Middletown transcript., 1891-07-02
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF WEEK IN A THIRTY
ING TOWN PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Inc c0nultlOn OF MT. Harry w. blgge
remains unchanged.
- Miss Ellie Silva spent few days thi
week with friends in Philadelphia.
- Mr.. Charles O'Brien of Philadelphia
visited friends here on Sunday.
= Miss Emma Mulligan of Philadelphia
visited her home here on Sunday.
= Mr.. Clarence Poole and wife of Nc
Donough, Del, spent Tuesday here.
- Mrs. P. J. Mulligan is visiting he
parents in Chesapeake City.
= Mr.. Charles Mulholland of Philadel
phia, is the guest of Mr. Daniel o'Neil.
= Mr.. William E. Smith, formerly o
Kirkwood, Del, now residing in Whining
ton, spent Sunday here.
= Mrs Cornelius of Philadelphia, i
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hemphill OF
Washington avenue.
A new iron fence has been erected
around the residence of Mrs. Brewer, OF
Clinton street, which improves the appear
ance of her property.
- The usual large delegation of German
town fishermen came down on the Thomas
Clyde on Wednesday and spent the day
here fishing.
- The wheat harvest is about over ir
this neighborhood. The crop is excellent
and our farmers never had more favorable
weather for the work.
= The festival given for the benefit o.
Patrick Henry Lodge, I. o. o, F. on We'd
nesday and Thursday was quite success,
and netted them neat sum.
= Grabbing here is excellent and the
wharves are crowded daily with grabbing
parties. A good breeze and fine shade
makes the sport thoroughly enjoyable.
- The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church, gave their annual
excursion to Woodland Beach on the steam
er Thomas Clyde, on Wednesday evening
- The dredger of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Co., is being repaired al
Wilmington, and will be put to work in
the harbor at Delaware City, next week.
Mr.. George Neeff of Chicago, is visit.
ing his parents here this week. Mr.. Neef
holds an excellent position in Chicago, and
this is his first visit home in fifteen years.
Miss Mary Cunning, formerly of Fort
Delaware and Mr.. William Burke were
married at the church of Our Mother ol
Sorrows, in Philadelphia, on Monday morn.
ing at ten o'clock.
= st. Paul's Catholic Sunday-schoo
closed on Sunday for the summer months,
and will reopen the first Sunday in Septem.
Der. The pastor Rev. Father DAILY de.
livered very pleasing closing address tc
the children.
- The Delaware College cadets will go
into camp on Fort Delaware on July 30th.
The encampment will be held ON the
parade ground inside of the fort, and will
be under the. charge of Captain Leroy
Brown; the ground will be moved and the
quarters put into frst-class condition Tor
the boys.
The Delaware City House at Atlantic
City, which is owned and managed by
Mrs. Bradway formerly of this city, is
doing an excellent business this season.
The house is one of the most comfortable
in that place, is elegantly situated on
Tennessee Avenue, near the beach, COM
an excellent view of the ocean.
During the past two weeks the house has
been crowded with Washingtonians. Our
people feel proud of being SO well represent
ed at that favorite resort.
= Several fine catches of fish have been
made in the canal this week, by the anglers
and trollers. While the rod and line fish
ers on the banks catch plenty of perch,
catfish, and small fry, the real exciting
sport is found in catching the large bass
and pike with trolling line from a boat
Taking short row or sail from here the
sportsman arrives at what is called the
90 wide waters" where the lower bank of
the canal has been removed or overhown
for about two miles, and grand stretch of
beautiful waters covers an area of about
two miles long by half mile in width, the
shores of which form pretty coves and in
let's, and are wooded with beautiful trees,
and here and there an open green field or
one OF ripening grain. The quiet, sloping
beaches for bathing and the deep pools for
living are very numerous, and upon the
whole there is no prettier or healthier
place in the country for camping and fish
ing.
= The commencement exercises of the
Delaware City public school were held in
Assembly Hall, on Monday and Tuesday
evenings, and the hall was crowded each
,vening with the friends of the pupils and
graduates to listen to the interesting pro-
,ram which had been arranged by the
principal, Prof. Gardiner and his assistants.
)n Monday evening the program consisted
If readings, solos, recitations, dialogues,
md choruses by pupils OF the several de-
,artments, and was rendered in a very
pleasing manner. The program on Tues
lay evening was as follows
opening Address :. Isaac q; Gbil
,olO. Miss L0ttie Bland
The following essays by the members of
he graduating class:
Ancient and Modern Fire Arms"
Glass History. Miss sadie = Tousherty @ e
: Canadian Pacific Railroad. VIM. Jester
{ The Wit and Humor of the Nation"
:: Miss Sadie Roberts
Cardinal Wolsey,.". 49,. .Chas McMunn
The Ute Indian" :. Geo. Kennedy
The Art of Conversation"
=. Miss Fannie Cheairs
: Granting OF Diplomas. By the Princip al
Awarding of Prizes. Mr.. G. b. Money
Addresses by DR.. w. L. Gooding OF Dover,
and Prot. Handy. of Ne Tark.
Duet, Miss Bernice Keane and Miss
Mary Morris.
Mr.. Isaac H. Ubil who represented the
Board of Education, in his opening address
the teachers and pupils on
heir success and progress during the past
erm, and drew a strong comparison be-
;ween the public school of to-day and the
public school of fifty years ago. The es-