Middletown transcript., 1892-09-08
DELAWARE CITY.
DELAWARE Cry. september. s

DELAWAfSE CITY
DELAWARE CITY, September, 8.
/ = Many of our people are attendin
the fairs this week.
= Mr. James E. SadIer lost yaluabl
and favorite mare, with lock=jaw, las
week.
! - Kisses Julia Cunning and Fam.
Manko Of Philadelphia, were visitors her,
this week.
- The excursion steamer Thomas Clyd,
made her last stop of the season here OF
Wednesday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Cabrera and family o
Philadelphia, are spending few weeks al
the Delaware City Hotel.
= Miss Lidie Moss of Philadelphia, who
his been visiting Mrs. c. Won Culin, re.
turned home on Monday.
= DR.. Brown, the Wilmington dentist,
with his family and party Of friends visit.
ed here on Tuesday.
= Mayor w. E. Reybold will, in all
probability, be the Republican candidate
for the Legislature from Red Lion Hun
dred.
: The Democratic nomination election
for County Commissioner, Representative,
Inspector, Assessor, and Road Commission
er, will be held at the hotel of E. A..
Stout, on Saturday, Sept. 10th. Polls
open at 12 noon, and close at t7P.M.
= Messrs. Beck & Pancoast are making
new departure in the canning business,
they aIe canning tomatoes for frying,
preserving them firm and fresh and ready
for the pan. If the experiment proves the
success that it is expected to be, it will
be boon to housekeepers and cooks, and
great thing for the cannery.
Delaware City Public School opened
on Monday with an attendance of one hun
dred and eleven pupils. The enrolment is
two hundred and thirty, full attendance
being reached about the first of November.
Mr.. Handy, the new principal was intro
duced by Director George B. Money, and
responded in pleasing address. The stars
and stripes were then raised by Director A.
1. Swan, and the session began.
= Mr.. w. C. Webb's new addition to
his wagon factory and blacksmith shop
will be completed this week, giving him
facilities for turning out a large number
of market, farm, and milk wagons, and an
unlimited amount of blacksmith work.
BY close attention to business and the
employment of first class workmen, he
has in a few years built up a business
which outgrew the building, and from
present indications the new building will
soon be crowded with work.
Registrar John T. Cheairs opened his
Office at his store on Saturday and register
ed ninety-eight vorers. Everything pass
ed off smoothly, the only difficulties being
o few cases where the name on the tax
receipt did not correspond with the name
of the person presenting il, and they were
held over. Mr.. Cheairs will sit at the
same place and for the same purpose next
Saturday and the two following Saturdays
: The following party OF gentlemen
made delightful trip through the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal on Mayor Rey-
bold's steam yacht, on Tuesday Mayor
Reybold, Mr.. Isaac Cooper Of the U. S.
Navy, Fish Commissioner ]. A. Mulligan,
Capt. George A. Cleaver, Mr.. Francis D.
Dunlap and Mr.. Vansciyer. They left
Delaware City at $50 A. NJ. The first
stop was made at st. Georges, where the
party spent half an hour viewing the can
merry and other places of interest. They
then proceeded to Chesapeake City, arriy-
ing there at 1890. After having dinner
aboard the yacht, they spent about two
hours, visiting the steam pump which sup
plies the canal with water from Back
Creek. They were shown through the
works by the engineer in charge, Mr.. Lor-
rains. The pump is wheel pump and
throws one hundred and seventy tons of
water per minute, (42, 500 gallons), and is
said to be the largest pump Of the kind in
the United States. After inspecting the
lock, they made a short trip down the
Back Creek, and returning, arrived home
at $50 P. NJ. The scenery along the canal
at this season is varied and beautiful, and
we'll worth trip to see.
= Mr. Joseph Callenbeck, engineer
at ]. B. Stansbury & Sons cannery,
was found dead in his bed, at his
boarding house, on Wednesday
He was a sufferer from
dropsy and had recently expressed
the opinion that his days here were
numbered. His room mate thinks he
must have died between and $50
O'Clock, as he had been up and about
the room at o'clock, and retired
again. At $50 his room mate arose,
and on attempting to awaken the
found that he was dead.
His eyes and mouth were closed, and
the repose of his features seemed to
indicate that his death was painless
The Coroner was notified and held an
inquest. Death resulted from natural
causes The body was sent to Balti-
more on Wednesday night, where the
deceased leaves a wife and several
grown up children, and where he re-
sided until about two weeks ago.