The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-21

The peach season. which some pre-,
ldicted would be dull on account Of
the yellows and the prematures, has
surpassed all recent Expectations
4 That this is the centre of tho peach
belt Is proven by the heavy shipments
made from here.
\ About 20 or 30 cars are shipped daily.
Good fruit brings fair price, while
poor fruit brings a much lower price
Pears are also beiug shipped In large
quantities and are selling at good
prices.
Indeed, this town presents the ap
pearance OF a large business centre
peach and pear wagons are ranged one
behind another for half a mile and the
head ones surrounded by peach buy
|ers, bidding, pushing and jostlina
each other, giving 1t the look of an
immense closing out sale (of women'f
lgoods.)
| Sometimes the bidding is very ex.
Iciting. and then usually the buyer, In
the heat or his excitement, gets
stuck"
The canning factory of J. V. McCom
mons Is running full blast. About l5t
hands are employed and are kept busy
working IL hours day. So far he has
had all he could do to can the i'm mense
quantities of corn brought him. but
this week he will probably begin Oh
tomatoes. This is quite a helpful
thing to the town. Us 1t gives employ
ment to n number OF boys and women
besides men. and thus affords an easy
way OF making some spending money
for the young men and some pin
money for the young women.
] Rev. q. W.Buwmali and family have
returned from their trip down the
Peninsula, and report good time.
MIR. Bowman filled his pulpit on Sun
day.
Mr.. VIII Bennett OF Philadelphia, was
visiting Miss - - iast week. We
learn the moonlight on the lake was
/ grand that floating was preferable
Ito rowing, the soda water was excel.
lent, and the Hayanna's fragrant.
Did the hammock break or slip, we
wonder.
Miss Lin Kemp, OF Philadelphia, is
Visiting her sister Mrs. g. Nj. Cross
man. She brought her bicycle along.
but says that our dust is worse than
Philadelphia cobblestones. She is
quite rider anu with her pluck will
get used TO our road.
Mr.. Lindale Smith OF Cleveland
l0hio, has accepted a summer position
under lis uncle q. NJ. Fisher, Esq.
TheIe is little said here now about
politics for we are all anxiously
awaiting the action of Congress.
! MaXwelPs axe has again fallen ant
MIR. &. NJ. Crossmore is the lucky on
this time; while we do not side will
MIR. q. in politics yet we think MS there
had to be a change he will mako 1
good man for tho position for thu
next years, when there will be an
other change. and instead of Its snow
ing the next day and the dark cloud
OF financial depression and free trade
threatening to overwhelm us we viii
SEQ the sunshine, of prosperity ant
through that brightness sound none,
and protective tariff. [All praise Il
Coy. Mckinley, and may he be sue
eessful In his fight with Silyerlt'
.Neal.l
i Miss Florence Clark has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Laura Aldrieh. =
Several different States are repre-
scented among the peach buyers here
for we have them from Pennsylvania
New York, phio, New Jersey an,
Maryland, and lively set they appea
Ito be.
Mrs. Hopkins who ontertains them
tells me they eiHg aud play aud recit
pieces and the evenings pass away in
,,short time. We hope they will dea
tjustly by the farmers.
i Mrs Caleb Jackson and her tire,
children are lying very sick with ty
Iphoit fever. MIR. jackson, who tray
lels for A1essre. Warner Il Co. of you
city. is well known through the State
! and Inns the sympathy of many. Mrs
llJ.'s condition is critical.
Miss Hawkins, daughter of Couduc
tor Hawkins, is the guest of Mrs. w
Ill. Jabes. OCCASIONAL.