Middletown transcript., 1891-08-06
DELAwARE CITY.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK IN THRIv-
ING TOWN. PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Master Fred Silva spent Wednesday
at Fort Delaware.
- Mrs. P. Cunning of Philadelphia,
visited Delaware City this week.
= Rev. H. L. C. BraddOn, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church is spending his
vacation at Atlantic City.
= Miss Annie Hunter and nieces, who
have been spending two weeks vacation
at Ocean City, returned home this week.
Mr.. Thomas O'Neil has erected a
very handsome side porch at his residence
ON the corner of Clinton and Henry streets.
- Mrs. G. w. Green left on Tuesday for
two months visit to Pennsylvania and
New York, including Williamsport,
Elmira, Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Delaware City fanciers will exhibit
some fine specimens Of single comb white
Leghorn fowls and chicks at Dover and
Wilmington fairs this season.
- Messrs J. NJ. Solomon, James Megary,
Patrick Neary, Fred Weller, W. F. Robe
len and s. J. White of Wilmington, were
registered at the Robinson House on
Sunday.
About seventy-fve anglers from Phila-
delphia and Germantown arrived here on
the steamer Thomas Clyde, on Wednesday
morning and spent the day fishing.
= Mr.. n. w. Hibshman and wife ae-
companied the Peninsula Press Associa-
tion to Niagara Falls this week. Mr..
Hibshman represented the Delaware News.
= Mr. Samuel Hall, assistant engineer
of the large bay line steamer, Baltimore,
running between Baltimore and West
Point, who has been spending his vaca-
ton here, returned home on Monday.
A force of men are at work putting the
factory of Messrs. J. E. Stansbury & Co.
in working order for the canning season.
The prospects are good for large tomato
crop and the company intend canning
more goods this season than ever before.
1t is expected that soundings will be
made this week on the river front between
the canal and battery, by Messrs. J. E..
Simpson & Sons for the proposed dry dock
at this place. This is the first step to
actual work.
Two canoeists from Philadelphia, the
first of the season, arrived here on Monday
by way of the Delaware river and passed
through the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal for cruise down the Chesapeake bay.
The canoe fever has been very subdued for
the past two years, in this section, but
there are signs of revival The double
canoe will probably have preference over
the single or one man boat.
= Rt. Rev. Bishop Curtis celebrated
mass at st. PauPs Catholic church on Sum
day morning and preached a most able
and instructive sermon on the sacraments
of the church. An elegant program of
music was arranged for the day. The
local choir was assisted by Miss Katie
Sweeney of Grenogue, whose rendition Of
Ave Maria, at the offertory, was excellent.
At the vesper service in the evening the
Bishop again oficiated, and preached
another able sermon. Large congregations
were present at both services.
ii. E. Simpson & Co., with engineers,
expected to be in Delaware City this week
to make boreings etc., to see what kind Of
bottom there is for piling where they intend
putting their dry dock and other improve,
ments. Owing to delay in having plans
ready they cannot get here until the first oi
next week. They are having general
photograph made of Delaware City and
their intended improvements, and sound
ings made from the Ten Gun Battry tc
Wilmington creek, showing what advan
tages Delaware City has over any othel
location upon the Delaware. They will
shortly give the citizens ofthis town very
agreeable surprise.