The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-16
our Maryland Letter.

Correspondence OF the hBPUBLfCANs
PARsoNsBUEc, Dec. l4.---ParsonsburR
IL all astir now, getting ready for
Christmas holidays. Many houses are
being repaired, new ones building,
and others moved to more eligible To-
cations. The church here Intends hay
ing two Christmas trees, one for chill
dren's presents by the school, and the
other TOR general presents. presented
to friends and relatives. The enter
talnment will consist of speeches, din
logues, and music. The music ie by
Hewitt, Sweeney and kirkpatrick, Jno.
J. Hood publisher, and Is very good,
we'll adapted to the occasion and the
school Is taught by Willie b. Gregg,
who also plays the organ.
Tho pastor teaches q large class OF
small children, and q quartette OF
young ladies to sing one piece each.
The schools at Zion and Pittsville on
this charge will also have Christmas
trees and entertainments suitable to
the times. They use Messrs. Hunt and
Eaton's published programme. Thie
charge scarcely ever, excepting Zion,
have Christmas entertainm ents' but
our pastor is anxious that all the fes-
tive occasions should be celebrated in
al attractive and becoming manner.
In the late elections the so much
talked of Australian Ballot was used
in this county. and the most voters
here, think IL woise than the old sys.
tenn for bribery. Or tho buyers and
sellers OF votes had no trouble for they
went about IL like any kind OF legiti-
mate bu sinees. Money was kept at q
certain house known to everybody.
and a number of the big mon OF the
precinct dealt 1t out to certain workers
for the dominant party, telling them
to present themselves to the Demo-
cratic clerk, looking at them as they
went In. and giving the clerk a nod.
They usually paid them when they
they came out.
One fellow made mistake and
went to tho Republican clerk. and
while 1t Is generally believed he voted
right, they would not pay him be-
cause he disobeyed orders. Twelve
dollars was the regular price per head.
! Very fow colored men could lie bought,
but many white men sold their birth.
right, even some who were In good
circumstances, owning farhns and hav-
ing money on interest. There were
but thirty-seven votes polled that
could be called legal out of
The rest were bought It is said by
those who know that thirty-thousand
uotla4B was spent Dy the dominant
party IN this county.
1t Is an outrage on good government
and a dlsgrace to the leaders holding
tho high Offices OF the state, for lead
ing men do not hesitate to say that
! they take the oath, and thereby prom
Use to sustain the constitution and
execute the laws fuirly and honestly,
but are the first to break the law, by
giving large sums of money and en-.
ploying others to bribe the people.
John Adams said bribery is an
enemy Of our freedom"
The weather is and has been most
| delightful for two weeks. aud the
roads are as good as In May, very ia
vorable to those who have wood 10
haul to the kindllng wood factory.
Il. II. Parsons Il Bro. will have abont
fifteen hundred, or two thousand
cords put upon their yard here. Both
ends OF the wood are sawed, and the
stick Is four feet four inches long
suitable to the length they cut the
kindling. ....-.
They pay two dollars and thirty-tlve
cents delivered ON tho yard, and in
cars. This is destined to become an
important part OF the Peninsula Land
Is very cheap, and if some enterprisinR
men Of push and money would come
here, they could soon make fortune.
OCCASIONAL.