Evening journal., 1889-07-20
puL. HARRINGTON.
NJ. Tells How Business May Revive and
why Temperance Is not Advancing

NJ. Tells How Business May Revive and
Why Temperance Is not Advancing.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON July 20 Harrington is
now a standstill. No business Of any i'm.
portance going on TO demand labor, out.
side OF 4. Fleming's mills. The people of
the town TO whom the labor looks TO for
employment seem to have lost all inter
est in everything and the result Of these
things will in a short time, If not RENE
died, prove depressing to the town. II
! there were a dozen such men as ]. G.
Reed or Ezekiel Fleming there would
soon be changes that would not only
give our men employment, but property
would be increased in value 80 per centum.
Two thousand men; yes, If there were
twelve men who would push and give
employment TO as many men in proper
tion as these two 1t would call for that
many laborers There is no better loca-
| tion anywhere for factories of any kind
| than Harrington. But the trouble Is
| Just this: The few moneyed men would
rather use their capital in some other
way. For instance sitting on dry goods
boxes and watching for a chance TO shave
some poor DEVILS paper.
Now do not wish to be understood
that | am opposed to that elegant institu-
tion the bank, hut suppose the money
invested in building this institution, with
the capital stock that many townsmen
took, had been invested in the manufac
ture Of some one or two saleable articles,
giving employment to 300 or 400 men
how much more would the town have
been benefited, but as it is the bank only
| benefits few and a very few To the
poor man who has TO labor 1t is Of no
more use than fifth wheel to a carriage.
II the town Of Harrington ever does
return to thrift and prosperity the
moneyed men will have TO go through a
change equal TO "A resurrection. No; the
only solution is for some enterprsing
parties to come here and start the wheels
Of machinery, and make industry hum.
| q 5. Harrington, salesman for Hezexiah
Harrington, and Miss Clary B. McCleary
teacher in the grammar department of
the public schools have concluded to throw
away the badge of singledom and en-
ter into married life on Thursday next
the 90 inst at the Presbyterian church in
| this town.
As young man was escortiug his
sweet heart home the other evening he
ran out Of conversation. She inquired Of
him If his mother raised any poultryG'
Yes, said he, bat the chickens eat it
all up.
Sportsmen here believe that the part
ridge crop is completed drowned out in
this section by the heavy and incessant
rains of the past two months.
But very few Harrington people rus
| ticated with the rest of the pleasure
seekers yesterday at Rehoboth and Ocean
| City In fact the excursion was very
light
The festival held at Masten's Corner
was grand success. realizing over 300,
notwithstanding the inclemency OF the
weather.
| Henry Webster, who was arrested on
Saturday last. disappeared on Sunday
night, and his whereabouts is still un-
known. His family is left in a destitute
condition and the churches should see
that they don't suffer. isn't this their
work. 1t seems to me that they are sew
eral little children in the family. and no
doubt they are in want of food and
clothes. They cannot help what their
father has done. II would be charity
II people win see that they are prop
erly cared for until they are righted
again.
Taking away and removing the blinds
from the bar windows is not any ad
vantage. For now the young man gazes
In and seeing the pretty foaming and ice
cold beer to the lips Of some one, he is
dry as fish in a second, and IL is enough
to cause anyone to feel dry So you see
the so called temperance folks, always
yes, they have never failed-to do some
thing that instead Of abating what they
term great evil excites il the more
The reason Is there are so many cranks
In their band. Women in mems clothing,
that should be at home attending to
the duties OF the household racing here
and yonder trying TO erect monument
for their burial place. NJ