The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-25

Our h0cktnud LETTER.
The ladies' of Mt. Lebanon NJ. Z. Church
held the regular monthly meeting OF the
Aid Society on last Monday evening. at
Charles W. Days there being between so
and 60 present. The routine business
was disposed OF, after which literary
exercise was rendered., consisting OF sing.
ing, recltations. addresses. instrumental
music and 40 on, that was highly enjoyed.
number of friends present from the oity
sang O collection OF pieoes that proved to
bs very fine. As the ladies appreciate the
presence of those who are not mem pers
we would therefore say thsnks for Pre-.
vious vleits and also invite a continuence
OF the same. Refreshments were served
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Day at the close oil the
program.
This Item should have been In last
weeks letter and would have been. had
not one OF the ladies' present conoluded
to report 1t. in order that II might be
done In accordance with the ideas of
woman. Well the would be reporter put
on her thinking cap and got down to work
and after n while had 1t written OFF as
pretty as picture, but, alas. 1t proved to
be like her hat It did not suit her com.
pexion. so 1t was east aside aud another
production brought forth. only to meet
with the snme fate And so the good
work went on until the lady became weary
in we'll doing and assigned the whole
matter to the waste basket. II lady
cannot please herself. how can 1t be ex-
pected of q man. We have read of David
Crockett whose name has been handed
down to US through history and who was
the wonder OF the age in which he lived
failing a bear down In a hollow tree. We
have also heard Of man boarding the lion
In his den, but we heard the other day OF
even greater bravery than this on the part
of woman who tailed an angry cat in q
cellar.
A member OF the fair sex was seen on
the day In question making great haste In
the direction OF some object which to tho
locker on was invisible. The lady was
soon Joined by another OF her sex and the
race began In earnest. By this time the
leading party was found to be q rat exter.
minator. who had been depopulating
some of the chicken coops In the upper
pleasure OF the owners, who were deter
mined ON redress. Things were now get
ting warm for the feline member. so
much so that IL took refuge In neighbor.
ing cellar, which only proved to be trap.
as the pursued and pursuer both entered
by the Same hole. and tabby was caught
by the tail and brought forth to be sat on.
but this process not proving as fatal as
desired ono OF the hunters started in
search OF q man, the other remarking. 1--WE
will never give up till we have found
one." The man was soon on the scene
and siienoed the enemy with q shotgun.
but never, no, never. could he have been
induced to catoh that cat by the tall and
utiHE lTOm uluHR Hiuc6. EooE
tabby IL no more. and perhaps should
never have been.
Squire Hamer Of this place sailed on
Saturday for England. where he will
spend a month or two with friends and
relatives. He will aleo visit many, places
OF interest In his native country.
We noticed an Item or two in the RE.
PUBLICAN one day last week giving a far.
mer Of Christiana Hundred tho credit of
having the largest corn yet heard from.
Now we will tell you what Brandyw.ne
Hundred has in the way OF big corn.
The Ieseup q Moore Paper Co. OF Rock
land. now under the supervision of j. J.
| Harris. has a Held Of corn that lie thought
to be the best In the county. Much OF 1t
| will measure feet high by sterching the
blades up little and perhaps It will aver
age feet or more. II any one can beat
| this. let ue hear from them.
Mr.. Hurrls has also succeeded In plao-
| ing in the arm Of this Co. one Of the heavy.
| est erops OF clover hay that has been har.
| vested In the place for many years.
| Never was hay placed in barn In better
| condition than this crop.
We had a jarlnG up by one Of our friends
| since our last letter because we did not
fully ventllate Mr.. Taylor and his wheel
| We went as far as we thought wise to 60
\ hut as that Brother Is a good Dem ocrai
| and shows hts eolors by refralning FROM
i reading tho REPUBLICAN we would like to
| know how he knows what ls contained in
Its columns, but at any rate We enjoy 6
| difference OF opinion when we'll expressed
| We don't Intend sending anything to the
paper for publication that will reflect dis
credit on any one " we know 1t. However
we like an inocent joke BY the way what
| has became OF Stantons correspondent
He must be on vacation.