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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
Omcers Elected.

On Saturday evening Jefferson Coun
ell, 70, 10, o. u. A. M elected the FOL
lowing officers to serve for the ensuing
6 months: Councillor, William Tay lor,
vice councillor, William A. Anderson
secretary, Frank A. Slower; assistant
secretary, Charles II. Hudson financial
secretay, d. B. Markley treasurer,
William T. Little inductor, j. W.
Edwards examiner, John &. Grimes
inprotector, Alfred d Edwards ont
protector, Aldus Reed trustee. M. II
Hutton. Mr.. Markley is elected imam
clal secretary for the fifteenth consecu'
tive year.
D.. l.. Striker Post, No 8. Department
of Delaware, G. A. R., located at New
port, has elected the following TO serv
the next year Commander, John Nc
Cullom s. V. c., Alexander Crozier
J.v. O., Elisha Barton surgeon, Gee
w. Bowman, NJ. D.; chaplain, the Rev
Daniel Green; 8. NJ, William N. Johns
o. of D., Benja amin Willis o. OF g., .
T. Young G. of A., William N. Johns
and George W. Davis delegates TO To
Department Engagement, X. ii. WI
liams alternate. Benjamin Bellew.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

The Independent Nailars mud feeders
OF the Ohio Valley, incladipgali The men
working at the man ufacturers' scale met
yesterday in Wheeling and organized .
National League with j. WeiNei as Pre-
sideIt; NJ. Marion aid 4. Graham, Vice
President; II, Fra zier, Secretary; J. Col.
Iemau, Tfeasurer; and &. Irvine, w.
Young and g. Drvinney, Trustees. Bran
chts are expected to be established In
Chicago, Terre Han.e and elsew here a.
fast aa the mills begin work.
Alta MACS meeting OF the Central
Labor Union In Chicago yesterday the
iol iow ing was adopted: Resolved, thai
this meeting c)nGemns the h. pocr.tica
and unfrienGly position taken by th,
Anarchist with regard 10 the eight
hour demand of the prole' as tina
OF reactionista, and in consequence hind
eriDR the accomplishment OF the oman
CITATION OF prolefarians.
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Destructive Fires.

A FIRE In Georgetown, Massach usetts
early on Saturday morning, destroyet
Adams block, the Masonic block, tn
Equitable building, Temey's shoe fac
tory and the yelling of u. j. Temey
causing o loss of $4,000. Thirteei
business places were burned out ant
$50 hands thrown out Of employment
During the progress OF the fro two mel
were killed and four injured, two c
them dangerously.
The house and saloon Of .Wm. Halle
ut Pittsburg, were burned on Saturda.
morning. The family had . marrow
escape. and: Halter was dangerously
not fatally injured by jumping from
window.
A fire at Collinsville, Pa, on Frida
night. destroyed eight stortes, o bloc
| Of offices, q livery stable, . railwa
station and the post office, causing
| loss of $24 ,C09. The fire started In II
post office, and is attributed to incel
i diariem.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
DEATHS.

HEisLER--on December 81, 1855. Mary
hsisisr. aged e6 years
Relatives and friends are respectfully invi.
Tod 70 attend the funeral from the residenec
OF her husband, heuei Neisler n, W. corne,
second and French Streets, ON Wedns ada
December 30, at o'clock y. m scrylcss x,
me house. lpiefment at wilmin xton and
Brandywine cemetery.
WosIh-on the zeth inst, John Worth
IN the o2nd year OF his age
Relatives And friends OF the f,mily. alst
the members Of Assium L.odgs, No, rs, l. q
y. r.. and LsfAyette Lodge, No. 2, *, or p.
are respectfully invited 70 attend the fupe
raj. from his late residence, $40 East gtl
street On Iuesdsy afternoon, the 29th, az
O'Clock lnterment at Wilmington anl
brandyvine cemetery.
Dearest father, thou has LEFT US.
And thy loss We deeply feel
Hat II is dod that has bsfeft US,
ho can all our sorrows heal.
All is dark within our dwelling.
Lonely 20 our hearts to-day
for the one We love so dearly,
Has forever passed away.
Gone, but not forgotten.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28


