Daily Republican., 1879-06-03
Letter frOm 81. Georges.
J Correspondence Of the Republican.
ST. GEORGES, DEL, Nav

Correspondence OF the hepuDnc6h'
ST. GEORGES, DEL, May %.
MEssRs. EDITORS The farmers are
busily employed in cultivating their
corn.
Since IL has cleared off tie peach
growers have discovered q fatal enemy
among their fruit.
Mr.. Joseph Hsisel, an enterprising
dealer in agricultural implements, on
Saturday Of last week, while driving to
Kirk vood, lost a pocket book containing
$40 in money and over $500 in paper.
The closest inquiry has failed to find
the book or even clue Of 1t. There is
no doubt but that some conscienceless
individual found it.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings Of last week, the members OF
the Methodist church held a strawberry
festival in the Town Hall, for the bene-
fit of their church. Fifty dollars were
realized.
On Monday evening, May 26th. Mr..
Albert o. Newton and wife held the
40th anniversary Of their Wedding
About 80 people were present.
On Tuesday afternoon and evening
the Great omnonwealth Circus was to
exhibit at this place. This circus trav-
els by water, having a boat OF their
own. 1t is composed Of about so mem
bers. We said they were to exhibit
Well, everything was put in readiness,
the band played, and large number
of persons had assembled to witness
the performances, when Constable
Cleaver appeared on the scene with a
warrant for their arrest, for not being
duly licensed. As he could not arrest
the whole circus, clown and all, he just
took the clown, who readily gave a
bond for his appearance at Court, and
everything seemed serene for the even
ing's entertainment. But the willy con-
stable had not succeeded in making his
costs out Of this arrangement, so he
went to New Castle to learn whether
they had a license, as they said they
had, it being in the hands Of their ad.
vance agent. At New Castle he learned
tLat he had been imposed upon, and SO
started back and arrived at this place
Just in time to stop the performance
once more. The constable being too
premature with his interference, saved
the costs to the company, as he really
had no case against them, they not
having as yet performed. The show
broke up, the town lost its license of
$5, and our constable is still looking
for his costs SO it is losing affair to
all concerned.
One day last week two little boys
with tin on their back and tan on their
faces, came through the sweltering heat
and dust into this place to sell few of
their wares. They had not followed
their avocation very long or very sue
cess fully before our constable, ever on
the alert, pounced upon them for their
license. They said they had no license,
but they had tin cups, dishes, &c. But
such innocence as that conld not van.
quish our brave officer, who readily
dragged them before the Justice of the
Peace. Here it was discovered that
they had no license, hence the fine pre-
scribed by law was imposed. But here
another difficulty arose-they hal not
money enough to appease the outraged
Justice, so her ministers, thinking that
she could better afford to lose her part
than they theirs, simply turned the
pockets of the offenders inside out and
appropriated the pittance for their
costs.
Late last night or rather early this
morning, somebody made futile effort
to enter Pierce & Simpler's store, this
place. They bored the shutter and the
cellar door, but failed to strike bolt
in either place. 1t is supposed they
were disturbed. The circus, which
sailed off sometime during the night,
gets the credit of the attempt, though
it is said they left before the store was
closed for the night.
Capt. Chas. Corbit is the owner of a
Young cow Is months old, which yield
ed g. lbs. Of butter last week.
QUERcus.