The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-23
FOURTH EDITION
THE GREAT CARNIVAL.


The First Night of the Great Metho
dist Fete-Tiousands Present-Grenl
Destruction Of lee Cream and Cake
The great Methodist Carnival thai
will be the leading event in Whining
ton for several days had a successful
opening In the link last night. The
crowd present was estimated at moi
less than 1900, while 1000 would be the
more probable number.
Thu earn val Just op ID itself with
out any foimal ceremony. Presiding
Elder Murray was announce to start
1t of after an DIRE 8, but he came In
ut late no and finding comforta-
BILE refuge a. an ice cream table In the
rear gallery with Rev. j. ID. G. Hanna
for companion, nospeech came from
him during the evening. But the car
nival went on ali the same, and the
1000 persons present promenaded, ate
Ice cream, drank lemonade, iced milk,
milk-shakes and soda water
| The Wild yells Of the savage
Booth tribe of Indians were some
what terrific to weak nerves, but The
people soon got used to 1t when they
found the braves, squaws and papoo
ses were their neighbols and friends
and there wasn't bit of savage blooC
In their veins. But they were certain
ly trained to the war whoop. A nota
hle Incident OF the evening was that o.
Superintendent Joseph Pyle, of st
Paups ME. Sunday school, entering al
the head Of some $50 members of tht
school and treating them all to ict
cream. The fifteen booths gaudily
trimmed with gally colored cheese
cloth were literally patronized, espe
clally all who kept eatablessand drink
ables.
The milk-shake and soda water foun
tains were surrounded by u thirsty
crowd all the time. The shaker" wal
in bad condition, and the two Father
gill boys, Ike Bowers and AL. Olive
sweat more than a little over the rick
city concern to get 1t to loosen up it
joints. The difficulty will DO avoide,
this evening. The Lemonade well II
charge OF bevy of Goodman Churcl
girls did rushing business, and lem
onade went of as fast as IL could b.
made.
The art gallery Is feature OF tn,
carnival. Mrs. William Field has takei
great interest In this department ant
many things collected by her while oil
her travels are exhibited. Among thes,
arc a full costume OF u man, purchased
In Sheckem, and n full costume of /
woman purchased In the street callet
Straight In Damascus. Crowds wen
in last night to got sight of tn,
Jerusalem relics, and the rosary tn
Pope blessed.
Mrs. Alice Mitchell did a good bust
ness last night in the Hover stand,
splendid supply of flowers is kept vi
by Harry p. Potter the well know
florist at Twenty-fourth and Marke
streets. Pretty little Hover girls per
meated the crowd In all directions sell
ing button-hole bouquets.
Rev. w. G, Rooms corrected the rep
resentative OF the REPUBLICAN for say
ing that he was going around with ,
SLOUGH hat on his head whereas he hat
a stiff Derby hat. The reporter tum
bled and promised to correct the mex
day by saying there was no sloucf
under the hat. .-.....
The exhibitors display Is magnlfi
cent. The spaces are handsomely deco
rated and the exhibits show to a grea
advantage. Twice as much space
could have been occupied by the ex
hibitors II it had been there to let
II was little too warm last nigh
for q large patronage of the oystel
restaurant but the ice cream restau
rant made up the deficiency.
Those In charge of the grocery
booth request visitors to bring baskets
along and take them home filled will
groceries, such as flour sugar, coffee
tea, brushes, potatoes, no dead beats
but plenty OF 'ingins."
George N. Maris gave very exhilar
atlng organ recital last night, and the
orchestra of West Presbyterian church
i'll furnish music tonight, The Grand
Army Of the Republic, 1t is said, Will
be present on Thursday night.