The following cases were dIsrosA
this m oTniDg by Judge Cumnins
George Taylor was found On 81
day afternoon ny officer Porter, I
drunk, on Front street near MAJ
He plead guilty aud was fined 81
costs.
Patrick Ford was arrested on 8,
day last by officer WEIGH, on . Cal
the Front and Union street line I
charge Of being drunk and disordl
The officer testified tba. he made .,
al attempts to strike him on thew
the hall, and the Judge imposed :
OF % and costs.
A man was found asleep last evel
Mt the head OF the stairs LEADING
Registrar Frazer's office, and ialsI
the hall. This morning be was arra
ed before Judge Cummi when be
that ct present he was out Of work,
as be had no home had gone their
! sleep IN pruierelee torenaip'Dg o1
streets 10 the cold.
| He was not drunk when the a
found him, neither does be have ID
pearance OF q drinking man. he toll
Judge that bis wife had been deal
several years, and that slnca her
he had been boarding when DO
work to pay bis board with. Hs
said that he was promised wor
next week, and the Judge disch
him, with the advice to try an
some place to stay until then.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

Frank Vaughn and Eliza Swope were
married IT Little Blue, Missouri, ON
Friday night After the ceremony,
while they were standing at window,
q bullet was fred At them by some one
outside and grszed vauxhn.s head.
Abraham Nave, q cousin OF the bride,
was suspecnd Of the crime. On Satur.
day morning. Nave called on the
vaughns, said the reports OF the
Christmas affair worried mis- mother"
and asked the company TO accompany
him 10 his home and deny that they
suspected him. Yesterday morning
they started with him on horseback |,
and when half way Nave shot Vaughn
dead. Nave then rode home, and on
the approach of officers to arrest him
corr mitted suicide.
ID. j. Beggs, victim of the murderous
assault ct Canton, Ohio, recovered con-
sciousness st moon on Saturday, and his
first words were Hang that -
niggeil He tried to kill mel" This Is
considered almost conclusive of the
Ieuilt Of Green, the colored man arrested
on suspicion,
Tn mas King, living In Cologne st.,
Chicago, murdered his wife In drunk
en- quarrel, on Friday night, hy beat
ing out her brains with chair. He
gas arrested on Saturday afternoon
and con fessed his crime.
Craig Tolliver, leader Of a gang oil
rouahs, in Rowan county, Kentucky
Was murdered on Thursday night oy
his friend and companion, Asbury
ICrist. Jealousy was the cause.
In Austin, Texas, Two respectable
women wers fsloniously assaulted and
lm ordered in different parts OF the city
Ion Friday utght. This makes abou
twelve women who have been siDailsrl.
ATTACKED ard eight mardered Their
within eight monIhs. There Is 10 cley
To the perpetrators of he crime.
meeting OF ci;izens called by tb
Mayor was held 90 Saturday, n " hic
a comm ittee OF public Eaiety va
lorsanizsd.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
more Cnrlssmas ENTERTAINMENT

Quite q number of church entertain
m snts will be given during the week
The Young Mems League of Grace
church in MAdeley chapel this evening;
the Old Sweds's Sunday school.aud the
St Johns Sunday school will both hold
festivals this evening tomorrow even.
Ing the Central Presby terrain church
will give aa entertainment the West
Presbyterian church q cantata; St.
Paul's church lyceum will give an
apple and potato party, and Madeley
church lyoeum an entertainment. Al
st. Paurs every person who enters IL
expected to deposit an apple or a potato
in barrel at the door. On Wednesday
evening Oliset Presbyterian church
Delaware Avenue Baptist and House
hold of Faith Sunday schools will Civ,
entertainments. Wesley NJ. Il. Sunda,
school will celebrate its first anniver
sary In Oltvet Presbyterisn church OF
New Years eve, and the Household o
Faith will give supper In the Morrow
building. No. 2i1 Market street on New
Years night.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28


