Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-04

Correspondence OF the HKPuBLIoAH.
The compliment OF the season whsd;e.
slowed upon as BY MT Eben Baldwin,
The Rift vas book OF his pootry, one
poem being called, 1.-THE Ensineer's
Last Ride" This was written on al
accident tat happsued hero at Cisy
mont. The father had charge Of the
engine and his son was the fireman, ,and
both lost their life Mt the p1et OF duty.
This happened several years ago. We
were much pleased With tho PRESENT,
aud think good deal Of this obllgiug
station agent. Clsymont has two su
thors among Its inhabitants.
The young felix's have fer . season
been having joyful time, o skating IN
the evening on Danssnbaker's ice pond.
As many IS dozen couple are out OF .
night.
Monday last was the day set 90
which all who had ioa houses to NIL
them, but they were disappointed on
Sunday morning 10 find it rainlDR very
hard. The goose bone we ere informed
by q gentleman hore who has one, that
the month OF January Ia to be y cold
month, and plenty OF leo will yot be
cut OF . good thickness.
Mr.. William Casey butchersd HE
pigs on Saturday last. They wero
spring pigs, and weigh close on to four
hundred pounds each.
On NsW Yaar's day q shooting match
took placa In the af,ernonoon, In one OF
DAuzsnbAker's field, below what ia
called the neck. Those who took part
were Mr. jesse and william Hopes,
Joseph F0rwood, Oscar and Lore aud
William Dapzsnosksr. This shootiog z
match is worth commenting on, ae II
vas In the firss plaos n friendly contest.
First We will mention jesse H1opes,
who for n season lived on rabbitP, bul
now on pork, and ~ he was lean on
rabbits, he Is becoming somewhat fAl
on pork. He was one OF tue best shota,
making six breaks out OF Hfteen; and
would nave broken more II he hadn'i
missed them. Next on the list Is VIM
Hopes, who ought 10 have done the
best shooting, As he had the advantage
OF the others by having four eyes to sea
with. william, you will have to eat
more buckwhest cakes, rs your score
was one broken In fifteen.
We will now take Oscar and maxi
some allowance for him, Aa probably b.
couldn't see very well 1T boing Monday
We would advise him to shoot the mex
time on o day later In the week. Hi
tally sheet showed ave in fifteen.
The next was Lore, who run the scor
up to the high figure Of two out Of hf
teen. Now, Lore, II you had etsy et
with come farmers daughter the nigh
before, your nerves might have beeI
steadier.
Now comes our friend JeFeph, VIII,
ought to have broken every clay pigeon
Well, the wind was blowing strong dur
ing the shooting, and no doubt blew tn
strongest when you had 10 shoot. You,
lcore was Ave In fifteen.
The last on the lis. is William Dan
zenbaker, WHO came ont Of the contet
second best, and II he had drank SON
orangs cider his gun could have beel
! brought TO hit the mark every time AM
come out first best. Now your scOr
was six In fifteen.
This was one Of the greatest shootin
matches, with the most fun we eve
saw; oil enjoy ing themselves, no qual
reling. all calm and laughed to thei
: hearts content. Sequsl-Is 10 bad
have reporter at ehootipg mattel
Twenty. Ave clay pigeons out OF ninet.
who can beat 1t.
We were informed that Mr.. Ogos
! Ohaytur, whom We might term as Cap
: Ohaytor, is orga nizirB a military COZ
. pany here, rs we know he 10 talking I
! making the wood work of the gan
Also that arrangements are being mad
with Major Deveny to iron the sam
We would hs afraid TO handle tboi
| guns, II loaded, as they might shn'
; both ways; then what would the Ri
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