The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-11
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Gathered While ShOIIiRg
About Town


DR.. w M Ogle arrived home on Fri
day.
Captain Eugene Reybold spent Sunday
in town.
William Smith, of Kirkwood, was in
town on Sunday.
Mrs Lucy Moore, OF Philadelphia,
visited here this week.
Mrs Kate Heal and her sister, Miss Sa-
die Roberts are visiting at Frankiord.
Edward Milne OF the Robertson House
will soon add another story to his hotel.
Master Caleb Price, who has been Sc
riously ill with pneumonia, is GONZALES
cent.
Mrs Josephine Vreeland, Of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Ogle.
John Nickels, engaged in doing con-
tract work at Newport News, is again in
town.
Steam tug c G Ash is again at her
regular work, having been thoroughly
overhauled.
Miss Mamie Mouhan, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in our city. the guest of
Miss Sadie Lang
Miss Annie Hickey, who has been Wis
iting Chesapeake City, Ed, returned
home on Monday.
Rev Geo A PAUL, formerly Of this
place, is now at the Delaware City House,
Atlantic City, n j.
Captain Thomas Cannon, who has been
fishing in North Carolina has returned
home for ten days.
Charles Lang, who is employed by
Bradley G. Co., OF Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his parents.
The steamer Elizabeth of the Ericsson
line made her first trip since being remod
eled. on Wednesday.
A barge load of oyster shells to be used
on the causeways in this Hundred was
unloaded here this week.
Ten thousand herring were caught in
the canal locks on Monday morning
They were sold to traders.
The Won Culin Incubator Co., shipped
another large incubotor (4oo eggs capac-
ity) to Jessups, Md, on Monday.
A large number of barges and vessels
were tied up in the canal here from Fri
day until Tuesday owing to the heavy
blow.
The Anderson Packing Company have
contacted with the farmers in our vicin-
ity to grow tomatoes for their factory at
this place.
Mr. Benz N Ogle, one of our oldest
and most respected citizens has been ly-
ing dangerously i'll at his home for the
last ten days,
The float and cabin used by R Ander-
son & Son in the manufacture of caviare
we're badly wrecked by the storm on Sat
urday night and Sunday.
The Delaware City Social Orchestra
made their first appearance on Wednes
day and Thursday evenings at professor
Bfewster's entertainment in Assembly
Hall
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev S
Pilchard, pastor-Service every Sunday
at IoH CLOCK, m and IN o'clock p n
Glass meeting every Sunday morning a
9 o'clock and every Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings All invited to attend
Text next Sunday morning-"B Blessing
of Josab."
Prof Brewster gave one Of his pleasan
entertainments in Assembly Hall on Wei
nesday and Thursday evenings, whicl
was thoroughly enjoyed by his audiences
The Professor is too well known here t
need any commentator, yet we mus
say that he is not only talented expon
ant OF legerdemain and ventriloquisn,
but gentleman whom it is pleasure t
meet either publicly or in private, and h
keeps all his promises. His original toot
pulling scene in which he operates on on
Of his figures is one Of the most laughs
BILE tuings we have ever witnessed.
The municipal and school elections wa
held at City Hall on Saturday Afternoon
The candidates for Mayor were James I
Sadler, the present incumbent, Reube
Anderson, and George B. Money. M
Sadler was reelected by large majorit,
Isaac H. Ubil and Matthew Bigger wei
elected town commissioners George \
Craig, assessor; David Steelman, trea
urer. The following school ticket VIZ
elected ] Thomas Price, John I Chair
Isaac H Ubil and F A Pennington. Thel
is no party feeling in our city and scho
elections, the object being to select goo
officers.
At the M. E. Sunday School ele,
ton the following officers were chose
for the ensuing term; Superintendent
Geo. Hutchinson; Assistant Samuel /
Hines, Jr.; Secretary, L. P. Wingat
Treasure, William Hutchinson; L
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