John Anstsr vas an Irish lawyer Of the
last gensrHtion. A man Of great and varied
erudition, the translator of Goethe's
Faust" and author Of many poems. 1t
was he who wrote the famous rhyme to Tie
Apocalypse. satirizing himself thus:
"Lo, Anster was there with his pale face ana
Like 70 Inc bssS1 thars found in the apocalypse
Anster IVES never fitted for court practice
and devoted much more of his time to
poetry than law. So his friends got him ap-
pointed Registrar Of the Admiralty Court,
whereof vsry prosy lawyer (the late Sir
Henry Mersdyth) was the Judge. One Of
his croniea meeting Anster, congratu-
lated him on obtaining such snug sine
cure.
What d you mean BY sinecure ?"
asked Anster.
"a place with little or nothing TOTO"
j "Then you are greatly mistaken if you
think am so Fortunate" replied the
poet.
i What have you to do" asked Con
way, in much surprise, for it was no
n torious the business was then next TO moth
:. ing.
Listen 10 the judgments of Sir Henri.
. Meredytb, said Anster, and he added tn
y couplet;
|. All yoa wsntso be bored, ana bored to the yer
III death,
= Go list to speech from Sir Henry Meredyth."
Anster only once defended prisoner.
u man named Kelly had incurred the enmit
q Of the Whiteboys, and his doom was sealed
IL He was waylaid, and the contents of blur
+ derbuss stretched him lifeless on the bigi
"a way. Some clue was obtained which lie
to to the arrest of the murderer, and he stoo
in the dock in Cork, indicted for the cap
tai crime. Being undefended, the Cou
n assigned Anster to give the prisoner Il
u benefit of his legal skill. 1t was tryir
Il, ordeal for poor Ansler, who had little e
Il perience 10 common-less in criminal--la'
a. but by some fatality material flaw in Il
r. indictment TO which the prisoner pleade
v was whispered by some veteran friend, al
!, Anster, to the surprise of every one in &c
F eral, and himself in particular, made t
M point, obtained the ruling in his favor, a
u the prisoner was acquitted.
,ntI Anster sat up late that night in his lod
W inss in Old George street, Cork. All t
Ir inmates OF the house save himself were
II bed, when o rude knock startled the pc
co. barrister. 1t was unattended to, and, WI
Os repeated, Anster went to the door.
J. heard his name pronounced, and, on op,
rs, ing the door, saw the Whiteboy whose
ri. he had saved by making the point VIII
upset the Indictment.
"0b, Kelly, is that your" he So
Y. naming not the living, but the murde
in man.
III "Pm not Kelly, PLACE yer honor"
has turned the client "'tis meself is the
lion that shot him.
I to THIS hardy avowal caused Anster to s.
the door very speedily in the face of
ton first and last client from the docks, aud
the never knew whether he had come to xii
IN thank him.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
To Re Kepsated.

The Christmas entertainment
Union M. K. church was so we'll
ronized that the committee have
uided to add to ii and repeat 1t Cd
nesday night nerl. The travelling I
which was stationary on thst ny
viii start upon It's journey and ieaa =,
wise men to the spot where the OBJ
bethlehem was born. A solo w WV
heard In the distance; herod ". WIN :. !
the wise men to search for inc :. :.
There will also be Q dialogue 'as ~
by part of the infant school han ANU y
Duets, recitatious and Nd, readings sn,iis,a Y
terest the audience. tno sa .,oa :
has been placed at the 10" prizes '
cents.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
A DEAR BATTLE.

Highland drover was taking drove OF
sheep froia Tobermory to Glasgow in the
steamer md, while sitting on the windlass,
he got sleepy and began to nod. The pa.
triarch of the flock, taking it for chal
ieuge drew back, butted at him, and
knocked him spraying upon the deck
~bereupen Dugald, more pugnacious thar
wise threy him overheard. But be go
more than he bargained for by this counter
movement, for the whole flock, feeling
bound in all cases to follow their leader
popped over after him, and Dugald, bein,
several miles from land, was obliged to ge
the steamer stopped and with much diff
Gully reeo gered them again. lie conclude,
that LIE had had the worst of the battle.
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.
A Str oct Fracaa

considerable excitement was oeea
ssoneo last evening about 9 o'clock n
Ihird ard Walnut streets BY aman
VINO was Walking along with a gom,r
on MS arm, being assaulted by anotbel
man. Inquiry developed the fact IA
ene woman was the wife of the ma,
VINO made the assault, and tnat fn
some time past he had suspicioned tia
she was entirely too intimate with -,
nlap on whose arm she was banoinn
On Sunday be went out in the cana ,n =
au Nv ietarnen earlier han expected "a.
o ,.an aud upon fading that his wifi
a0oye result 'H ~
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
ARE.YO LOOKING

