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The herald., 1896-09-13
A Substitute for Leather Is wan.ei

The man who can find an available
substitute for leather may consider
himself a millionaire
Leather is go'e g steadily higher IN
the market. 1t is said that the reason
lies in the fact that the animals which
furnish leather are becoming scarcer;
fewer of them are being raised Wheth-
er this be so or not, 1t is certain that be-
lore long mankind will be compelled to
ilnd some substitute for the hide of the
beast. Already many inventors have
recorded original suggestions at the
United States patent office.
Unfortunately they do not seem to
have thought of anything better than
paper Paper is great stuff. All sorts Of
things, from telegraph poles to collins
are made of it nowadays. But as sub
stitute for leather 1t Is not wholly salts
factory. AT the same time it is en-
ployed to considerable extent in the
manufacture Of parts of shoes.
Leather scraps are mixed up with pa
per pulp and moulded for counters
and inner soles of shoes. The material
thus utilized Is treated with a compost
tion of oil, rubber and glycerine. The
glycerine softens it, and the oil and rub
ber render it waterproof. Then it is
cut into the required shapes. This arti-
fcial leather will not stand wear, and
SO 1t is used only for those parts of the
shoes which are not subject to usage.
In the making of trunks and valises q
sort of paper board is used as substi-
tute for leather. 1t is composed of lay
ers OF paper which have been subjected
to treatment by chloride of zinc and sub
sequently pressed. The material thus
OBTAINED is extremely hard and tough
New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-09-13
The Parental Pride

"It would be rather remarkable If a
father could be found who did not be-
leve his small child said the brightest
or wittiest things ever uttered" said
l.. A. Collier of Columbus, Ohio, at the
Regent. "A man who has 3 or 4-year-
old tot at home is a bore, and he can
not help it, The most ordinary remark
is transformed into the brightest wit
by the fond parent, and he will even
stop discussing the silver question in
order to tell what his baby said. To IL
lustrate what I mean. have a 4-year-
old daughter at home. FIer mother
when any one apologies, is in the habit
of using the phrase, oh, don't mentor
anu ner motner sald to herr ,ftfs1e-; what
will God think when you tell him tonight
how bad you have been today?'
MY. mamma, said Elsie, He will
say "Elsie. don't mention it"'
"Now whenever I tell this story to a
man who has little child he goes to re-
lating lot of silly things his girl or
boy has said. Men have no judgment
about what is bright in their children
when they are little. Washington
Evening Star.
The herald., 1896-09-13

tions may be mastered so as to enable
the weather bureau electrically to pre-
serve or alter the equilibrium between
soil and atmosphere, thus directing the
fall of rain. The achievements that have
been attempted in some parts were sue
cessful, but seem incredible to the
masses. We must remember that the
dreams of one age are often the facts
of the next. Thanks to the advent of
the mystic power, the lives of our
defendants promise to be most rosy
and luxurious ones. Their principal toll
being to occasionally push a button, and
permit that universal and unwearied
servitor, electricity, to do the rest We
are now learning the languages Of the
stars, and that sound, motion, force and
color are combined into music. The air
is of sweetness produced by electrical
force, for the silent forces of natures s
laws are powerful in their silent work.
ings. All life is this electrical, mystic
power, we can never know what it is.
But by the careful observer watching
and waiting, the cause to effect, this
power of electricity can be manipulated
and understood.
The herald., 1896-09-13
FOUR GOLDEN SP|NS1ERS
Eligible Ladies Who Have Fab.
ul0us FOf tunes
THEIR PLEASANT LIVES
The Practical Way Ia Which They
Handle Their Money
Miss Mary Garrett Manages Her SIS, 600, 900
with the Shreweness Of Q Pinancier.
Miss caldweii's Romance

