Middletown transcript., 1891-06-11
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A. WEEK IN A THRIv-
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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= Miss Eliza Corbit of Philadelphia,
visiting friends in Delaware City.
Mr.. Louis Manko of Philadelphia
visited his parents here this week.
Mrs. M. w. Hibshman and Sol
Howard, are spending a few weeks a
Myerstown, Pa.
= Mrs. Patterson and daughter of Phil
adelphia, visited her cousin, Miss Mary
Messig this week.
Mr.. George Capelle of the Capell,
Hardware Co., of Wilmington, was in town
on Wednesday.
| = Mrs. Scane will open dress making
establishment at her residence on Washing
ton Avenue this week.
Lawson, who pitched last year for the
Salem, n j., nine, will pitch for the Atlas
nine of Delaware City this season.
= Mr.. Harry Ferguson, son of conductor
Mr.. James D. Ferguson will open general
merchandise store~on Clinton street next
week.
"A large number of shells which have
been stored at Fort Delaware for several
years will be removed to Fortress Monroe
in few weeks.
Mr.. W. w. Cheairs, who has been on
an extended tour through the Southern
States and Mexico, has returned home and
will spend the summer here.
- DR.. Haines of Newark, who has been
located at the Delaware City Hotel for
several years, has established a dental
parlor in the Mulligan building on the
corner of Front and Clinton streets.
= The wedding of Miss Mary Cunning
OF Philadelphia, formerly of Fort Della
ware, and Mr.. William Burge of that city
is announced to take place on the 29th of
this month.
- The teachers and pupils Of the Della
ware City public school are making active
preparations for the closing exercises of the
school, which will be held at Assembly
Hall the last week of this month.
= Mr.. Harry J. Moore, formerly of
Delaware City and Miss Leila Taylor of
Los Angeles, California, were married in
that city yesterday. They will reside in
Los Angeles.
"A concert for the benefit of the Christ
Episcopal Church will be given here in
about two weeks, under the direction of
Dxor Dro,rr o3 yKy;lvo;ro4o,,
Several large crabs have been caught
in the sturgeon nets during the past week,
this means that in about two weeks our
wharves will be lined daily with grabbing
parties.
: The frogging season here is about
over, as the dock leaves, lilies and other
water plants have grown and spread over
the bitches and creeks, making safe hid
ing place for the frogs.
- Commencing next Sunday the 14th,
the steamer Mayor Reybold will make her
regular trip every Sunday during the sum-
mer season, which will be convenient for
persons doing business in Philadelphia to
visit their homes here on Saturday and re-
turn to Philadelphia on Sunday.
"A horse belonging to Messrs. Helmes
& Bigger was killed in peculiar way on
Tuesday night. The horse was loose in
the lot adjoining their slaughter house, and
sometime during the night he leaped the
fence, and in going over he caught on
picket and was ripped in such manner as
to disembowel him. He walked about one
hundred yards before falling, where he
was found dead on Wednesday morning. p
= The Photophorean Society gave their
first public entertainment at Assembly
Hall on Tuesday evening to large and
audience. The programme
consisted of vocal and instrumental music,
readings, recitations and dialogues. The
opening address by Prof Gardiner, on
literature was interesting and appropriate,
and calculated to do much good among the
young people particularly. The entire pro-
gramme was exceedingly well rendered.
= The swimming season opened lively
here this week, and the boys are having
good time at the many bathing places
along the canal. In few days the river
water will be warm enough for swimming
and then the Reybold wharf and the sand
beach will be the favorite resorts. Few of
our boys over ten years old but can swim,
and some of the boys have shown their
courage by going to the rescue of drowning
persons Parents should take an interest
in having their boys taught to swim it
would save many life.
= The Odessa and Delaware City stage
had breakdown on its return trip to
Odessa on Saturday evening, in which Mr..
James Parker, who was driving, narrowly
escaped death. There was twelve passen-
gers in the coach and Mr.. Parker was rid
ng close up front when the front axle
broke throwing him under the horses heels,
where he was held, jammed by the wreck
ID stage. The horses behaved splendidly, !
md Mr.. Parker was extricated without |
Tery serious injury. None of the passengers |
we're hurt. The coach is being rebuilt at |
,he shop of Mr. W. C. Webb.
- The shad season closed here on the |
10th, according to law, though no boats
nave been fishing for them from here for |
nearly two weeks, all of the boats having |
been engaged in sturgeon fishing. The
had season was only fair one this year,
out good prices prevailed most of the time
which compensated in great measure for
he small catches The season closes in
New Jersey five days later, June 15th). |
The sturgeon fishing so far has been about
Medium, some of the boats doing very well,
,thers poorly. This fishing continues until
ate in the fall, there usually being a
econd run of sturgeon during the month
# September. Prices are good, the average
price for a roe fish being eight dollars.
You Can't Make Them Think So.
We see by several of our exchanges that
owns on the Peninsula have been buying |
/, co1umn or On of EshoomD in the New