Anniversary of the Second Baptist Sunday School in town
A large audience attended the Forty fifth anniversary of the Second Baptist Sunday School last evening. The program featured school songs, readings, prayers, and a pastor led address. The secretary reported 257 average attendance, 50 admitted this year, 4 deaths, and total funds $889.87 with $2691 on hand. Several students received bouquets and awards as the celebration closed with a special program.
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Second Baptist Sunday School
Uhe Second Baptist Church
Welcunie
Mallest
Mary Stewart
Sco
Royal Standard High
Coeur
Allie Wast
Buquet
Boquet
Sally Pugh
Bece
Davis
Bell Deakyue
Lizzie Stroud
Fontaine le Maistre
Cynthia Wells
Anna Cloward
Ela Shaw
L. P. D. Ford
Sunday School Excursions Marred by Accident
Asbury and Union M E Sunday Schools from this city ran excursions to Andalusia and Bombay Hook aboard the Felton and a Clyde steamer. A young lady Miss Mary Thompson aged about 18 fell from the boat striking a stump and breaking her left leg above the knee. Dr Enos of Odessa attended the injury and arranged the limb setting at home, Wilmington. The Union excursion returned earlier without incident.
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Asbury
Union M. E
Andalusia
Hadelphia
Steemer Felton
Bombay Hook
Clyde
Mary Thompsor
Enos
Odessa
Wilmington
City Officials Examine Delaware River Front Plan
The Wilmington City Council and committee review a riverfront proposal from the National Dredging Company. They consider extending Front Street and building a Brandywine bridge to create a 100 foot wide avenue to connect to the Delaware river, with grading and wharf work to cost about 39 000. The plan aims to enable direct river access and facilitate navigation by leveraging federal dredging work now underway.
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Twelfth Street
Christiana
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Christiana Avenue
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Delaware
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National Dredging Company
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Philadelphia, Willmington and Baltimore
Fourth Street
Fourth At
National Wing Company
Brandywine Ryer
Pram Pat Seng
Op Beeve
Weseses
N, Lower Dedee
Nations
Wealy
George W. Talley
Dela‘Ware
P., W. & B. E Railroad Company
Ae . Rovner
Baknbile
Cass
W. TaLey
Munaiy TaxLox
Attempt to Obtain Pardon for J Thompeon Simmons
Strong efforts are being made to secure a gubernatorial pardon for J Thompeon Simmons of this city. At the close of court in 1680 he was sentenced to two years for a murderous assault with intent to kill on James F Daley Bailiff of the City Council. This morning Harry Sharp, Soest, and others urged colleagues to sign the petition for Simmons pardon.
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J.thompeon Simmons
James F. Daley
Harry Sharpere Soest
Uation Collegue
J Hunton
Simon
Local City News And Oddities From the May Day Morning
Lowal lines mention clams oysters and soup at Fullmer's while noting storm risks to strawberries. Administrative letters draft apps for Jane Mabaffy and Margate Hollingsworth, Red Lion Hundred. Second Baptist Lund School marks forty fifth anniversary as City Council meets late. new depot cat house nearly roofed. Resignation of City Railway superintendent cited with health notes and an advertisement style plug for Liebig Co. cough tonics.
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Fullmer's
Fullmer
Boston Express
New York
Jane BR. Mabaffy
T. J. Mabafy
Marghte
J. Hollingsworth
Red Lion
Ziba Ferris
Second Baptist Oburah
Lund School
Samuel Chambers
City Railway
The Mexican Seizure of the Acacia and a Politic Inquiry
The Acacia was seized by Mexican authorities at Progreso but saved by Mexican sailors after the captain abandoned ship with cargo believed lost. A tribunal handles the captain’s claim for salvage. Frederick A. Conkling pressed for specifics on alleged payments to a Ways and Means Committee member to block sugar regulation. He suspects a $100,000 payment and seeks details from Roscoe Conkling. the matter fuels debate and raises questions about ignorance of legal penalties.
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Ways and Means
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Ronooe Conkeling
Javan House
Albany
United States
Woman Murdered in Philadelphia. Cassidy Identified as Victim
Police report a white woman about 30 named Jane Cassidy alias McCann found dead in Philadelphia yesterday. Her mulatto partner John Chillon has been arrested on suspicion of beating her to death. The Times notes she had lived in Philadelphia about three years and was daughter of a respectable Smyrna Delaware resident.
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Atmyros
Jane Cassidy
McCann
Philadelphia
John Chillon
the Times
Smyrna
Delaware
Examination schedule for primary to grammar and high schools
The term exams for promotion from primary to grammar and from lower to higher schools run June 20 to 23 with geography history spelling grammar arithmetic and a geography history spelling and arithmetic lineup. Promoting pupils should attend, and public exams and closing exercises occur the following week. The two high schools will hold commencements at the Opera House on June 20.
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Opera House
Anonymous tips to health board ignored by officials
Letters to the Board of Health containing signatures will be acted on, while anonymous communications are not. Police business was light. one drunk in hearings and a young girl arraigned for larceny. Acting Mayor O Neill postponed that decision. Also mentions Good Enough tobacco ad and Kidney-Wort cures, plus Salvator beer promotion by Hartman & Fehrenbach.
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Board of Health
Themealvea
O' Neill
Hartman & Fehrenbach
Salvator Beer
Fourth
French Streets
Conomers
Worcester railroad matters and marriage notices in 1881 column
The item lists votes on railroad issues, financial details, and officer re-elections. It notes marriages in Pensacola and Wilmington, with names like Hume and Santora, plus financial tallies, deposits, and investments for local savings societies and banks.
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