The sun., 1898-03-27
A GREAT DAY.
Wilmington Day on April o Will BE
One of Commercial Activity.


Wilmington Day on April o Will BE
One of Commercial Activity.
The chief topic of conversation
amongst the people down the peninsula
Is the cheap excursion to Wilmington
on April 9th. .
The down State merchants are work
ing it up, believing it will benefit them
as well as the merchants OF Wilmington;
as it will bring the business directly
amongst the local wholesale and retail
merchants, keeping in this State over
two million dollars every year. which
has heretofore gone to Philadelphia.
A prominent Kent countian in speak
ing OF these excursions said he as well
as Il majority OF people from his county
were favorable to the scheme, and be-
lievcd that one excursion each month
during the entire year would prove
great convenience and profit to the
people south of Wilmington, and bene-
fit to the Wilmington merchants.
In an interview with the leading mer-
chants of Wilmington it is learned that
they are all preparing for a big day on
April 9th, and will have complete line
OF spring goods and it will surprise the
shoppers when they see for themselves
just what they can get in Wilmington
and also how reasonable purchases can
be made, following correspondence will
show plainly the feeling in the principal
towns south OF Wilmington
Dover, Del, March 2Gth.-FulIy two
hundred people will go from this town to
Wilmington on April 9Th, the day of the
cheap excursion. Shoppers seem to ap-
preciate the fact they can buy Just as
cheap in Wilmington as in Philadelphia
it is believed here that a great many
people will take advantage of these cheap
excursions whenever they are given. A
large number Of the farmers living near
Dover arc expected to accept Of the cheap
mington.
MILFORD, Del, March 2Gth.-The
hearty reception and enjoyable enter
tainment promised the excursionists
visiting Wilmington on April 9Th, a
large crowd is expected go from here
and the surrounding country.
BEDGEvlLLE, March 26.-The cheap
excursions to Wilmington IN April 9Th
will attract at least fifty people from this
town. Everyone speaks OF going and the
entertainment promised the people is APP
preciated, as they believe they will all be
protited by the visit, both as a business
and pleasure trip. The Wilmington
merchants will receive great deal Of
revenue from here il these excursions are
a fixture.
The foregoing is the general opinion oi
the people and it is now all with the
merchants whether these excursions con-
tinuc or not.
( \ full stock Of goods at reasonable fig
urcs with plenty Of polite and obliging
clerks will add "A great deal towards Civ
ing the eXcur-ipni>ts the proper opinion
OF Wilmington and its business houses.
Charles B. Davis, formerly of this city
hut now residing AZ Ccntrcvillp, Md. was
III Wilmington yesterday.
William j. Sparks, Of this city, has
won the first illustrated book Of w,r
vessels given ort by the Mutual Lie In
surancc Company.
During the past week, thiMNlhrrc
deaths have occurred in the city .! VIII
nintOn.
Jacob Harding died yesterday morn
ing at his home, NO. "l2 Walnut street.
He was 81 years of age and came here
70 years ago from Pennsylvania. His
wife, Mary Harding, died % years ago.
The West End Choral Club will give q
concert in Cookman NJ. +. Church next
Thursday evening.
On Tuesday evening, April 3, Rev. Dr.
y. b. Gregg, Of Baltimore will give Il lee.
ture on "Ben Hur' in Hanover Church,
Work on line new steel tug Gett ysburg
building by the Harlan d EIolIingS
wortA Company for the Phiadclphia
and Reading railroad is progressing. Til,
tug will be ready to launch about the lat
part OF April.
City Tax Collector Eugene NJ. Savers
is suffering with Il severe cold.
Supervisor \. II. Tinges of the +. W
x b. railroad has returned from Asbur,
Park, where he has been rccuperatin{
for week.
The Misses DUPONT the Misses Nc
Ilvaine, Miss Cornclia Draper and Miss
Bayard attended tea given by tn,
1 Misses Black, OF New Castle in honor O
their guest, Miss Campbell, Of New
York
Miss Hattie Rittenhouse and Miss
Anna DeEaven, Of Conshohocken, Pa
and Miss Lucia Otto, OF Philadelphia, arc
the guests of Miss Laura Got walls, of this
in whose honor she gave delightful
party on Thursday evening, al hel
home No. 307 West streets.
Miss Anna I'ulmer rendered yer,
pleasant surprise party on Thursday
evening to Miss Eta Gil|ing at her home
No. S5S Spruce street.
Daniel Desmont, of this city, has been
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley, al
West Grove.