The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-03-07
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Gathered While StrOIIing
About Town

About Town
VIM. Miller, Of Oak Hall 9th and Mar
ket streets, Philadelphia, was down duck
shooting last week and met with an &C
cident by having his gun overloaded
which kicked him and severely cut his
nose. He was compelled to return home.
Captain Eugene Reybold told us he
killed eighty wild ducks the other day, we
bet quart OF oysters that he killed that
number and lost.
Skaters have laid their skates aside,
until some one predicts freeze-up.
Several oyster schooners that were ly-
ing at the V Sunday had to be locked in
in the afternoon owing to the rough wea-
Their and ice in the river.
Owing TO the torrent rain of Sunday
and Monday our town streets have been
in bad condition all week.
The canal is about clear Of ice, for once
more and the fisherman have a show to
catch some fish.
The monthly meeting Of the Womans
Home Missionary Society of the Presby-
teran church was held yesterday in the
lecture room at three o'clock. The meet
ing was well attended,
The eloquent Rev. VIM. Chapman was
expected to preach in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday, but to the regret of
the entire congregation he was unable to
be present.
A serenade was given Mr. AL Holiday
and bride last Friday night Just as the
"hoss fiddle" was beginning to sound right,
Mr. Holiday steppen to the door and
and handed the leader of the Calithum-
plan Club ST. 50, the goodnight peice was
played and the crowd dispersed.
Bishop Coleman honored us with Wis
it on Monday last and left us his best
wishes which we appreciated most hear
tily.
Much credit is due the members Of the
Presbyterian church Of this place for their
charitable acts done this winter, They
have been the means by which many
poor people have had food and comfort.
Mr.. Alexander Holiday, of our city,
and Miss Maggie Girard OF Chester, Pa
were married at ST. Michaels Church,
Chester on Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock A reception was given them by
parents of the bride after the ceremony,
when they received many handsome and
valuable presents. They will reside on
Washington avenue, this city.
Assessor John Grimes will move in
town before long.
Dunning, of Dover, has been sent
IN Cannon h.t tha Aeenctata1 Drare
Governor Biggs will be asked to par
don Frank Mccoy, alias big Frank"
the bank burglar.
Mr.. George Chesney, who has been en-
gagged in the carting business for the past
two years, will remove TO his mothers
farm near Red Lion, on the 25th OF March |
One hundred more Italians have been
put TO work on the proposed Delaware
and Chincoteague canal,
One hundred and twenty-five persons
are. crowded into the thirty.eight cells of
the New Castle jail.
Owing to the heavy rains during the
first part of the week water had to be let
out OF the canal on Tuesday morning to
prevent damage to the banks.
The Second Annual Meeting Of the Pc
ninsula, Agricultural and Pathological
Association, will be held at Wilmington,
September Z, 3, 4, s. 6 and 7. 1889.
THE SICK LIsT.-Miss Annie Mccall,
Pneumonia Willam Mccall, pheu-
monia.--I. H. Ubil, pneumonia.-l
Willie Keane, pneumonia.-Captain
Van Kirk. general debility.-Annie
Van Kirk. pneumonia.--Mrs. Jos Rey-
nolds, rheumatism Emma Clark