The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-12

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Ciaymont Items.
II people would only talk to our
backs as they talk to our faoss, we
would think ovory man was our
friend.
A few days ago William Danzen.
baker with several others, wero ditch
ing along the river front and while at
work. found an Indian mortar, which
was OF a fret class order. lie gave
word to Charley Ottey. that II he
would go and get II ne might have 1t.
lie did so, and hid II in the brlckyard,
Mhero no though no one would find
IL, as II was to heavy to carry all the
way home. Two young men heard OF
II, ana they spent neatly half OF day
before finding 1t. They then carried
u up TO frice's Grlst mill, and hid 1t
there. Charley got word unbeknowD
to them. and he want and got it, and
brought II homo, and the young mon
don't know how he got word about 1t.
Sequel, they did some tall lying
about 1t when accused of lU.
On Friday evening last we had the
pleasure OF visiting the well-known
Athenean Literary Society OF Hanby's
Corner. 1t has nearly ono hundred
members on It's roll. The debate for
the evening was I; 'liesolved. That
General Grant was a better General
than General Washington" The at.
lirmativo eide was championed by y.
w. Handy, II. Mousley and others,
while the negative was held up by
David Fury. A. S. Ottey ami several
others. Tho decision was given to the
affirmative side OF the question. There
was excellent music by Lex, Pierce.
George Boudwin and Miss Handy.
lhATA tn Il
recitations given on the OCCASION.
The Society will close about the last Of
the present month with an entertain.
ment, TO DO given In what used to be
old Bethel 81. Il. Church.
The man who thinks that woman
has nm easy time has never seen her
clothes Inc break. full OF clothes, and
tho clothes lot down In the mud Oh
wash day.
"Women have many faults,
Men have only few.
What precious fools We mon are,
For loving, then, as we do"
III were miner and worked in
nilDe l would wear belt with my
name on plate, SO that il | was
Killed. when found they would know
mo. wouldn't your
III wanted to TO sure OF dying right
would take good care Of living right.
wouldn't you?
On Friday evonlng, the 9Th. the barn
OF Ellhu Talley. OF Tuileyvllle, was
burned down. There wers fourteen
cows, two horses, three dogs and lot
of chlckons. Nearly all the farming
utensils. large straw stack. with a
lot or hay and grain were consumed
Ills son Frank drove out of the barn
yard yearling colt and In 80 doing
a1r - .aa,,EnhaI 81
colt. The property was partly in
surod. and was supposed to have been
yot oil fire.
The Rockdale Boys. of which there
arc several in the city of Wilmington
the COMMITTEES appointed met on
lhursuAy evening at the home OF W
Ii. Farley. OH Broad street, Chester
to mako arrangements for the annual
reunion to be held about the Goth of
May in Rockdaie.
They are pushing forward the work
oil putting Gordon Heights into a
pleasure resort for the coming sum.
iner. The steamboats, will stop there
with passengers. 1t will be handy for
those who visn to visit by the railroad
and IL 10 hoped that respectable order
Will be kept; III not might as we'll blow
II up, Tor it won't be suUgoss
There Ia Il prospect of the Claymont
BRICK Yard starting up now soon. This
| Will be Il boom for the village.
Thomas Lloyd has secured situa.
ton Mt Newport, under Matt Hayden,
TO take care OF the greenhouses for the
latter gentleman. lie has moved fhld
will make his home there, Thomas Is
good for tall, ana not much for fat,
and we Will miss hun around our
quaint old village.
On saturday afternoon MIR Eben N
Baldwin went tO It Deposit, and to
tho old home OF Is rpyhood days. BY
special inNi tatlp. III numerous friends
there had him go uuwn uad give them
either talk or preach a sermon for
them. lilo preached on Sunday mora.
lag ut llopewell and i'll the afternoon
at lupldan to good audience. We
know that the gentleman Is we'll liked
here nj home, and his preaching, those
who have heard it. were not disnp.
pointed. He Is useful man any way
you may put him.
On tho same afternoon. 4. S. Ottey.
the Bible student, BY previous en-
islEn .---.AaAs-, ssrvr-rs--l.usi,
| Md. aud spent Sunday with Prof Geo.
AlhttinBley. On our way down we
saw come beautiful farms, and tho
| wheat fields looked grand. The first
town of any Importance was Newport;
IN passing We saw Assistant Agent
| Calvert Anderson, formerly Of Clay
| mont. lie will make his mark in the
world II nothing prevents him.
We notice that nearly every barn on
the way down has this advertisement
on the sides or roofs. ''Schenci's Nan.
drake Liver Pills" one place wo saw
thousands upon thousands OF cross
Ties piled up. IR"E AS STEEL.