Year: 1879

Festival o0o Doppef ~ ~ W0Oso0s
Tho Preblem Of Hish Prices
Solvsd-The Kennel and FIELD
The Girl Question still Unas-
clAod.
Special correspondence 81 the Republican.


DELAWARE CRY, DEL, Nov. 8.


We have quite . genius here, in his
way, who is, might say, Jack Of all
trades, laborer, systsrman, fsherm IN,
gun repairer, &c., and lately he, (Wm.
Gibson) has turned his attention TO the
repairing of skifs. He has several IN
his yard now undergoing repairs, and
he performs his work in an artistic and
substantial manner. His industry and
energy deserve encouragement.


think we have about the most hckle
weather in this locality that ever
saw. The early part Of last week II
was very cold: on Wednesday night we
tad a slight fall Of snow on Thursday
morning the sun arose rssplendent with
warmth, and caused the snow to disap-
pear very rapidly. 1t has been growing
warmer each succeeding day, and to-day
the air Ia really bslmy and spring like.
The xsphyrs signing through the leaf
less trees and singing . sad monotone
of what might have been, tells me in
NO uncertain sound that this dispense
tion is rapidly drawing to close. I'VE
shall not know the winter from the
summer except by the falling of the
leaves" saith the scriptures, and '.
really does seem as il this were to be
verified. Ifthis pleasant weather should
continue it will be great blessing to
the poor, who have hard struggle the
best of times, but when is added to it
the rigors of an excessively cold winter,
ten fold more suffering is experienced.
The oldest inhabitant is predicting .
mild winter.


Under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church Of St. Georges, a fair, festival,
aud supper will be held in the lecture
room of that church, the 10th and 10th
Of the present month. Whatever the
ladies undertake, 1t is almost always
sure to be q success, and the ladies Of
St. Georges are not whit behind their
fair sisters in the larger towns III get
ting up fairs, festivals and sdppers.
am informed th&t the tables on the eve
nings in question will be supplied
with all the delicacies Of the season.
The admission To the room will be free,
and the small sum Of 80 cents will en-
title all who desire to partake Of most
excellent supper, gotten up in the
hig hest style Of the culinary art. The
occasion no doubt will be very enjoy.
able one; and as the proceeds are for
the benefit Of the church, the room will
of course be crowded both evenings.


On several occasions l wrote you that
the prices of all articles Of home con
sumption here we're exorbitantly high.
Not until recently have been able Ia
account for these high prices-pricef
Tar above what the same articles are
sold for in your city or Philadelphia -
This is the solution Of the problem that
has been puzzling my brain ever since
made this town my local habitation.
Parties who pay cash for all their pur'
ehases at the same time pay portion
of the Indebtedness of those who buy
always on a credit. Those who ash
and receive credit at all times are O
course charged more for an article be
cause the storeksepsr is obliged u
wait so long for payment. The cast
purchaser pays just as much for what
he needs as the man who goes on credit
This ia neither right, fair nor just, and
the evil could very easily be rsmedisd
by goods being sold to cash purchas
ers at a reasonable reduction, and thu.
keeping more money in the town thar
there is kept here. am not all sur
prised that people who have the ready
money 90 to Philadslphia to make thei'
purchases, Gf your city was more
easy OF access they would spend many
a dollar with your merchants,
and save not only what it costs them
To go there, but considerable besides.
Our merchants are doing not only q
great injury to tn ,mselves by their
procedure, but injecting a terrible blow
on the prosperity of our town. There
should be better understand M
among all classes, and resolve to keel
every dollar possible at home, instsas
of carrying the products of their labol
to Philadelphia. Our people knowing
they can purchase goods SO mucl
cheaper in Philadelphia, very frequent
~ when they know Of a friend goins
there, commission him or her to buy fol
them. Now, might not this money
given to the friend to make purchases
lust as easily have been kept in Della
ware City? Certainly it might, am
would have been if prices were as rea
sonable here as in Philadelphia.


As an evidence of the prosperity @
the "Kennel aud Field" a month";
paper published here, devoted ex
clusively to the breeding, training
breaking of dogs, &C., the Kennel an
Field publishing company have pro
cured a new and fancy head for thei
paper, and the next issue will appea
double its present size. 1t can shov
probably the largest list of subscriber
ofany paper of the kind in the US. an
it is still increasing.


Not only are nearly all the girls i
Delaware City considerably exercise
about the prettiest girl in our towr
but the young men too are rackinl
their brains to discover who this supel
lativs beauty is, and several CT thel
have sent request to me to publish
her name, in order, ! suppose tha
each and all Of them might bend tn
supple hinges Of their knees and ia
down and worship at the shrine Of he
loveliAess. The question Of beauty !
one that has been discussed from lin
immemorial, and we are now to-day Z