Daily Republican., 1888-06-05

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gage the attention of The numerous read
ers Of your valuable aper.
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hear cautious y, 20 answer wisely, to
consider soberly, and decide impartially.
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have expression.
The young men and boys of Clayn ont
spend their week day evenings in pitch
ing quoi's. AS many as twenty gather
10 see the sport. We say they could
epend their time in much worse way.
We like TO see the yCung people enjoy
themselves in all innocent sports. Othe s
have a fine time In catching suckers and.
Ilamprey eels. Neither one are fit to eat,
but there is fun In taking them. Some
times snakes come into play, One OF our
young men The other day came across
three good sized ones. They sho we'd
fight to him, and he got as fast as his
legs would carry him A large number,
nevertheless, get killed fere in the creek
every summer.
Oa Thursday, the 9th, Mr.. A. 8. Ottey
| was greatly surprised to have friend
call upon him In the person of Mr.. John
| Ashbridge, of Johnstown, Pa The gen.
tleman learned his trade with Mr.. o tey,
under the instruction OF Mr.. Ottey's
father, 10 Chester, then town. They
had not seen each other or twenty-five
years, each believing the other dead. Mr.,
Ashbridge had been on to Washington to
attend the Golden Eagle 6emonstration
there. s..--
| There ought to be an alderman and a
cor stable he e Mt Claym mt. If the ser
vice of either is needed, those needing
them have to go nearly five miles 10 get
/ them.
On Sunday afte moons and evenings o
large number of carriages of all kinds
go through here on the Philadelphia and
Wilmington pike. Some of them are oc
lcupied by young men, and even some
times young women, who seem to have
no respect for themselves and no ONT
else, whi.h is generally the case. Often
times The men are beastly intoxicated
land really are not able 20 take care Of
lthemselyes. The no ses are very ofteI
hired; and owners of them, especially an.
kind of horse, ought TO be very carefu
who they hire their hor-es TO We never
: the ess W II say est, drink, aud be gay
danish all worry and sorrow; laugh gail
to-day--wGep II you're sorry Tomorrow
, "Confe sion is good for the toul. Throw
your physic to the dogs"
The weather is III very chapgeabl
ani unsprlng ike. Winter hangs Cn an
,prirg is gone, yet it will be hot and DR.
lenough before summer is over, or else W
D are no prophet. A good number of GU
, farmers and truckers had to rep,ant thei
s lima beans nd corn, on account Of rot
E ting in the ground owing to 1t belrg VT
: 80 long.
D On the night of the Goth ult beav
9 thunderst. rm passed ever Claymon
! The ligh Mug struck large buttonwoo
4 tree In the yard of Mr. William Vernon
:. The streak jumped from the tree into
i wire fence splitting something Ike
d ldczen posts open. No real serious dan
d age was done by the stormi only SON
Q heavy washouts by the rain.
l. On the evening of the S0th Mr.. WilliaI
d Just was driving colt in a go cart, vii
10 q young lady in. He stopped at Cla
D. mont staticn and went to get out. II
70 foot caught the side OF the bed, throwii
10 him, which scared the animal, causii
to 1t t. run away with the young lady
who, before 1t got der good headwa
Jumped and saved herself. Nothing Sc
i Gus happened to either person, nor t
a. colt. The cart was fixed up at eOttey'I
smith shops the next day, and the CO
was geared up, and William went on
way rejoicing
n Mr.. A. s. Ottey hps tomatoes and ca
h bage plants by the hundreds and tho
h sands to sell to thole wishing tn IN,
q all kinds.
/. Every day brings its own duties Al
1t carries item along with it, and they a
0. as waves broken on the shore; many II
(. them coming after. Hours are Ii
sr s onges; they wipe out good resolution
IL Age creeps on wi h steady grace, bo'
Il. the form and mas the face YETTo