Middletown transcript., 1891-06-25
i3rslAWAisE CITY.
HAppRSrNas oF A WEEK IN A rHRry'
ire TOWN PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
II Mr.. Thomas Gahill of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday here.
= Mrs. Joseph 8. Dunlap Of Whining
| ton, visited here on Monday
= Miss Katie Hanley Of Chester, Pa,
visited here on Saturday and Sunday.
- Mrs. Morris Doyle of Salem, N. J.
spent few days here last week.
= Miss Mamie Silva Of Atlantic City, is
| spending this week at her home here.
/ Mr.. Harrington, agent for the Penn
sylvania railroad company at Eddystone,
was in town this week.
= Mr. Frank Asher and wife of Balti-
more, are spending short vacation here.
- Mr.. Edward O'Neill visited Whining
ton on Wednesday.
= The Delaware Battery wharf which
has been in bad condition for long time,
is being repaired.
= The canal carpenters have been work
ing here several weeks, making improve
ments about the locks and wharves.
A handsome new flag floats from the
top of Hibshman's pharmacy at the corner
of Front and Clinton streets.
= The Sunday papers are now on sale
at Mr.. J. N. TESTERS drug store every Sum
day morning. They come on the steamer
Christiana.
= Mr.. William Givison had slight
attack of sunstroke while fishing on the
river last week. He is now improving and
able to be about.
Mr.. A. Colburn will leave for Atlantic
City on his handsome yacht, Venitza, this
week. He will be accompanied by Mayor
Reybold and Rev. a. L. C. Braddon.
| = Captain Leroy Brown, military in
structor of Delaware College, was at Fort
Delaware this week, viewing the ground
for the encampment of Delaware College
cadets, which will begin the last of July.
| = Mr.. James E. Sadler of this city, has
been awarded the contract for removing
seventy five large shells from Fort Della
ware to Delaware City, where they will be
loaded on the cars and shipped to Fortress
Monroe.
- Mr.. William 8. Roberts who is now
in the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, and who now resides in Phila,
delphia, visited his parents here on Satur.
day and Sunday.
= Mr.. A. Colburn and daughter, Miss
Nettie, will sail for Antwerp on the Red
Star Line July 18th, en- route for Paris,
where Misses Ida and Lena Colbun are at.
tending school. The whole party will re-
turn home within month.
/ = On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
examinations were held in the public
school The promotions to the different
grades will take place on the 29th. In
creased interest is being manifested in th'
closing exercises which will take place OF
the evenings of the 29th and Both. Al
elaborate programme has been prepared
and there will undoubtedly be a large at
tendance. Seven will graduate this year
nearly all of whom will go to college.
More than one-half of the rooms o
the Delaware City Hotel have already beel
engaged by summer boarders. Delawar
City has become very popular resort, tn
fishing and grabbing being excellent; bath
ing, rowing and sailing right at hand. Th
river and bay furnish sport for those VIII
like river fishing and taste of salt air
while the canal with its numerous coves
runs. woods and gentler waves, furnisl
safe and pleasant pastime for the NOR
quiet or timid. Fishing was never bette
than it is this season, and the banks ar
lined daily with anglers from neighborinI
cities.
- The last meeting of the Photophoreal
Literary Society for the present scholasti
year was held at the home of Mr.. Fran
Mcintyre on Tuesday evening. After sing
ing number of songs, the members wer
invited to the dining-room where they wer
treated with refreshments. When ampl
Justice had been done to the good things
the members strolled into the garden an
had the pleasure of inspecting some choic
plants. All then repaired to the parlo
and listened to addresses from the gradual
ing class Of the public school. Those VIII
, responded were: Miss Sadie Roberts, Mis-
Sadie Dougherty and William Reybold
After. vote of thanks to Mrs. McIntire ft
' her kindness to the Society, the member
q returned to their homes.
= The Atlas baseball club of this cit
: and the Townsend club of Townsend play
' ed an uninteresting game of baseball hel
: on Tuesday afternoon, before large crowd
= The score was an old-fashioned one-40
a 17-in favor of the Atlas. Pitcher Lawso
of the Atlas let up after the first few il
nings, finding it unnecessary to exert hin
self. The only feature of the game Wa
i the heavy batting of the Delaware Cit
g boys. Mr.. John Schatz, the regular un
o pire for the Atlas, umpired the game sati
9 factory to all. The Townsend boys were
j. gentlemanly set of players, and there WI
l. no growing of any kind between the tw
q clubs. The Atlas are trying to arrange
,e game for next Wednesday with the Uplan
g club of Upland, Pa. They will probabl
). play the Eddystone club Of Eddystone, p
}. on the fourth Of July.
|, "A social hop was given in Assembl
= Hall on Tuesday night About forty col
Il pie of young ladies and gentlemen fro
y Delaware City, Wilmington, Odess
Townsend, Middletown and Mt. Pleasal
were present, and enjoyed the danciI
until two O'Clock, A. NJ. Among tho
le present were: Misses Allie, Fannie az
d Jennie Clark, Misses Hattie, Fannie ar
r, Annie Cheairs, Miss Ethel Reybold, Nj
re Bright, Mrs. Cooper. Messrs. s. D. Town
y end, H. C. Clark, G. s. Clark, Stewa
as Clark, s. Harrington Clark, W. B. Jeste
d T. C. sadler, I. J. Shepherd, P. E. job
h ston, W. L. Townsend, Delaware Cit
II Misses Jennie, Lizzie and Hattie Town