The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-29
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Correspondents of the REPUBLICAN,
April 49, 1899.

Martin Leonard aud James 4. Weldon
intend tn raise large numbers OF chickens
| during he coming Summer. None but
| The best breeds Of fowls will ba raised,
Mr. Leonard recently had imported from
Galway, Ireland, three settings of eggs.
The hens that layej Them are OF peculiar
nature,
Galway borders on the Atlantic Ocean
and tho hens Can sing like the waves and
whistle like tho longshore lads who gather
seaMe
The hens are known as Galways Blazers
and talk peculiar chicken language
which none of tho hens in the other parts
Of Ireland understand. Whom tho young
chickens come TO light there will be fun III
Dobbnsville hotel, he will DO surprised to
hear himself addressed by the young birds
Rov. A. +, Ennels, paster of lhe Mt.
Salem Nj. n. Church will have for his text
at the morning service to-morrew, Sow
ing and Reap.ng.n In tho evening, his
Mr.. Ennels is fluent speaker aud the
congregation is greatly pleased with the
appointment.
A little over II weak ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph IL. Dougherty went TO Amster-
dam, n. Y, to attend the funeral of Miss
Mamie Manifold. Before returning home,
IL Lrother-ln-law Mr.. Ferguson died.
Tie funeral Of Mrs. Mary p. Callughan,
widow Of tho late Michael Callaghan, for
merly OF this city, took place this morning.
High mass was celebrated in ST. Mary's
Church, Wilmington, Deceased was 81
years of ago and tho mother Of Joseph Cal.
lnghan. lEternent was made in st.
Peter's Cemetery.
A 10 ter was resolved here on Thursday
from Henry e. Morse asking for some
needed Information regardlng a1line near
the property that was recently measured.
Strawberry festivals are on the tapli. On
May G. the Now Castle base ball club will
hold the boards. On May l3 st. Peters
tho following Saturday May 20. Industry
Council, Jr., 0. U. A. NJ, will receive
their friends.
Determination on the part Of the Will
mington and New Castle electric railway
won the day 81 far as the Sixth street
crossing is concerned. When the road was
built and since that time the company act
I'd MS directed and spent hundreds Of dol
lars at that place. The superintendent re.
fused to be made monkey OF and told
Council to do the work. II the mon on the
street committee do not know their busi-
ness ii is right for them to remember that
the company does not intend to be butfeted
around.
There Is another Republican in the Soc
ond district of tho Tenth Representative
District.
Mother and baby aro doing we'll and his
parents Mr.. and Mrs june, Calhoun are
receiving ngratulations.
Harry Hewlett is now with Il. II. Tom
pie, Of New York.
A strange thing about shad this season
is that they do not seem to be solid as
other Seasons. They will not keep as long
either.
The steamship Russian Prince grounded
OH tho Dan Baker Shoals yesterday atter-
noon. She is loaded with molasse5 for
Philadelphia.
The pavement in front Of the Jail has
beon repaired.
Harry Housoman severely sprained bil
ankle Il couple Of days ago and is now
walking around with the late.t limp
Superintendent King announces that
beginning ON Monday, May /, books of
tickets purchased will be good over the
Wilmington and New Castle Electric
railway for three months This is an ex-
cel!ent concession to tho travelling public.