Middletown transcript., 1891-08-20
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN A THRIv
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Miss Alice Hathaway of Philadelphia
is visiting Miss Annie Schunder.
= Miss Adelia Justus of Locust Grove
Md, is visiting Mrs. DR.. F. S. Dunlap.
= Mr.. A. Colburn and daughters, arr
expected home from Europe this week.
County Treasurer, John T. Dickey
viii receive taxes here tomorrow, FRIDAY.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Brady of Philadelphia
are visiting Mr.. Daniel O'Neill and sisters
= Miss Emma Murray of New Castle,
Del, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. C.
Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowman of Phil.
adelphia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hibsh-
man.
Mr.. Joseph Bruner of New York City
has been visiting his brother here during
the past week.
= Prof. John Brown of Wilmington,
will preside at the organ at Christ Epis-
copal Church on Sunday.
Mrs. Cleland of Philadelphia, who
has been visiting Mrs Cslburn for the past
three weeks, has returned home.
= Miss Katie Lang of Philadelphia, is
two weeks vacation at her
home here.
= Mrs. v. B. Asher Of Edgewood, Md,
spent Friday with Mrs. W. T. Vail, on
Washington avenue.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schunder of
and children are spending
q week with his parents here.
= Summer ducks are plentiful at Scott's
run, and number of them have been
killed this week.
= Mrs. S. ]. Mccall, Jr., who has been
spending week at Brandywine Summit
camp meeting, returned home on Saturday.
= Mr.. Maxwell Reybold has accepted a
position with P. M. Sharpless of West
Chester, Pa, manufacturer of creamery
supplies.
= Mr.. John Cleaver of Florida, former
Iy resident of this place, is spending two
weeks with his uncle, Mr.. Isaac Cleaver,
at Port Penn.
- The prospects for reed bird shooting
in this vicinity are very poor, as the birds
have failed to put in an appearance up to
this date. Scarcity of millet may be the
,ause.
= The grabbing season which is drawing
% close, is the best we have had here for
many years khe crabs have been plenti-
nl, of extra 1afge size and in excellent
condition.
= Mr.. Frank E. Smith of San Francisco,
of the National Association
# Letter Carriers, is visiting Mr.. John J..
dessig this week.
The canning factory of J. E. Stans-
Jury & Co., has been put into tirst-class
unning order, and work will begin on
omatoes on Monday or Tuesday. Mr..
William J. Beck will be foreman this
eason.
= The canal company's mud machine,
which has been digging in the harbor here
or the past six weeks, finished there ON
and is digging in the canal this
Veek. A part of the dirt dug from the
anal will be used to level up the park at
he lock.
= The public school is being cleaned
nd put in order for the coming term.
Imong the improvements made during
acation are new blackboards in the
Urinary department, the old ones being
90 high for the little ones to reach COM
ortably. The old corps of teachers have
'een re-engaged, with Professor Gardiner
IS principal.
A fruit bazarr was opened on the
AVN in front of the M. E. Church on We'd
esday evening and will continue on Thurs
ay and Friday. An attractive musical
rogramme has been arranged for each
vening. On Wednesday the Delaware
ity Social Orchestra with Professor Elleng-
of Wilmington leading on Thursday a
hOir of thirty voices from Delaware Ave.
'aptist Church, Wilmington Friday not
nnounced.
= Jennie Vankirk, Oldest daughter of
'aptain Thomas S. Vankirk, died here on
fonday morning. Although afflicted with
lingering illness for number of years
er death was sudden. She had been
bout all the week, and was only taken
nth severe illness on Saturday morning,
'om which time she continued to grow
Vorse, until eleven o'clock on Monday
forming, when death relieved her suffer-
lg. The funeral services were held in
hrist Episcopal Church by the Rev. FL. L.
!. Braddon, rector, Interment in Della
rare City cemetery
= Mr.. ]. E. Simpson of the firm of J. E. \
impsOn & Sons, has been in town during
ne week, making arrangements for be-
inning the work on the large dry dock
which they are going to build here. On
ionday Mr.. Simpson with force of men
rom Delaware City made soundings along
ne river front, between the harbor and
ne battery wharf, and found plenty of
Tater with excellent bottom for the desir-
purposes. The steamer Geo. w. Wright
rrived here on Wednesday morning, load
d with wheelbarrows, derricks, pumps
nd other apparatus used in building dry
ocks. They are being stored in the large
uilding erected on the Simpson property
or that purpose. The said rigging was
hipped from League Island where the
rm used them in building the dry dock
here.