Middletown transcript., 1891-09-03
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIv-
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

II say, mister,-I say, mister, can you
tell
- Mr.. Alexander Holiday is the happy
father of brand new boy.
Rev. Father Daily, pastor of ST. Paul's
Catholic Church is at Baltimore this week.
Large shipments of peaches are being
made from here to Philadelphia this week.
= Mr.. E. Milne has placed a very snowy
swinging sign in front OF the Robinson
House.
The public school opened here on
Tuesday with good attendance in each
department.
Many of our young people will attend
the closing hop at Augustine Pier on Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. Joseph M. Messig, who has been
quite i'll for the past week, is at this writ
ing Tuesday reported better.
The Rev. Mr.. Ayers has returned
home from his vacation, and will occupy
his pulpit at the M. E. Church on Sunday.
= Mr.. Charles O'Brien of the Philadel-
phia post-office spent Sunday and Monday
here and returned home on Tuesday morn
ing.
-Messrs. Samuel T. Kidd, Lester P.
Wingate, A.'Roxberg, 7. jeff Clark and
s. T. Irons left for Betterton on Wednes-
day night on fishing trip.
DIR. McCoy's celebrated trotter, Red
Cedar, left here on the Steamer Major Rey-
bold, for Philadelphia, on Tuesday MORN
ing to trot in the races at Belmont.
= Misses Nettie, Ida and Madeline Col
burn gave sailing party to several of their
young friends on Tuesday, on the sailing
yacht Venitzia. Refreshments were served
on board and a very pleasant time enjoyed
by all.
= The following visitors are in town this
week Mrs. Peter Messig, Miss Julia Gum
ming, Miss Sadie Lang, Mr.. Charles Lang,
Mr.. Fred Morris of Philadelphia Miss
Flora Hutchinson, of Wilmington; Miss
Gertie Shockley, of New Castle.
Mr.. s. w. Allen, surveyor for the San
born Perris Map Co., of 115-117 Broadway,
New York City, was in town on Tuesday,
making an insurance chart of Delaware
City for the said Company. He visited the
fire engine house and inspected the appa-
ratus of the department.
Mr.. - johnson, who is engaged
in the insurance business, and who has re.
sided in this neighborhood for about a year,
left for Louisville, Ky, on Sunday night,
where he will spend the fall and winter.
Mr.. johnson is very popular with our
people, whose best wishes go with him.
Mr.. Harry Cleaver, of the Cleaver &
Hearn Manufacturing Co., of Wilmington,
Mr.. King, president Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, of Wilmington, and
Mr.. J. Thomas Price left here on Monday
for few days fishing trip down the Ches-
apeake bay.
= Mrs. E. J. Richards died at her home
near Delaware City, on Sunday morning,
after lingering illness. The funeral took
place ON Tuesday afternoon. Services were
conducted at the house, and the interment
was at Hickory Grove cemetery. Mrs.
Richards was a woman of rare social quail
ties, and will be missed by large circle of
friends.
= Mrs. Annie Werle died here on Tues
day morning. She had been in very. poor
health for several months. Mrs. Werle is
the younger daughter of MFR. Thomas Gif-
ford, and leaves husband and five young
The funeral took place on this
Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock. Ser
vices were held at the house by the Rev.
Mr.. Ayers of the M. E. Church, and the
interment was in Delaware City cemetery.
= Miss Margaret Stewart of St. Georges,
and Mr.. Maxwell Reybold, of Delaware
City, were married at the house of the
BRIDES father, Mr.. Daniel B. Stewart, in
st. Georges, on Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The Rev. Mr.. Walker, formerly
pastor of st. Georges Presbyterian Church,
performed the ceremony. The newly we'd
1ed couple took the $40 P. N. train from
Kirkwood on the same evening for Will
mington where they will reside.
:. Several parties of gunners arrived
here on Monday and spent the night so as
10 be ready for an early start on the reed
and rail birds on Tuesday morning. Con-
trary to the expectations Of few weeks
ago, the reed birds have arrived in abund-
ance, and are making good feed on the
reeds and other grasses where there is no
millet. Good bags have been made for the
past few days, and the shooting at over
flying focks, at the stone wall at the lower
End of Washington avenue, affords enjoy
ment for the boys every evening.