Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-04-01
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frems Odessa.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
MIpDrnTows, March 2s.-The Rev.w.
Q. Alexander, al Forest Presbyterian 4
Church, this town, preached to Good
Samaritan Lodge. /, o. O. F., last hight
an able sermon The lodge attended In a
body.
Edward w. Tatman of the new mercan-
tile firm Of Tatman a. Pennington, is in
the city buying his first stock OF goods.
The young men hope to make their OPEN
ing within week. Tue interior Of the
store-room formerly occupied by Charles
Tatman, has been remodeled, and with
fresh stock of goods therein will make
handsome appearance.
The stones now being removed from
the old arch in the third oulvert on the
Delaware railroad, were hauled there in
1854 from Odessa; they were brought
as far as odessR by boats. A gentleman
remarked yesterday that ii was big job
hauling them over at that time, About
100 men were engaged on Sunday track
raising again yesterday.
Charles Beasten of Baltimore, Nd,
and Harry Vasey of Philadelphia, Pa,
are visiting their respective relatives
here.
Meat sold well at Beasten's sale on the
Manor last Tuesday; hams at IS cents
per pound, whilst shoulders brought nine
cents per pound and other property Mt
proportionately fair prices.
MmDLRrowN, March 29.-Some of our
farmers are disposed to complain because
| the railroad company Ia employing 30
much of the labor that formerly did farm
work. They claim that the company
ought not to take hands from the country
districts at this season of the year, but
should engage them from the cities. l
would respectfully call those complaining
farmers attention to the fact that the
railroad company gave the colored
people work during the winter when the
farmers did not want them; thus they
were fed. Besides this the railroad COM
pany pays more wages than the present
| prices of grain allows farmer to give,
and when colored man has dollar he
will spend IL, therefore he is by working
ON the railroad bringing more money to
our town. II we ask a farmer why he
does not go to the city and hire two or
three men, his reply is, ''They are worth
less and l would not have them around
me for any price" Just so gentlemen,
the railroad company is also aware of the
fact. Il is fact, however, that there is
sufficient labor hereabouts to do farm
work. 1t is also true that it Is not of the
better class. just now but few idle
colored men are to be found.
"Want to buy dog2" was the inquiry
of young farmer few days ago US he
drove about town and tried to sell q FIVE
months-old Newfoundland pup. lie asked
i all 4, G,kk 4
is cheap at $3.50. That's oil l ask, he
repeated to each one he hoped to make a
customer. At last he found gentleman
who laughed at him for being so silly as
TO offer such q fine pup as that for 80. SO.
The friend told the young farmer to ship
the dog to Henderson in Philadelphia an6
see if he didn't get 1876. There was
smile and "thank you, I'll do it.n The
farmer went to one of our stores and CAV,
10 cents for box, but the puppy in it
he then prepaid the freight which was 81
cents. A few days after he was surprised
to receive q check in payment for til,
valuable dog. A note accompanied tn,
check and ran about like this;
Dog received and sold for. ........$1 .G
; To feeding dog one time. ......I0
To carriage from depot. ....I0
: To 10 per cent commission. $4,000 10 81
Inclosed find our check for. ..... n
No one heard the young man say hi
|, prayers just then but he did say some
1 thing else, when it figured out that h
only got IS cents for his thoroughbred
i Newfoundland puppy.
Madame Rumor was in town during thu
/ past week and arranged for seven wed
q dings to take place in April. She say
1 that a bachelor from this vicinity is /,
marry a wealthy ledy in Cecil county
Maryland.
. Chicken cholera is about to finish III
what poultry the thieves couldn't find.
!, Phosphate agents are becoming numei
: 'ous in this section.
: Instead of the pair of iron gray horse
h M. N. Willets will work pair Of larg
= and handsome mules to his ice WACO
: this season.
mick" and his tin horn have mad
their appearance on our streets.
" Secretary Frazer was greatly surprise
u to find the closets at the academy in sue
q bad condition last Friday. The Board {
I. Health should make note of the fac
y and cause the board of trustees to hav
10 filth removed at once. The academ
;. ground was not the only filthy plac
| iouhti, anu tne btcrebhry ID one OF tnOS
T. officers who is not afraid to do his dut
in such matters, therefore he advised til
Ee Board of Health of our town to get aboI
n their work at once.
'. MIDDLErowN, March 30.-Miss Magg
Is s. Cochran, daughter of WIN. A. Cochra
te living near this town, died Sunday nigh
10 The young lady had been ill but fe
n. days. She was in her "a th year and
r. member of st. Anne's P. e. Church. II
in funeral services will be held at her res
1. dence at 10 a. IN. Thursday. Interment
IN Forest Cemetery.
Of Mrs. John Whitlock is seriously i'll
d. her home corner Main and Church street
Henry Clayton, President of Glitter
m National Bank, is quite i'll though his col
Of dition is reported more favorable tn
~ morning.