The Morning herald., 1877-01-02
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ASHLAND, Del, Jan !. 1877.

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DEAR HERALD THE writer wishes your
wife and your printers devil = happy new
year. In connection with the news and
gossip in aud around Ashland, the very
Zion of Delaware, right under tho north arc
circle Of historical fame scratched down b.
tween us aud the Goths and Vandals OF the
North-here, where every young man y
s1rfeittd with fine sleis hin9-that our very
naps sroan now when he feels htnsel'
/" snunted IN" for another drive. And now
hat our nice young men are relieved from
the necessity Of rejecting leap and Centen-
isl year matrimonial offers, BY our fsirest
of the fair sex, until all can breath fresr
down into our veritabls boots.
News 'of tpecial and general interest Is
scarce, as we are quiet, orderly, and highly
pros porous people, hat cannot even scent
ne bard times sfar uff--ior the high sheriff Z
phlx has not been seen among the round top
Hills here tor over forty years-Away
back TO the ,iue that hickory bough meant
hon~st ' aud democracy, ifnot Andrew Jack
sou himself ard the lofty, etruttipg, emblem
attic rooster. crowed out his his early obser-
vsii ions Of daylight snd victory. without
stufine them iuro his carpet-bsg for Al
sfter.diuner sncoz,, aud \ " e.count."
Oar GIRLS sud all the wives in these parts
lust think the Ashland Mil Tlour-made
| by the Messre. Sharplpss Is just the thing.
| T. net ds no yeas. or raising At al, because
| they Use the imported French Mill Stone
Rurrs," and the flour must have caught the
infection of raising thipgs up like French
people of raising the cash and paying on the
war debt. Hard times where are they not.
Just around here, or the Great Suuf Mills
where everything and everybody is ~ &C
tive ard ~ restless a. the brook. The
owners the Mes.rs. CARROTS, of Phtladel-
phis are large hearted owners and of whom
you hear of, but few comments OF theiz
charities here and elsewhere; because they
will not ne interviewed as 1t was not the
style of their forefa'hers and asthey do not
approve of late press inventions in their
continuous press Of trade they quickly In
form you they canuot ind time to talk and
get up their nfty barrels Of snuh per DAY
from their IS mortars, running day and
night In the three mills and cannot at that
keep up with the growing demand for the
article from all quarters Of the globe. You,
reader! stop some day and interrogate their
business managers-unexceptionable gen
tlemen they are, Mr.. Israel Durham OF
Wm. Press, and you will be received kindly
bus when you begin to talk snuff II you are
a stranger they will soon inform you they
have not got the timo to be blowed and
keep up with their Increasing trade. Futh-
ermore they are looking forward to the
early day when new fall grown member II
TO be brought forward and then they will
have two engineers to run one engine.
Your friend, P. Maloney, in few weeks
will take wife. Now ifthat 10 not encour
aging what can BE- And some Of the othe
cficintes aroupd those mills are - homes
aud honorable set Of boys as you can scar
up, ard all getting rich because they deserv'
it-and they voted for Grubb. Mr.. VIM
Clark, owner of the woollen mill above, ha
been rick long time. He has just becom
couvalescent, ANA he Is too good = man tt
leave US yet, and We are ell glad that th
higher power thought 50. By the way the.
say our noble representative to the Stat
Assembly, Mr.. ]. Eugene Bartholomew
left this morning for Dover, with = carpe
bag In hand, and we are really afraid b
will leave US entirely and 20 to Louisiana
Now that he carries his clothes with him
they saw It is good taing we are not all o
the same op!ntnr. Bus HERALD what do yol
think of this "buN dozng' We had a mis-
erabls sample OF hi. not far from here-il
Hockessin Valley, in Delaware, to wit Th
Messrs. Laceys, ksolin washers AM
!. miners, there, politely told their men, som
fifteen in NUMBER, on election morning last
? that they might consider themselves di.
charged If they voted for Tilden and Her
; !, dricks, and desire to say those Democrat
did not 60 TO the election at all, and the
d, were entitled TO vote. This occurred i
Delaware, and 1t can easily be proven. Site
q q pin there. Is 1t not wonderful that sue
i firms should live and thrive here among II
tellgsnt peopef and l should think thei
ancestors mus. have helped got up the earl
l blue laws Of Connec icut, and they shoul
not live among blue eoickeus of the los
century. Tx about hard times; all th
other kaolin works are moving surfac
earth with large force OF men and sartl
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