The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-26
OUR CARD BASKET.

| And Be3ca and Lille and Sue, ice and
| Doug,
Have thanked pa and ma for their gifts
! with a hug;
Their horns have been footed, their pres
| ents all made,
And the Christmas tree, bright with its
| treasures displayed
The stockings, but yesterday bursting
| with sweets,
| Have shrunk into stockings that every one
| meets,
And oranges candies and nuts disappear,
In u way that fills ma,nlna's kind heart
with II fear,
| That peppermint brandy or ipecac doses,
May have to BIO taken, to bring back tho
| roses;
| Whilst "Santa Claus" warns the "small
| boy and young misses,
| That one may get sick cen on candy and
| kisscsl
| Charles James is visiting in George
| town.
| Master Lou Adams of georgetown is in
this city visiting his aunt.
Robert II. Davis and Miss Allie Long
both OF FRANKFORT were married at tho
residence of the brides parents on We'd
nesday morning, by the Rev. j. >. Wick
| line.
| Terrell Adams of Georgetown is visiting
in this city.
| William H. Graham and wife, and Geo.
S. Mattingly and family of this city are
spending the Christmas holidays with j.
b. Graham Charostown.
The employs of the Liebig Chemical
| Company in this city on Thursday pre-
| sentcd Coleman Crosse, superintendent,
with II handsome reclining chair In re-
| turn the married men We're presented with
turkeys and the single men with umbrel.
las. The carpenters presented Graham
| Ogle with u rocking chair as their mark Of
personal esteem.
William |. Giles was in Elkton several
| days this week. Mr.. Giles was formerly q
resident of Eikton, but recently removed
to this city. He spent the most of his
| tins with his son, Ollie II. Giles, who sue
| cecuei him as proprietor Of Giles North
Street Restaurant and Market House.
Harry NJ. Eskridgo and Miss A, L.
| Greenfield Of Dover. wore married on We'd
nesday by Rev Y. z. Rovollc.
i Harry McGonigal and Miss Lillian Tar
! burton were married in Dover, December
| %, by Rev. W. H. Avery; by the same on
| the same day, Howard Kelly and Anna
| Hcarn-all OF Kent county.
A very pretty home wedding WAS cele,
bratod last Thursday evening near Chrs.
| void, at the home OF 5. Wilson Dreshcr,
the contracting parties being Miss Mnze
| Udora DrGsher and Cleveland f. Smith,
the Roy. Joseph Brown Turner Of Dover,
| officiating.
! Miss Villa Morgan of Georgetown is
visiting in this yity.
The following program was rendered at
No. ~ school on Thursday afternoon.
! The teachers being Misses &. Robinson,
| n, Stuart and l.. Flynn. Fifteen iamincS
were generously provided for by the chill
dren. There were thirty visitors present:
Song, Merry, Merry Christmas Day by tho
school; Christmas. Greeting, Clarence
| Lynch Watching for SANTA, Viola Ron
insun; A Christmas Problem, May >yl-
vester; \ Stockings Chris mas, Henrietta
| Ferguson; Merry Christmas, Matte Mil
| Ter; Song, Ring the Chimes by school; A
| Christmas Suggestion, Gertrude Sp2cr; A
| Note to santa Claus, John BDlen; ChM t..
mas Time, Lennion ford; Dialogue, Long
! Nights, Baxter Prince, John Wallace and
Albert Writ; What Buster Wanted, Belle
Campbell; The Christmas Tree, jimiIy
Scott Song, Ring the Bells by school;
Christmas bay, " lila piercc Christmas
Wishes, Howard Sylvester; The First
| Christmas, Joseph Buttcrworth Com
| panyS Comm, Katie lienderer; Christ
mas Questions, Vera Turner; u he Mis-
chlcvutls Stocking, Maggie Gillespie; song,
Ring out Sweet Bells, by school; Glad
| Christmas Bells, Bessie Ferguson; God
Rest lc, Fannie Burke; Who is its ELS
worth Vernon; Dialogue, What to Give,
Nellie Webb; Anna Woods and Julia Nc
Govern; Song, This is tile Way, Ella Al
len and NeIa MunZ; Good Child Day,
Rose Schneider; A Visit On Christmas
Day, Lulu Coke; Christmas Carol, Lena
| IlohliiCld; Song, When tAu Summer Time
is Passed, by. school; What December Says,
Katie Nelly; What to Give, Eta McCar>
lie !; The Christmas Tree, H. Wilson;
Mistress santa Claus, Viola Frederick;
Christmas Bells, Clara MiAesell; Christ.
