The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-16
CITY HALL TENANTS.
Much Comment by People Over
the Action of the Trustees.
THE FIGHT WAS A DRAW.
Death of MIR. Hazei-CoRcert Tonight,
Lovers of tho Light Fantastic
... to Dance on Christi
mas Day.
Correspondence of tn, REPUBLICAN.


Lovers of tho Light Fantastic
.. TO Dance on Christi
mas bay.
OF ths REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE. Dec. IS Mr.. ]. Hazel,
who for the past week has been indls-
posed with heart trouble. died at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
residence of his son,in-law. Mr.. Richard
Murphy, on Fifth street. Mr.. Hazel
belonged to Wilmington, and was near
n years OF age. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. The In
terment will take place in the NJ. L.
Cemetery.
The Indications are that the concert
by the NJ. L. Church choir tonight
will be grand success both tinan-
oially and otherwise.
The Wandering Two will give q
Christmas hop on Christmas Day in
the X. OF Z. hall.
The Christmas rallies already have
commenced. There will be a silver
watch ratified tonight at Montgon-
ery,s cigar store.
Mrs. Whitelock, mother-in-law OF
ex-pollce officer John Hanson, is lying
very low at time OF writing.
James Christy, bartender at the
White Horse Hotel, Wilmington, Is
confined to his home here With an at
tack OF the grip.
Robert Montgomery, whose ankle
was injured during the football game
between the g. A. L. and the Warren
Club is around again. lie has thrown
away his crutches.
The many friends OF Mr.. l.. Husha-
beck were more than pleased to see
him moving around the streets yes
terday. IIo had his leg broken while
engaged in the digging of tile trench
for the new sewer which was built
from the Jail to the river.
Mrs. Dir. Groves, of Kent County,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hust,
ings
j. W. Donaldson and Thomas Bullen
were here on Thursday engaging the
lrma Dance Orchestra for IA dance In
Christiana, on Thursday evening. DE,
cember2S.
Mrs. NJ. Meredith, of Goldsboro and
Mrs. J. McBeth OF Henderson, have re.
turned home from visit to MIR. and
Mrs. Walter McClyment.
one OF New Castles youths fought a
four.round glove contest the Other
night with Wilmington sport. The
match took place q short distance
| from here. The fight was declared O
draw. The wager was Just for honor.
Mrs. Walls, Shawtown,is another vic.
tim of the grip.
Each year now Ideas are suggested
in regard to decorating the Christmas
trees until it IS possible. with little
care to make them muryelously beau.
tiful. One of the handsomost effects
is secured by having the tips of greer
houghs glittering with crystals anE
rejecting the lights in many brilliant
colors.
one would suppose. at first sight oil
the giittering display, that some ex
| pcn5iye method was necessary to pro
duce this effect. but the process of
covering the green twigs with crystals
is very cheap and simple. Put Into 4
bucket pound OF mole o; alum and
| pour gallon OF boiling water upor
IT. Place the tree In such posi-
ton that the tips of the boughs MAY
remain In this solution for some hour.
perhaps over night. Repeat the
process until as many boughs are tn,
ped with crystals as will mako the
tree very beautiful. Or, II preferred
cut OIL tho twlgs. crystalline them anc
Xix them again on the boughs.
Golden fruit Is popular on these
frost-tirped trees and reminds one oil
an orange tree bearing the ripened
fruit III nm early frost or snow storm.
! This fruit is eaetly made by giIdinr
English walnuts. etc. Hammer 4
long tack into the end OF the Walnut
| by which to suspend 1t sitter gliding
| Using n feather or soft brush, wash
| ths nut with the white of m egg.
| Then roll 1t III gold leaf or powder
until it Is vol gliled. Or cover IL
with Tin Toll In Imitation OF gold leaf
CITY HALL TENANTS.
For tho past thirty-four years the
| different societies hHvo been meeting
In the city Hall and have paid no rent
The hall belongs to the city, directI,
or indirectly, and ms such the people
have right to meet there. Each so.
clety has paid its share of the cost OF
furnishing tho meeting room.
Each society pays so year to the
/ lahitor. also phys for the gas; and they
have also paid to make improvements
to the hall The great trouble IL that
/ the Trustees OF the Commons want 10
know who has chnrge OF tho hall. II
is understood that none OF the parties
/ notified Will be usiIed 10 move.
Tho societies In my mind should be
paid for keeping tho building occupied
| allI nv hAiONlIIp ~ 10 IHCOnb tl1
haunts OF owls. OF course narrow.
minded people will say that the socie.
/ ties should pay rent. They should
not as long as there arc not more thar
j six societies TO meet there.
/ The most sensible thing | have seer
! for some time has been tile following
Parents would do we'll to INQUIRE
OF the whereabouts OF thoir boys n
night"
II some of the good parents OF this
i town knew whore their boys spend {
/ portion Of their nights, it would breaf
their hearts. Father, mother, doe;
/ your boys 80 out nights? suppose you
quietly inquire MS to his whereabouts
lave seen boys In places during
the past year which were rather sus
I pieious. And then stand IN the neigh
i borhood where these boys Congregatt
and YOU will hear expressions whiel
Will cause panE to thrill you fol
their spiritual wolsare.
One evening this week n number o
men were told by Mayor Hcrhert tile
of sentence which would DO inflicted In
| the case of parties arrested hereafter
4 for cotk lighting, Another evening
the main was arranged aud n cock
tight took pluce, but do not want t.
say that the same parties were impll
Gated.