For Clothing? Ifso, don't
fail to see the stock of
MuIlin g. Son. eth and
Market streets. They are
anxious TO show everybody
their assortment of Mems
Suits and Overcoats.- -
Youths and Boys Suits and
Overcoats. You will find
them in great variety almost
any color and size of gar
ment wanted, and at prices
away down. Clothing IL
sold differently by this firm
from the general way of sell.
ing. You will be shown
with pleasure and while they
would be glad to sell you
you will not be pressed tc
buy. unless you are perfect
ly free to do 80 and think il
will be to your advantage Il
do 90, They don't make (
great blow about prices, bu
leave that to their customers
to be the judges after the,
have seen the goods.
Full assortment of tn
finest goods for making h
order, which is done at thor
notice, and in q satisfactor,
way.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
Gran d Cnr,ssmss Rsespsio'

On Christmas eve the mempsi
the MURRAY Senate having been o,,i
ted by William CRIMES ~ 70 s Us,
him at lO7 ship.ev street and ' ws y
in Chr lstmas, at 9 o'clock lock-. t1e IN. Msu !,
In q body marched areub ~ Mr..
very cordially received . oy INN
MIRA. Grimes. They entelsa ,s 'ul
ateiy upon the festivities ., Of ., ,s1 j,
sion with song and speeel, ~ bonntiJ
they sat down to a 'a ,.s, 1Ua Of
loaded with all the luia y. man,
season. Mr.. Murray and lns sn All /
OF the Senate wish MI; s1S q,
Grimes many o sucgoe"v War.
Cbristm as and happy New i''''
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

On Thursday evening : D. Of Ne
NJ N. Z. church on ;, I an sdmissi
& 8. .s o,.a . # be an sasa,ssd ~ ssd %
f Ee~o, si NJ :. E. Chapel. as well
clog sent speaker anu
Ia crowded.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

EIooS--hAoON--At Scott church Psrsou.
sgs, s wa Lombard street. wilaington, Dol,
y. a. howne. Alexander Biras ~ MI:
Lydia A. Bacon, both Of New castle.
70 cKINsEY - On Wsan..
dAy evening. dec. z3rd, 1885, al The real
depce Of the brides parents, on vhsps
street, Newark. DEL, by Rev. II. II. Hav
soy.
LoWE-HEOK--Dec 24th. by Raw y m,
ner Litteil, William 4. Lowe ana sail,
M. heck both Of this city.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
Large Ball.

Some seventy.ave couple Il,,.S a. a \,
hotel, at Oentreville, la, ". ft and
Ing, where they took v ,es' in dan
having a real old iasn y uo'slock on
1 erdsy morning, when they they rs The
their homes In TINS or ! lest that
Was was one Of the pleasa,niIsa e' for .
taken place at Ce l,.Is N the be- b
time, every one being H., ~ being
humor, and good feeling ''
tested ON all sides.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
cny,.,nas Celebration.

To morrow evening lgI. the sp's sasl'
Of the Reformed p; Ep hoIa It's chrl'
celebration in the ehu un elaborate
Monroe streets. and a an ei' for d
s sss,oo h Rev. e'f Z. B. Cook; Nh II b
The second Baptist c AZ rsss. Thee
ept and deliver an address nnsd' as the
ailments given by ,, sss' in svsi
always been first ''A''
spect.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
Deatn of a worthy s,olerea Lady

