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Nh, Thomas Lloyd paid ! visit TO her
aunt, Mrs. Bayard Guest, d Bellevue.
james w ,on's smiling face, Of Har-
sey's Station, was seen in this place q
iew days ago. He was visiting his old
friend, G. w. Ottey.
William Thompson, coachman for Mrs.
Ida Carr Wilson, has moved his family
back to Philadelphia for the winter.
Mr.. Armstrong, father of Joshua Arm
strong, il the oldest man in thil place.
He is 81 years Of age and yet quite &C.
tive.
Men are at work laying the ties and
planks for the new board walk below the
station.
Miss Lizzie, teacher Of the Claymont
public schools, Mrs. Bessie Heacock, Of
Marcus Hook, and Miss May Osborne, Of
Carpenter, teachers Of Delaware schools,
attended the Teachers Institute at New
Castle, Del.
Raymond Hitchcock, of New York,
has moved his household goods to the
old residence Of Thomas Young, below
this place on the Delaware river. Before
he moved the house received general
repairs.
Samuel Heacock, of Marcus Hook, has
been doing some painting and granting
for Frank Marion.
John Darrigen, colored man, q
resident Of Marcus Hook, well-known
here, met with a serious accident few
days ago while at work at the Bear Creek
Oil Works. A heavy bar Of iron acci-
dentally fell on his head, cutting large
cash from which blood flowed in a
stream. His wound was temporarily
dressed at Pechmann's drug store. He
was taken to the Chester Hospital and
there attended to by the resident
physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cobb, OF Viii.
mington, paid visit to her parents, ex-
Burgess and Mrs. Job L. Green, Of Mar
Gus Hook.
Miss Ruth Lee Is visiting her relatives
and friends in North East, Md.
The wedding of Rev. John w. Perkin-
pine and Miss E,eanore Swope, Of Mar
Gus Hook, was one of the greatest mar.
riage ceremonies that ever took place in
the quaint old town. The ceremony
was performed in the pastors own church
by Rev. B. F. Lynch, the Presiding E.
der Of the South Philadelphia district.
There were several hun lred spectators
present. There were some handsome
presents given to the couple by their
friends.
"Jack' Shute, a few evenings ago
shot large chicken hawk, which
measured nearly five feet from tip to tip
of wings. The bird was sent to Baynard
Poole, who intends to have it mounted.
The latter is Wilmingtonian.
Some time ago some Of our young men,
who are inclined to be little funny,
thought to play IL trick on our village
blacksmith by stuffing bag OF straw
down each one of the forge chimneys.
The smith worked away, not knowing
that there was anything wrong; so one
OF the parties who knew about it, asked
if the chimney's draw was right. He
was informed that there was nothing
the matter with them, so he
told the secret The ques-
ton is who got fooled the most, the
smiths or the boys?
On Saturday morning last lot OF
turkeys, for Messrs. Charles Goodey and
John Marion. came in car from Queen
Anne county, Md. There was seventy
birds in the lot, and when the car was
opened twenty of them were smothered
to uea.n. The fowls had got frightened
and all gotten up in one end of the car,
which was the cause of the birds death.
The fourth of the series of steriopticon
exhibitions will be given in Claymont
M. e. church, on Thursday evening,
December 10Th. Subject, "Fun With
Old Roman World" The scenes are
worked by James Osborne. The cxhibi-
tion is under the auspices of the pastors s
Bible class, Rev. +. B. Dougherty.
The teachers in the above church, on
Sunday last, We're each given list OF
their scholars, and the number OF tim, &
present. Each will as the usual custom,
receive book, as a reward in accord
ance to the attendance
The Christmas festival, will be held by
the above Sunday School, on Thursday
evening Dec. 30th. An elaborate pro-
gram is arranged for the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Downey and child, OF
Philadelphia, spent Sunday last with
Jacob Norett, of this place.
Eben n. Baldwin preached in the First
Methodist Church, at 7th and Walnut
Wilmington, Sunday. In the evening
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