Daily Republican., 1879-08-25
BREVITIES.
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Living issuss--Babies.
Turtle soup st Fullmer's.
Fresh salt oysters on the "Felton."
Leaves will soon begin to sere and fall.
The rain was almost incessant yesterday.
A capital shave &C.,, 7th street near Market
Another week and then camp will be over
Salt oysters, ice cold, for sale at Fullmers.
Cupping and leeching at l03 E. Second st.
Hot tea and coffee on board the FELTON,. y
Eight cents per line is charged for advertls.
Ing in this column.
Fall, the most melancholy season of the
year, comes on with lengthening strides.
A large terrotype for 50 cents, at E. Webb's,
5o7 Shipley street.
The election in the Second Ward was an
exciting one. Enthused with too much Of the
ardent!
Many of our manufacturers will mako ex-
hibits at Delaware and Middletown fairs.
Now is the time to have your old feather
beds renovated at Adair's, 207 Market street.
The indomitable energy of the temperance
workers Of this city is certainly worthy OF the
cause.
The college girls will soon be back In our
nisdt.
Remember that Aliens is the only place to
get Mason & Hamlin organs at $3.50 month.
Strange that tve-ltne brevity in tho RE.
PUBLICAN should bring frem the Herald q
quarter-of a-column editorial
Hon. Harry Sharpley's nomination for
President OF City Council gives general salts
faction among the faithful.
1,ot raoaiyod ba uau To II vtyIn oil ho+o
at Sheppey, Palmer T. Co.'s, opposite Clayton
House,
The mad dog excitement has somewhat sub.
sided, and CANNES are breathing treer.
Watermelons are wholesome and conducive
to longevity.
An immense stock OF hats and caps at g.
s. Humphreys, ZIG Market street. Fall
styles Of Broadway silk hats now ready.
Mr.. John Guthrie thinks he will soon bid
goodbye to the insignificant retailings OF q
watchdog over the public funds.
The teachers of our schools are. at last, wan.
dering back to their native heaths. The ju-
venile views the influx with varied emotions.
More hammocks, camp-chairs, camp-sto0ls,
fruit jars, window screens, and the apple -Dar-
ers, corers, slicers, combined at the 99c. store.
We have been having ''reed bird storms, :"
and soon our amateur sportsmen will be rid
ding each other with pillets Of lead.
A man cares little for his wrongs when got
ting his funeral rites.
Deviled crabs at Fullmer's, 500 Market st.
Many Of our churches were closed yester-
day.
Soon will the leaves in the valley fall
In crimson, bro Ze and gold,
And the festive, gay young man
His form will softly fold
In light overcoat-ifhe has one.
A large vote was polled on Saturday at the
nomination.
For sale.-A nearly new six-rosm frame
house. at the corner Of Beach and Franklin
streets, Wilmington, Inquire on the prem
ises.
The nicely Drowned catfish still tickle the
taste Of the epicure.
The season at Rehoboth and Ocean cities
will extend into September.
Notice to the public.-l Will hali-sole and
heel boots and shoes for q, and other mending
In proportion, at S. ". corner Of Seventh and
Tatnall streets. John E. Bailey.
It is evident that the earth Is feminine
from the persistence with which she refuses
to tell her age.
Job work done neatly and with despatch at
the REPUBLICAN office.
First.class dinners served on the "Felton."
Nothing in this world looks more melan-
choly than the variegated quack medicine
advertisement on the side ola maroon barn
on drizzly day.
Members of the Legislature are licking
their chops" in anticipation of the fine time
to be had on Saturday next, at Rehoboth.
Just received another invoice Of Mason &
Hamlin organs. selling at SIC. 30 quarter, or
%. so per month at Aliens, Masonic Temple.
Y esrerday was Summit's big day. but it
bein summit disavreeable, the attendance
did not come up to general expectation.
"How dare you sware before me?" asked
man OF his son recently :" How did know
YOU wanted to cuss first?' said the spoiled
child.
Old and young are alike amused by Prof. |
with his talking babies trained ca.
naries and startling tricks, at W: T. K. A.
Hall, 900 and 222 Market street, Wednesday
evening, August 9th. Adults, Is cents
10 cents.
l love to see thee doing round the house,
I love, through all these dreamy summer
days,
To watch thee circumvent the bashful
mouse:
love to hear thy calm, contented purr,
And stroke thy coat so neaf, and yet SO FUR.
But love not, when starry night Is come,
To hear thee, cat, with velvet.padded hOOf,
Rapid as taps upon the startled drum!
Ur summer raindrops pattering on the roof.
For when thy claws slip from their velvet
Thou art wild Niagara cat-a cat racket