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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

FACTS 90 70 show that the wage
Gamers are more han all others bsne-
flied By protection, and ara therefore
the ones Interested In lls mAintAlnAnoe
The widest distinction exists beiweau
the WoIkiDgmen Of this country and
those Of Great Britain - regards their
social condition, IhelF mode OF living
ana their habits. Asa matter Of fASt
there is . vast difference In the con a..
tiOn Of Lhs WoTklnsmen Of the present
day With that OF thu NHge-sArners thirty
yeArh ago. Then the Workin oman was
content 10 live in . house rented from
o.herI, ami but very feW owned prop
erly themselves. Nov many OF our
mechanics, especially In this city, moi
only own comfortable homes bat also
houses which they rent 70 others less
fortunate. 5u1h . state oil Affairs IL
unknoWu 10 Great Britain, where the
working clNss are compelled 10 sell
their labor Ai the 10 west price. The
vorkiuEmen 10 this country are bsItar
on In every respect have more DOM lorIs
and advantages than are enjoyed By
the same Glass In England, and this
cannot be attributed 10 any other Gauss
than she protection 70 American labor
which !his country has enjoyed for The
psi twenty eVea years. Fee traders
claim that all the advantages Of proIso-
sion are conferred upon the mAnu,Ao.
turerS and propriesorS OF our large In
duSlriAl Embellishments, and hops By
these ArEu nenIs 10 excite q Hostility
between the EN- ployer And sm ploye,
which Wlll result In their securing she
vo1es Of tie latter. They, no Rsver, fAll
TO mention the fact thai while lAojr is
much beiter paid here Than In England
the employers, - . class, do NOT make
any greater PROFITS than those OF that
couDTT. . mpeullon In this county
Is Aohve, Ard no Industry 10 long per
miiled TO yield extraordinary returns TO
the proprietor. Bat While this oompe.
hhon Ia cure TO rsduc 1he prod,s OF
employer, Isl s Alhj sure 10 in lteass
the demand for labor and thus main.
aAin high uSgeG This, no Wsvsr, could
mob DO the case we're IL not for the ios.
aerlOg 'Are given by protection, which
prevents com petition from tina poorly
paid labor OF Great BuMip, ItMr.
oleVs And'S tree trade policy should be
endorsed by his rt-ele jIlon The reverGe
viii Do The cABe Oar Industries Will
be ruled; enterprise will be checked
And WOlk'nsmsn will 90 begging tor
work that cannon 90 obiained. Wages
Will be redu Sed - level With those
paid In Elgland, while poverty and
distress WI,l lake the place OF the pres
snt prosperity ard happiness. There
lore the "orkingmen have the greA IesG
interest In she main AinAnoe OF proIeo-
sion, and II seems like an insult 70 their
intelligence for the Democrats party 10
ask them 70 vote AsAinsttL,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

The Chestnut Street Gu
trance way. Always inter-
esting. To-day especially
80.
To the right as you enter.
Misses Clothing. We've
been cleaning out The second
floor front. The bargains
drop ripe. You may gather
them II you come quickly.
No pledge that they'll stay.
Yesterday some prices were
given here. Wise women
came and bought. To day
a specimen or two more
Jackets were $3.50; are
$I.621.
Jackets were SI2; are 81
Goats for small girls were
$13; are IS.
Costume, plush and silk,
was $75; is SIS.
Should they all be gone
the sister bargains will be
here. They are for misses
which is the business name
for girls.
To the left as you enter
Women's Stockings. A
quick bargain from Chem
nitz, Saxony. Isle thread
What a wonder OF cotton
SHINING and calendering is
Isle thread Here 1t is
woven into colored stock
ings, and only IS cents 9
pair. Look at them. Are
you judgel Speak fair low
aren't they worth so cents
They are-or would b.
hadn't the maker blundered
to his cost-your gain.
Go north on the seconC
floor:
The vast Carpet space
Yet not too vast for yester
days BUYERS. No lnccm
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

Some day soon the echoes
ct hammer, saw and plane
will come into this column
in the form OF a story. Then
something Of stairs and ele-
vators and stock migration
Now, Just q word of sugges.
ton.
All that has been aud is
going on cannot Interfere
with anything you may wish
here. Is some IavoIite stock
gone from the usual counte1l
Ask; you soon will fad 1t.
Has some Department fed
while you have been sum.
mering? A word, a question,
and you are on your way to
it, and, finding, are ready to
exclaim: "What an i'm.
provemeLt!"
But now-mei chandise.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

