Evening journal., 1898-03-08
NEWSPAPERS or LONG AGO.

NEWSPAPERS OF LONG AGO.
c. A. Forwood, proprietor of the
Gibson House. In looking over his de-
ceased fathers papers several days
ago, found a number of old newspapers,
among which was copy of the Della
ware Gazette, printed in Wilmington
on January u, 1886, which he showed
to the Wayfarer In it are many curl
Gus and interesting items. As there
was no railroad between Wilmington
and other places at that time, the stage
advertisement is in II for Philadelphia
and lower Delaware. There are sew
eral advertisements offering rewards
for runaway slaves, and among them
is the following, taken in full, II being
THE best descriptive notice given IN
the paper:
FORTY DOLLARS REWARD.
Ran away from the subscriber, liv-
Ing at Warrington Mills, near Freder-
lea. in Kent county, State of Delaware,
on the night of the 9TH of June last, q
slave negro named Ben about q years
old. it, 10 or II inches high, a yellow
complexion and might pass for mu-
latto The cloathes he had on when
ne went off cannot, with precision, be
described, as he made several breaches
OF honesty in that way on his setting
out; he is very great sloven in his
dress; has naturally a condemned and
surly countenance, although, he at
times affects a smiling one; his visage
is thin, with large black whiskers; the
whites Of his eyes often red. IL Is not
recolected that he has any particular
flesh marks, except on his back, where
al. no Nf.a. 80
the whip, placed by judicial authority
FOR house breaking, stealing, Get, as
we'll before as since / purchased him
He is possessed Of hut small share Of
natural reason or sensibility; a great
coward. though his looks are devilish,
but az the same time snealling. AS he
took his flight upward from hence at
the commencement of harvest, 1t is
presumed that he was pursuaded to
take that advantageous time for travel
ling. either by some of the free ne
groes or white emancipatOrs OF slave
negroes who are to numerous in this
quarter for the good of the community;
recent instances of which have been
VIGOROUSLY practised by some of our
pretenders to concentioness, who have
not only pursuaded negroes TO run
away from their masters with whom
they were well satisfied, but have kept
the negroes in actual confinement
against their will, in cellars and gar
retts. until almost famished. Should
he not be in Philadelphia he is proba-
bly, between here and there.
Whoever takes up said negro Ben
and secures him In any public Jail so
that his master may get him again,
shall have the above reward, and II
brought home reasonable charges paid
in addition thereto, by
JAMES DOUGLAS.
November 10th, 1895.
When a colored man of to-day reads
a notice OF this kind he must feel
thankful that the cruel war is over.
MORE VOLUNTEERS.
If ii comes to war, Monroe street
will furnish it's full quota of troops
On Sunday afternoon the Wayfarel
was walking up that thorOughfare
When a short distance below Front
street he heard a tumult in one of The
back yards. Thinking that there was
trouble ahead he peered over the gate
and bcheld three men going through
the manual of arms. From what hi
could learn, they were James p. Wat
son. Michael Il. Kelley and George II
Watson. James p. Watson appeare'
to be in command by small ma
jority.
''They are drilling for service il
Cuba" remarked a neighbor. jus
as soon as they heard that Consul
General Lee had been assassinated the.
set about organizing Kelley's Volun
teers, 10 be composed Of men who ar
employed in the Blumenthal morocco
works Jim Watson elected himsel
captain Kelley said he had better b
lieutenant and George Watson, scr
geant, as it would save the volunteer
the trouble OF holding on election. The
have selected No. 1903 South MonrO
street as a recruiting station Fac
man is expected to carry a flushin
machine and a buffer on being sent
the front"