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Li Hung
Chang during his stay here made rec
ord as questioner, and one of his most
curious queries was If the United States
were not land of old maids. Lii put
this question with the ingenious bland
ness for which he is famous, but there
was lurking suspicion that he regard
ed an old maid as terrible thing.
But Ii had evidently not thought out
the question with his customary atten-
tion to detail, or he would have known
that there are old maids and old maids.
Spinster Is more polite term which Ii
would doubtless have used had he known
Of 1t, for he is an exceedingly polite old
gentleman. While Ii seemed to regard
the spinster world with little favor. his
ideas would surely have undergone a
great revolution had he met certain la
dies who come under that class and re-
ceived a truthful reply to his famous
question, "Are you rich?"
For instance, had he encountered Miss
Mary Garrett of Baltimore. and that
lady had replied, II am worth SIS, 600. 900, -
Ii would have doubtless acknowledged
that he had something to learn about
The herald., 1896-09-13

and an amiable mouth. Her figure is
slight, and even when not in mourning,
as she now is, she wears plainly made
gowns of dark colors. She employs a
stenographer and secretary, and gives
up at least three hours a day to her busi-
ness affairs. She has a complete knowl-
edge of the railroad systems and could
office a great corporation with marked
ability.
MISS CALDwELL'S MILLIONS.
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell, the second
richest American spinster, having for
tune of about $12,OO0,O00, while native
of Kentucky, Is seldom seen in her old
home. Most of the time she lives abroad,
travelling about from place to place.
coming back to New York periodically
for brief visit to look over her invest
ments, which are entirely in this coun-
try.
Many years ago Miss Caldwell and her
sister were known as "the Caldwell
girls" and they were regarded as the
best catches in the country. When chill
dren they inherited from their father
| So, 500, 900 each. This was invested in
properties which have quadrupled in
value in the past twenty years. Miss
Caldwell is now over 40 years of age.
Her sister married the Baron Zedtwitz,
who was killed in his yacht while racing
recently off Southsea, England.
Seven years ago Miss Gwendoline
| Caldwell became engaged to Prince Jo-
achim Napoleon Murat, but the engage
ment was Cancelled on the very eve of
the wedding day because the prince in
sisted that Miss Caldwell should pay off
all of his debts and sign an agreement
which would practically place the re-
| mainder of her fortune in his hands. He
| Is now go years old, and is one of the
| most extravagant of men in France.
His debts were and are enormous, and to
pay them off would have been a severe
| strain on a fortune even as large as
Miss Caldwell's.
| Miss Caldwell at one time or another
has been the target for the attentions of
pretty nearly every titled beggar in Eu-
| rope, but since her experience with
! Prince Napoleon she has treated all such
offers with open contempt.
"A SOCIAL POWER.
| Miss Anna Leary. the third richest
| spinster. having a fortune Of $1,000, ,000
The herald., 1896-09-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS :
5 ELECTRICITY DOWN 10 date :
{ A VIVID PICTURE
BY MRS. s. A. Kendall

Frank w. Hawley Of Pittsford farm.
was the first to apply electricity to the
propulsion of canal boats, and became
prominent in connection with the intro
duction Of electric power through New
York state upon canal lands from the
great hydraulic tunnel at Niagara Falls,
we can now judge from our present pro-
gress what is in store for the future, as
electricity is only in it's infancy down to
date. In the light of modern science,
we may we'll believe that imagination
ions of old are being translated into prac-
tical realities. Today we have
the telegraph-fabled stentor, that
could speak as with the com
bined voices of fifty men. But the
telephone will carry for hundreds of
miles the accents of a child. Such ra-
dances as those with which ancient
bards clothed the immortals Of their
dreams now flash at night along our
buildings and public halls. When asked
to account for these miracles and Won
ders we need speak but one mysterious
word, ELECTRICITY" This subtle and
mystic force we can neither define nor
analyze. Its unseen currents ebb and
flow like the magic tides of an enchanted
sea across the boundless ether FIELDS or
space. It's radiant energy is throbbing:
It penetrates to the mountains heart
and rolls in mimic waves through abys-
NAL depths of ocean. 1t Is akin to mag
netism, and also to that mysterious force
which has astonished science by the va
riety and Importance of its phenomena
in the fields of hypnotism and mesmer-
ism, Science sees in it the key to the
knowledge Of the ultimate basis of mat
ter and force, and, perhaps, IN seeking
The herald., 1896-09-13
The Enu,vc,.r+ =

Father-Did the duke give you an en-
gagement ring?
Gertrude.No, but he did the best he
ticket for one.-From Truth.
The herald., 1896-09-13

