Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-02

without hearing him.
BIG QUARTERLT.
The Great Annual Occasion of the
s.CoIored People Last sunday The
Events Within and Out of Doors
$500 People Come by Rail.
Signs were noticeable in the streets of
Wilmington on Saturday Of the sixty
seventh quarterly meeting OF African
methodist churches of the Middle district,
which took place Sunday. These We're
principally the increased number of
c0lorcd people on the streets aud the
frequency with which the linen duster
appeared to be the prominent article Of
apparel The Middle district iuclu les the
States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware aud Western New York rs far as
Elmira. As to attendance ut big
Quarterly" ri it is commonly called, is
concerned Philadelphia is considered the
northern line, though few come OH from
New York, and the southern point of the
Peninsula is the southern limit. Though
Maryland is not i'll the district it is not
prevented from sending here its quota,
which probably numbered over thousand
| This, AZ well as many other points, shows
that Big Quarterly is not so mu Ia religi-
Gus or ecclesiastical event as one of
| festivitg. The last Sunday of August is
the day when. il one colored man on the
| Peninsula wishes to see another, he is
most likely to have his desire gratified by
coming to Wilmington. GA that day
many c0lored friends meet that see
one another at no other time in the year.
| There are oftenrimes strange and touch
| ing meetings of old friends who have
been separated many years, and again
many MEETING on the street is so IN ic
rously funny that the spectator must
| have much self-control to restrain his
risibles.
In the early part of the morning the 2.
W. ~ b railroad was tie scene of greatest
eommotion aud white people were much
below par. On French street, between
Front and Water, many styles of vehicles
were 10 be seen, some with freshly sawed
or planed seats rather out of tie keeping
with the well worn boCy, out showing how
eveuescent was 10 be their existence as
public oonveyances From these the fat
or tired customer or the customer who
thought the churches were farther away
rode for a fee CT 10 cents. The dusty shoe
did not need long to remain ia that state,
for seven boot blacks were ready TO WELD
the brush and were busy much Of the
time. Father up town more of these
same workmen were noticeable and the
lustiness of the day was coed for theil
business. When Fifth and French streets
was reached, however, they began tn be
thrown in the shade by the hucksters,
| Of NuhHpt bod tpkEn ~
the lot bounded by the High School aud
the steam bakery.
One man seemed to realizs The nature
of his customers for ha had provided
himself with a wagon-load of water
melons, while from the various stands eat
ables could be obtained ranging from th,
cooked meat of the pig and bread up tC
cakes, Ice cream, pies, fruits. grapes, pea
nuts ard artistically y-aplored lemonade.
was left however for the square on Fr9ncl
street betwo.u Eighth ard Ninth street,
to lake the championship u taia line ant
in everything else. !i5re the specials
aud variety Alan stt OF side by side, on
with champagne cider IN larg'
quantities aud the other with nearly
everything in smaller quantities
Temporary nwnings were numerous an,
there was hardly front or side yart
without several. beneath which showl
forth many tempting edible o
drinkable. A. no huckstet atauds wcr
allowed in The streets every manner o
place WAS resortei 10 ~ place for stand
or dining tables Besides yards, ther
vera the front roous of many houses
wooden sheds, Il barber shop and even d
front part of u stabl5, or rlthe. oil rriag
house was partitioued o.. with canvas A
summary Of t..S many signs put up t.
attract customers would read aulusin9ly
but tn should have bseu seen to b,
fully appreciated, Among che ice ereau
signs were these: Tee crelGtu' GtG IL,
crem" another read "Mea,4 all Lour I'M
day, ice cr' III M 4 cakes" Doubtless, ID
goods THIS hasalded ~tre rellshed as ulGcl
ss il they had been announced 10y tn
most artistic signs sni perfect spelling.
the TRAINS. ..
Ii nil, SeN EN- trains or sections OF train
arrived III the morning. The $40 trail
from Phi,adelphia, on account Of III
crowds, was dlvld, Il into three sections
The first section consisted of II cars ant
Cot people,; the srcoud 4 cars and -
people, gni the third the tgular travellers
and only about IL or 20 colored people
These trains arrived at 1910, l0.li ant
10, respectively,
Ihe two special trains coming north o'
the r, w. ~ Is. from liavre de Grace
Port Deposit and way stations arrived
927 and 10 o'clock, bringing total o
about 900 passengers.
The first train coming up the Delhwar
road started irom harrington, stopping a
all way stations, and WAS made up of !
cars and $50 people, and arrived here a
30. The second Delaware train, of L
cars, attended to tratht from the hrhnei
! ioads, the Qnsen Anne " Kent at Towns
end and Kent Go. railroad at Cmyto
bringing 700 people.
Quite number Of people from har
rington and FELTON, were frightened ava
by the smallpox. Only II tickets wer
sold at Harrington, and 6S at Feltoo fror
; both places over 200 persons having bee
expected.
srprv, scp,,rs
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by 10 O'Clock French street, on the eas
or shady side, was jam from the depC
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