Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-02

bi lOlbers were accommodated ldHt ulSuI.
WASrED--A DoSArros-A certain divine down
the Peninsula If noted for HE success in mar
aging the business affairs of his charge by hav-
lng his various COLLECTIONS, &c, all made and
appropriately labeed before Conference Nat
UraiIy IN order al1o, in his estimation, III the an
nual Donation and IN tha he il right
for does not st. Paul -ay the " "laborer Is
worthy Of hiA hire?' Well, the time having
come and nearly passed, (being Just the eve
of the holidays and lis larder not hlled), said
divine btc came uneasy and naturally thought II
Mas from forgetfulnerr, for it had never been
omitted before, and he could not think himself
10 blame for had lie not been puucGual 10
cYery dutyf A happy thought seized him
all that was needed suggestion was the APP
ponment or social meeting at his house, and
they would at once take the cue and come with
their turkeys, sausage, flour, buekwheat DC to
make and partlcipat in the feast. Invitations
we're sent out and Oh the day appointed the
people came ti0ckng in from the sur
rounding county, but marry turkey
or chcken graced the procession aid
the delicious loayes Of bread and cake saw
o-y sausage and golden prints Of butter were
resting IN quiet hecu-lou at the practitioners
homes. IIele wa- hX. A houaeful of COM
Iany invited, no provision made by the host, and
tie guests too dltA To comprehend what waA in
cludud il the invitation. There but one re-
course the people must be fed and the reverend
gentlemen had to send out and borrow the
PROVISIONS winch he thought wolld
w IuIl4lrl4t4 ~ Ift1 IIs Ihf Bb COIHJHuEl Win
some weeke' rlIpplier over. THIS people enjoyed
the occasion very much of course the pres cher
| did. 1t viii Tins be seen mistakes arc some
timer made by the best Of men.
THE GREAT HkruBLIC ALLEGoRY. Thura-
day and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon
! the AliepDry Of the Great Republic will be given
/ a. the Opera House for the benefit Of the Mon
umeut Assuclation. In Cincinnati, where the
| allegory has been several times presented, the
| city editors have united in teetinonial which
| =ays since 1864 Mr.. j. VI. Hager has given hln
| Grand National AilegoTy aud Iableaux, " The
| Great Republic. y n Cincinnati, at seven differ
| ent periods and always with success, artistic
and pecuniary, that can only be described az e1-
/ tfaoItiinAry. II our long experience III this city
4 can recall no public entertainment Of any ma
i tire that has had an equally enthusiastic share
/ Of public favor and patronage. Mr.. Hager ha-
gwen ii all thrtv-two representations of the AL
/ epory in Cincinnati, winch were attended by
G9,7l3 persons. Reserved -eats are now sale
at Bous Gilman, Thomas d Co.'S
FEEDrSG THE PooR.-The Union Aid Society,
/ Elwood Garrett President, have secured rooms
/ at the corner Of 9th ~ Orange streets, to serve
soup and other provisions to the poor and derti-
tute. In the lower ROOM they put il operation,
this morning, three large boilers for making
soup to serve to-day. The upper room, where
provisions Will be given pro rata. as TO size and
condition Of family, are capaclons and admira-
| bly, adapted to the purposes Of the association.
| Donations have been made to the association OF
beef, flour, vegetables. NC, and they VIII be
thankful for any further gifts that will aid them
III their efforts to relieve the auferings OF the
poor. A meeting will be held, this afternoon, at
3Il O'clock to make tho arrangements more com
| plete and ef1icl-nt.
AgcrIc Lex Co.'S SKArISG pARK-This new
enterprise, for the lovers of that most exhilara-
ting Of winter sports, skating, was thrown open
to the public yesterday for the first time, the
mid weather having cheated the proprietors out
. | az fhir1 Of the UHIlAI A cOuHiderablp
number Of ladies' and gentlemen availed them
selves of the opportunity to take the first evo-
luton on the CLASSY surface Rtches band
was in attendance. Tho park will be open af
ternoons and evenings, when the weather viii
permit. The proprietorH, MeHsrH. J. B. Conrow q
Son, have erected building 100 feet long with al
the necessary conveniences for ladies and gen
tlomen. The park covers about eight acres