Middletown transcript., 1891-10-01
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIv
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

i - MISS bessie Mills OF wilmington, 10
the guest of Miss Annie Hunter this week.
= Miss Mary Messig left for Washington
this morning, where she will spend o
month.
William Givison has contracted to
build large sturgeon boat for James
Connor of Port Penn.
- The Misses Colburn gave reception
to their young friends at Marshfeld, their
summer residence on Saturday evening.
=. There are plenty of rail birds on the
marshes, but owing to the scarcity of high
tides our gunners are unable to get at them.
A homeopathic physician has located
in our town, and has rented residence
and Office on Clinton street from Mr.. Geo.
B. Money.
- Rev. H. L. C. Braddon, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church will sail for
Europe next week, to pay visit to his
mother, who is an invalid.
- Mr.. Frank Phillips who has leased
the Robinson House from Mr.. E. Milne
took charge there on Saturday. He is
young and active man and will no doubt
become very popular host.
Mr.. Eugene Lindsay and wife, who
have been spending the summer at their
cosy summer residence on the opposite
side of the canal, will leave for Philadel-
phia this week.
- Representative John Higgins and his
son, Henry R. Higgins, are filling the
silos on their respective farms with corn
ensilage to be fed during the winter to
their fine herds of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle.
Z Harrington's Boston Concert Com
pany gave concert at the M. E. Church
here on Wednesday night. The music was
good. After the concert the Professor be-
gan the organization of class in vocal
music.
= James Morrison, Jr., former resi-
dent of this place, died at his home in Will
mington on Sunday of typhoid fever. The
funeral took place on Wednesday morning
from St. Mary's Catholic Church in that
city.
Mr.. J. Carl Aker left here on We'd
nesday morning for New York, and will
sail for Europe on the steamer Columbia
on this Thursday morning. He will
spend the most of his time in Germany,
and will be absent about two months.
The Rev. T. B. Ayers pastor of the NJ.
E. Church, who has been suffering with |
Bright's disease for many months, was
taken seriously i'll last week, and at this |
writing, Wednesday afternoon, is in a
dangerous condition.
- The steam tug G. G. Ash of the Chesa-
peake & Delaware Canal Towing Co., broke
down at Bristol on Saturday while on her
way to Bordentown with tow of timber.
She was temporarily repaired to continue
her trip to Bordentown, after which she
went to the ship yard of Pusey & Jones,
where she was repaired this week.
- Work on the torpedo battery at Fort
Delaware is being pushed ahead. A
number of workmen from Delaware City
are employed, and the force will be in
creased considerably, after the first of
October. The work is being done under
the direction of engineer Valentine of the
U. S. Engineer Corps. Mr.. Swazey of the
Jersey battery is supervisor.
The sturgeon fishing Sc ason has about
,ame to close for this year. The season,
while rot as profitable as some seasons, has
been fair one, and although the catches
lid not average large, the prices were good.
Several of our fishermen have already be-
gun to prepare fishing outfits for next
spring. From the outlook it is likely that
here will be a greater number of boats and
men engaged in fishing from here next
eason.
- At special meeting of the Delaware
City Volunteer Fire Company on Tuesday
light, o motion was passed that the fire
company attend the firemen's parade at
on Oct. 14th, provided a
pecifed number of the members would
lgree to attend. A committee was appoint
d to canvas the membership, and will re.
,ort at the next meeting, which will take
,lace this Thursday night at the engine
louse.
"A "lemon tea'' was given by the
aides of Christ Episcopal Church on Tues
ay and Wednesday evenings in Mulligan's
Iall The "tea' consisted of a sumpt
Gus repast of oysters, chicken solid, cro-
uettes, cold meats and fowls, tea, coffee
nd chocolate, cakes, ice cream and other
the young lady attendants
vere arrayed in lemon. colored costumes,
he flowers and table decorations were all
lemon color, and the effect was very
leasing. The attendance was large and
neat sum was netted by the projectors.
= Joseph NJ. Messig died at his home
ere, on Friday night after an illness of a
w weeks. The funeral took place on
uesday morning at ten o'clock. Services
1ere conducted at the house and at the
rave by the Rev. Father DAILY of st.
aul's Catholic Church. Interment at
elaware City cemetery. Mr.. Messig had ;.
cen in business here for about thirty
ears, having succeeded his father at the
ge of fourteen, and was known as an
onest, Industrious citizen and good A
eighbor, and his loss is felt not only by
IS family, but by the whole community.
t the time of his death he was meIl-
er of the board OF town commissioners, =
hich position he filled with credit.