The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-16
KRISS KRINGLE
LETTERS.

The REPUBLICAN, win give three prizes
for the best letters to Old lSriss.
First prize, a handsome French doll now
on exhibition at Adana 6 Bro, No. 504 Mar |
ket street.
The second prize. Ave pounds OF mixtures.
The third prize. three pounds Of mixtures.
From the Wilmington Candy Company,
No. 224 Market street.
Old Kriss has been unable to read all
OF Wilmington. Imagine over 1900 day
the letters from the good boys and girls
to bs read by the good, dear Santa Claus.
So the Republican wrote one big letter 4
telling Old Kriss to bring all sorts Of
toys and Codes to the boys and girls and
he will surely remember the babies. Lett
ters from ths following were sents
| Ella Allen. Cos South Jackson street. Rob-
| ert Wolhar, 1880 Delaware avenue; John
/ nie Kirk. 1908 East Thirteenth street;
! Charles Lucas; Bertha Roberts, Linwood.
| Pa; Willie Mckenzie. 307 Shipley street;
| Carroll Ledaum. Annie Kirk Settie Lee,
Charles Bourbon. John Stoddard, 1917 Con-
| rad street; Joseph Stoddard, Bert Statser,
/ 2217 Tatnall street; Bessie McFarlin, S15
Washington avenue; Harold Bennett, 924
1 French street: Mamie Hawthorne. Stan
ton; Walter II. Ridgeway, $40 East Sec
ond street; Lizzie Hahn. 500 Lombard
street; Lillian Carroll, 52t East Eighth
! street. Matte B. Long, Edna Evans, Henry
Clay P. o.: Chandler II. Knox, Grace A.
Hardin, 7fS West Eighth; Nellie A. Tai
ley. 1909 French street; NJ. q. Broadstreet,
30 North Harrison street. A. Connor.
Fourth and Searles; Thomas Murray,
Ralph P.eMartin, 2255 Washington street;
Lena and Elsie Murray Anthony r. Hig-
gins, 324 East Second street; Gertrude
Luke, 71c Walnut street; Media Walthers,
A 500 Maryland avenue Edith David, 4l2
East Third street; Barbara Forrest 713
East Seventh street; Walter Broomall
1907 Oak street. Joseph Doris.
! WILMINGTON, Dei Dec. 10, 1885,
| Dear Santa Claus: Ny brother and
have a very nice time Christmas, and
want you to bring us plenty of candy, and
Christmas tree. gossamer, dress, rubbars,
l want a gold hunting-cass watch, and
and a new sled. and pair OF gloves, nit
! tens, nice big doll, all dressed, am
little girl only IL years old.
Yours truly, Mabel C. Gooding.
Eighth and Madison streets.
| Dear Old Kriss: | am trying to be
good little boy. Sometimes do not mind
my mamma and papa, but will try to be
better herafter.
VIII you please bring me pair OF gum
boots, jumper, pair of kid gloves with fur
around the top and some candy. Not for
getting the little children that has no
parents. Your little friend,
Leye Y. Durham,
S08 Spruce street.
Mary Kecfe, Rose Crawford. Stephen
Irons. 2i6 Monroe street; Candy May, Bessie
May. Samuel s. Harris, Ethel Bonham,
Mary Allston, 1246 Walnut street; Jennie
Black 1919 Lowering avenue; Ella Hemp
hill, Frank IIarting, Elsie Hudson. 40I
Eae,s Ninth street: Howard France, 113O
Walnut street; Elsie Whitehead. 12oS
washington street; Bertha Batty. Twenty
seventh and Monroe streets, Herman Bfdt'
die, 1924 West Fourth street; Howard p.
Heller 305 Porter Street; James Dolan, 6li
East Sixth street; May Mearns, 1874 West
Fourth street; Edna W. Martin, 2SOo wash
ington street; Clinton q. Martin. 1905 Wash
ington street, Allen w. Ridgway, $40 East
Second street: Elsie W. Sparks, s07 King
street: Mamie Alexander 8 East Twenty
second street; Samuel II. Ewing, 400 Tat
| nall street; Robert WintTup, 934 Kirkwood
street; Eata Mllls, s05 Lombard street;
James woofer, 821 Orange street; Blanche
Montgomery. 210 West Fourth street;
FLORENCE Whiteside, Lizzie News, Annie 7.
