Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09


april ed. ~
= Rt. Rev. Bishop Curtis administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation to a large
class of Boys at the Protectory near Della
ware City this morning.
= Mrs. DR.. Archer who has been visit
ing Mrs. c. G. Ash for the past two OF
three weeks, returned to her home in Vir-
ginia on Thursday.
= Mr.. Arthur Colburn returned home
last Tuesday, having passed the winter in
Philadelphia. Miss Nettie expects to be
down on Saturday, but will go to Atlantic
City for week or two.
The annual meeting for the election
of Directors TOR the Delaware City Build
ing and Loan Association will be held at
the reg ular meeting place on Friday eve
ming, April 10th.
The new Board of Education held a
meeting at the Office of Mr.. J. Thomas
Price on Monday night and organized by
electing Mr.. Isaac Il. Ubil, President, and
Mr.. j. Thomas Price, Secretary.
Mr.. Louis Manko of Philadelphia, paid
a short visit to his parents here this week.
Mr.. Martin is now representing wholesale
clothing store in the above city and return
ed from very successful Western trip last
week. t
s Mr.. A. G. McCausland, superinten-
dent of the Wilmington and Northern rail-
roa d and the Philadelphia and Salem
steamboat company, is frequent visitor
here where he has already made himself
very popular.
VIM. Simpkins an old resident of this
neighborhood died suddenly on Tuesday
afternoon at the home of his son-in-law Mr..
Frank Jester, near Delaware City. The
funeral will take place on Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
= The Rev. Mr.. Braddon spent few
days last week in Baltimore, the guest of
Mr.. John B. Stansbury, and returned the
latter part of the week with C. w. Pam
coast on his fishing schooner, Jos. A. Will
son.
Samuel Gardner, former resident of
Delaware City died at Bryn Mawr, Pa, on
Saturday afternoon, after a lingering ILL
ness. The funeral took place here on We'd
nesday afternoon. Services were held at
the N. E. Church. Interment at Delaware
City cemetry.
Mr.. Smith, editor of the "South -Jer-
seyman," which is published at Salem, N.
j., paid our city visit on Tuesday. He
came for the purpose of getting some points
on the fishing industry at this point He
left with book full and fine string Of
fish presented to him by one of our fisher
men.
Rev. T. o. Ayres, the new pastor of
the NJ. e. Church arrived here on Thurs
day and was rendered a reception at the NJ
E. parsonage by the members of the con-
gregation on Thursday evening, and held
his first service here on Sunday. The
church was crowded both morning and
evening to hear his very able sermons.
- THE CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH :
Second Sunday after Easter, April 10Th,
1861. Divine Service at 1890 A. NJ. and
7.3O P. M. Sunday School at 2.3O P. M.
Morning Sermon The Oneness of Our
Life" Evening Sermon =" The Life and
Labors of st. Paul" Friday, April 18th,
Evening Prayer and address at 7.30 P. M.
Everybody cordially invited to attend the
services. Fl. L. C. BRADDoN, Rector.
- At the annual Parish meeting of
Christ Church, held Easter Monday, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Senior Warden Peter Kline !;
Junior Warden, N. G. Price Vestrymen,
Messrs, A. Colburn, c. Reeves, ]. R. PEN
nington, I. H. Ubil, W. W. Cheairs, B.
Dunlap and j. Endicott. Delegates to
Diocesan Convention, Messrs. Kline and
Ubil. Treasurer and collector, Miss Annie
E. Hunter. The Diocesan Convention will
be held at Milford on June, 3rd, 1891.
At the town and school election held
here on Saturday last the following ticket
was elected /: Mayor Captain W. E. Rey-
bold Town Commissioner, A. I. Swan /;
School Commissioners, J. Thomas Price,
Isaac Fl. Ubil, for two years George n.
Bright, for one year. Edward L. Clark
and George B. Money received tie vote
for Commissioners, for two years, and un-
less one or the other withdraws new cleo
tion will have to be held for School Com
missioner. David Steelman was reelected
Town Treasurer. LATER.--The contest
between Mr.. George B. Money and Edward
L, Clark on the school ticket was settled
on Monday by Mr.. Clark withdrawing.