Evening journal., 1890-07-05
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Maidens With One Sweetheart, Maidens
With None and Rain at GEORGETOWN.
Special Correspondence EVENING JoURYAr,
GEORGETOWN, July 5-The Fourth
dawned brightly in Georgetown. AS the
sun rose from his bed in the east he be-
held, fitting hither and thither the
animated citizens of this town ia their
preparations for spending the all glori.
GUS Fourth.
Very early in the morning were these
preparations begun. People dressed in
their best clothes wended their wavs to
the handsome, commodious station, which
is Justly the pride OF the town, and from
there boarded the different trains for
Lewes, Redden and Milford. Others se-
cured teams and drove to Oak Or
chard, Slaughter Beach and Laurel.
They all sought little relief and variety
from Georgetown. Several members Of
Company G went to Lewes in the band
wagon of the cornet band. They had in
formed the driver that they must be of
by o'clock, but according to the usual
pokiness Of men they got oil at s o'clock
instead. Several times were they
seemingly ready to start when
some fellow would hastily
cap, as the case might be, amid the calls
OF his companions and the curses, both
loud and deep, of the impatient driver.
After all the goers were gone the stav-
ers-at-home gave themselves up to such
enjoyment as might be found.
The naughty small boy slyly threw
lighted tire-crackers under the feet of
unwary passers by the young men and
maidens consoled themselves by gazing at
each other, and those maidens who had
no young men to look at, amused them
selves by poking fun at the luekisr
maidens and young men, and at the
gawky specimens of humanity from the
country who, alas came to Georgetown
to find the Fourth.
Then came the rain, a heavy shower,
followed by still another heavier one
and the stayers. at-home then congratu-
lated themselves upon their good sense
in remaining In friendly Georgetown.
while thinking of the bedraggled ap-
peafance their neighbors and friends
would make in their spoiled fnery in
neighboring towns
In the evening Richard Coulter. q pa
triotic public minded citizen, made quite
display of fire works in front of his
residence. There were but few drunken
men, and no accidents occurred to mar
the serenity OF the day. The older in
hahitants will be truly thankful, how
ever when the irrepressible small boy
shall have fred his last shooting
cracker.
A "big' Georgetown citizen when ae-
costed with the question why does not
Georgetown celebrate the Fourth?"
replied Why, we did have q big cele-
bration once That 'oncen was lust
ten years ago. And from the tone Of
establishment in which he spoke it might
be reasonably supposed that that celebra-
tion would hold good for another ten
years.
Alfred p, the infant twin son Of
Hon. A. P. Robinson. who died on We'd
nesday, was buried at st. Georges p. K.
Chapel on Friday afternoon.
The first number of the Conference
Chronicle, a religious paper, edited by
Rev. n. J. DuHadwsy of Seaford, was
issued on Wednesday In this town.
|. N. Fooks spent the Fourth in Dover.
Edward J. Faucet Of Dover, is spend.
ing few days with his parents in this
town.
The family of Charles L. Moore are
occupying a cottage at Rehoboth this
season.
Miss Clara Burton has returned home
home from prolonged visit to Balti-
more
Miss Mamie Purnell is spending a week
is Lewes, the guest of Miss Annie Con
well.