Evening journal., 1894-12-24

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More About tho Dinner-tabIe.
Big turkey gobblsrs and little turkey
hens were as plentiful In the markets as
were buyers and the remarks made some
time ago that turkeys would be scarce
were disproved right before ones eyes
There is not only enough turkey TO &c
around among the buyers Of this ine
fowl, but there Is some to spare What
will become Of this superhuous abundance
Is somewhat enigmAtic, and It is safe not
to bet that 1t will be given to the poor.
There were few changes In the prices
this morning compared to those published
In the EVENING JOURNAL OF Wednesday.
Some Of the changed prices were:
Butter, 80 to $50 per pound eggs 2s
to Doc. per dozen; cottage cheese, 10c.
per quart; mush, two pounds for &C.
Poultry-Chickens, 10 to 15o per
pound; ducks, l3c. per pound turkeys,
IA to zoe. per pound; guineas, 13o per
pound squads, SOC per pair; geese, 1ec.
per pound
Pork-Ham (salD sliced, zoe whole,
14c fitch, 10c shoulder, 100. half
smoked and bologna. 15c. corned beef, 8
to 12ic +; scrspple, 6 to Sc per pound
sausage, 13c. per pound, two pounds for
25c. fresh pork, 10 to l2c peri pound I;
lard, 10 to l2c per pound pigs feet, loo
per pair
MuttOns, 8 to Ice. lamb, 10 TO
2Oc. veal, 10 to zoe, ; beefsteak Is to 20c
per pound rib roast, 15 to 1sc chuck,
10 to l2c., stewing pieses, to Zoe.
Nuts-Chestnuts, 10 10 15c per quart;
walnuts, 10c. per half peck, 800. per
basket; shellbsrks. &c. per quart.
Game-Rabblts, 25c apiece; squirrels,
15c. apiece; opossum, 20 to 35c. apiecs.
Working People who VIII Rsat.
All the manufacturing establishments
In Wilmington will be closed to morrow
and some of them will give their en-
ployes more than days holiday.
Among the largest establishments that
are too busy to close mere than one day
are:
The Harlan and HollinRaworth Com.
pAny, Hllles and Jones Company, Jackson
and Sharp Company, Pullman Palace
Car Company, Joseph Bancroft and Sons
Company, Belts Machine Company.
Delaware Hard Fibre Company, Pusey
and Jones Company. Blumenthal and
Company. Diamond State Iron Company.
Chicago Electric Wire Company.
The Diamond Match Company's plant
was shut down on Saturday until Wed
nesday morning.
The Arlington Mills will be closed for
three or four days while the boilers are
being cleaned aud necessary repairs are
being made.
Beadenkopf & Bro, closed their
morocco shops on Saturday FOR one week.
Mccullough Iron Company's plant at
the foot OF Seventh street, has been
closed until December 81.
The city. county and Federal Offices
and banks viii be closed tomorrow.
Only those places OF business which have
holiday goods viii remain open.
Gave Presents to workmsn.
Many OF the large corporations and
manufacturing firms gave presents TO
their employees and In various ofiees and
workshops about town this Christmas
custom Of piesent-eiving was generally
observed
The Hilles and Jones Company gave
each empioye a turkey. anu it took
several big barrels Of these proud Dela
ware birds to 60 around.
Each apprentice with the Jackson and
Sharp Company was rewarded for his
faithful work this year by q cash present
that will indeed make his Christmas one
OF good cheer.
A FEW presents we're distributed among
the Pullmsn employees here, who have
been working steadily and have prospects
of continued prosperity.
On Saturday, Beadenkopf & Bro. gave
each employe a turkey-no not an ordinary
fowl, either, but fine specimen Of Kent
county fsttening.
Blumenthal Co. made advances in
cash to all their regular employees who
wanted to have extra spending money for
the festal day.
Superintendent A. G. McCAuslAnd. OF
the w. & NJ railroad, presented to each
regular employe Of that road a fne
turkey on Saturday.
Some Christmas Sport.
There WAS 3 lively old-fashioned fox
hunt this morning from East Wilmington,
under the management Of John Q Adams.
At IL o'clock, when Reynard was liber-
ated from Mr.. Adamss hotel stables, there
was q crowd Of over 100 footmen, twenty.
FIVE horsemen and pack OF twenty hounds
ready for the start. 1t Was an ideal
frosty morning for q cross country run
and everybody started OF full Of vigor
and enthusiasm.
Footballs season has closed but this
Is such great weather for the Rugby game
that local enthusiasts demanded It. Ac-
cordingly. the Warren will play the
strong Eddystone football team to
morrow afternoon at Front and Union
stIeets at 3 o'clock, sharp. good game
may be expected IS they have defeated
some strong teams this season, including
the Upland which tied the Warren team
the first port Of the season. The team
will face each other as follows:
EDDysToNE. WARREN
LonEhead ...... right end ....... Buckley
Dusey. right tackie............Gr Green
Bnrton.....-..... right guard ...... .Rothweil
Mo very centre. ..............S INNS
HalRreed. .........left guard ........... McNee
Holllns left tackle. ..........H Hanley
CLARK ......-..... left end Hance
DAggins.......... .ria ht half back ...... Mears
Osiesby. ........ left half back .McCRrtuey
News ...... ........ tuil-back MCDANIEL
oeltz......t.....q quarterback. ...Prentiss
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