Evening journal., 1914-02-21
PEOPLES COLUMN

skating pond? No? OF course not.
you poor Mr.. Editor, you didn't grow
up IN Wilmington and cant remem-
Der Wilmington back almost 10 Civil
War days.
About 1858 or 1870 Colonel Enoch
Moore, Jr.--not then Co.onelized-in
a cold winter, was the man the hoys
and girls had TO thank for the bring
ing down 20 seventh and Lombard and
Pine streets or think it was--tho
"Washy" and the Delaware fire en-.
gines, which squirted from iireplugs
into the block from Seventh and
Eighth and from Lombard 10 Pine
streets, about q foot-and-a-half TO two
feet depth OF water. TO freeze for
skating.
That block then had not q house on
Il. II was dug out fvc TO eight feet
deep where Esam Coxe's brickyards
bad taken out the clay, and Il had moi
been filled, except tho beds OF Lom-
bard, Eighth and Pine streets. There
was no building OF any kind on Il;
just an entire open. hollowcd-out
square. That was Coxe's skating
pond Il was I'm good skating condi-
ton for weeks and the young folks
from all over the city docked down
during the days and crowded the
pond IN the evenings. II was hne A
good mother Just above the corner Of
Seventh and Lombard streets did "A
thriving business for the time selling
apples and fruit and sweetmeats to
the skaters on their way to an from
the pond
Ia passing, ! may say In that IN
those days the present city treas
urer's Office and the. city auditors
Office building in Sixth street, was the
home Of the "Washy' and No. s
school was the building next, now the
city tax Office and Board OF Education
room
Next 70 that. toward King street,
was the Delaware Fire Company
house. torn down for the present
building. occupied by city Offices.
The boys and girls TOR q long time
looked upon Enoch Moore. Jr., as 8
little-tin- -god-on-wheeis especially OF
tho East side. as be then lived In
Seventh street. near Pine.
Many of the older fo,ks objected aud
pTophesied a wave OF chilis and icver
or sickness from the making a. the
pond, bat there WIS never any con-
seQreut trouble aud no after COM
plaint " made anc winter sport, and
Is nothing but q pleasant memory 10
everybody who was there.
After gimpsing Your editorial
early. I hnd call ~ make this even
Ing. teyord The Boulevard ! came
back rast Eighteenth and Van puren
streets A bunch ot boys just pulled
their decker" up .hc bin ont Of the
park and cnilcd: want 10 80 do1n.
Mister| ! said; why. res. hoys. J
haven't seen a decker like that Tor
Years Thank YOU. I wiz
Ono OF The boys said: You better
take OF your glasses. $50 may run
into the monkey house, but ! thought
them safer where they belong. J sat
on and held on. and the boy az the
wheel in front steered the big sled
beautlfully around the winding road
We went like a breeze. and didn't hit
the monkey house. but came 10 stop
az tho north end OF Van Buren street
bridge. Just as easy as could BE-, and
we sli got off. 7 thanked them, and
came on over the bridge and walked
down that splendid Park Drive along
the beautiful Brandywine.
r. WAS all finc'
so, a word Of thsnk-you again Tor
every word 10 help and encourage al
good helpful and healthful outdoor
sport Winter and summer.
There is only one umo % be a
good, hearty. healthy boy--or girl.
Let's try 20 make Il all the time
Very resnerffully.
GEORGE CHI ANDERSON.
Wilmington. Del, Feb. 10. 1914