The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-26

Mr.. f. Hudson OF Baltimore IL
spending the holidays here.
James McCallin OF Philadelphia Is
visiting his parents here.
Cornelius Lynch OF Bordentown Is
the guest OF New Castle friends.
John J. Clarke OF Philadelphia is
spending tho holidays In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennlson and Miss
Lizzie Dennison have been spending
lew days at Mermaid with friends.
Mr.. Fred Reuter- Is spending a few
8 days In Wilmington.
Philip Carlin, of Philadelphia, came
home Tor the holidays.
MIR. and Mrs. Warsz, of Wilmington.
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
8 Rainey.
Miss Annie NJ. Houseman. OF Wash
. ington, d. c.. Is spending the holidays
at home.
/ Miss Abbie Carrick, of Philadelphia.
Is the guest OF ex.President of City
: Council. Orion Cnrriok.
Evan Boyd and James g. Shaw were
In PAiladelphia yesterday seeing the
sights.
John ]. McClafrerty, OF Manayunk,
/, Is spending the holidays with his pa
rents here.
William Brown OF Philadelphia /.
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Calhoun.
Mr.. John MeCallin Is on visit tc
his parents.
Bernard Dougherty OF Philadelphia
is spending his holidays with friends
, here.
, with sore leg.
The dance given yesterday after
noon in the X. of Z. Hall was very
pleasant affair and was well patron.
lied.
} Miss Reba Baxter, was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Hance yester-
day.
!, There are a number OF very prett,
Christmas trees in town. Mrs. S mith't
! on Front and the tree at Ex'Statt
Treasurer Herbsrrs are worry pretty.
a Mrs. Leslie George and her bright
little son ore spending the holidays
here.
The schooner W. L. Babcock, which
for some days was aground on the
: Cherry Island Flats. while drawing "a
feet, 10 Inches, passed down on Sun.
f day drawn by three tugs.
A. Posney. OF Delaware City, ha6
c his arm broken on Saturday by
a a wounded swan hitting him blow
70 with its wing.
s Sheriff PIERCE Gould did everything
in his power yesterday to make the
prisoners happy. Under tho super
vision of Mrs. Gould, 6S chickens wert
, cooked which the Sheriff purchased
\ The lightest chicken weighed 2s1 lbs.
and tho others all tho way from that
up to 6gI pounds The friends of tn,
prisoners also sent in turkeys and II
I pair OF chickens. Each man receive,
a plug of tobacco also from TIN
Sheriff.
The religious exercises were YER,
Interesting. Old Krlss visited eel
c No. 9, and decorated Its interior In al
Olortistio and pretty manner. Tn
visitors to the jail were numerou
yesterday.
C Sheriff Gould Is a gentleman who q
highly esteemed by the New Castl,
people and also by the prisoners, v b.
never give him any bother. Chile
Warden Francis and wardens Moore
Stetse- and Foster are in keeping witt
the Sheriff.
y. The people OF Dobbinsville are de
termlned to break up the lawlessnesl
, which has been carrying on there O
i late. Yesterday In one group of col
, ored men one man counted six revolv
. ers in as many mems hands.
committee visited tho woods to
day and secured q bundle OF hickory
6 clubs. They have organized the
I South End Hickory Club" and will
i act as police and Mayor together and
! rid the nuisance from their midst
+ Sunday morning at o'clock and at
40 O'Clock at night several white meI
, created u disturbance. The cursing
: was loud and terrible to bear. The
/, people are Disguised with the way
n things are going on in that section OF
y the city.
: The inmates OF the Delaware State
: Hospital at Farnhurst were given O
. turkey dinner; real jolly time was
n enjoyed by all. The ''Deestrick Skule'
/ was rendered In good form ON the new
a stage in the bail room.
n Joseph Dougherty, P. G, Madden
!. Hugh Duliey and Miss Mary McCallin
and Miss Mary Farley deserve great
lcredit for the artistic manner In which
they decorated ST. Peters Church,
The British steamer Marcia passed
! up yesterday in a rather bad condl
d tlon. She left Hamburg on November
Y 10 with cargo of sugar. From the
z start she met with terrific weather
Q and wing to the plates being driven il
o the sugar Is turned into nolasses by
Q the water which got into the hold.
!. The woclen mills started up ON I
r small scale to-day.
sInte Items.
Once more old Santa Claus has come,
l. And buby's got Il swing.
n Tommy has got life and drum, 4.
!. And Maud II gnrnct ring; ...
Teddy has got harnessed goat,
A bicl Gle is WINS;
d Mamma has got sealskin coat.
kI And papaS got the bills.
n A great revival OF religion has been
a In progress in Salisbury NJ. L. Church,
!. under the direction of the pastor,
Rev. q. A. Hill. and Rev. W. Galloway.
William Jackson, the millionaire. has
become II great admire OF Mr.. Gallo
n way, and has offered him house and
lot II he will make Salisbury his home
u 1t IL stated on what seems to be
r competent authority, that the Dover
g Hosiery Mill will resume operations
about January |.
D DR.. Whitaker succeeds Joseph
Cantwell as postmaster at Cherry Hill
I Md.
. The Christiana Cornet Band will give
I "a grand ball, inlnstitute Hall Christi
, ana. Thursday evening. Dec 2Stn.
John X. Warren, OF Hockcssin, Dol.
: offers his services as auetioneer All
: work entrusted to him will be careful.
Q ly looked after.
Mics Lillian Baldwin. of GIL jackson
street, Wilmington. Del, is very i'll.
She Is cousin OF the Misses Jack
y West Chester.
= The Port Penn Literary Society Ia
. late in beginning It's meetings owing
! to sickness in the families of mem bers
y and other causes.
: Many are engaged IN trapping musk.
!, rats with but poor success; 1t has not
: been cold enough for them. Hides
! sold lately at eleven cents. which is
= very low. they vera eighteen cents
last spring. Setting traps and looking
i after them seems a fayorite and pro
titable employment, judging by the
numbers who engage in it.
i Myrtle cologne and bay rum, the
finest In the market for the money.
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