The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-20
FAMILIAR FACES.
WiImingtonians Who arc Doing Well In
the Quaker City-Those We Met
With OH Visit There.

While your correspondent was taking
stroll up Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
yesterday afternoon, ho saw tho following
| Wilmingtonians James Ginns the prom
mont young fruit merchant stepping
briskly along. James had been up to pur-
chase a cargo of fruit. We next espied ed.
ward A. Gnyley, who Informed US that ho
was connected with prominent firm Of
brokers negotiating bonds for them. Ho
says Philadelphia is u pleasant city to re.
sido in. Then We ran against Albert
Stout, well.known to the readers OF tho
REPUBLICAN,, who informed us that hO
was now connected with prominent
book house in tho Quaker City, and was
doing as well as could be expected for be.
gnner in this line Of business.
He informed us that he was going fish
ing on the Delaware In q few days with
! Captain Charles Smith, Mr.. Stout was
we'll dressed and looked rs II he was enjoy
ing good health and had IN easy con-
science and had nothing on his mind to
cause him TO worry over bis residence In
our city.
We next met Harry Mcintyre who had
filled the position Of reporter on several Of
the Wilmington papers and afterwards
held similar positions on the Philadelphia
Times, Press and Inquirer. Harry has
eschewed Journalism and with his
brothor-in law has for tho past two years
been engaged in selling books and has
very comfortable headquarters on Chest
nut above Eleventh street.
| He married an English lady whose father
keeps q jewelry store on West Eighth St,
Philadelphia. Harry resides out in West
Philadelphia In n handsome residence con.
tanning ten rooms and is enjoying life as
only those prosperous in business can these
times. He reports his business first class
and good bank account to his firms credit
| has an Office In the Betz's building, corner
Of Broad and Chestnut street. He Is en-
gagged in sclling lumber and reports busi-
ness improving with him. He married q
Philadelphia lady and resides in n pala-
tial roOmy residence that stands IN tho
centre of large plot Of ground in Wesi
Philadelphia. George is prospering AZ
! only energetic Wilmington boys general
| ly do when they cut loose from tho Dia-
mond State.
| He then called on George Hill, who
learned his trade in theREPUBLICAN Office
twenty five years ago He Isl day foreman
| in the Ledger Office, and has a good pay.
! ing situation, and steady work the year
round. He is not agoing fast and looks
nearly as young rs he did twenty years
ago. He is married and has son who
| looks like him. Then James +. Daley
another apprentice from the REPUBLICAN.
holds the position of second assist mt
night foreman. He is known among the
men as Dexter" he being very rapid.
printer in his young days and always
capturing neat roll Of bills onp pay day
for his weeks work. He is great tenn
perance advocate and don't SEQ much good
in tho Republican party.
| He is ono Of the Itures now In the
Ledgcr's composing loom. "Thcn Barney"
Mclaughlin who learned to sling type on
tho old Gazette is employed about tho inn
posing stones, while Charles Lynch, who
learned his trade on tho REPUBLICAN Is an
assistant foreman and helps to got tho
Lodger ready for the stcrotypcrs While
| VIM, Maddor between holding down tho
case and cutting COPY was another proto.
| type of the REPUBLICAN Office We must
not forget Spencer Howard and William
| Mahan who also learned the art of singing
! type on tho REPUBLICAN, hold now pay.
| ing positions on the Ledger. A friend,
| Charles Miner from Bridgeton n. j., IL
Mr.. George w. Childs Drcxol's steno-
grapher and type writer who has elegantly
fitted up quarters in the Ledger Office.