Every man should read the ADVERTISE
ment men OF Thomas Slater on page Is Of
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Almost every day brings the news Of
one or more deaths In Indiana caused by
cigarette smoking, and yet some of the
people Of that State have, the nerve TO
want to furnish a President of the United
States. cleveland Press
An automatic mapping machine works
Is to be built In Philadelphia this Gum
mer That's the right town for such an
enterprise Chicago Dispatch
II the enemy had known his business,
he would have sent somebody to com
plain to Job about being sick after eat
ing something that he knew had always
disagreed with him. Milwaukee Jour
nal.
ID B. Hill used TO say that New
York State could be carried by the Dem
ocrats on a square Issue against the gold
standard Mr.. Hill will have an oppor-
tunity to test his Judgment In this mat
ter Atlantis Constitution.
Wanted TO trade Ben Tilman for a
brindle cur. and to hire some man to
shoot the cur. Kansas City Times
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
ooNTeMPoRARY oPlNloN.
The British Bsttisships and ours

The British Battisehips and Ours
From the New York Sun.
The untirlng energy of Great Britain
In increasing her navy has Just been
shown by orders given for the construc
tion Of five new battleships, to be krown
as the Canopus class. Two are to b.
built by private contractors, the Thames
Iron Works, of London, and the Lairds,
OF Birkenhead, while the other three 90
to the royal dockyRrds OF Chatham, Dew
onport, and Portsmouth. Compared
with the Majestic class, Of which nine
are built or building, we find the ships
of exactly the Same length, 800 feet,
Of nearly the same beam, "a feet
against 20. but of q notably reduced
drsught, or 20 feet sRainst 27i feet,
which makes them available for q greater
number OF ports. home and foreign. The
net result is q reduction In displaceme ent
OF nearly 600 tons, tbs Campus type
having ~, $50 against IA 900 for the Ma
jsstic class. Bat as the new ships srs
structurally similar to their prsdeces
sors, and their reductions In breadth aud
drRuRht are moderate, we know there
must be other savings of weight and
the most prominent is found to be a re-
duction In the HArveyed aids srmor
from nine inches In the Mai astic class to
ak in the Canopus Such a decrease
in protection Is hardly one that our
naval authorities would follow, and. In
deed, q leading difference between these
new vessels and our own laiest battle
ships OF about IL 500 tons displacement,
for which the bids are soon to be opened
| Is seen to be the far greater maximum
thickueas Of the water line belt Of oui
ships The British have been breaking
records lately In the rRpidlty Of battle
ship construction. 30 that it Is not sur.
prisinR to learn that the completion OF
these five vessels is looked for by the
Autumn Of 1898, OF year in advance OF
! the completion OF our three, for which
the contrscls will probably be awarded
| In few weeks
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
!. Human Fl,Inr Po.aIpl.g

This question has been more than once
answered In the affirmative. The wcrld
Is full of flying machines, many possess
ing some merit. but none of which has
proved successful Generations of people
have gone to their graves while trying
to show the world that humsn beings
could fly and yet the subject possesses as
much interest as ever. Flying looks So
simple and proves SO impossible that
more people have been dsluded into
efforts In this direction than almost any
other Of scientific reeearch. or late an
impression prevails that human flying.
when made practicable, will prove the
simplest thug In the world.
With this vie W OF the case, flying ma
chimes OF q complicated nature have
been discarded and the anatomy and mo.
tion Of birds particularly studied Il is
evident a man must In q mechanical
sense become bird TO fT. As a result
he must possess, on account of his size
and weight. enormous wings It is easy
enough to proportion the wings to a
human body, bat after doing so II Is a
dihlcult task to use the wings The
most successful effort TO Go this was ao-
complithed by Otto Lilisnthsl, whose
recent death will put stop to the most
Important Investigations regarding this
matter that have ever been msde He
satisfied himself that flying could only
be accomplished by wonderful dexterity
on the part of man aud, several years
ago, said:
'Dexterity alone. 10 my opinion, invests
the native inhabitants OF the air with
superiority over man In that element
Inasmuch as continuous soaring with
large wings In high winds car
terminate In SCARCELY anything but the
destruction Of the foolhardy fellow VIII
may hrst attempt the experiment with
out previous practice, l 6rst undertook
last year to gain some expertness With 9
smaller apparatus and In moderate winds
10 spite Of my caution, tho wind sewers
times played tie mischief with me Eve
With only eighsy-six square feet Of sus
tsining surfacs, was several tins
toss ei up into the air by unexpected gust
OF wind, and but for the circumstanc
that WAS able to release myself quickl
from the apparatus. might have had
broken nsck instead of the spralns In fss
or arms which always healed in fe'
weeks"
The experiences then, Of Herr Lilisnth'
goes to show that we not only need
machine In order to fly but vas
amount OF dexterity to use the mscbin
after 1t is invented. Supposing that
flying machine or wings were invented
contemporary suggests that it woul
be as difficult to use them as 1t woul
for man to learn TO ride on bicycle
be we're placed upon track six inch'
wide and q Thousand fest above Il
earth. People will undoubtedly 60 0
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
HAndr 10 Am RIRht.

