Evening journal., 1901-07-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

-Ccnductor ]. T. Layfleld was in
charge of the second excursion which |
went down the Delaware railroad to
Ocean City and Rehoboth this morn
ing.
Thomas Rochester is in the
Homeopathic Hospital as the result OIL
a fusilade of bricks near Eleventh
street bridge
Governor HUM and staff have ac-
ccpted the invitation to attend the
unyeiling Of the Co0chs Bridge me-
niorial, on September 3.
William Carlin. of this city, IA
years old, was rescued from drowning
in Pennsgroye by a man by the name
of Sparks.
The Peoples Railway Company
has awarded the contract for building
IN addition to its power house, at
sixth street and Greenhill avenue. t.
Patrick Fahey, at a cost OF $4,000.
Twelve year-old J. Draper Brown,
If No. 1904 Adams street. tell from q
wagon and broke his arm.
Thomas SamworUh will build o
parsonage for Silyerbrook NJ. e.
Church. al Second and Wcoilawn
lvenue. to cost $4,000.
Chief Welsh, of the Fire Depart
nent, is preparing his first annual re-
)ort.
Members of the Horse Show Asso-
.iation probably will give another
meet next month.
The steamboat Diamond State has
esumed her trips between this city
md Philadelphia
Former Chief OF Police John F
)olan. Of this city, will take the civil
service examination in Washington
Nhere he now is acting captain Of th'
smithsonian Institute
Patrick Fahey will rebuild the
table Of George ID. Huber, which re
emily was destroyed by fire.
President Lynn, Of the Levy Court
signed one hundred county checks yes
| terday.
Work of laying the new waite
main in the Christiana river nea
rhird street bridge, was begun yester
lay afternoon by Submarine Diver
D. Williams. five feet OF mud b-ing re
moved.
Professor" Friaby. the well
known hootblsCk In Ea I Front street
has purchased a pet owl.
Members cf the Grand United Or
Ter Of Colored Odd Fellows gave
src.t parade Last night.
There is movement on fo1t I
induce the street and Sewer Depart
nent to remove the unsightly bump
ne road between Grant and Wood
avn avenues.
-Herbelt Mc~aulley, son of the lat
Iohn McCsulley, bsg2agem. ste, on th
IT,. w. & 3. railroad, has been al
pointed a fireman On one Of ths l0c
shifting engines.
Local commission men gave q
eNcmgion to Washington Park I
lay.
Christ p. +. Church, of Christian
hundred, gave a picnic IN Biandywi-
Splings to-day.
On the evening Of July so mer
| uClo vi Alit W NIn lfAN9Ni w
will go to Washington Park on I.
IUbs annual moonlight excursion.
Members Of the Brotherhood
Andrew ard Philip gave an excursi,
10 National Park yesterday on u
Wilmington Steamboat Company
steamers.
David Campbell, who CSC ped fro
che Ferris Industrial School vest.
lay. is being sought by the police.
-Interment of the body of Mi
sarah E. Webster, late of Brandywil
hundred, was made in Sloan Gem
tely this afternoon.
The Rev Charles Il. Riley. J.
who formerly was stationed in III
city, will locate a mission in Alexa
iria, Va.
Accompanied by Wrights Militia
Band, the Colored Odd Fellows. Of II
city, gave an excursion to Reading I
lay.
I'm a rare on the Delaware riy
between Philadelphia and Trenton. t
new steamer. Quaker City, of the W
mington Steamboat Company. easi
defeated its competitor. the etea
yacht John r. Thrcpp.
The official spee@-trial of the t.
edoboat Stringham will take place
Newport on July o.