Daily Republican., 1879-11-05
THIRD EDITION.
OuR DELAWARE CITY LETTER
The weather-Guuners ana Gun-
mtng-rhe Corn Crop-New Csior.
ed church nj Odessa hHiiow
E'en-HoW Milk IL served - Al
most q Fight-rhat Girl Question
-Cabbage Thieves.
Special Correspondence OF the Republican.
DELAWARE Cry, Nov. ., '79.

Speaial Correspondence si the Republican.
DELAWARE Cry, Nov. ., '79.
The weather has become more season
able, in fact may say it is quite cold,
overcoats and fires taking the place OF
summer wear and strolls out to the
battery. At the present writing thrre
are indications OF heavy snow storm.
The closed season for all kinds OF
game having expired yesterday, sports
men were ont in full force, and rstdrn-
ed with their game bags tolerahly well
filed with game of different kinds.
There are probably no better cunning
grounds anywhere than the locality ad
Iacent to our town. Our gunners how
ever, have the advantage OF strangers.
Whilst the latter are dealt with pretty
severely by the farmers il they are
caught trespassiug upon their grounds,
the former are given permission, and
are indeed invited to hunt and gun as
much as they desire. Strangers have
no one to blame but themselves for
this distinction. They too would lave
ben allowed by the farmers 10 hunt
auu gun at VIII nau ,rey aztec tne
part Of gentlemen; this they did not do
when they had the liberty, but instead
thereof they would demoish fences and
let them lie on the ground, and tram
pie wheat under foot so badly that il
could not be resusiotated.
A ramonstrance from the farmers was
generally met by volley of oaths, and
no wonder they were compelled to adopt
all the stringent measures in their pow
er 10 protect themselves and their
property. Another reason why the
Legislature of cur State was compelled
to enact the present apparently arbitra
~ game law is to be found in the fact
that men from other States, principally
from Pennsylvania, would come here in
droves and shoot the game that was not
in season, for which they received in
the cities very large prices a.d had
they been allowed to continue their
depredations, in a very short time Ger,
tain kinds Of game, such as woOdcOok,
snip", quail, grouse, &C., would have
become extinct. Gentlemen who hunt
and gun for the mere pleasure of the
sport have no trouble in finding any
number of friends AMONG the farmers,
who willingly grant them permission 10
gun and hunt on their grounds, and
very frequently accompany them in
their excursions. 1t is only the roughs
who are subj jected to any Inconvenience.
Most Of the farmers the past week |
got through with husking their corn,
and it is now safely housed. On my
way from Kirkwood on Wednesday last, |
my ears were greeted every now and
then by stalwart lungs singing in uni
son, and look in the direction from
whenc5 the sounds came revealed
mammoth piles of golden grain, being
heaped still higher by the expert hls-
kers, who seemed to relish the EN- mplOy-
ment in which they were engaged as |
more of sport than any thing else
Although in some feds two ox-carts
were busiIy engaged in hauling
in the grain, the piles still increased
instead Of decreasing. If speculators
will persist in running up the price Of
wheat, We have the consolation of
knOwing-especially those of US who
have hard struggle to procure the
necessaries of lif--that we can get
along very vel! with corn, which, on
account Of the exceedingly large crop,
will be disposed of at figures within
the reach Of all who are not too lazy to
work for the maintenance of tArmsel-
yes and families, if they have any.
The NJ. Z, colorad people Of Oless a
erecting a new church
building early in the Spring, provided
sufficient enc0ura cement Is extended TO
them by their friends in the way of dol.
lars ana cents. But two or three weeks
have elapsed since the subscription :
lists were sent out, ami they have thus g., !
far succeeded, even beyoud their ex.
pectations, in collecting qnte hand
some amount of money. Considerable
yet, however, lis to be raised, which VIII
no doubt be forthcoming when wanteo. ,
The pastor, with whom had q conysr- :
5ation on Thursday, is overj0yed at the
fact that his flock will soon have a new
sdiice to worship in Instead OF the prea- =
sut worn out and dilapidated building.
ualow e'en passed of here very
lpietly. The programme arranged by '
ne Youngsters and children Of larger !
growth from some uncountable cause !
vas not carried out, and beyond sono ,
'sw knocks a tde doors Of private resi- =
iences, ringing of door bells, and the
of the Episcopal church glte !
n the middle Of the street, | have !.
heard OF no mischief being doIe.
Oar milkmen here serve their cusLo-
ners in quite different manner from =
What yours Of Wilmington do. Here T.
hey sit in their wagon, and those who d
want milk must 60 to them when they
.nnouuce their presence in front ofyour
lemicil, and we must get out right y
peedily or We will be compelled to =
walow our tea or coffee without this
lCteaI nuid. Their customers ara very
and it does not pay to tarTy
cry long o! one place. There is
mother difference between our milk o
nen aud yours. Here We are served .
With pure, rich milk, just as it comes t.
rom the COW, without any adulteration t
Whilst some Of your milkmen amuse h
themselves and exercise their muscles II
considerably at the pump handle. o
Last evening there was quite an ex- tt
iteinent on Clinton street, and for "
ime it was thought 2 serious fight r.
would take place in the large crowd II
here assembled. Some young men be- Ii
ong:ng to our neighboring town of s.. Il
jeorges, came here with horse and car p
iage for the purpose Of taking some Of d
'ur young ladies out riding. Our y
,oung bloods hearing OF this, put in il
,rotest, and in order to prevent their O
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