Neither the Every Evening nor the
EVENING JOURNAL Of Wilmington have
enc word TO say In communication Of l..
Irving Handy, the Democratic nominee
for Congress-. In fact, both parties treat
him with silent cont oniempt.-suasex Re-
publican.
Oar Georgetown contemporary either
has not read the EvEHING JOURNAL or
else It wilfully mIsrepresents us. We
have on more than one occasion highly
commended Mr.. Handy and shall continue
to do SO during the campaign he is In
all respects a Democrat and deserving
OF Democratic support.
We have nothing to do with the Every
Evening 1t purHues It's suicidal policy
under Republican auspices and cannot bs
presumed to have anything good to Say
of Democrat.
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
west side wedding Reception.

Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Walker
gave q pleasant reception In honor
OF their son. Hamilton w Walker
aud bis bride, who was Miss Ada A
Ritter, OF New York, at their hons, No
1910 West Eighth street. last night. The
house was prsttily decorated with palms
ferns and cut flowers.
The reception party wss composed OF
AR and Mrs William w Walker, Mr.
and Mra Hamilton w Wslker, A l.
Muhlhsusen aud L. W Walker, OF New
York, who was best man at the csre
mony.
The bride wore her wedding frock Of
white orgsndie Over white silk, and wore
3 corsage bouquet Of white roses. An or
chestra was present and furnished music
for the occasion. A large number of ex
csptionately handsome gifts were re
ceived.
Among those who offered congratula-
tIons were Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Phil
lirs, OF Cape May; Mr. and Mrs. j
Fierce, Miss Jennie Elliott, Mr.. anS
Mrs. O. w PGsey, Mr. ard Mrs., Clsr
snce W Pyle, Niles Mary Hunter Pusey
Miss Elizabeth Il PuseY, Mr.
ard Mrs Hsrry Curlett, "
T. Williams, A. L. Muhlhausen
Mrs. Williams. Mr.. snj Mrs. Johl
MeAle5, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith. Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel @. Blddle. Mrs W Z
Tuchton, Mr.. and Mrs John R
Marr, the Misses 6ibbon and Mr. an
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
II LancIal and PereoneI.

