The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-09
hATAeaf AND VICINITY.
WAL our Correspondent Finds Newsy
inuppsr New Castle County.

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Several days ago d stranger On gaged
bunrt With u family bore and said his
daughter from Philadelphia would come
ontho following day Before Eor arrival
however tho man ransackud the trunk OF
4 another boartler but finding nothing valu.
able, hc took II new pair OF suspenders and
a-pair Of new stockings On Friday morn
B hc said his daughter and a gentlemen were
coming down on tho IL O'Clock train, He
engaged ice cream, and great preparation
was going to be made for them, but when
the train cnmc neither he nor tho company
was not on hand.
q Inquiry was made for him, and 1t was
found that he had taken an early train
and gone toward Philadelphia. He did
not ppy hi, board before leaving, nor has
tho party heard from him. lwrite thi to
put others on their guard against such
rascal. He is a man about 50 years of ago,
4 hut says he is g. and claims that ho came
from North Carolina, and wants to buy a
small property.
He weighs about 40 pounds, has sandy
1n0ustache, ind wears q brown plaid
suit. A man is going around working
Z this game, and he has been heard OF In
several places, especially In New Jersey.
We have this to say, any man who would
wrong an aged couple out of their board
/, money ought to be tiod to our whipping
post and given u good cowhiding, as u
gentle reminder.
William Lank, one of our all-round
farmers, has II acres Of wheat, about the
largest crop of any farmer in this section.
II has been cut, and will yield him sew eral
hundred bushels.
Curtis Trump has five acres OF potatoes,
the largest patch known of here. l saw n
sample OF the POTATOES and they were as
large as goose eggs.
Master Albert Hardwicls of Baltimore.
spent bis 4th Of July with his uncle, John
Birtwell of East Hight streeF, Chester,
Pa
Charlie Prce one Of our enterprising
millers, is a great lover of bicycle He
also owns a yacht in which no often takes
u sail on the Delaware. / have this to say
when you meet II man on u bicycle about
40 years Of age, and nearly as thica as he
is long, aud he is scorching, look out for
yourself aad give him plenty Of room, for
II he should strike you and fall 1upon you,
woo bs untoyou.
Apicnc was held in William Vernon
Grove oil Monday by members of the
South Chester M. E. Church. Another
picnic was held in Frank Marion Grove,
4 by parties from the above and other places.
Mesars. j. and w. Hopes have purchased
for themselves u new milk wagon, which
~ a credit to its builder, Frank Sharpl ess
OF B0othWya, IA.
Masters Herbert Hcmphill and Willard
: Handy, of Wilmington, who are spending
tho summer here, are putting up tent
something like those put up by lhe Chill
dren of Israel. They propose to camp In
1t, and being by the sido Of the noted Ma.
mans Greek they will spend their time
fishing, BOATING shooting and dream
! ing of the lndanS who used to live Oh its
banks.
On Wednesday last Frank Fram, paid
visit to his old friend Prof A. $. Ottey.
He was Oh his way to see his father in. law
William Vernon our noted ice cream
maker. Frank looked very fathery us he
had two little girls with him, one
being his daughter left him by his de-
ceased wife, He carried one on each arm.
When you put your ice iu tho box in
your refrigerator cover it with a news
paper and it will pay you for your trouble
Boys and girls russell shoes at cost at
6malley & McKaigs, No. ID EAst Third st.