Middletown transcript., 1891-09-24
DELAWARE CITY,
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THIRTY
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

- Mrs. NJ A. Hunter is improving he
property. on Clinton.
- Joseph Stoeckle of Wilmington, wa
in town on Tuesday.
= Mr.. NJ, Mulligan spent few days thi
week in Chesapeake City.
Mr.. William E. Smith, of Whining
ton, was in town on Wednesday.
The Ericsson Line Steamers have beer
carrying heavy freights during the last
month.
At this writing, "Wednesday afternoon,
Mr.. Joseph M. Messig is still in precari
ous condition.
Mr.. r. G. Dempsey, who has been
quite ilwith bronchitis for about week
is slowly improving.
= Mr.. Joshua Dickerson, the well-known
stock dealer, ofSussex county, was in town
for few days this week.
= The farmers of this vicinity are busily
engaged in cutting corn it is unnecessary
to say that the crop is splendid one.
= Representative John c. Higgins ad-
dressed the colored folks, at their church
here on Tuesday evening.
William J. Finke, Deputy Receiver of
Taxes, sat at the Delewawe City Hotel on
Monday to receive taxes. He reported
small collections.
- Rev. r. A. McEwen Bell of the Pres
byterian Church exchanged pulpits on Sun
day with the Rev. Mr. Beatson OF the St.
Georges Presbyterian Church.
Rev. R. A. McEwen Bell, recent pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church, having OBJ
tanned his release from the Presbytery, will
sail for Europe on Saturday.
Mrs William Burke, of Philadelphia,
nee Miss Mamie Cunning, of Fort Della
ware, visited friends here this week.
-. Rail shooting has been excellent here
for. the past week, and many good bags
have been made, among the best being 10
birds killed by Mr.. J R. Pennington on
Tuesday.
ton, visited Mr. William Steel on Saturday
and Sunday. On Saturday evening they
were rendered serenade in honor of their
recent wedding.
= The Delaware City Baseball Club
ATLAS, after very successful season, have
disbanded. The best of feeling prevails
among the members of the nine, and it is
their intention to reorganize early in the
spring, and give us long season of baseball
next season.
Mr.. John P. Bellville and wife, of
Washington, visited their son, DR.. F. Bell
vile, here this week. Mr.. Bellville has a
lucretive position under the United States
Government at Washington.
A large consignment of oil for Della
ware City merchants arrived here on Mon
day, from the Atlantic Refining Company
of Wilmington, and was brought here on
float by the Wilmington and Northern
Railroad Company.
The Delaware City Fire Company gave
their engine trial on Saturday afternoon,
and sprinkled Clinton street from Front
street to the river. With the exception of
few leaks, which have since been repaired,
the engine worked well.
Mrs. Mary Adams, colored, of Port
Penn, died suddenly on the train, on
Tuesday morning, while on her way from
Newark to Delaware City. Her death is
supposed to have resulted from heart dis
ease.
VIM. J. Hunter, marble cutter of New
Castle, erected two tombstones here on
Tuesday, one at the grave of Mrs. Catherine
O'Neill in st. Paul's Catholic cemetery
and one at the grave ofa child of George
B. Moneys in Delaware City Cemetery.
The second annual Harvest Thanks
giving service will be held at Christ Epis-
copal Church next Sunday evening, Sept.
9th, 1891, at 7.3O P. NJ. Special music
and address by the Rector. All are invited
to attend this annual Farmers Thanksgiv-
ing Service.
- Mr.. Fl. G. Gardiner met with a pain
full accident on Thursday, while working
on Mr.. Lindsay's summer residence here.
The adze which he was using slipped and
cut deep cash in his foot, near the instep.
He is doing well, and is able to be about
on crutches this week.
= The Won Culin Incubator Company of
this placo have several of their patent in
cubators on exhibition at the Dover fair.
Mr. Lahroy c. Smith, of Petersburg, Del,
has charge of the exhibit. This company
shipped two of their large sef-regulating
hatchers to Las Cruces, New Mexico, on
Wednesday.
- Mr.. Valentine of the United States
Engineer Department was at Fort Delaware
on Monday and Tuesday surveying the
ground for the new torpedo battery which
is to be built there. A few men are at
work there this week, laying out the
grounds. Mr.. Valentine will be there
again on Friday, when it is expected that
he will engage force of men from here to
go to work next week. The amount of
money appropriated for the work is SOS, 900.
Mr.. S. NJ. Kicker, the beekeeper of
this section is about to introduce the latest
in bees-the Punic bee (Apio
Niger of Africa, which, it is said, lays the
noted italian bee in the shade, as twenty
swarms may be taken from single hive
or colony in one season, each of which will
make enough honey to winter on, sure, and
q surplus of from one to one hundred
pounds, depending upon the season and the
area of honey producing plants grown in
the neighborhood. A queen OF this species
bought through English agents costs forty
dollars, while one of the American queen
rearers advertises to sell genuine, pedi-
greed African queen for two dollars.
Obsolete Books not Wanted.
Levy Courtman John w. Jolls of
stated yesterday that
under the new free school book law