Barbara Barnes, wife Of the late
James Barnes, died on Saturday night
at her residence Tenth and Walnut
vt ,eets She is the last Of her family.
Eliza Frazer, the waitress ut the p. w ;,
30 Il. depot was her niece. She was
born at Smyrna, Delaware, but fer the
last fifty years she has resided In Will
mingson. Mr. Stansbury Murray ssyi
that she was the oldest and one of the
| II rst steam boat cooks on the Delaware
river. She was on the boat with old
| captain weldin, and was With Captain
Douglas, Barr, Robinson, Davis, Kell!
| and o number Of other river boat cap
tains. When she first became q cook
| took a steam boat day to 60 from vii
miueton to Philadelphia.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
The Money s1.rae,

Ut rnllaielphia Ledger says rbs
money market is unehanoea ~, hs
a 49,. steady, with ample sunn,tas ''' u,
capital, though there haa hen,i pp ,.ts ~
= considerable wisbaravai I.i - Zen =
from this city to NJ w " III a i
rood t,ra na are ;, Ter csnt. an
~ US us paper 3Efg6 rar cent +.
rar 90, 1.ih Tine pa n ru'pr - ~.
pc e'as, an Gu Saturday, c.. :,
"..e quoted a; ~ y PEI rsut. s5,s'
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- ov Trial.

rboma. willlan9 .', cS' SIsIil1 o
s:,. es s:s.s q x sis%'.ess
ALSO also 'ooIored. The assa e IN q iss,''.s
,ss: s a., 9 as n ia I'D g .,.as
s or ai's :9 s.,ss' sPs Court ss
hail for Municipsi ~.
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80 .ns0h Bcpo'
waiting the hn. an So

The Board q l, Eau0 sSs aish !. /
sssss !. ssss :ss ;; e e.;
and Inspected !. si' themselves r.. !
S Sss, eli sss ss , ss,s'ss s :.
now DO ready 70 1,o n.O a. 3 mses'n'
f sosnd III this evening
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I 18TH EO|7Il1


o, E simd Monday % the window " :, ,l ~. =
spoons and nd o o,hss a a9d robbed a"
a. Sa, Mr,cn was furnished The u SsIs,etD'
S sa - : afternoon serUsppoo.a es;
aana store, No,7O2]s West ty p'1s, sss
accompanied by two otb n, Front ZION stu
s ssan ~ soon As they came ont u4a X. y :
s SeIn W. went in and found thu Ia. mo 20
t mad !. sold q dozen silver .sts .s'' J, asnns
LOT % cents, which ansss va, a'e Y.
scIiptlon OF those stolen. w he
de Immediately sta,,.a
men, and succeeded in cap,n,' ava
n nee. who was lodged in thu Nh
was was arIaigned before Judge re- S Cr,,,
TINS morning, when Mr., Cs v oe IN y
that he bought the spoons s' ~. Nsii1
ana Mr.. Cohen testified tia, i NJ ~. p
.ney were his. The prisoner - , ,aos|
mat he was employed By l. , 'su W
al last week, aud he va. =, :, ~. ~
day Monday. He said tbss n W. so y.
spoons from Mr.. AdaIr. and 40. ~ eot
he should be zen. for. N'' asked
Mr.. Adair was accordIn,,,
Ed and corrobcra,ed what liz '. n,i..
had said about his being sm A., p.la I
him, and that he had xnrIs p'0!sa
noon OF last Friday. He idsnsIa.
spoons a. his property and ssiS u% a.l
also had q razor and ,oms ~; ~
stolen. ''~' kni'
A razor and knife vere tou,a
Kennedy's pocket when Ia 'v ~.
rested, which were also idsu,,sss
Mr.. Adair as his properly, In, ~ :,
that owing to the prisoners i.,s ~ =, ,
mother being In almost destItuta ,
cumstaDoes, and depending On i him
. measure for their support, Ia ala
wish TO prosecute him. Judss q,
minis said that hs had no option 4
matter, and would be obliged to
the prisoner In 500 bail for nj,
pearance at Court.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

Among the many handsome trees In
the city, there is ons iu The window
OF Milford Carey and Edwin Sines, cor
ner Of Eighth and Market stseete. On
their return home from work on Thurs.
day they were very much surprised 70
find large box oontaing q number Of
very pretty Christmas trets, trimmings
and cakes, pies and other estables ard
the usual Christmas Greeting.
Many thanks are extended to theil
unknown friends for the box but they
would like to return the compliment II
another way. They had large mum
Der Of their friends call TO see the won
|derful Iree.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

