The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-24

The keeper of the sacred relics reported the
receipt of the following valuable additions to
the museum:
From Boston--A kerosene can carried by
one of the American army as Washington
crossed the Delaware. Also, table-les sup
posed to be 5000 years old, and 10 have once
belonged to an Egyptian king
From Memphis--A butcher knife with the
name of Plato engraved on the handle
The secretary announced communication
from Chicago asking if the president Of the
Lime Kiln club believed in hanging for mur-
der. and Brother Gardner replied:
Dat an de Baptist religion am two Of de
things believe in wild all my heart. | go
fluder ] believe dat cherry convicted bur
glar should be treated as a convicted muir
derer, AM also be made to pull hemp DE man
who commits crime wild hi, eyes wide open
merits de full punishment Of law, an il am
no mo dan a Just law which demands an eye
fur an eye an tooth fur tooth When it
comes to gittin rid Of ed-handcl nnnderers
an murderous burglars, muffin am 50 calker-
lated to give de public satisiackShun as de
knowledge dat de hanginan knows his lizneSs
an has moose waitin.'
TO THE BITTER ES0
postal card from a lawyer at Mont
Comery Ala, gave notice that he had been
retained by the Hon. Free Soil Chivington to
begin a suit against the Lime Kiln club, lay.
ing his damages at $4,000. Mi Chivngton
applied for membership a few weeks ago, and
was rejected on the ground that lie still car
ried load of bird shot fred into him five
wears ago by the owner of watermelon patch
near Opelika. The plaintiff declares the
statement TO lie false, and will sue for the
amount named,
The secretary was instructed 10 reply Il
the effect that the suit would I've contested t
the bitter end
MORE lMPos1oRs.
The secretary announced that three differ
ent impostors We're travelling through TIN
country at the present time peIsonating mem
hers of the Lime Kiln club and duping man,
innocent people. The worst Of The trio is
chap who claims to he the Rev. Penstock
who is operating in Missouri and Kansas
He is bow-!egged, blind of one eye and talk
through his nose, and has been selling mem
berships in the club for 81.
On motion Of Waydown Reehyc, tile prcSi
dent was authorized to offer reward Of -
for the dead body Of any Of the three.
WHY NOT
Judge Chewso arose TO ask for information
He had heard dozens of people inquire vii,
the club did not celebrate Washington's birth
IIAN, anu lie NOull now ask the reason.
Mo dan two y'als ago, sab, replied tn
president, with considerable austclity, iii
club resolved to celebrate but once a var, On
it was furder decided 10 combine Thank,
givin', Christmas and New Vars into on
gineral holiday, am call it ThankschlisyeaI',
If members would post up ON pnrCecdns,
might save EN- mo or less embarrassment.
"Doan we celebrate FO'tl ul July" askci
the Judge
Not as a body II anybody want, to drnl
lemonade, eat CokeruS an follcr Il bras
band aroun town, daI am no uhierkshun,
but sich of us as prefer TO sot down under Il
plum tree in de lack yard an feel sorry ki
not be deprived Of de privilege by any acl
shun of de club We will now escape hom,
wards '-Detroit Free Press.
One Town che Darkey's skipped.
was chatting recently with H. G. Pu
IONS of Natural Bridge, Va, about the 90
ored men in the south, when he said to ms
"Hou know how the darkeys all hockrd :
the villages and cities at the close of the wal
They seemed to think that all they lad to d
was to get to city in order 10 hc summit
ously taken care OF. | knew ud anr pla,
where the people managed to ct ii ut thrl
through the wit OF an old stotclirrrrr 'l
darkeys had swarmcd around his town mt
it wasn't safe for chicken 10 lr 5ut in n
day time or ON ruost at night nlu' nigl
five or six Of the colored men at lh, @r1taup
of this long headed ola storcEr,I I,.t nrt
quietly taken il custody and put aAay "hrr
they could not communicate with tlrir 4,
lows There was some little Stir ug.i th,.
disappearance and the next lar tAr VA ma
>ent for five o. six " tlr l,nuu4 o'ur,
men. He took them out unlrr a lEgE pa1,
and said tothrn that hr lIt,l 4 u,utt"r 1t III