mas Exercise, by Daniel Mcclure, Lor-
raine Miller, Frank Doughten Irene Scott
Albert Wather, Maud Prince, Willie
Schilling, Vera Ryan, George Ward,
Annie SincX, Wiuford Phillips, Saltio
Pcunci, Katie Hurigan, Henry Scllzor.
Awake! Arlso, Thomas ,5nrry; song, Ring
the Joy Bells by School; Electric Santa
Claus, Katie Hnrkins; Christmas Has
Come Again, Edith Willard; "A New Santa
| Claus, Willie hummei: Christmas George
Mclean; The ChIl!ren's Christmas, Maud
Sylvester; Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus, Vera
Turner and John Scanned; Christmas
Chorus, Anna Mikcsell; Santa Claus, Al
bert Richards; The Bells, Rcnn Sullivan
and Ella Allen; song, Ring out HAPPY
Christmas Bells by school
Congrcssman.ele elect and Mrs. Handy and
children spent Christmas with Mrs liam
dy Mt Smyrna.
Miss Ella Connolly of Philadelphia is
visiting Miss Blanche Appleby.
Mr. and Mrs. +. l.. Haynes and H. S.
Haynes we're guests of Rev. and MIS-. I. II.
Haynes Of Smyrna yesterday,
Mrs. james r. Chandler and daughter
are visiting lriendsn kenncJt Square.
Cards have been issued for the wedding
Of Miss Mary f, jackson and Frank l..
Eashurn of Newark, which win taxi,
place next Wednesday afternoon at Z
o'clock.
Josiah Marvil spent Christmas in Mil.
ford.
Harvey Wyatt Of Princcton is spending
the Chri,tnlas holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Wyatt.
Miss Susie Carter has returned rlom q
visit to friends at Dover.
Miss Katie Higgins and Edward Eur.
long are spending il trW days with Mr..
Furlong's mother, at NUrristuwn, Pa.
Hon James Pcnncwill of Doyor was Ia
this city to-lay
Parliamentary Victor 3. ,Woulloy Is in
New York City.
Miss Martha Jones of Fort Deposit has
returned home after u two weeks visit tt
Wilmington friends.
Mr.. Samuel T.. Palmer Of Wilmington
and Sadie \. kincUid Of Chesapeake City
Md, were united in maria 20 at The ldttrl
plnc" Tuesday evening by Rev. H. A. q
Wrstrriield.
Mr.. and Mrs EnOch IIanthorn o,
Brdgeton, y. j are paying their Gnugh
ter Mrs. W. :; Vernon, and Charlie. IT,
Grill II. II visit Through the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs wills accompanied by
Mrs Compton and children spent CHRIST.
ma, in Camden.
Alcl Rutlrock is visiting relatives il
Pennsylvania
a Christmas entertainment took place
in Miss IlenuI-un's room, iii No | school
Thursday INCOMING The program was 4
follows
Rrnling, "Arn Non Gods WfcH"
Maggie Mvrr
Ihc Christ Child's Day" .... Ku.t, llofe,
TO t--Mcmory Gems,
"Around the hriatmnS Trrc,"
Bertha MGCaulc.
ito I0-MtmOry Gems
"Ih$ Ghli"tmas kitty, ....Bessio ' irEa
The Tree Low, Ethel Pirrsui
tan NJ