The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-27

James Vernon and wife Of Wilmington
spent several days of his vacation with
| VIM. G. Vernon Of this place.
Charles Graf, Jr, moved his household
goods to Oak Lane, above Philadelphia
| last week.
| John Porter, q resident Of this village
and one Of Wilmington's oldest firemen
raised pumpkin that measured 62k
inches one way and 5Sss the other. VINO
| can beat ltY
Harry Hardwick and family have re
turned to their home in Baltimore aftel
spending visit with friends in Pennsyl
vania and Delaware.
| Alfred Toulon, student Of Girard Col
| lego, Philadelphia, spent visit With
George Williams, tower operator, OF this
| place.
Eben N. Baldwin and A. S. Ottey went
to Cranston's grove ON Sunday last to at
tend IL woods meeting held there by Rev.
| Il. II. Collins,a former pastor OF Claymont
NJ Il. Church; but Caleb and Joshua
were sent by the people of Stanton and
| Marshallton NJ. E. Churches to spy out
| the good qualities of the above pastor, and
| 10 and behold they went back taking d
good report with them and the people
there got the fruit, but they didn't have to
carry 1t home on pole.
Well our loss was their gain, and II II.
H. is sent back to ClaymOnt again our
people won't drum him out. We took the
10 o'clock train on the above morning at
this place for Stanton, and there the two
boys were met by another boy in a buggy,
to take them over to tho grove where the
meeting was being held, The young man
was driving II horse that did not need the
laying on Of the whip to make it trot. On
our way over we noticed some of the finest
farms, In high state of cultivation, we
have seen anywhere in the Blue Hen S
Chicken State.
We crossed run, and were informed
that it was called Calf Run, why VIC
know not, unless somebody at some timo
or other had beloved like II calf there.
This reminds me of IN incident when II
hoy Of being into swim with several other
boys once in Chester creek, and tho place
where We bathed on the sides had high
banks. A young man by the name of
Deslong had set lot OF snapper hooks
with lines attached fastened out on the
top Of the bank. One OF the boys, by the
name Of Leary, took notion to slide
do~n the steep bank in the m nd by hold
ing On to his toes.
In doing SO he ran u snapper hook into
one Of his hams. The rest of the boys,
when they heard him scream, hurried
to his release, but with all their efforts the
crittcr could not be taken out So his shirt,
and other clothes were put on him, except
the pants. and they had to have II big cut
in them, SO us to get them over the hook.
The rest of the boys soon dressed aud
away went that solemn, yet rather in
clincd to be jolly set of boys, except the
patient, to druggist, to get the hook cut
out.
After good emitting and plastering the
lad was taken home. From that day to
this he Is always called by all who know
him, by the name Of Snapper, Maybe that
it is on this order that the above run gets
its name. We, after riding about Two
miles, arrived at the grove in time for tho
morning service, and already on the
grounds were ut least three hundred peo-
Pile Mr. Baldwin was booked to preach
in the afternoon, but the program was
changed to morning. So he preached Il
grand sermon from the text 81 am not
ashamed of the gospel. which is the power
of God unto salvation
He held the attention of the audience
from the very start of his discourse till thu
finish, of Mt least one hour One thing
we noticed that the preacher Of the occa-
sion was well versed in scripture, ms he
made many quotations. and quoted them
all right. After the sermon we were ia
vted with the pastor, Mr.. Collins, to go to
one of the spies home for dinner, and We
after a little walk and talk on the way
through the dust, soon arrived ut the
good mans house, though not very big in
body, We believe helhas good big heart.
We brushed off the dust, and soon his
companion informed us that dinner WAS
ready, and the three overgrown boys were
told to help themselves which they did
with credit to their host and the food on
the table. We were treated royalty by the
two whole-souled people, and we will not
soon forget them for their kindness. Soon
after dinner we wended our way back to
the woods for the 2 o'clock children meet
ing, which was In charge of A. 5. Ottey,
and after talking to them about half an
hour on the Bible and various other topics
he gave way to Rev. Mr.. Taylor of the Mt
Lebanon NJ H. Church, who gave them u
very Instructive talk on The Heart"
At three o'clock he filled the pulpit, and
| preached spirited sermon on the text,
And His name shall DO Jesus, because
He shall save His people from their sins y
| Not having time to hear the sermon to the
| end, we quietly took leave Of the audience
| for another place, where fine looking
| young man, not married, was waiting
with fine horse and buggy to take us
| back to the depot at Stanton, So we soon
got in and away we went, and in going
| down he took lis over another route, which
was equally as good rs the first, if not
| better, taking everything into cousidera-
ton.
we ehJoyeu ourselves wD tI III, III
gong down. anu we iouuu NE Mio''illef
very soclable' anu we came 70 tA'a con
| c.usloh' lha1 tn9 young liian WIS g1ou u
him would be good to her
| Inc uepot Wls reacncu ahu iliter shori
time IN a s9clal Ghat WIN the agent anu
ms inm,'y Ine .ra'n cni'e, anu nooar .,.n W.T.
| got, ana aWny We went anu soon we we're
landed IN lllhlh9'oh WHERE we cXthal'e,
| ca cars Tor nome, ihI|h plehs'u WIN our
| trip large hack ioah was presehD on
the grouhur from the ABOVE Guy o' earnest
gospel workers. ..- .,...
one gentleman game 10 inc "rlter anu
| together. Also lady whom we hau never
sen p'iorc salu th'tc sno ku9w well 'ho
| g''l tnat we nau Sos ill1o .he poaC WIN us
| 10 sail uOWn lllt : lair SlrCuIll, anu tuLa