Daily Republican., 1883-03-26
PHILADELPHIA GOSSIP.
,r rAsrER FESTIvAk-WANA-
.AxER AND THE EG00-SUI
CIDEs IN TINE Park.
Of theRHpusIroAS.


,respondencs Of thsRsrusItoAs.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18th, 1898
,.re was a general observance Of Good
r;dav % in this city, and a. 1t has been
pelared legal holiday, no business
as transacted at the banks or brokers'
sices, The public Offices were closed
Nd the employees had a holiday. The
,,il stores wore open, but many
the wholesale h0nses supended busi-
.ss and the ringing of the bells OF
a~v @ churches sounded more like .
.hhatb morn than that Of day when
large proportion of our citizens were
nuarei in their ordinary business
prvires were held In q number OF tho
,urches, all Of which were wellattended
This morning, however, the churches
ora crowded, the Cathedral being the
e,t centre of attraction. Long before
~ time announced for the services
i,htprnth street was filled with peO.
all anxious togain admission. The
vices we're grand and imposing,
nd the music splendid. 1t Is II subject
general remark that each year the
az seems 10 be more strictly observed,
NJ denominations that formerly look
upon il as belonging to the Catholics
nd Episcopalians, now join with them
4 celebrating the Resurrection.
Wanamaker had announced that he
amid give dyed egg to each boy who
hme 10 his store on Chestnut street be.
Nv Ninth, at noon on Friday, and If
!. ohirrt was 10 collect all the young
ars in the city at one point, he GER
kiuly adoptcd the beet means TO accom-
Eish his purpose. Long before noon
!. south side Of Chestnut street was
lacked with boys of all sizes and all
nds. and Snch . struggling. pushing
3,d crowdng to reach the entrance Of
q store is seldom Witnessed
There had been 49, 900 eggs prepared
dj,,rihut;on, and the boys were
rrned in u line, passing in at one Ell
taurc and ont at another each boy was
landed al. egg by the attendants AS the
ne passed through, until about 1000
ere given ont, when ~ the crowd con-
iuurd To increase on the street an Off.
! ,r WI, sent 10 Mr.. Wanalnaker. with
request that the distribution should
|. discontinued The request was COM
S',d with hut IL was some time before
\. noljce succeeded in clearing the
reel so that pedestrians were able to
Sass along.
/ The Park seems 10 be favorite place
,r u,rtir. who wish to shuttle off this
lror,,) coil. and the guards frequently
Sud the bodies of those who have tired
M life and ended it with their own
hands The latest ease was that of
k,raupe man, who was found at an
karIy hour On Friday morning near the
kul of ,,irard avenue bridge. All
kbrr. wa. 10 tell the tale was bullet
koc back of the ear, and an empty
ks,o on the ground. The body was
{,k,u tnthr Morple, the great recep.
[uIe for the unknown dead.
With Tie oprninr of Spring the work
hi imrroyiur the public snuarcs will
(e continued, The iron railing around
Franklin su,are will be removed and
fepIaccd by granite coping, the same
Ii WASHINGTON souare. There will be
bth,r i,uur0yements made. which when
komnetrd will make this popular in
Sown resort one of the finest in the
Iity,
/ Is i, has been decided to build new
l,ridr. ncros. the Schuylkill al Market
krrrr, workmcn have been engaged
f,r several DAYS IN testing the old fo,,
|atjous, Win n view Of lxcrr,aininy if
hb.y will answer for the new structure.
M E-,, ana. Il