Middletown transcript., 1892-03-17
DELAwARE CITY.
DELAWARE Cry. March II.


visit to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
DIR. Jacobs and William J. Beck visi
ted friends at Townsend on Sunday.
Miss Annie Collins left on Tuesday
morning for an extended visit to Philadel
phia.
-Rt. Rev. Bishop Coleman will make
his annual visit to Christ Episcopal Church
and administer Confirmation on Sunday.
II Miss Mary Mulligan and Miss Lizzie
Craig, who have been confined to the house
several days with typhoid fever, are inn.
proving.
- There are at present only two cases Of
dyptheria in town, Albert Swan, Jr., and
Levi Price, and at this writing, Wednes-
day. they are both reported doing well.
George F. Brady of Middletown, was
in town on Monday and attended the meet
ing of the directors of the Delaware City
National Bank of which body he is a
member.
Samuel H. Irons is erecting a stable
and carriage house at the rear of his prop
erty on the corner of Washington Avenue
and William street.
The weather signals have not been
displayed at the Delaware City Hotel for
several days owing to breakage in the
apparatus which will no doubt be repaired
in a few days.
George W. Craig was elected delegate
to the M. E. Conference, which met at
Grace M. E. Church, Wilmington, on
Wednesday. Reuben Anderson was chosen
alternate.
u. E. Stansbury & Sons Of Baltimore,
have contracted with farmers in this neigh
borhood for one hundred and seventy-five
acres of tomatoes, and will operate the
cannery here the coming season.
The town authorities have been inn
proving the roads on the outskirts of the
town, within the corporation, the past
week with oyster shells.
= There is talk ofopening new entrance
to the Delaware City cemetery from the
st. Georges road, which would be great
on the old entrance from the
New Castle road, which is narrow, low and
most of the time very muddy.
p. Gallagher and family who are
among the Oldest residents of our town,
will remove to Philadelphia on Tuesday
next, where several members of the family
now reside. They will be greatly missed
by large circle Of friends, whose very best
wishes they carry with them.
-Mulligan's Hall at the corner of
Front and Clinton streets is being improved
and put into first-class shape for dramatic,
musical and other entertainments. The
stage has been removed from the east end
and rebuilt at the west end of the hall and
will be fitted with drop curtain and
The ceiling is high and the acou-
site qualities are excellent.
The Rev. Julius Dodd, who has been
filling the pulpit of the M. E. Church
since the death of Rev. T. o. Ayers,
preached his farewell sermon on Sunday
night to large congregation. The con-
gregation of that church have extended a
call to the Rev. Mr.. Prettyman.
The literary society formerly known
as the Photophorean, met at the home Of
Miss Matte McMunn, on Monday evening,
and re-organized by electing Miss Matte
president, Miss Sadie Dougherty
Mr.. William Reybold, Sec
retary and treasurer. The new organiza-
tion will be known as The Golden Social.
Mrs. John Thornton, who formerly
resided here, died at the residence of her
daughter in Philadelphia on Wednesday
night The funeral took place here on
morning at 10 o'clock. A requiem
mass was celebrated at st. Paul's Catholic
church, by Rev. Father DAILY. Interment
in st. Paul's cemetery.
William Hines, who has been engaged
n the shoe bushes here since last fall, will
resume his old position with r. Anderson
& Son, where he has charge of the caviar
for several years. Mr.. Hines
is an expert in that business and takes
quite an interest in the fishing industry.
During the visit of the q. S. Fish Commits
Iioner to gather statistics on fishing he was
7ery ably assisted by Mr.. Hines.
Mrs. Margaretta Downs, mother of
Mrs. A. Colburn, died at the home of her
SON, Sylvester Downs, near Delaware City,
IN Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The
uneral will take place on Friday morning.
Services will be held at Christ Episcopal
church. Interment at st. Georges ceme-
cry. Mrs. Downs was eighty-fve years
I'D and was very active up to her last
illness. She was native of Connecticut,
md had resided here about twenty years.
Detectives McVey and Witsil were in
own on Monday and Tuesday, looking up
evidence against Daniel Miller, who was
arrested in Wilmington Saturday on the
charge of being implicated in the Noah
Benson murder. Miller denies having
been in Delaware City on that date, but
witnesses will appear to testify that he was.
It is expected that Miller will be brought
here to-day or tomorrow, Wednesday or
for pre- liminary hearing.
Mrs. Catherine Laboube died at her
sons residence here on Tuesday morning
1T the advanced age of eighty-six years.
Mrs. Laboube was born and married in
France, but had spent about fifty years
Of her life in this country. She was re-
markably bright and active and retained
rull possession of her faculties up to the
time of her death. The funeral was held
IN Sunday, services being conducted at the
house by the Rev. Julius Dodd of the M.
E. Church. Interment was made in the |
Delaware CITY cemeter
-Somers Vankirk, pilot of the ferry |
BOAT, Pennsylvania, distinguished himself |
IN Sunday evening by rescuing from drown
ng, Barton Warboy of 1701 Filbert street,
who had leaped from the |
all of the boat into the Delaware river. |