Middletown transcript., 1892-09-15
DELAWARE CITY.
DELAWARE Cry. September. IL

DELAWARE CITY, September, Is.
: Miss Ada Hayes and Mr.. Samue
Hayes of Philadelphia, are visiting DIR. I
! T. Vail.
- Miss Mary Hauer of Lebanon, Pa, j:
the guest of Mrs. Hibshman.
- Miss Nellie Vail has returned from O
two weeks visit to Wilmington.
: Mr. VIM. Brunor of Philadelphia,
visited here this week.
| = Mrs. VIM. Morris and daughter, Miss
Nellie Morris are visiting Washington. .
= Mr.. John Madden died at his resi-
dence on Fort Delaware on Wednesday
afternoon.
= Owing to the rain on Tuesday night,
work was suspended on Fort Delaware
and Delaware Battery on Wednesday.
"A number of the returning crew OF
of the steamer Thomas Clyde, which is
laid up for the season, have obtained en-
ployment on Delaware Battery.
- Miss Annie Snyder of Easton, Pa,
who has been the guest of Mrs. E. a.
Stout at the Delaware City Hotel for the
past three weeks, returned home to-day.
= Mr.. J. B. Stansbury and family have
returned to their home in Baltimore. Mr..
Arthur Stansbury, the younger, brother
will remain in charge of their Delaware
City cannery the balance of the season.
- Mr.. Sam uel T. Kidd, Mr. Vansciver,
and Mr. Lester P. Wingate are at Better
ton, perch fishing. Their last fishing trip
to Betterton was a very successful one, and
dozen friends are getting frying pans
ready.
A cargo of Eastern ice arrived here on
Tuesday for Mr.. John H. Roberts. This
has been a remarkably good season for the
ice men, as everybody knows. Mr.. Rob-
erts has sold oil of the ice stored in his
large ice houses on the canal, and has call
for more.
= The Democratic primary election
passed off quietly on Saturday, very little
interest being manifested. The following
ticket was nominated for Representative,
James H. S. Gam Assessor, A. l. Swan /;
Road Commissioner, John L. Deputy In
spector for East Red Lien Hundred. j. ".
II. Roberts.
- Reed bird shooting, which was veiy
poor at the opening of the season, has i'm
proved. The birds are on in good numb
ers, and there is plenty of feed to keep
them here, but small army of gunners
keep them ON the move from morning until
dark, with the exception ofa few hours at
midday, when the get a rest and chance
to feed --E ~
= Mr.. Henry Higgins is cutting ensilage
and storing it in the large silo on his model
dairy farm, SO that his cattle may havesan
abundance of green food throughout the
winter. With thoroughbred cattle, scar
let clover, and the feeding of ensilage and
bran, the dairy business is steadily making
healthy growth in this neighborhood, A
vast quantity of "gilt edge" butter,
cream and milk are shipped from Della
ware City to Philadelphia and Baltimore,
where it commands gilt edge prices.
- The young people of Delaware City
and vicinity gave q very pleasant hop at
Augustine Pier last Friday night. Among
those present were Miss Brown, of Phila-
delphia Miss Janvier, of Wilmington !;
Miss Florence Hall, of Port Penn and
Misses Madeline, Nettie and Ida Colburn,
Fannie, Jennie and Allie Clark of Delaware
City, DIR. Bonwill and Harry Hall of Phila-
delphia Timothy Warwick, Glassboro
N j., Boyd Cleaver of Port Penn, T. Bay
ard Heisel, of ST. Georges and w. P. Jest
er, Irving Shepherd, John, Courtland and
Stewart Clark, of Delaware City.
= Captain F. McNunn of the steamer
Thomas Clyde, having finished the excur-
sion season, is home for the fall and
winter. The past excursion season was
one of the most successful in many years,
and the Thorn as Clyde was, as usual,
favorite steamer. Her owners started
with determination to run only first
class excursions, and to give their patrons
every possible comfort and convenience.
From this rule they never deviated and
that, with capable and courteous COM
mander and a crew ever ready to work in
harmony, has been the key to their sue
cess.
- The Republican nomination election
for candidates for Representative, Assessor,
Road Commissioner and Inspector will be
held here oD Saturday. The contest for
Assessor promises TO be warm one the
candidates are Messrs. William Anderson,
William T. Vail and William J. Beck, all
of Delaware City. The candidates for
are Mayor W. E. Reybold
and Mr.. William G.. Stuckert. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that Mayor Reybold will
be the nominee. The election will be
held at the Delaware City Fire Engine
House