Evening journal., 1889-03-12
PAsT, PREseNT. future
OF the woman's city of the Hlll .ns. Flo
quently sketched by Charles B. Lore.

OF the Woman's city of the HlIl ms Elo-
quentIy slketched by Charles B. Lore.
Charles b. Lore looked at large and
intelligent audience as he arose TO lee
ture in the pretty reading room Of the
Shields Library Association last night at
s o'clock. After being introduced to an
audience TO whom. he did not need an
introduction, he said when | was in.
vited TO lecture on Wilmington, Past,
Present and Future the subject grew
and developed so that / was astounded.
/ could not, like Caesar, weep for more
worlds to conquer. / felt like the boy
with the plum pudding. He took out one
lucious and succulent plum after another
He ate and ate till his capacity was ex-
tended to its utmost limits and then
wept because he could not hold more
So not being able to do the subject full
Justice, have, like Bobby Burns, put il
in print.
He began with the arrival Of the
Swedes' at the rocks on the Christiana,
now part Of the Mccullough Iron Co. s
property at the foot OF, Seventh, street and
explained the connecting links as follows
In 1858 Peter Minuit, a Norseman, arrived
from Stockholm and settled where his
preceding adventurers had been slain by
the sayages ct the Rocks, and
another settlement at Fort Casimer now
New Castle, and thus remained without
much property until l72S. Thomas Will
ling aud Catharine Justin from Penn's
settlement came into the settlement and
called the settlement Wellington, the
houses then being from Fourth street
Elizabeth Shipley, few years after was
led to the tract by dream, and on re
ligious tonr entered the Peninsula be-
tween the Chesapeake and Delaware
bays In 1875 William Shipley re-
visited the settlement and built
market house on Fourth street The
houses then being from the shores Of the
Christiana to Fifth street Then came the
fight between the uptowners toverhauls)
and the downtowners (swallow-taill as to
where the market house should stand
He related the fights that took place be-
tween the settlers and of the personal in
jury done to each other and finally
the downtowners built market
house at Second and Market streets.
In the second story Of which the
borough officials met and transacted all
business. In 1889 a charter from Thomas
Penn changed the name from Willing
high constable and officers TO keep the
peace, etc. Spring and fall fairs being
held in the market houses alternately
brought crowds from the surrounding
ing country. IL was then that
crime and depredatlons com
menced. The "hullies' sought the
street 10 front Of the market house to
6ght out their difficulties. Men were
seen to strip TO the waist and fight in
broad daylight with out any Interference
from the citizens or officials. II was at
this time the thought OF punishment
struck them. and tract was purchased
at Third and Market streets, near the
site of the Farmers Bank now, and q
cage, whipping post and stocks erected
When a vagabond was put in the stocks
he was severely treated, sometimes being
treated TO dose Of rotten-eggs and
missiles OF all descriptions, after which
he was drnmmed out of town.
In 1882 a charter was granted by the
state Legislature as the City Of Whining
ton and then commenced the growth OF
the present city, which was afterwards
changed TO the mayor and council OF
Wilmington as it now stands. To go back
In 1879 when Elizabeth Shipley died, il
being when our country was engaged in
the fight for freedom. the Revolutionary
war, the battle Of Brandywine and the
capture of Philadelphia and Washington
az Valley Forge, the gloomiest days OF
the war, she although enwrapped in the
arms Of DEATH declared 4 am firm
| in the faith that the oppressors will be
driven back and our country secure its
| Independence This was published in the
Whig weekly papers at Trenton and the
| Tory papers at Philadelphia and reached
the camps of the soldiers and revived
them.
He spoke Of the wars of 1912 and civil
where the warriors met the invaders al
Lewes and Of the battles Of Chancellors
vile, Wilderness and Gettysburg. o.
! Wilmington at present we only have Il
stop and think Of the advancement O
what met Minuits eyes when he lande,
in 1888 and Of the present 90, GOO of men
women and children.
Of the future he said he was n,
prophet and could not lift the vail
J all depends on the people. The men an,
women and the forces now existing ar
shaping their destiny. Need | say tha
while her young men shall fin
enjoyment in such organizations
as the Shields Library and kindre
l societies, we may write that the Wi
mington Of the future stands as Of tn
past and present, like the old guard O
the French Empire, ever in the from
} rank.
THE MUSIC.
The musical entertainment was fun
; nished by a quartette comprising Misse
Mary, Nellie, Alice and Sophia simmons
and the following we'll known singer.
James Curran. Edward Curran, Euger
, Start. Joseph Featherstone. Charlie
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