Sherif's Office, Wilmington, Aug
81 1898. s1.eod.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05


PRECEDENT Cleveland has had oon.
siderable experiences durIBR the cas-,
few months in hing, and II SCENE
lhAl he Is now endeAvorlng 10 utilize
the knowledge thus acquired by Ath-
Ing for votes. He Brst oAsm out line
bAl1ed with bluSIer and bunoomb be 20
catch the Irish vote, and nov he he's
thro IN out smother bali, with the hoos
OF making sure OF the votes OF Ihs
FAciho StAles. The 10 Ter Is known rs
the Chinese Exclusion Bill,n and Il
prohlblts the landing OF Chinese labor
eES 81 any port in the United BtAtes.
This bill WAS prepared Al she SA.e De.
pArimens, and submitted TO the Presl.
Gent beiore II WAS presented 70 the
House. The real purpose Of this bill
10 As plain ~ his retAIlAIory message,
and 1t lie scarcely probable Gha, any
more voters will be deceived by II than
will be by the latter. 1, is nothlnz
more or less than . oGnpAign dodge,
and will NO doubt be extensively used
on The PAcldc slope. Mr.. Cleveland
enjoys the honor, II II can be called Gn
honor, OF being the arsI Presldent, seek.
log re-eieoIlon, who has Fesoried "a
the means he ls now employing TO 90.
cure that end. Another thing which
goes 10 show the fltmsiness OF the meas
nre, Is she iA,I lhAt the rejection OF lht
OhlIese Treaty by that country hAi
hol yeI been iii ,iAl'y announced.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

THn slsssIOn held In Vermont yester-
day, shows Republican gain over The
vote cast 10 1884 II 16 per cent, end .
decline In The Democratic vote OF per
oenI Il vas settled conclusion that
the Stats would give . Republican vlo-
tory bal II was scarcely thought that
she aain would b 90 great The gala
OF 16 per cent 10 significant, - Aay
approach 10 such . gain In the Tour
doubltaI States means sweeping vic.
tary for Harrison and Norton. The
Vermont election shoWs Republican
Vitality and groWIh, and presAgss the
result in NoVam Ser.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
WARAMAKM ms.

pleteness here-none ne, none
The Wanamaker Brussels.
We are set up a bit over
that. We lndorse is-back
1t with our name. Have moi
lived In vain. People know
that the name wouldn't be
there Il the goods weren't
right. That's why it sells
so.
And the Japanese Rugs
The last decorative gift Of
Orient to Decide Mt You
will cry for them in the holt
days and sadly say, "Too
late "
First floor just down the
steps on centre aisle: Linens
to the LETT.
Short and pointed talk
here.
Napkins. German, firing
ed, bleached damask, at
So so the dozen, and cream,
aS-inch square, at S2.2s the
dozen, and bleached damask
Towels, all white, or colored
border, 20 cents each.
No need for lingo. The
bargains wouldn't be here Il,
the long, faithful and wise
work of our Linen man
hadn't begotten your conf :
dence to such a degree that
you have made him a Linen
Lord. He is a boss OF the
market, and gathers barga-
inS. Always at your service.
At the centre:
Queen Mary has been hus-
tied from counter to post
But she is just as sweet
whether you catch her fra.
GRANGE in cologne or any one
Of the many odors that bear
her name. She is our pet.
Found only here. Peerless
in dellcacy aud yet at prices
that charm.
Her neighbor Cartwright
calls your thoughts to his
latest soap. Lagos Palm, 8
cents a cake and IS cents a.
dozen. Pure LibeIiad OIivs
OH. The best for the money
ever sold here-or else
where.
We stop now. The foil
lowing are standing bowling
to you, but abusing the adj
veitising man btcause they
ara left over until to nor
row.
The Shoe man. He sells
the Wanamaker Wearwell,
s. for men.
The Furniture-man. He
has acres Of elegance.
The Dress Goods man
He has-well, the earth OF
dress goods.
And all the other bright
men that represent the many
stocks are asking when they
may speak 10 you.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

