The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-19
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VIM. Dobbs Of Wilmington spent Sun.
day lust with James Gordon of Holly Oak.
Mrs. William KILLING OF Wilmington
Visited Mrs. Lewis Mousley OF Silverside.
Mise Chalfant OF Wilmington is spending
q vacaticn with Miss Lille Gordon OF
Holly Oak.
Miss Jessie Garrett OF Rlverylew is
visiting friends In Newark Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett and Mr. and AIrs.
Taylor took In Cape May last week.
Mr. Charles Paschaii has moved Into
his new home on Nahoney farm, Holly
Oak. from Gordon Heights. He has a tine
residence there. Great credit may be
given TO the builder. Mum Mousley.
VIM. Johnson, one OF our enterprislng
butchers, has purchased for himself a new
butcher wagon. painted white. 1t was
made by the we'll known firm OF McCabe
a Darragh. Fourth aud Walnut streets.
Wilmington.
Clarence Pierce spent visit last week
with bis friend James Gordon of Holly
Oak.
Joseph Slawter. our venerable gate
keeper. 10 taking his annual vacation. He
Ia Visiting his con at Phillpsburg N. j.
Jerry Harvey. one OF Brandywine Hun.
dred's best of farmers. had his corn cut
and hauled In and cut up into email
Pieces stalks ond all. 1t is stored away
In slo for the cattle during the coming.
winter.
Master Harry Hard wIol of Baltlm ore lis
spending u visit with relatives In Delaware
county end Claymont. He is u nephew of
Bible Student Ottey and q printer by
trade.
Rev. b. F. Campbell was agreeabIy sur.
prised q few nights ago In Chester at the
residence OF Alfred Donaldson, No. 604
West Sixth street. A large company OF
friends were there. He was presented by
A. s. Ottey, In behalf Of his friends. with
a beautiful study chair. Ha was presented
also with handsome pound cake, q gift
from Miss Phebe Hayes and lady friend,
in an appropriate speech by Harry Young.
On the cake was the date of his birth
and his last birthday, The evening was
apent In social chat, singing, and a gen.
oral go as you please way of enjoying
yourself. An elegant report was furnish.
ed by tho hostess. Mre. Donaldson aud
friends. Pastor Campbell is pastor OF
Mt. Zion Church. corner OF o h and Parker
streets. He was "a years old on the oc-
casion and single man and much loved
by oil who know him.
Rev Hiram Sanderson filled the pulpit
for Rev. E. II. Collins OF Claymont NJ. L
Church on Sunday morning last and even
ing. The audiences were greatly pleased
with his sermons, as they were no noubt
the plain Rospel.
Rev. Mr.. Collins is expsoted to fill his
pulpit next Sunday morning. or al least
word was given out to that effect.
will measure 8 feet In diameter at the butt
Also a beech tree which is on the line OF
Delaware and Pennsylvania. that also will
measure over four feet and a half at the
same place as given above.
VIM. Danzenbhker cut one OF the finest
fields Of corn that has been cut around
Claymont. There are plenty of stalks
that were from IL to 10 IT. high. while
many Of them had two ears TO the stalk.
Where is the first fight mentioned In the
BibleP Where the devil game Adam his
fall.
When you give others advice. take some
OF 1t to yourself.
There is no fool like the self made fool.
Don't bother to tell lies about people
you don't like. The truth Ia usually bad
enough.
About the only thing that can't he done
by machinery nowadays Ia kissing
A.. 8. Ottey and his daughter LILLE at
tended the annual picnic OF the Rookdale
noon last. Joseph Mcbride and Jake
Blackburn OF Wilmington were also pres.
ent. There were about $50 OF the boys
and girls present. DIR. Isaac Crowther
was grandly gotten up. The WilsInson
family gave a splendid concert, while
Isaac Howard was accompanied by Miss
Lille Brown on the organ. The singing
was good.
In the egg race introduced by A. s.
Ottey. the contestant was to hold large
wooden spoon In the mouth and an 0Eg
In the spoon. and the one who could run
25 yards the quickest and not let the egg
fall tovk the prize.
The results were: Isaao Howard. z SEQ
onds; j. Frank Griffith. 81 seconds; Chris
d. Wills, seconds; Joseph Mcbride of
Wilmington broke the egg. j. Frank
Griffith won the prize. one OF A. s. Ottey's
largest books on the lfible.
Also he laid down % potatoes one yard
apart and the person who could gather
all the potatoes and run around the box
and put them In it would get the same
kind OF surprise. Atwood Hoskins In
this racs accomplished the feat In $3.50.
Thomas Maxim 3.221, Roger Burns 3.25.
This caused quite loud laugh and plenty
OF enjoyment to all present. No one
would probably give 1t a thought but In
gathering the potatoes the runner has to
traverse about 326 yards to put them into
the box. True AS STEEL