If you pant knowledge, you must toll for
It, if food lyou must toll for it, and if pleas
ure yon rhust toll for it. Toll is the law.
Pleasure q pines through toll not by self-in-
diligence and Incidence. When one loves
work, his life is happy one.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

Trayelef -How do you brokers manage
II underseIn the railroad companies? Scalp
Il Ven, you see We don't got SO much ex
| esse-. Dose railroad fellers hat to KEEP
| n lin stock an pay re hands. We
a7as. ] ls oil clear profit wit US! N r
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

LsgiElatare for Educational and Charitable
purposes--with n capital OF 81. 0oo, 000--to
@h,ch reserve fund OF over 1860, 900 has since
neen added.
Fly en- overwhelming popular vote ia tran
shiss was made part OF the present state
UonCtitution adopted Deo. End A. d., 1879
The only Lottery ever voted ON and en-
dorsed by the people OF Any state.
10 lener scales or postpOT,es.
It's Grand single Number Draw.
Exsraord mary Draw ns y reguiarIy
every three months instead OF
Semi AunnnsIy as heretofore, be-
ginning N arch, 1856.
A NPLENDtD OPPORTUNITY To
WIN FORTUNE. fIFST GRANT
|DkAWIN0 GLASS a. IN TdE AOAD
ENVY or MUSIC NEW ORLEANS, Taes'
day, January n, lss6-Issth MONTH,
/ drawing.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
AN RsTHETIC WIFE.

"Say, I'll tell you something, If you
won't blow it," was the way that one man
saluted another on Twelfth street the othei
day.
"All right-go ahead"
You won't give it away until say
so?n
mot a word"
Well, my wife has got to be an OBS.
theticn
"No.n
"sure's SQUIRE born. I have suspected
that she was working that way for som,
time past. but it's only within day or two
that became positive"
Well, that's wonderful. Say, low doe
She act an
Langliid-yery languid. She lop
around, drawls her words, writes sad poetr,
aud the sight of an old pie tin or banged
up chrome entrances her. Con 5ratulat
he On my luck"
~ dol do. That is"
=" What?a
| Don't build your hopes too fast. b
sure you are right and then go ahead.
labofed for whole year under the deuso
that my wife was developing as an aesthetic
and when I came to talk with l.er father b
sud she as always more than half IDIOT b
nature. 30 slow-go slow. Tie diaerenc
between an aesthetic aud fool is 30 might
smail that you can't afford 10 make mi
usko and % placed in 4 box.-Detroit Fir.
Pros,
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28
BUSINESS
STILL At A QU|CKS1EP

We congratulate ourselves
and the public on the in
dorsement ofgood business
that came to Oak Hall on
Saturday. Holidays are
over and gone and come
Iagain
Merchants nine-t e n t b s
lof them-have the impress.
lsion that-with Christmas
lpast, its holiday trade gath.
Tered and the enormous pur-
lchases before i. began taken
Into the count-the season
is ended that they might as
well make up their balance
sheets, fold their arms, rest
lon their oars that business
lis over.
| Not so at Oak Hall,
wherever it is the case,
Saturday caught US as busy
, las ever, setting out as clear
las MONDAY the un mistaka-
ble appreciation the people
have of the good goods and
. low prices we keep for them
lat Sixth and Market.
RI We plume ourselves or
, this plainly expressed will o
people to take what we
prepare so carefully.
l 1t gives US new energy
makes us courageous to dc
ls,ill better to constantly
seek improvement in thu
Equality, style and workman
-lship OF the clothing that we
!. may serve our working PEG
Iple well, and to be wild
awake in having our prices t.
meet the approval Of GU
= customers.
They needn't be afraid
Oak Hall, headquarters Q
honest clothing and honestl,
Lowest prices for the las
twenty-five years, is still IL
1.-THE lead, and will stay Their
las quick and prompt &c
rl day in looking after tn
wants of people as ever.
And the inflow OF custom
:. lers on Saturday demonstrate
anew their confidence.
no. 1t looks as if holiday trad
:, at Oak Hall had just 60
no under way.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-28

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