Daily Republican., 1888-02-22
Uiaymon, assns.


his barn, which makes quite an I'm.
provement TO tha same. Bizs s0x1S.
He is q carpenter by trade and u hrst-
olAss workman.
Mr.. Joseph Kennedy Informed us
that something was stealing the chick
ems OF Mr.. Husbands, hia tmplo5 or.
Joseph set steel trap aud caught Oh
op0ssum. There's many boy 10 DO
found, there's many prizs TO be won,
and whenever opossums abound there's
always, Joseph, mora dauaor 60 shun.
Since ha has caught another one.
Mr. John H. Anderson, one OF our
genial and obliging butchtrs, WAS fore
man OF the jury on q murder case held
In she city court house. He don't give
very good account OF the bed and so
commodations the jurymen had. In
fact 1t is not much credit to those in
power, End We would for cne like 70 sea
the jurymen made comfortable, ospe
ciAliy when they have 10 stay hll
night. "a word TO the Wise Is Hnd.
cieut."
Mayor Vernon, the other day, weut
through Olaymopt In o sleigh without
bells on. III the chief bad been about
he would have no doubt been ART sted.
He did just what he made quite fuss
about, and he knows he 10 liable TO u
fine. We will let him 90 this time;
but he will have TO get nAturallE lE od lana
become ct.zsn OF the CITY OF Clay.
mont, or elge get out OF the oflics.
Mr.. Charles Ottey drew at the Han
ley H0se fair in Chester on Tuesday
evening the 14.h, D handoome gsntb'
gold ring, n beautiful pinoushlon and q
coffee pot. ChGrlss got valentine,
bearing the tttle of q musiOiEn, and the
way he Ia blowing the bcrn 10 oau-
tiop, he having had some experience In
tbbt line of business.
Il Mr. VIM. Dawson, baker, who is one
of Clay ymont's best oitiEons, and who
like ourselves would have been taller,
II We had not botn turned up 30 much
for feot. He also got . valentine called
m "ice- man." Well, Williain has
laid in q good supply OF ice, which he
will Use rs he thinks proper. We i'm.
aglns0 hen he ceads this, lie will say
Now that sounds something like,
l guess III read 1t q little and soc"
Mr.. Joseph Boudwln, oar young
friend, not married, however, received
q valentine, the title Of which was his
n other in-lAw. We'll, that bests us cut;
men do not waste powder and sho1 ou
their mother-in-laws. Now, Joseph,
when you rosa the line OF accountable.
ity and possess suoh an Articie be good,
bat don't be too good; cultivate pleas
ant vctoe; listen to her when EAe talk
with Side open eyes; AAttet her little;
then all will DO we'll with you As the
days roll by.
i Mr.. Jcseph Owen, one Of our hand.
come young msn, . stotekeepsr by 90
cupAtiuI, IN the employ OF Mr.. Robslt
Casey, Also received very beAu'iiul
, UnlaOttna - a1laA a ffffgsfr ts4-
He 10 charged by the women OF not
! doing the squAre thing. Wen, wo know
him, and don't think he would know
inRly do q wrong aot, and Wc are Ger
J tain he will NOT cheat any woman IN
! aelllpg her u waBhboaTd Ha will toll
the rhOla truth about theni, and W do
not thiak that any lady can ba down
on him. as ho is 20 nice and g0od,
Well, Joseph. wAilo on the earth you wen.
der,
Thtoug a tolls and lhoors sore;
What will you be up yonder,
When you tread the golden ahoEet
A certain young lady received mis-
sive informing her that she thought
about the oeaus by day md dreamed
Of them at night
: Major Deveuey also rooeIved hla
compliment OF the iaughAble articles
One Of them didn't suit him worth q
cent.
Miss - was The recslvsr OF no
less than four valentines. She got tho
} most Of any we have heard OF. One OF
them chSrRed her with gaddiDg around.
MT. I'll. s 0ttey had sent to him y
very irregular pieoe OF drawing, FROM
An artist, more OF the paint brush sty %
than OF the pan, and tao worst OF 1t waa
, he charged him of "shooln hoIaes Z"
/. He follows horse shoeing, mud don't
drive chickens ct all. He didn't he =
, lleve thas tha sender was 40 miser y
: and 80 mean that he couldn't spsud "a
; cent for o picture. Well, he woald like
10 cStch him, that fellow who locks
like him. He would bnash hts pump.
kin head, that fellow who looka like
him. He also received one osllsd the
, "Eiitor," which doesn't nuit In aay
shape. Hs thinks there are all kinds
OF jacks, a boot jack, q wheel jack, a
jack with long care, two legged jacks
,, and jacks that wear gold speotac!es:
/. and he knows there are some who don {
live twenty miles away.
, Chief OF Polioe Lloyd received one,
: charging him OF running away from a
hgbt, instead OF making an arrert.
Well, chief, what is q man with tho
breath OF life out OF ntm?
"He shat lives TO Iun away,
May live 10 fight another day"
I Mr.. Joseph Casey is charged of being
o sohoolmRster. i. he bad got one
charging him with being All old bache.
! lor It would have suited him better. II
our friend Joseph was as ugly rs the
/ picture we wouldn't want much to do
with him. He is handsome alongside
of IL.
Our good friend, Mr.. John Lloyd,
| sent A. B. Ottey, the other day, live
| opossum for q present, Well, John, he
, Is very, very much Obliged yea, . thou
sand times over. II You ever want q
favor call on him. He wishes you
happy life, with nice little wife.
We were informed that Mr.. William
Butler has the mumps. He certainly
could not have becn fooline with one Of
the Claymont guns. They are great
! critters to kick.
In our next letter we will give An 40.
+ count of the parade and shooting match.
J The former will not come of, We are
afraid, rs nearly all are disputlng who
will go ahead. The corporal 10 willing
10 take his place and do his duty, ns he
desires 10 live peaceRbly with all man.
kind. YETTo.