Cam, sci West Sixth street; Linda Logue.
30 East Twenty-seconl street; Robert ii.
Scott Meta Shaw. Ralph s. Montgomery. Sll
West Third street.; Bertha w. Applegate,
1921 Pine street; Edith Stewart. Z East
Twenty-second street; Clifford Henry, 1911
claymont street; Henry B. HUM, Dora Bns-
sert, 22o9 Tatnail street: Eddie Gott lt25
Lancaster avenue; Georg, @. Stradley, 11a1
! West Fourth street; Lula Reed 1870 Gilpin
, avenue Mamie Mclaughlin, 2a6 Rodney
street. jamie Boofhorn, ]. Francis Spence,
604 Lombard street; Ella Park. 213 East
Second streat. Eva Katie Bennett, 924
French street; Maggie Dunlap GIG East
Sixth street; Frank II. Ayden, East Nine
teenth street. Lottie Gilbert, 65 East Twen-
ty-seconI street; Mary Sschwatka, liz Pop
lar street; Warren w. Coyle, 912 East EleV-
! enth street. Willie Elliott, Mary Mousley
222 Cherry street: Ruth A, Sutton, Henry
Clay; william Montgomery, Henry CLAY
Clarence Hanna, 615 Lombat1 street; Mat
tie Cox Mamie Roberts, Linwood, Del; Ber-
tha Carol, 209 East Fourteenth street
Emma Kirk. Jennie Phillips, Maggie Nc
Kenzie 307 Shipley street; Harry Starkey
$50 French straet; Lula Fuges, 10i Lincoln
street; Harry j. Allen, 505 South Jackson
a street; Lattlan Kelley. Rockford; MamTnle
Walker, Carrie Nesle, 401 East Tenth
! $50 Bennett; Maggie Dagwell, S2t Orange
Vfetorine Miller, Henry Clay; Belle Win
!. trup, 934 kirkwood: Oracle Whiteratt 2as
= Van Buren: Laura I. Thompson; II. L.
4 /
: 212 North Eranlln; Fannie Burke. Al
/ South Van Buren,; Herbert Chambers, 14o;
, | Clayton; Mamie Mcconnell, III Tatuall
Willie Walther, ,s06 Maryland avenue; Eller
Mccarthy, Highlands; Clarence Lynch
Bessie Meyey, 1911 Scott; Florence Keete
b Norma Bennett Stanton; Emma Duffy
i 1902 Poplar: II. Gebler, S21 Madison; Gract
) Halfway; Eddie Thompson, 1f24 Scott
. Kate b. Connor. Wooddale; Lucy NJ. Car
a win, Herbert House: CLYDE Horner, s0l
q Bennett; Norman p. Cpflin; Bessie Max
u well. 1921 Rodney; NJ. T. Galloway, Coz
!. Sonth Franklin: Jessie l.. Banks, Stanton
t Helen S. Ewing, 403 Tatnall; Evan Start
500 South Franklin Wilmer Chadwick 50
South Franklin: w. Pumell, 80 West Thir
teenth; G. Miller, 703 Union; NJ. Z. Hudson
:. T23 Warner; C. Hetherton. Rockford; Eyi
= May Scott. Viola Starr, 6is West Ninth
!, Garrett Miller. Barleywood lane; Ere,
!. Kiund, 1906 West.
:. Dear Kriss: want q pretty doll witt
a nice long hair, and a box of candy | an
0 years old. And will like you to stop a
our house the number is sos Market street
Cod bless the orphans Hurrah for tn
i. / Republicans. And the democrats Will TAX
i care of them selfs. am good girl and g
n to school every day. Sadie Plgore.
+ Dear Santa Claus. I want a doll bah
i. and coach and set of dishes. Success +
|. the Republican party and Reed for presi
dent and Addicks for the next Unite
States senator. Florence McAdoo.
Henry Clay p. o. Del.
d Dear Santa Claus: Christmas is always
o happy day for me-. When | was yer
a little girl | was happy for SO many mic