The Sussex Republican., 1899-12-16
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.


Teal. Thomas r. Marshall and John
NJ Barnes of Lewes.
Mr.. Johu Nelthammer. the barber.
who during the summer of 1898 with
his family managed the hotel on the
beach near Ocean View. is now barber
ON the ocean liner, City of New York,
which trades from New York to South
Hampton England, making the trip in
about u days. lying in port about 8
days.
On Wednesday afternoon about 4
O'clock. the 9TH, inst, during the thick
est ofthe first snow of the season, the
boys and girls were ovepoted and
uulll 1t ceased were utteiing all kinds
of pleasing remarks of their expected
pleasure, but all was soon vanished as
it was only from few scattered clouds
While the ice mans business is dull
the coal mans business is improving,
but we arc sorry to say that the price
has gone up. Owing to this cause the
iron business IN all Its branches has 80
advanced that the coal miners have
been secured to work In the iron mines
at better PRICES aud the extra enormous
amount of coal being used more than
ususl The coal men are unable to
SECURE the sufficient number of cars for
transportation to the consumers, and
then the extra amount of coal being
used 10 and from and at the two wars
at South Africa and the Philippines
Islai DIS. And through the coal miners
being on strike England has to send
some of her orders to this country, and
the SOC per ton makes it rather EN-
barassiDg for great many poor peo-
pie anu rs yet there is no sign for a
fall in the price.
A few days ago one DeIawarean gave
piece OF corn bread to another Della
wareau and 1t tasted so good and natu
raj that he has since been wanting
piece OF warm poue from old Delaware
as he has fond recollections of The past.
The South Presbyterian Sunday
school has nearly doubled Its member.
ship during the past year. We are re
liably Informed that 1t has been done
very easy by each one doing someth-
ing and no one rs hurt in the least, but
a lot of good done thereby.
xAfb;lo x,;,,ttaa bar hn,,aa AIrp Fila
FUNNEL went with Mrs. Joshua James
of Ocean View, to WanamaKer d
Browns at 9Th and Market 5ts., where
Rufus Atkins is salesman and made
some purchases of ready. made cloth
ing where no few Delaware people go.
aud 1T appears they know where to get
good goods.
The M. E Mariners Bethel Sunday
School, having new Idea of securing
a piano, we will tell our readers r. NJ
Atkins. formerly of Oceon View, be-
Ing member there and employed at
Wapamaker & Brown at 9Th and Mar.
ket SITS, as salesman, is the leading
one of the plan. MIR. Atkins is circu-
latIng cards to the members and schol
ars. also to the friends and anyone who
wishes to help Bethel secure the piano.
The recipients of those cards are to go
to Oak Hall, and purchase any ready
made clothing they may want Then
their name, address. date, amount.
purchase and Mr.. Adkins name is
placed to the credit of securing the pi
auo. aud when certain amount Isl
bought. then Wanamaker s. Brown
presents fine piano to the Sunday
5chuol A piano that any school
would be proud to have. Ana as they
have the ready made clothing tor men
and boys and ladies. they can easily
supply the congregation aud their
friends. Wanamaker & Brown have
made great many presents to the va
rious churches throughout the country
Now ladies all those of you whom 1T
takes l8 minutes TO 2 hours to dress.
I'VE mean 10 put on every complete
wearing material, from the shoe to the
hat, and be already to walk out to
We have record for you to
break and we wish you to try 1t and in
form us through this paper in the let
ters from your town.
The lady that has dressed In IL min'
utes and combed her hair, which is
long and thick, in minutes. and ready
to 90 ont in ~ minutes. was born In
sussex County on October 23rd. 1874.
When she left Delaware on February
Is, 1891, she weighed 1874 lbs. but now
only weighs 1855 She came to the city
from Delaware and has been employed
10 an office since Nov. 22nd 1894. She
can, and does boast OF her speed In her
work and her dressing time, and says
ii is not like the Pniiadeiphia girls
time IN doing their various kinds OF
work and especially dressing. She IS
more speedy with lace shoes than with
button SHOES. We must admit that
this lady is one Of the most accurate,
careful, systematic and trusted busi
ness lady that we have ever met. She
holds good position of trust, aud her
word has great weight among those
who know her.
Our next Issue will give the dressing
recol d of man whom many of our
readers know.
Christmas being only one week and
two days of, tae windows of the stores
are looking fne indeed, and as it comes
on Monday there will be 10 days of
pleasure from Dec. 2srd to
Jan. LIST, which will be the beginning Of
the new, and the end of the present
which has had its bright and
dark sides
WIVES AND MOTHERS