Middletown transcript., 1891-07-30
DELAWARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN THRIv-
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

vacation at Dover, Del.
= Mrs. Jane Cleaver, who has beel
seriously i'll, is recovering.
= Mrs. John Campbell Of New Castle
Del, visited her mother here this week.
= Mr.. Samuel Hall of Baltimore, il
spending weeks vacation here.
= Miss Emma Steele has been visiting
friends in Philadelphia for the past week.
Mr.. v. B. Asher of Edgewood, Nd,
paid our town short visit this week.
- Mr.. Peter Messig and son of Phila
delphia, are visiting Mr.. John,J. Messig.
y City editor Cheney of the Every
Evening was in town on Tuesday even.
ing.
- Miss Matte McMunn is visiting hel
aunt, Mrs. Henry Smith, near Newark,
Del.
= Mr.. William Brazell of Philadelphia,
visited friends here on Sunday and Mon
day.
= Mr.. Jones of the Every Evening y
staff is the guest of Captain lie Roy Brown
at Fort Delaware, this week.
- Mr.. F. A. Churchman, President Of
the Tug Boat Owners Association OF Phila-
delphia, was in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. e. a. Stout has placed a hand
some new upright piano in the parlor Of
the Delaware City Hotel.
- A large force of men are at work re-
pairing the bridges on the railroad between
Delaware City and Porter's Station.
- Mr.. David Steelman and family are
visiting friends in Burlington county, N.
T., this week.
= Rev. Martin B. Dunlap, rector of Old
Swedes Church, Wilmington, was in town
on Tuesday, and spent the day fishing.
= During the absence of the rector, Rev.
n. L. C. Braddon, the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Coleman will preach at Christ Episcopal
Church on Sunday.
Colored evangelist, Brice, is holding a
series of meetings at Cranberry Village,
near Delaware City, on Sunday nights,
which are attended by large crowds.
) - The Orphan boys at the Protectory
will be given their annual excursion on
Wednesday, August 5th. They will go to
Woodland Beach on the steamer Thomas
Clyde
- Captain Milton Lackey of Whining
ton, formerly captain of the Republic, took
charge Of the steamer Major Reybold on
Monday morning.
- Mr.. Howard Foard who has been con-
fined to the house for several weeks with
typhoid fever, is conyalescent, and will
soon be about again.
= A new run of sturgeon have made
their appearance here and large force of
fishermen are once more engaged in the
business. Some good catches have been
made this week.
= The garden of Mr.. F. McIntire, at the
bank, presents very handsome appear
ance, and contains many rare flowers and
plants, among them great many cacti,
bananas, lemons, etc.
= The Atlas baseball club of Delaware
City, will play the Thurlow club here on
Wednesday afternoon. tits probable that
skelIey and Madden will be the battery for
the home nine.
- Proposals for the contract for carry
Ing the mail between Delaware City and
Fort Delaware for one year, from March,
81, 's1, to March 81, 1872, are being receiy-
ed by Sergeant Welsh of Fort Delaware
this week.
- Mr.. w. c. Webb has turned out this
week very handsome market wagon for
Mr.. John Baxter of New Castle it has a
capacity of seventy baskets, and is a fine
of strength and ease of move
ment.
= The joint excursion of the St. Georges
and Methodist Sunday-schools
went to Woodland Beach on the steamer
Thomas Clyde on Wednesday. The ex-
cursionists numbered about four hundred /;
they drove here in teams, where they took
the boat for Woodland.
= 1t is amusing to hear the remarks of
some of the moonlight excursionists who
visit cur modest little town, in which they
to impress our people with the
idea that they are from great city Qike
Philadelphia or New York; and are anus
ed immeasurably by our rural surround
ings. When, upon inquiry, we learn that
they are from Wilmington, that settles it.
= Rev. Father DAILY, pastor of st. PauPs
Catholic church is spending a two weeks
vacation at Ocean City, Md. During his
absence his place will be filed by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Curtis of Wilmington, who will
celebrate mass here on Sunday at 1890 A.
NJ, and Vespers at Z P. NJ. The Bishop
will preach at both services.
"A torpedo station is to be built at
Fort Delaware, on the upper end of the
island. Work is expected to commence
next week, and will give employment to a
large force of men from Delaware City.
The torpedo battery at Delaware Battery,
about half a mile below Delaware City,
and which was left half finished several
years ago will also be completed.
= Trolling for pike and bass in the wide
waters Of the Chesapeake and Delaware
ANAL continues to be popular, five or six
leaving here every morning for
the fishing grounds, most of them taking
unch and staying'al day. When tired of
fishing they camp in the woods along the
borders and coves and enjoy the shady
Dreezes.
= The Atlas club of this city, defeated
the Field club of Wilmington Saturday by
. score Of 12 to 2. While the score was
ather one-sided the game was one of the
most interesting ever played here. Skelley
md Madden the crack battery of the New
Castle club were in the points for the Atlas
md their work was the finest ever seen
lere. Skelley was well supported by the
home players, whose fielding was almost
auItless. the ulayinp of Adams on the first