1T EAs rAnsp!Ted that slmulIAn-
eously with President OlevelAnd's re-
cen. message 10 Congress, . private
oADltsrsm was sent firm the tffi 10 OF
ehe Secretary OF State ~ WAshin zkon
70 'hs Btllisn GIvsTnmsnI, assuring II
lna' no Aol!on tending TO retaliation,
YOU'D be mkan uLder any authority
thu! NJ ght be given By Congress. This
explains Ihs change In the altitude Of
she semi, fioiAl ne wspa psrs OF London,
which At nrss condemned Ihs relAlia.
sory message, but nov say thai IL IA
only political measure 10 capture the
lrlSh vote. This no dou 81 IL lhe trulh
conoeinlDg The mAiter, and Is AZ fally
understood in the United States a. Il Is
In Great Britain. The President and
mis- advisers zee that they have offend.
cd The Irish by his oonrSe In TOAD VIVA
70 England, and his free trade policy.
TO ooE clliA!e this element he no v Issues
ouneomoe message, bal aI the same
lime nkes pains TO assure r iRland
that Is meaningless and of no 40.
count
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
ON WEDNESDAY,
THE 18TH DAY OF SEPT, 1889,
At 10 O'Clock a. M,

The following described real estate, viz:
All that tract Of land and marsh situate in
st. Georges hundred and partly in Red Lien
hundred, New Castle county and STATE of
to wit:
Beginning at a stake on the westerly side Of
the public road leading TO Delaware City a
corner fol land of william lieybl Did and run
ming thence by the said road south G7A degrees
west "A chains IS links to a corner for land OF
Samuel and James T. Carpenter thence by
said land north * degrees west 30 chains %
lin To a ditch thence by said ditch north so
degrees west 5 chains 90 links north IS degrees
west chAint % links south 20 degrees west
chains 26 links north 81 degrees west chains
n links north IS degrees cast chains 66 links
north IN degrees west chains % links north
l0A degrees west chains "a links north b5A
degrees east chains 10 links to the ce itre OF
an old creek, thence by said creek north 10 Id
degrees west chains a links north Sl5s de-
grCes west chains a links to corner for
these premises and land Of the said samuel
aud James II. Carpeuter and land OF William
Bennett, thence with saId Benefits land
north "a degrees east chsins % links TO the
centre ofA canal corner for land late 81
James aicMillln, thence with said canal ana
said last mentioned land north 6Bls degrees
east 4s chains 80 links north 81 degrees east I
through for coTRe' Of marsh Of James Henry
and William ReybOld thence by the several
cour eH of the said creek, and the line of the
said RsybOld's land to pOlnt In the centre OF
land intersocts said creek, thence south -
degrees, east Is chains to the place OF begin
ming, containing 40 acres and 10 Of an acre
more or les Wllh the buildings thereon
SEIZED and taken In execution as the prop
erty Of John LOngland and Ann, his wliel
mortGsgors, and lenas 7 Longland, Il l. a-u
GILES JAMESON, sheriff.
Au27-ts
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

Of The people, ard LhAt even nov lhsy
ere more ready 70 do hlm h5nor thAn
thsy are 70 besIoW II upan The mAn Via
oeo ipiss the Presidential chair.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

The brief YAoStion which General
Harrison AlloEEd himself for the pur.
pose OF re9upsrAung has ended, and his
journey homo was more Ilks . tri.
umpbAi march than the rssurn OF ~
ordinary Iirzsn from . pleasure trio.
"A every place Whtrs abe train stopped
1he people turned out In foros and in.
tllIeu on his making addresses. At
sone plscea braEs bands were wEiunR
70 Aaa lhelE music 10 the cheers Of shs
crowd. These fAsis show that Gsnersi
hMrlS0n occupies r,s:e n he He.-.J
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
ON SATURDAY,
THE 18Th DAY CF sE'TRyBga
at2o'cloCE,p.n
The following drscriD.dr.l an,

