night.
Christina q. Forrest died yesterday at
her home, No. 2015 Delaware avenue,
aged SIS years.
Near the Brandywine Park pavilion
yesterday morning wagon and the
carcasses of a horse and cow, supposed
to have come from Coatesville in the
flood, were found.
Clarence Nolk, the 12-years-old son of
James Volk of Claymont, died on Sun
day, after "a hours sickness. He was
one of the brightest boys in the Clay
mont Public School.
A rummage sale, under the auspices
Of the Teachers Mutual Beneficial AS
sociation, is to be held during the week
beginning March 25, the sale to COM
mence on Tuesday, the 26.
Archdeacon George c. Hall. the Rev.
X. j. Hammond, Charles b. Palmer,
Harry Casperson and Charles A. Cook
have been appointed a committee to ar
range for a Sunday School institute.
Charles Jester of No. 512 West Fourth
street, has been mentioned as candi-
date for the office of police commits
sioner To succeed President William M.
Pyle, Of the board, whose term will ex-
pire on May l.
Edward A. Robinson of this city, who
was chief of the Wilmington Fire De-
partment in 1890 and 1891, has accepted
an invitation to participate in uniform
in the parade of firemen in Philadelphia
on October 3d.
The Wilmington City Railway Co.
having received permission to build a
line along the Newport turnpike, ex-
poets to begin work as soon as the
Street and Sewer Department grants
permission to make the extension on
Maryland avenue in this city.
The dwelling No. 719 Bennett street
has been sold by James w. Denning,
trustee, TO William Pollock, for sos.
Under the new schedule Darby cars
leave French street station ut Is min
utes before and Is minutes after each
hour, and Darby three minutes after
the hour and half hour
James Mccoy, aged SIS years, who died
at his residence on the causeway on Sun
day. will be buried at Bethel. Nd, today.
Although the Board of Education has
not definitely authorized it, the sixth
grade boys at the new High School are
being given manual training instructions
as an experiment. and if it proves a sue
cess the board will most likely authorize
Lit.