Mieses Alice and Fannie Biscksurn,
accompanied by MRS Henry BErtlsm
fpent yesterday ia Philadelphia.
Mr.. snd Mrs Thomas Holt, o. No. Gl3
West Fourth street. will, In Ostobsr,
celebrate The twenty eth anniversary OF
their wedding
Elmer Doughsrty sni Miss Laura
Banks will spend Sunday with friends
near Philadelphia.
Misses Bessie ard Helen Bowen went
to Fair Biil, Nd, to-day.
Miss Nellie Pierce, who hss bqen
spending the Summer near West Chester,
has returned bone.
Miss Alice Sharp has returned from a
vlsit 60 DilworLhton.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Dilworth and
dsughter are visiting Mrs A L. whsnn
at London Bfltisn.
Miss Mabel Seminar aud William
Priest are at Strickersvllle, Pa.
Mics Bessie F. Brown has returned
from Devondale Farm.
Miss Lou Dunn is visiting relatives in
Seaford.
Miss D A Vernon aud Miss Grace
Vernon, Of Media, are visiting Whining
ton friends.
Willis F SswSn, OF the Free Library,
will attend the convention OF the Ameri-
can Library Association in Cleveland
next week
Miss Nellie Mcbride has returned from
& visit TO West Chester.
Rev. o G. Buddington hss returned
from Centre Grston, Conn., where be
has been spending his vscxtion.
Principal Isazc 0. JohnsnD, Of Tbs
Friends School, Allen B. Clement and
Hugh O Garland who have been touring &
through Europe on thei: wheels, sailed
for home to Day
Horace Greeley Knowles, has returned
from Alexandra Bay, Thousand Islands
where he has been spending TWO weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Cause and sor
are the guests of Mrs. William Davis
at Odessa
Miss Daisy Naudaiu, of Middletown, 4
the guest OF Wilmington friends.
Captain Charles Smith, was In Dsls
ware City yesterday.
Miss Alice Miller Is visiting friends Il
Cecil county, Nd.
Emmett Adsms. OF No 1923 Wss
Seventh stree. was given a surpris
psrty last evening by about twenty o
his young friends. TIE evening
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
Celebrated Hi. nIr,hdaY.

Joseph Spsrrls entertained number
Of friends at his home, No. 405 King
street. lsst night, the occasion being the
celebration OF his 39sh birthday
The time passed swiftly In vocal
and instrumental music aud oth,I
social diversions. A pleasant feature Of
the evening WAS the presentation OF
many gifts. among them being al i'm.
ported German poodle. Supper was
served at midnight
Evening journal., 1896-08-29
Danes IN aonor Of yIsltoIa.

DsSTow. Nd, aug. 90 The young
men Of Denton gave an c joyso, hop In
honor OF visiting young women IN
Masonic Hall Thursday night. The
patronesses were Mrs. " II. Anderson,
Mrs K g. Stewart, Mrs Thomas r
Greene and Mrs ]. Dukes Downes. The
costumes were handsome and the dances
throughout excellent. Music was fur
nished by the Middletown Orchestra
The following were among the many
present: Misses Sallie Fields. Grace
CoubourD, Jennie Hicks, Gertrude
Evitts, Sue Smith aud Bel Fields, Of
Philadelphia. Pa Mrs Eldridge Downes.
Of Iogleside; Miss Mamie Hackstt. o.
Sudiersville, Md; Miss Leila Wootars
and Allan s Martin, OF Esstor; Charles
6. Griffin and j. w. Carey, Of New York
Mrs j. W. Bryant. Mrs. Lacgey Oscar
Lackey End sister, Miss Nora Leonard,
Mr. and Mrs. George Pollard, OF Balt-
more; Nj w. D Uhlar, OF hastop, Pc, .
Miss Blanche Thawley, OF Brldgeville,
Del Mlsz Eva Young, OF 81. Michaei's,
Ne ; Misses Florence Barcus, Annabel
Moore, Messfs. Winder and Allan
6oldsDorough, OF Greensboro; Misses
Helen Richsrdscp, Lucy Richardson,
BERTHE Fisher. Pearl Smith aud Edward
Tsrrell, Will Horssy, Harry Sherwood,
Of nlllsboro'; Miss Mamie Thomp-
SON OF Usntrsville; Misses Ida
Hopkins and Bertha Mills, of Cam
bridge. Miss Berthe Williams Of Cordova 7;
Mrs James F. Melvi1, o. Eilioott City;
Miss Charlotte Ovartop, Of Norfolk,
VS. Misses Georgia and Msggis Stew
sns. Of WNlistor. Md, Miss Grace
stsnbsugb, Mrs Linnie EWsrson and
M1k Bryant OF Ridgoly; Mr.
aud Mrs 4 G Stewart, Mr. and
Mrs. W. d Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs
Georgs @. Skirven. air. and Mrs
Thomas r Greene. Mr. and Mrs. P FL.
MoShane, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dukes Do Snes,
Misses Nellie Richardson, Fannie
Wilson Nellie Wilson, Clara Downes.
Ella Downes. Bessie Rochester, Lsnors
Valiant, Mamie McShane, Emma
Shields, Gertrude Hignutt, Emma
Redeem, Eugenis Reddep, Nellie
Vallleut and Ormond DowneF, A,
G Towere, l. B. Towers, Harvey l.
Cooper, @ McShsne. Ernest Cooper,
M. B. Stephens, c. 81. WhltbJ. Jr.,
Arthur Fisher Charles Stevens and How
ard PSsterfield, Of Denton.
Evening journal., 1896-08-29