A that certain lot or niece NJ 10.
Inc lwo-stury brick dwelling er,a,.e,
situate n the city Of WlipiB,,ss \
bounded and described Is fGIi5., T.,
beglnnlng on the ras.rrly m, NJ
street. AT the di,tince Of mia, 4
northerly from the nutthpfly sI /,
teenth street. thence ,A,ttilv w
" TN Thirteenth street aud p,,Gs,
NE eentre Of the party wall o( NM
the one adjoining On the suu.l m.
TO corner. thence northetlJ M
WIN Jef1erson street thlrty.fye M
Other corner, thence west rly ~
with Thirteenth street -itiy.i M
aforesaid side sfJcftefsOn sirrs =
thereby BOuthrrly thlrly.Hye ietts \
q beginning, be the contents IA
they may.
SEIZED and taken In execution a \
erty OF Annie K. SlTAughn aud M
StraughD, and I. Is. and to bs I'd \
GILES Jameson, y
shoriti's odlce, Wilmington, VI
'ooos q.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
JOHN WANAMAKER

RAND OPENING
NJ PRbOFOR'S DRAHp OPERA HOUSE
ThTeo nights and Nednasday u atinee.
eomuenoing Monday, September 3. The
Eminent t'haraoter Actor. HJkE UaYIlJ-
y N, and the Young and Charming otresl
MISE AhiH AUsTIN supported by an entire
rev CompAny New YORK Artiits 10 nT,
Davldsonb new We sion Of Dh. JEKYBL
AND N X HYDE, or GOOD Against Evil
Ihnr'dsy and friday evenings, Sept and
!, mrs, hotmund and MTs. ThomRi Barry in
the emotional drama 'tHermine -
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
Human FOG hAA.IsOGIII

NO BANDANNA FOR UsIi IT'D w,rr,
The STARS AND srRIPEs n
me book Of the day. The liysa ana a..
SpBul1hed services Of Harrison ana Mnrt u
Bo1na n NV s,, MA a,. SICILY Ilustrstod.
Ten %, Publishers, llth and Filb@rt -
hilh: Eor cory or sgsa ! 10 .oss' i.A..,ssf y
No' oaMon1oS street, iyis.aed.t3
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

SHERIFF's SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
" Ill be exposed 10 public sale at the hotel
now occupied by Elijah A Stout, In Delaware
city, in Red Lion hundred, new Castle
County, bel,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

Commanding Monday, Sep. si,Wtu IsAve
FOURTH street wharf daily, & ! 90 ana h. 40
.. nj and A.lB .. m. A''''
Doatl leave OhssInot street wharf, PhIJA
4 % p. m. -'''' @HV
HOr Marcus HOOK, leave Wnuinst,n At
100 .. m. and Alb D. N.
All boats stop At Chester.
Tuesday. ~SNA w
Telephone No 81.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
ON rHURsDAY
THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER A.
At 20 ,'clsck a. 10,


The following described resi- gs,i't v
A lot OF land situa ri In N'll ~
dred, New Castle County, Del var
ming at stone, a go nrr 0l iAlh
Captain William MONTGOMERY, A,l,i
same south 75T degrees, west 20. Z
TO a stone, a corner OF the lAnls l ~
ward, thence by the same siulh ~.
east 10 s. prrchts 10 4 some 10 w "
ing from the Newport rnai ih'QQa!sl
thence along the said road n1flh = ,
east 36 $40 degrees The pa o. ~
containing one acre and IS Re 'hr,
less, with frame dwelling botN A'
thereon, ,t.,
pelzed and taken into eHe'lAol
pronerty OF George T. t!i.Wh'
lJOha 2. Alicorn, AdHiulsllfAlnii g X,
Alicorn, deceased, sui 70 l b. CIV Z
GiLFS AMBs n, y
sherlfT's ONCE, .WilmInsi2a' ava, M
A, D., lsss,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
DIR. THEET,
53S N. Fourth st,
Belsw GFsen,
PHILADELPHIA.

= years ptaatieai srperisns
1uArAntoes % cure more 4uioGsI
sAier hnd psrmhhent than al
Advertising physician all spS
cihltliacaaea, blood polaSE
kkiH Diseases, liimplea
ltlotehes, Obstinate { irerg
Obstrurtlona, lnfsniuntlonl
Of Kidney, bladder Audo,hs
0fEa.a. Nervous DpbilitV
Early Decay. Veal 49,. Il.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

