Middletown transcript., 1891-10-29

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Arrangements are being made to open
dancing academy in this town In Q few
weeks.
George Lockerman of Port Penn, has
accepted the clerkship of the Robinson
House.
Mr.. S. G. worman and wife Of Phila-
delphia, were guests at the Delaware City
Hotel this week.
- William Hukill of New Castle, who
for many years was resident Of this place,
visited friends here this week.
"A delegation of Germantown anglers
spent a few days here this week fishing,
and returned home with good strings.
= The steamer Major Reybold, which
was disabled while making her landing
here last week, resumed her trips on Mon
day.
- The farmers in this vicinity have
about finished seeding their wheat and are
now busily engaged husking large crops Of
corn.
- James E. Sadler, who does an extern
sive coal business here, has branch yard
at st. Georges, under the management OF
D. w. Cush.
= William Hines has rented the build
ing formerly occupied by M. NJ. Kirby,
tailor, on Washington avenue, and will
open shoe and repair shop there.
- Mrs. Hancock, widow Of the late
Alexander Hancock, prominent citizen
of Greely, Colorado, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William Morris. Mrs. Hancock for
merly resided here.
- T. Dale Stewart of Port Penn, who
has sold out his business at that place and
will engage in the drug business at Delta,
Pa, after the first of January, has ac-
cepted position during the interim as as
sistant at M. W. Hibshman's drug store
here.
= The timber which was to have been
used for piling for the new torpedo battery
on Fort Delaware was lost while being
towed up the Chesapeake bay during the
storm of last week. This will probably
cause some delay in the work.
- A. Colburn and family will remove to
their handsome residence on Green street,
Philadelphia, this week. They will be
greatly missed by large circle Of friends
who have frequently enjoyed the hospitali-
ties of Marshfeld, their palatial summer
residence near Delaware City.
- Messrs. Thomas and John Craven Of
Salem, N. J., and E. A. Stout and Mayor
W. E. Reybold of Delaware City. have
built kennel for fox hounds at the yards
of the Delaware City Hotel. The above
gentlemen are members Of the Dragon Fox
Hunting Club of Red lion hundred, which
Is preparing to make the coming season a
very lively and successful one.
= On Friday afternoon as the steamer
Alsenbourn Of the New York and Balti-
more TRANSPORTATION Copspany's line, was
making her way into ts harbor towards
the Delaware lock, she collided with the
pier which extends Gom the mouth of the
lock into the harbDr, and carried away
about 80 feet oft The accident is sup
posed u have occurred by mistake in
ringing bells. The pier will be immediate
IL repaired BY the Chesapeake 6 Delaware
Canal Company.
The tow of Reading barges which
passed through here on Tuesday of last
week, loaded with coal, bound for Wash
ington, was caught in the storm on Chesa-
peake bay near the mouth of the Potomac
on the following Thursday, and all of them
were lost. They were in tow Of the tug
Chesapeake and in charge of Captain Thos.
Nickerson, who is well-known here, having
towed between Delaware City and Phila-
delphia for several years. The crews of the
barges had narrow escapes from drowning
and were only saved by the excellent
judgement Of Captain Nickerson. The sea
was 50 heayy thst it was impossible for the
tug TO 90 along side Of the bafges, and the
men were rescued singly BY the heaying
line of the tug boat having all assembled
on one barge, each in turn caught the
line, tied it to his waist and jumped over
hoard tn he hauled in-hy the crew of the
tug The Chesapeake, with the rescued
men on board arrived in Baltimore on
Saturday morning. The barges were own
ed by the Reading Railroad Company.
= Trade through the Chesapeake and
Delaware canal has been very heavy for the
past month, and the force of the towing
company. which consists of ssthree tug
boats, and eighteen teams of mules, have
been kept busy. A tug boat tow averages
six boats, either barges or vessels and
sometimes both a mule team, one boat.
The length Of the canal from bay to bay is
fourteen miles, and when business requires
it both tugs and teams make double trips,
and frequently three trips daily. Besides
the trade moved by the regular towing
company there are number of tows pass
ing through regularly which have their
own tug boats to tow them south for lun-
Der and other freight for Philadelphia and
eastern parts. The freight and passenger
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