Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26
DBrA WARE CRY.
HAP PEEINas OF A wEEKIE Al THRIY-
ING TOWN Personal
ITEMS OF INTEREST


] Mr. George Hutchinson, who b
been i'll for several days, is improving.
= Mrs. VIM. R. Bright, who has bes
, seriously i'll for several weeks, is isimprovin
= Miss Emma Clark is having a ne
wind mill put up on her Greenlea farm
near Delaware City.
= The latest reports from Mrs. Maxwe
who is very i'll at Chambersburg, Pa. ar
not encouraging.
i Miss Hattie Cheairs has returned from
a visit of several weeks to her grandfather
Mr.. Warrick, at Glassboro, N. J.
= Mr.. Matchett of Philadelphia ant
Mrs. james M. Craig of st. Georges, were
the guests of Mrs. James NJ. Jester on
Tuesday.
Mr.. A. /. Swan, our popular youns
auctioneer is getting considerable business,
and promises to become one of the best
auctioners in the State
= Veterinary Surgeon, Thomas 7. Vail,
who has been confined to the house fol
several days with severe attack of La
Grippe, is able to be about again.
= The Reading and Social Club Room
will be closed for the winter on Saturday,
the preparation for fishing necessitating its
closing one month earlier than was antici-
pated.
Mrs. Eliza Davidson died at her home
here on Tuesday, at the age of sixty-four
years. The funeral will take place on
Friday afternoon at two o'clock. Services
viii be held at the house.
- Mr.. A. Colburn is having machine
of his own design built on the hull of hi
steam dredger to be used in pumping in-s
stead of scooping out the mud from the
bitches on his farms.
Mr.. Samuel FL. Irons received several
punches of speckled perch from the South
this week. They were sent by his father
who is engaged in the fishing business
there.
= The following persons, formerly
residents of this city, visited here this
week: Miss Tillie Murch, Wilmington
Mrs. Bradway, Atlantic City Mr.. Howard
Foard and Mr.. Arthur Moore, Philadel-
phia; Mr.. Charles s. wingate, Phmnix-
Vile.
= The colored voters of Red Lion Hun
aFed are very much dissatisfied with the
manner in which their race was turned
down by the Republican Levy Court, and
have come to the conclusion that about the
only use the Republican party has for
them is to plough and cultivate.
= Patrick Henry Lodge No. II, I. o. o.
F. accompanied by seventeen members of
National Lodge No. 80, of st. Georges, at
ended the M. E. Church on Sunday even
ng, where the Rev. Mr.. Pilchard preached
, very able sermon TO the Order. A
Ipecial programme of music was well rem
Tered by the choir.
= Mr.. Vinton B. Asher, who has been |
tation agent here for the Pennsylvania
2ailroad for the past seven years, has been
transferred to Edgewood, on the P. W. &
3. R. R. near Baltimore, and will take |
,harge there on Saturday He will be
here by Mr.. Oswald Wingate of
his place, who has been stationed at Eddy
tone for the past few years. During his
tay here Mr.. Asher has made many warm
riends whose best wishes accompany him
A grand shooting match, open to all
will be held at Delaware City, under the
of Mr.. James M. Jester, on
saturday, February 2Sth, at one o'clock P.
(. Target, Blue Rock. Among the
'rizes to be shot for are several fine breech
oading guns and repeating rifle. There
viii also be sweepstakes match. All
matches will be arranged on the ground,
nd in such manner that the ordinary
air shooter may have a fair chance to con-
est for q prize. Invitations have been
ent to Wilmington, New Castle, Newark,
Elkton and other places, and
the weather is favorable, a large crowd
] expected.
= The Delaware City Volunteer Fire
received three hundred feet
new hose, ten feet of additional suction
lose, and a new Siamese coupler, last
week. The company now has thirteen
hundred feet of line hose, twenty feet of
uction hose, with good hose carriage,
ook and ladder truck, with full equip
lent of ladders, buckets, axes, lanterns,
nd everything necessary for prompt,
fective work. The hand engine is a
one, and will throw two good
treams through thousand feet of hose.
he water supply for Delaware City in
ase Of fire is excellent, the Chesapeake
nd Delaware Canal running along the
rincipal street and the entire length of
ne town. Altogether there is no town in
ne State better provided against fire.
The Dragon Fox Hunting Club had
q interesting hunt on Monday. The fox
as set loose on the farm of Mr.. James
ray, near Red Lion, and after an excit-
lg chase was oyertaken and killed by the
ogs on the farm of Mr.. John C. Higgins,
ear Delaware City. There another fox
as started, when after short chase he
as holed, but was not allowed to remain
,me of the hunters dug him out and start
him again, and the chase was continued !
ntil nearly dark, when they parted with
lie fox near Bear Station. The Club pro-
oses to end the season with grand fox
unit at Delaware City, of which due
otice will be given in The TRANSCRIPT.
The sixth social dance of the season
as given at Assembly Hall by the men,
ers of Prof Cooper's late dancing class
l Thursday evening, and was very en-
yable affair. The following ladies and
were present Mrs. George N.
right, white satin Mrs K. c. Sadler,