Two black h0Fsei, ono tu'' ~
driving no So. tiY years ol1i ~ y,
good shoats, Q ma'E9t Hsg 5as M
wagons lot OF dDublo Ali H1A,o "a,
5 rs Of clrria 20 harnt IN 900 ~, WI
wagon, ! horse cat, dopol' ,'' w
rAse, l Assign, piOws, haTfo ~ Xxx
etO,, 100 sash lot Il cover %. M
81 bt xsI, shoveIa sp'ot' n' M
forks, wheel bar'oRf, gFindsl',y'r =, 4
corn by the bush !, nay ~ 'I I',,,rs.
d psmming RED Gu CT ' W 4
Dsans, sugar Oorn Gallery Aa' ."
truck In the ground s,,-,t,',
Housohald and Ritchsn rut-, ,ssl,i
bedstsAds an / utddlGE, chtlls' M
tents Of RiIchsn, Erd ! le" WV
ttOve ,,,,,t ltls d
ali sums over that hui Wv, Ssb,i.fl
orJdit viii be glye1 b. me p. u,vIt, n
! bankaole note WITH On y NlLLl
IL. " ttidhInS SOn acc"
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
On SATURDAY,
THE i'TH DAY or sEplrNvv.
At a o',lOOE p. n
rhs following described RAJ, -.

Inscribed real o,t,,
All that osrtsia 10, or o,,.., ,'A'
ories house thereon s, ss,'si y IA
CITY 9 81 Miluing on afcr,s.ts sllaa.
described a. follows, 10 vii. O'uld
hselnning on lie ne,,,.
second stree, At the di';a1.
G 9S, Iset sastsrly from the 'I1I ~! 4
s Auams street. thenre sl,o, 'Ntli
S ,sseond rect, essterly a. 9 y hd
thtnce nQrthetly and n1-,inu 70 d
street " feet 10 a gotns, AHel viii
aionga line Of a 1 feel Va ne nnes
barall l with Second sirss, ~ Allg
t Y souiherly along iipe' icy y % 4
parallel with Adams street " " ~
lhen:e westerly and paT,lGsil etI y \
nreet along sid side Of MA ~ Nlh
Isei Wide 10 feet 10 corner I,iso lt,lli
and parallel with Adams ~, ,It ~ 4
aforesaid side OF second s 49,, ed
may. '"h Thereof VI
Seized and taken 4, s,...,
property Of james LATER, 'ssglu9i
y. Tnrner, Executor. and l, M : Va 4
surviving m)rigagur. aBJ ~, = Y
e. Gll.ES LANRsns n
shtrirs Once, wllminRtoosSO s Y
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05


All that certain lO'D or piece oilul
buildings thereon rfrrifl. slluAl
Cify Of Wilmington Afpfsall, bni
described ~ follows, tD Nil Ball
point on the cas- rrly side pf N0rm
the distance Of Oua huud.uitulin fl
and 0uC-half iurhrt, u'ribu.7
north rly side { rIHlh ttFti
casterly aud parallel with ruli 10
passlng through tlr mllllr II hs
wall + this ant thr tilrnu. alli
south seven v feet % a stake, b.,i
erly and parallel with Monroe .VN
feet to another STAKE, thence sald-
with Tenth street and pA.sIn8 ,d0
middle Of che division wall 0i ihIi iil
Joining house on the nnra seventy Z
aforesaid slide Of Monroe Il r.L %,
thereby sOutherly sIXt co iut! i0hl
beginning,
Seized and taken iNrNfr1Ilol Y
erty Of Annie + sfTaUEHu anlNl
Strau yhn, and {. Is, aud 70 he ~
ail.E- l.AMBslA J
Sheriff CftcC, Wilmington ~
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

ICJR 4
eirJ f0,n I
lsiLss' u
fb!poYin
4 oilhs VII
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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

hERlFFo oALR.-BY yprl
~ writ Of Lrvarl F,clas "a, Ia
WIN be eipnaed IN pubI 81
nonse on Market street, haiy
Eleventh streets, iu the div ofW,l
ne" Castle county, Dl., "H
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
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s.a.l.bSo'cl,
q tho Gs'
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ia' sals.'
Sa!'eil9rs,
gghlnoss,
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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

rrENTIpN DALE ~, I + a. Elll
a SALT no ~! s1U o. ih. ro,s !,
PuOl sale q (, pc !. y lI I sgaSst, 1gaif''
her 9 ,s5m .ss toG 70 Place, ca .,
THURSDAY, sErTl i. %, md d I
,oHEAB COWS i'
~ sDrinperS. .,r o,re.allI VA
This stock rs, ,t ss' SSoaa;y, p , go \
n yV dairy men viii 90 "' q,
anime the a. .,,,rsIy 30 Sid !"
bidding. story DAYS efsjlH
DiLnsr st NV ". y rp ~
sale at l.31 suct.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

