The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-13


benjamin Brown, who had charge Of
the toll gate at the Practical Farmer.
Brand Wine hundred. on account Of
advancing age and nearly loslnR his
eye sight, and also losing his compan-
ion In life few months ago, has re.
signed his position and gone West to
Join his relatives. Amos g. Forwood
and Albert Bird went to the place
where he resided and gathered to.
gether his bed and other articles and
boxed them up and got the old gentle
man In his best clothes, when ticket
was secured for him by Mrs. VIM. O.
Lodge, Eve were told, and after pay
ing for his ticket, and paying all OK
penses, he had over a hundred anc
thirty.llve dollarn to take with him.
| Mr.. Forwood went with him as fal
as Philadelphia, and saw that no wal
put on an express train, and he wai
given In charge of Pullman car por
ter OF the train. and In few days at
/ forwards Mr.. Forwood received pos
tai from his grandson, q. W. Pierce
through Benjamin Brown. stating tina
he had arrived safe and sound at Roch
ellie, Illinois.
There are five teams engaged II
hauling bricks down to the pfopert.
near Bellevue. from the Claynon
brick works. They make about thre,
loads rpiece day. of about one thou
sand load, and they have to hau
somewhere about 100000. They hav'
been hauling about two weeks. Now
boys, get your paper and pencils, an,
find out how long 1t will take them t,
finish hauling them.
william Moore, came from Texas
few weeks ago; and brought with hin
several toads. He gave Charley G
Ottey one of them, but Charley's toat
is dead, because he wouldn't eat, an,
consequently starved to death. H.
will keep it.. putting 1t in alcohol.
One OF the best and the grandes
spots in Delaware, is ut Claymont, OF
Naamsp'b creek. Very frequently gen
tlemen and ladies' are seen drawinl
sketches of this romantic spot. o.
In the solid rock, natural bath tut
large enough for a grown person t
battle In, while there are several othe
smaller ones.
II you ever have chance to look 0
the above described place the ylllag
smith or his son will tell you where
10 situated. No person can be brougl
into contact with what may be see
here without saying or thinking
least that there is an all-wise God wit
a supreme intelligence.
On Sunday morning last the Lord
Supper was administered to the men
bera Of Claym ont NJ. l.. Church by Il
pastor, Rev. George E. Wood. Mi
: persons were admitted into full men
bership, the outcome OF q revival hel
last fall.
The writer took in the Heavenly r
cruits camp on Sunday afternoon las
While there he heard good singing
praying and good talking. While Il
, people were pralsing their God viii
, rather loud tone OF voice, a Quak,
, lady jumped to her feet and admol
, ibhed them on account of their nols
She ought to read the l4Sth, 10th an
150th Palms, and then read the 81
chapter of Acts, and she will SEQ tn,
the people In those days shoute
leaped and praised. We would rath
ten thousand times over hear a ma
pralsing his God than to hear him Ia
ing his name In vain.
After the invitation wac given
come forward. lady presented he
self at the altar for prayer. Sever
were standing on the benches, and Il
elder requested them to get down; oil
man didn't seem to care, so he WI
told the second time to get dow
which he did very quickly. and rusht
to the altar. and picked up the womG
who was there, and who proved to
his wife and carried her clear out
the tent. great crowd soon gathe
ed around them, and after good de
of talking. the man made an apolop
for his conduct, and he was let go ire
On Monday a bull broke into q
woods and got inside of the cIrcl
and he for several minutes had fu
sway, running one old gentleman u
a tree. and he barely escaped seriol
injury.
A great deal Of good Ia being don
.. however. In spite OF all the oppositlo
! twenty to thirty having been CONVEX
4 ed.
A good number of our citizens a
) having grand time catching rockiis
: some catching as many as fifty in
: couple OF hours. TRuE AS STEEL.