Daily Republican., 1890-04-08
RQURTH EDITION


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It IL astonishing how many people
there are In Dslawars, even 10 tho att ee
wilmiug.on. vh.o 10 not know where
tbis place 10 or what business v carried
on hers. The writer hes on many oeca.
ATOMS had to answer the query. Where
10 Marshailtoni" 1t would DO well worth
q trip out here 10 thoee that arc curious
A visit TO our different manufacturing
establishments would amaze them, the
siss and diversity Of the same Some
idea may 30 got Of the enterprisss here
when We say there II over $3.50, 900 per
year paid out In wages. More perhaps.
without any exception, than any three
towns ~ the State south OF New Castle.
We are not boastiul, but plain, modest,
unassumiDg people. never aftributing
our successes and improvements on pub
lie notice, priding ourselves only on our
thoroughly domestic and social Relations.
Now Newport. one Of our pretty little
suburbs. hump themselves considerable
on their arIstocracy, having two clauses
as 1t wore, the poor, and the d poor.
By the way, / sec that Newport has had
to 'irop" lie little building lot "boom."
after wasting a great deal Of printers
ink. Fence her In, brethren, your town
10 finished.
But to return 10 my subject, Marshall.
ton, aside from our manufacturing in.
terests, It 10 surprising the amount OF
place has four good stores, besides there
is thousands VI dollarJ worth Of gouds
run In here BY wagons. We are sorry TO
say that some OF our residents, (can't ex-
actly call them citizens) property owners
some Of them at that, have not sufficient
"town pride" to patronixe our home
market. This "foreign competiilo
Is naturally resented By our local mer-
chants. aud excites considerable COOL
natured rivalry.
There Is . movement Oh foot among
some OF our most enterprislng citizens to
have our town Incorporated At the next
session OF the Legislature, and It Is said
that among the fret town ordinances
passed thereafter will be one Imposing Q
heavy ''llccnsc or tariff on all pcddlers
or merchants who enter the place to sell
goods. This will DO protection chicks"
coming home to roost. Aye2
The average citizen may "klck .
little" and want TO know "where this
will benefit him." The merchants
answer that they will be able to sc
goods cheaper" (?) when they have
entire control OF The market. Mr.. Clt,z zen
may say: "Yes but there Is 800 OF me
and only four Of you, and such u law Is
that would Place us entirely In your
power, and you could-but what's the
use talking. OF course he will be bene-
i'trd; and any man who tays he would
not, must BIO rreo trader bought by
iirltish--I mean Wilmington or Newport
Eoll."
Our tchool election pas ed OF very
quietly on satu day, Mr.. Harry Allison
being elected commissioner. The CON-
missioners were authorized TO ornament
the school grounds with shade trees.
Under the very capable management of
Mr.. John Nlvin and Miss Anie Lamb
our schools are gaining reputation for
efficiency second TO none IN the state.
One OF our most astuto citizens finds
himself In rathtr "peculiar perplexug
predlcament." The gentleman at the
last Legislature got bill passed rempv-
ing his property out OF this school dis
lara in tax, 1t WAS supposed.
He has since that time erected q row
OF houses on his land, and although but
a few hundred yards from our school
the children OF his tenants will be COM
PEELED to tramp two liles to school.
The next thing IN order will be Law to
repeal law, We suppose, but the Logis
lature may object to so much oscillation.
/ return my sincere thanks TO our
mutual friend "Lone Fisherman" for
bis good Wishes expressed 10 his COM
munication of Last week, and will say
that II he will furGiAh the - with
plentiful supply OF various kinds OF
bait" ! shall DO glad to accompany him
ut any time on trip and will take my
charcts On getting A. BITE.