Middletown transcript., 1892-06-23
DELAWARE CITY.


DELAWARE. CITY, June %.
- The grabbing season opened here this
week.
- Mrs. James Morris of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Nellie Morris.
= Miss Adelea Justus of Locust Grove,
Nd, is visiting Mrs. DR.. F. s. Dunlap.
= Lieutenant D'Armit and wife now oc-
cupy the officers residence at the Delaware
Battery.
= The examinations at the Delaware
City Public School began on Wednesday
and will end tomorrow friday
= The ladies of the M. E. Church are
holding their annual strawberry festival on
the church lawn this week.
= Two more new barges from the Elkton
ship yard passed through the canal on
Tuesday, bound for New York.
- DIR. F. s: Dunlap is prominently men,
toned as candidate for Legislature from
Red Lion hundred on the Democratic ticket.
- Mr.. Samuel Weaver has resumed his
position as fireman on the steamer Alsen-
bourne of the New York and Baltimore line.
= Mr.. A. I. Swan has had the interior
OF his barber shop improved by the addition
OF an extended cup case and new mirrors.
- It is reported that a clothing store
will soon be opened in the building of Mr..
George B. Money, formerly occupied by
Mr.. Charles s. Wingate.
- The Philadelphia and Baltimore
steamboat Co., known as the Ericsson
Line are having new boat built, which,
when completed will be the handsomest
on that route.
- The Chesapeake and Delaware canal
will be lively stream on the Fourth of
July, as grand celebration will be held
at both ends, Chesapeake City, like Della
ware City, having made all arrangements
for q celebration.
= At the annual election of trustees,
held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, on
Thursday evening, the following were
elected Messrs. William Morris, John
O'Neill, John Lang, A. B. Holiday, P. j.
Mulligan, A. B. Cook.
On Wednesday evening, June 29th,
an entertainment will be given in Assembly
Hall, by the pupils of the Public School.
The program will consist of Rotations,
dialogues, and singing. If the entertain
ment proves as good as the last one given
by the same pupils, it will be well worth
= It has been decided that the school
election which was held here in April, was
not legal under the new school law, and an
election will be held on Saturday afternoon,
at the engine house. 1t is probable that
the same ticket which was voted for in
April will be elected on Saturday, VIZ
David Steelman, George N. Bright and
A. I. Swan.
= The engine, boiler, shaft, and wheel
were removed last week from the hull ofthe
tug Ham. Disston, which was burned at
Reybold's beach short time ago, by con-
tractor Hearn, of Bordentown, N. j., and
taken to the Pusey b Jones shops, Will
where new tug will be built
for the owners.
= The steamer Thomas Clyde made her
first stop here on Wednesday. She was
loaded with excursionists quite crowd
of them got off here, and among them were
about forty Germantown fishermen who
spent the day fishing along the canal.
About seventy-fve persons boarded her |
here and made the trip to Woodland Beach.
The Thomas Clyde will stop here every |
Wednesday during the Summer season.
= Fourth of July will be celebrated in
Delaware City with music, oratory and
Ere works. A committee of citizens head
ed by the mayor are making all arrange
ments for an old-fashioned celebration. |
They have invited the Rev. J. L. Willis of
Kent county, to deliver the oration, and |
will also secure good band. The fire.
works have already been ordered, and the
display will exceed anything ever seen
here. They will be set off on the east side
Of the canal. 1t is the request of the COM
mittee that the residents of the town
decorate their residences and places of bus
mess.
= The Sons of Delaware who are making |
! tour of the state, arrived here from Will
nington on Tuesday morning about eleven
o'clock, and proceeded to the Delaware
City Hotel, where they were received by
Mayor Reybold, and after viewing the diff
erent places of interest here, they again
repaired to the hotel, where Mr.. E. A.
Stout had prepared an elegant dinner for
hem. They seemed well pleased with
heir visit, and left for Middletown about
our o'clock. Their handsome tally-ho
Ittrac ted much attention while passing
through town.
= Thursday evening, June 3Oth, is the
late set for the annual commencement at
he public school. Prof. Gardiner has
AIKEN pains to arrange very entertaining
which will include the reading of
ssays by the members of the graduating
lass, the awarding of prizes, an address to
he class by Prof. Gardiner, Principal, an
ddress to the citizens by DR.. A. N. Raub,
of Delaware College, and an ad-
lress by Superintendent Fl. D. Griffin.
dusic will be furnished by the Delaware
jity Social Orchestra.
Four Mary land Notes.