Middletown transcript., 1891-10-08
DFI.AwARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIv.
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mn. N. COrbit, Jr.. is the prond
father ofa brand new boy
Mr. Joseph Endicott has been confn-
ed to the house by sickness for the past
week.
= Prof. William Anderson will open q
singing school at the II. G. Clark building
on next Tuesday evening.
- The lemon tea given by the ladies of
Christ Episcopal Church last week nerted
about fifty-ive dollars.
= Mr.. Scott and family, who have been
spending the summer at their residence
here. have returned to Wilmington.
= Mrs. E. A. Stout of the Delaware
City Hotel, who has been visiting at
Easton, Pa, returned home on Tuesday.
= Mr.. A. Colburn and family will re
move to their winter residence, in Philadel-
phia the last week in October.
= The condition of the Rev. T. B.
Ayers remains unchanged. He is very low
and but little hope of his recovery is en-
tertained.
= Mr.. J. Addison Hunter, formerly Of
this place, who has resided at Los Angeles,
California, for the past five years, has re-
moved to San Barnardino in the same
State. -
- Mr.. u. w. Hickman has placed a
very handsome colored glass mortar sign in
the Clinton street window of his drug
store, and q new street lamp on the corner.
"A new street lamp viii be placed on
the corner of Fourth and Hamilton streets,
which has always been very dark corner,
and the new light will be appreciated.
Mr.. John Brown, engineer of the tug
C. G. Ash, had one Of his fingers badly
hurt while working about his engine at
the ship yard of Pusey & Jones in Will
mington, last week.
= DIR. W. II. Jacobs. a homeopathic
physician from the west has removed here,
and has opened an Office at his residence on
the corner of Third street and Washington
avenue.
- Mr.. v. B. Asher, formerly agent for
the Pennsylvania Railroad here, now
at Edgewood, was in town on
Monday. Mrs. v. B. Asher is the guest of
Mrs. VIM. T. Vail this week.
MIR. Stewart Beck lost young mare
On Tuesday valued at two hundred and |
fifty dollars. Mr.. John T. Cheairs also |
ost q valuable mule the same day !; both |
lnimals had spinal meaningless, which
Jeems to be prevalent throughout the
county, and has proved fatal in nearly all |
,ases.
= The Pennsylvania Railroad have ex-
ended their tracks down on the wharf of
fr. James N. Sadler, at the foot of WASH
ngton street, by means Of which coal cars
an be run down on the wharf. Mr.. Sad
er is erecting number Of new coal bins
n his wharf, which, when completed,
viii give him first class facilities for re-
Giving and shipping coal.
- Professor Harrington who has been
eaching class in vocal music at the
hapel of the NJ. E. Church here, closed the
arm with conce rt on Tuesday evening
he solos and duets rendered by the Pro-
sssor and his assistant, Miss Belle Mullins,
7ere excellent, as were the chorusus by
he class. The Professor left here for
Newark, Del, ON Wednesday, where he
viii organize class.
- Mrs. Ferguson, wife of conductor
ames d. Ferguson, met with a very pain
IL accident on Wednesday morning.
Thile sweeping the parlor she stopped
ear the mantle, where fancy wire basket
as hanging, and as she arose a projecting
ire caught the lower lid of her eye, tear
lg it and making severe wound. DR..
8. Dunlap was Immediately summoned,
nd dressed the wound.
= The Delaware City cannery, which is
Derated BY James F. Stansbury & Son, of
made their last pack for the
ason on Wednesday. While this has
ZEN good year for canning tomatoes, for
me reason the pack here has been a J
nall one. The farms about Delaware
ity are well adapted to the growing of
,matoes, peas, beans, corn and other t
sgetables for canning, and the farmers
em to show willingness to grow them.
he shipping facilities at this point are un-
,celled anywhere, as freights can be e
tipped daily in any direction, by land or
ater, and we can see no reason why q Ia
nnery could not be successfully operated =
re for several months in the year, in {
cad Of few weeks. Il
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