The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-04
Correspondence to the News.
Port Penn.


Eli Another "hen" story, Doc'
Byard Fisher leads the shad fishermen
thus lar.
All of our fishermen commenced fish
ing Monday.
VIM H Miller will buy shad and other
fish here for Sparks & Devine.
Samuel Eaton is champion duck shoot
er, but will soon WELD the oar.
The new pastor OF the M E. church,
will preach his first sermon next Sunday.
Rev r A Sawyer has returned 10 his
charge after an absence of few weeks.
Henry Cleaver is shipping large guam
titles of grain by vessel TO various points.
VIM Fisher has gone to the hospital in
Wilmington suffering with an injured hand
Miss Mira Hayes, teacher at Vandegrift
School has closed his school for the year.
Samuel Kershaw, our energeti, black
smith. is making a number of improve
ments on his property.
Howard Hance and wife will leave
for Philadelphia tomorrow, to purchase
new furniture for their home.
The Port Penn Hotel presents fine
appearance, it having been thoroughly
renovated and tastefully painted.
Charley Bender our popular bay-boat-
man, has assumed his duties and may al
ways be found ably performing the labo-
rious night watch.
DR., J ] Madison, art designer etc., will
soon assume the position of medical di-
rector and surgeon general upon our Jet
ty Works off Reedy Island.
James and Conrad have purchased
two beautiful fishing boats, built in Will
mington, and are making elaborate pre-
parations for the sturgeon fishing.
Elan Page, deserves credit and the APP
probation OF our town for the extensive
impr ovements made on hisproperty which
adds beauty to the village, although he
has rented the hotel to another party.
Frank Hickman and bride were sere-
nlded Friday night by the Port Penn
band, consisting of nearly a hundred
pieces, including "big buns" We extend
to the happy couple our best wishes for
happiness and prosperity.
The correspondent for the Odessa
Herald says the Port Penn Hotel has a
hen which lays two double-yelk eggs a
day. and proves the assertion from optical
demonstrations of DR.. J ! Madison, who
witnessed the phenomena. Really, now
Doc, is that another Liver Story?"
Edward A. Gaynor, of New York State
has been awarded the cnotract to build
1000 feet to the stone jetty running from
Reedy Island to Fishers Point, and with
his wife and family will make Port Penn
his home for several months. He pro-
poses to get the stone from Chester and
the Brandywine quarries, and brush from
Smyrna Creek This will give many Of
our laborers steady work for six months.
DIR. Madison cites an incident in medi-
cal science occurring IN his personal ex-
perence that should prove timely warm
ing to those who use snuff: Being much
puzzled to account Tor the death OF a pa
tent, (nothing strange) he performed a
"post murter" examination and dscov-
cred in the deceased's liver pound and
half OF snuff.
For some days our quiet village has
been Swallowed by the sorrowing veil OF
keath. The wife of Mr.. Henry Price, a
lady widely known throughout the county
for her unobtrusive charity and goodness,
and greatly beloved by all who knew her,
was laid to rest in Hickory Grove Gene
terry at 1890 o'clock a. M, last Saturday
We extend to the bereaved family our
heartfelt sympathy and deeply do we feel
the loss Of one SO good and true. to be Sc
sadly missed, yet, sorrowing friends
God hath called his own from earth.
Death hath given eternity bnth,
So good, SO pure, in earthly love,
Now she wears crown above.