Middletown transcript., 1891-04-02
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THIRTY
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS. OF INTEREST.

HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIv.
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS. OF INTEREST.
Miss Lucy Jackson is visiting al
London Grove, Pa.
= Messrs. M. w. Hibshman and w.
T. Vail, spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
= Mr.. George Webb of Camden, N. J.,
visited his parents here this week.
= Miss Mamie Silva left this week for
Atlantic City, where she will spend the
summer.
Mr.. VIM. T. Vail has removed into
the house formerly occupied by Mr.. v. B.
Asher.
- Mrs. E. A. Stout and daughters, of
the Delaware City Hotel, are visiting in
Philadelphia.
= Miss Tillie Hulshizer of Philadelphia,
was visitor at the Delaware City Hotel
this week.
= Twenty-seyen Thousand herring were
caught in the Delaware City lock on Mon
day morning.
- Mr.. Edward Neeff has beautifed his
residence on Washington Avenue this week
with coat of paint.
BY the latest news from Chambers
burg. Mrs. Maxwell is still very ill, and
little hope of her recovery.
Mr.. William Hukill, a former resi-
dent of this city, now of Wilmington,
visited friends here this week.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of Camden, N.
J., spent few days this week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Webb.
= Miss Hannah Swan and Miss Emma
Mulligan of Philadelphia, are spending the
Easter holidays at their homes here.
= Mr.. William c. Bigger and son and
Mr.. Fred Morris of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with their parents here.
- Messrs. Charles Hall and John
O'Neill who have been employed on the
large ocean tug Nathan Hale, have arrived
home.
II Mr.. H. W. Bigger and Mr.. Lester P
Wingate, who have been confined to their
houses by illness for many weeks, are able
to be about again.
- Six hundred tons of Maine ice, con-
signed to Mr.. John 81. Roberts, reached
here ON Saturday and was stored in his
ice houses this week.
- The soda water season has opened
here, Mr.. M. W. Hibshman having erected
handsome fountain at his drug store on
the corner of Front and Clinton streets
this week.
- The handsome steam yacht Restless,
formerly owned by William N. Singerly Of
the Philadelphia Record, now owned by q
Baltimorean, passed through here on Mon
day morning with party Of Baltimore
ladies and gentlemen on board.
= The Druckenmiller Family gave an
entertainment in Assembly Hall on We'd
nesday evening. The programme consisted
of musical selections, vocal and instru-
mental, comedies and sketches, and was
very well rendered.
DIR. F. Belville met with a painful
accident on Saturday by stepping on a
nail, which entered his foot making q
severe wound. By prompt attention he
has relieved it SO as to be able to attend to
his practice.
Rev. s. N. Pilchard of the M. E.
Church, who will take charge Of his new
appointment at Laurel, Del, next Sunday,
preached his farewell sermon to a large
on Sunday night. Me-.
Pilchard left for his new home to-day with
the best wishes of all our people.
A team belonging to Mr.. VIM. A.
Price got frightened at the depot on Mon
day, and ran towards the canal. A colored
man finding he could not head them off,
climbed into the wagon from the rear, walk
ed out on the tongue, secured the lines
and brought them to halt without any
damage being done.
At Christ Episcopal Church the
Easter services began at sunrise and closed
with the evening service at 7.30. The
altar, chancel, and about the organ were
tastefully decorated with gprofusion Of
beautiful flowers. A special service was
held for the children in the afternoon. The
music for the day was exceptionally fine,
the sermons both morning and evening
were appropriate to the season and delivered
in the usual.eloquent manner by the Rector,
Rev. Fl. L. C. Braddon. A large con-
gregation attended each service. Miss
Louise Price presided at the organ.
- The town and school election win be
held at the engine house on Saturday
afternoon between the hours of two and six
o'clock P. NJ. The officers to be elected
are Mayor, one town commissioner, city
treasurer, and four school commissioners.
Captain W. E. Reybold has consented to
be candidate for Mayor. He is very
popular with the people, well qualified
for the position, and will no doubt be
elected. The only candidate mentioned
thusSar for town commissioner is Mr.. 1. A.
Sw no will probably be elected without
oppoa NJ. Mr.. David Steelman is the
only candidate for city treasurer, up to this
writing. We are unable to give the school
ticket several names have been talked of,
but no ticket decided upon at this date.
- The Easter services at st. Paul'f
Catholic Church were beautiful and i'm.
pressive and very largely attended both
morning and evening. The altar was
handsomely decorated with plants and
flowers, and illuminated with a great
number of candles. Morning services
began at 1890 when High Mass was cele.
brated by the pastor, Rev. Father Daily.
The choir, under the leadership of Mr..
John 7. Cook, seemed to be at their best
and rendered their very beautiful pro
gramme of music in most excellent
manner. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cook rem
dered the instrumental music, Mrs. Cool
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