pleasures enbrscsd games. vocal and
Instrumental music. dancing and re-
freshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pryor have returned from
q visit to Chesapeake City.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Maggie st Clair, OF Port Deposit, which
Septsm Der
Thomas Donaldson, who has been
spending c week at Cape Msy, Is eX
pected home to day. \t
FIX Postmaster DAniel Stewart sud
some friends will 90 to Port Royal. n.
j., to-day to spend wetk.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Jr..
will return from Portsmouth, N g., on
Monday.
Josiah Marvel is spending Sunday at
Georgetown.
Austin T. Humss will spend Sunday
wish Philpdelpbis friends.
Miss Martis Solomon, Of Park Place
who has keen q guest OF tha family oi
Receiver of Taxes, John T. Dicksy al
Osean City, N. j., hss returned nome.
Miss Bessie D Wrsy of Germantown
Ia visiting Lar. and Mrs George r. Town
send ct GoroJn Hsights.
Misses Ada and Essle Price have re
tUrned from q visit TO Delaware City.
Mrs. Clara Fisher aud small daughter
are the guests OF Miss May Lippincott al
Middletown.
William T. Giles, Of Elkton. has beer
visitiDg Wilmington relatives for tbs
week past.
Miss Rosa Thompson has returned
from a yisit TO Pennington.
Mrs Nowiand, and Miss NovIsnd hAv,
baen visiting at Chesapeake City.
Arthur Chambers has reformed froE
Rising Sur, Nd
John Sutton has been spending 4 weel
in Georgetown with Edward Rushton.
Nr. and Mrs. G. W. Joseph Is visiting
friends in LeWes.
Mrs. Frsnk Goodman Is the guest ci
Mrs. Andrew Rose, st Chesapeake City.
Teeumseh Wilson is visiting friends IL
Georgetown.
Miss Mabel V Pass, Of Medic, Pa, II
visiting Mrs R V. Smith.
Mrs. Hannah Hill sDd Mics Anne R
Kirk have returned from visit &c
West Chester frie1 DIS.
Mrs Q T. WaInwrleb ebt and daughter
Of Georgetown, are visiting in Whining
ton and Newport.
Mrs Rebecca Foulk and Miss Christine
Foulk are visiting Ia Milford and Slaugh
ter Beach.
N. Joseph is visiting his dau shter
Mrs william Burton, In Georgetown.
Mrs Prudence DOdd is the guest o.
Georgetown relatives.
Receiver of Taxes John I. Dloksy wen
to osean City, N. j., to day.
John Randolph Tucker, president Of
Washington and Lee University, anC
wife are being entertained by Senator
Gray and wife
Rsv. A d. Davis. Of Georgetown, wa
In Wilmington this morning
E W. Ryan, OF Georgetown, was Il
Wilmingtown to-day
Mr. and Mrs Ksnney, Miss Magei
ShEy, M IS Florence Rommel and Fran
Rommel, OF Baltimore, are spending
their vacation in Atlantic City.
Miss Carrie Bsrobill is vlslting friend
at Point Pleasant. Pa
Miss Martha Stout is vlsIting In Dove
rs the guest Of Mrs. James Cosdy.
George Stevens went to suddlersville
Nj to day, for several days visit.
Harry Wslmsley. OF Boston, is viaitin
bis mother on West Seventh street.
William and IsAsc Mills are visiting il
Dover
Miss May E Unruh is visiting IN Md
dletown
Robert P Geary aud dsugbter hav
returned from visit so Newark
Miss SRllie Sem Is visiting Miss Rlehl
Thompson ct Newark.
Mrs. Gregg has returned to McClel
landsviDe after g visit to Wilmington
William z Bryson, Of Newark, ha
been spending q week Ia Wilmington.