SHEyRRiyTE's sALE.-By "
~ ~ .i Nlll be oIpos.t isalal
i1a sne = uoatt House, On N,,, . pub
s suSon q, Tenth and Eicy.nni,sS' A e. itrI
Tel, 'On' rev OaItI,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

bGLE-nH
nd bfiaE
|snt ell nj
IN bs,Wee
ITuesiL
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

-SIUlIN
isfni lei
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
ACADEMY Of The Visitation,

On DELAWARE AVENUE, will resums
~ soholastie exercises on the and NOM
DAY ofSeptomDsr. FOR terms apply % the
Lazy SupeftoroBs. Rap LIT
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

SHERIFF's 5ALE.-BY WRIT
~ writ Of Levsri FAclas, 10 o.
viii be ext ospd to public safe n .
house on Market street brtuan "a
Eleventh street , In thrrly u WlI
New Castle County, D,iawarg
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05
wANAMAKsRs.

wednesday, sept. ., 1888.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

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Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

FoEl from
B minute.
Idon, F., \
'tsby rail
rs, Far
iation ticl
a land due
PMS good
2iIlg5 f
Wards
|llORrl 10,
fattereah.
H. W
Daily Republican., 1888-09-05

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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-31
MoOlellandsville siftings.

Thursday %, @. W. M'Namee moved
to a place near Milford X Roads. George
W. Simpson the village blacksmith
moving to the house he left. VIM. Nc
earns, sr, went to what was his fathers
farm. He met with a misfortune. A
load drawn by pair Of mules first got
stalled, and when out of the bad road,
they changed the order of things, and
ran off, throwing the driver out and cut
ting him about the face, and strewing
articles of furniture about the road. and
breaking some badly. They were stop
ped before running very far. Elwood
zebley occupies the farm vacated by Mr..
McCarns.
The weather was so disagreeable last
Sunday that only few came out TO hear
Elder N. NJ. Browne, the new preacher.
Speaking to so many empty pews was
rather discouraging, but he will have to
fight good fight and finish his course
that he may have a crown Of righteous
ness.
George l. Smith who has been the viii
lage merchant for 8 years concluded to
try his success at Barksdale. He was to
have moved Monday, but it stormed so
he did not get off until Tuesday. He
and his wife were we'll thought Of and
will be missed here. No store as yet has
been opened.
]. NJ. Singles has two sheldonian hens
that began to lay Dec 81; up to date have
laid l24 eggs. Whose hens have exceed.
ed that? News.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-03-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Board Of Trustees Of Delaware
College held meeting here on Tuesday.
The meeting was well attended, there
was 20 members present out Of total Of
81. At the morning session, the matter
Of the designations was brought up As
the resignation Of Prof Benton was
bona fde, it was disposed of by the
unanimous adoption Of a resolution.
The letters Of the other members Of the
faculty were then read. At this iunct-
ure, President Caldwell's report was
read, in which he has happy way in
placing the College in an unfavorable
light.
About the time that action was about
to be taken the President announced
that he had accepted ministerial ap-
pointment So this settled that.
After little talk his excellency, Gov
ernor Benjamin I. Biggs, took the floor
and talked for over an hour. He spoke
in bitter terms about the reports raised,
and the beautiful DELAwARE LEDGER"
and the correspondent of the Whining
ton dailies.
Finally the matter of the $4,000 was
preached, and the letter of Comptroller
Durham, was read stating that no money
would be paid to Delaware College until
he (the Comptroller) had looked further
into the matter.
Professor Purnell offered a lengthy
preamble and resolutions, which, after
some debate was adopted. The whole
matter of securing the $4,000 was placed
in the hands of the Governor and Con
gresham Pennington. DIR. L. P. Bush
was elected President of the college pro
tenn.
Prof Chas. S. Conwell, of Dover, was
elected to ill the chair of Ancient Ian.
guages in place of Prof Benton, resigned
Prof. Purnell thought Dr. Caldwelrs
report was unjust to him and the trustees
and before adjournment Prof Purnell
was given a chance, to reply to Rev
DR.. Caldwell At the next meeting
he said he would present a tabulated
statement of the number of students al
Delaware College, before and after its re-
organization.