The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-10
ClaynOnt Items.

Leslie Hemphill. OF Wilmington spent
Sunday last with his brother.inlaw, Chas
W. Ottey.
william Sloan, formerly of this place.
but now Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
with his old friend William Habbart Of
this place.
John Townsend Ia visiting friends in
Bethel township.
Several Of our ciuzons visited the Saliva
Sunday last.
A large number will attend the camp
mcc.iag held at Brandywino Summit. 1t
would be hard to convince a good number
but that this camp Ia one Of the b.st yet
held in this part OF the globo. With the
Rev. William Murray, d. ID. at the head of
It, it must be one Of the best ever held on
thai noted ground. He has as many
friends as any other divine III Delaware.
William Dawsenbaker, has for their age,
one OF tho finest lot of Chester White pigs,
malo and tomato that may be seen In the
State Of Delaware. Their grand. sire took
first premium at the Worlds ERir.
Several OF our cltlzsns have quit chewing
tobacco and smoking, but tho worst feature
Is. some have gone into the chewing gum
business, and some who have quit tho use
of tobacco havo double the capacity for
smoking.
Harry Mason, hotel proprietor OF Chester,
came few days ago to Claymont to fish
In Nalman's Crook. He fshcd and flshed,
and what did ho catchS II you had tho
largest magnlfying glass in existence you
could mako his largest fish caught, look
over two feet long. Ho spent nearly all
day at 1t, and went home carrying the fish
under covOr, tho number being so small.
II he h sd caught good sized string Of fish,
he would have made aS great q display Ct
: k, how y,xyith n ha Urut tyt,
boot.
DR.. Samuel Smith of Bethel, who was to
go with tho above did not como until the
next day and showed upat night with
good string Of tho tlnny tribe. He said
that tho largest got away, and that Mason
didn't know how to fish. We have learned
since, that boy whD was fishing took
pity on the doctor and gave him what tlsh
he had caught Ny, Oh My what yarns
are told by some fishermen
Tho late dairymaid festival held on the
ground Of the NJ. Il. Church. was o com
plete success
A. S. Ottey, tho Bible student, for sew
eral weeks past, has been receiving au
agnost!c journal printed in London.
In 1t were articles on tho Bible. which
are marked with y led pencil, and to call
his attentin ono was signed, Robert J.
Ingcrsoll the most conceited human being
we do not inteud to go back on what wo
know, and what we don't know wo arc
not going to talk about. Religion, or no
religion, God or no God. jesus or no Jesus,
hereafter or no hereafter, We arc quite
we'll off If there Is mono; but If there Is,
we arc somewhat ths better off. Itpiys
to live good life any way you have mind
to take it, We have tried both sides of
life, and the life we now 1.-Two Is satisfactory
to us, regardless of what man may say,
who is possessed Of all except religion and
common sense.
The Claymont NJ. II. Sunday School hold
its picnic in Shcllpos Park on Thursday
last About ono hundred persons went
thero In wagons. The writer was present
and we have this to say for tho park and
its advantages, that there Is no place in
Delaware better suited for Sunday Schools
to tako the scholars for days outing.
Everybody was pleased with the trip
Truo As Steel.