Middletown transcript., 1892-08-25
DELAwARE CRY.
DELAWARE CRY, August 25.

= The Delaware City cannery opened
on tomatoes on Wednesday
= Messrs. Beck & Pancoast are canning
early tomatoes this week.
- Mrs. Rev. M. B. Dunlap OF Whining
ton, is spending few days with Mrs. W.
A. Jester.
= Miss Lily Messig of Philadelphia, is
spending a week with her aunt, Miss Mary
Messig.
John L.Deputy, one OF. the present Road
Commissioners, is candidate for renomina-
tion for the same office.
REV. L. A. Oates, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, sailed from New York
for Europe, on Saturday.
= Joshua Derrickson, the well-known
stock dealer of Sussex county, arrived here
this week with drove of cattle which he
is disposing of to the farmers in this neigh
borhood
: Rowing parties continue to be popular
on the canal. great many being out this
week. Among our ladies are number OF
expert rowers who take delight in that
healthful exercise. -
"A dancing class has been opened in
the academy building, by Mr.. H. c. Clark.
The class numbers eighteen young men.
A rumber of private hops will be given by
the class during the fall and winter.
= The Thomas Clyde was crowded, as
usual, on Wednesday about seventy-five
excursionists landed here, the majority Of
them being anglers who quickly provided
themselves with bait and repaired to their
favorite fishing grounds along the banks of
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
: John T. Cheairs, Registrar for East
Red Lion hundred, has given notice that
he will sit for the purpose of registering
voters, at his store, at the foot of Clinton
street, the first four Saturdays in Septem-
Der, between the hours of s A. M. and P. NJ.
- Andrew Eliason of Pencader hundred,
candidate for County Commissioner from
the Fourth district, was in town on Tues
day. He is making an active canvas, and
the indications are that the vote Of Red
Lion hundred will be divided between Mr.
Eliason and Mr.. Weir.
a. I. Swan of East Red Lion hundred,
candidate for Assessor on the Democratic
ticket, is likely to have the field to himself
for the nomination. Mr. Swan is one of
the most popular young Democrats in Red
Lion hundred, and as strong candidate
as the party could put in the field.
The household goods of Mr.. H.F. Null
lin, former resident here, now represent
ing Messrs. Proctor & Gamble in the
Eastern states, will be sold at public sale
at the Manko building on Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Mullin having decided to con-
tinue boarding
Miss Sarah Short, niece of Mrs. VIM.
J. Robinson, with whom she had made her
home from early childhood, died on Satur-
day after brief illness. The funeral took
place on Tuesday morning. Services were
held in the NJ. E. Church by the Rev. Mr..
Prettyman. The interment was in Della
ware City cemetery.
= The following persons have announced
themselves as candidates for the General
Assembly, from Red Lion hundred: I.
Bayard Heisel, James III. S. Gam, and
Harry C. Clark. They are all from the
west end of the hundred, and being young
men, the contest promises to be a very
warm but good natured one.
= Frank Pordham has been appointed
Road Commissioner to fill the unexpired
term of the late William Beck. The
vacancy was filled by the other two road
commissioners, two names being placed in
box-one Democrat, and one Republican
and one name drawn by disinterested
party.
= Rev. H. L. G. Braddon, Rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, left this morning
for Atlantic City, where he will remain a
few days, preaching at st. James Church
on Sunday. He'will then visit New York,
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachu-
setts. There will be no service in Christ
Episcopal Church next Sunday.
: Lieutenant D'Armit, U. S. A., in
charge of the construction of the torpedo
batteries here and on Fort Delaware, has
been placed in charge of the U S. Engineer
office in Philadelphia, and of all construc-
tion work on the Delaware river, in the
absence of his chief, Major Raymond, who
was ordered to California on government
duty, to be away about a month.
-Blackbirds are plentiful, and gunners
are out daily after them. At the mouth
of Dragon creek, at the river grand bank,
and near "the culvert," are the favolite
places for shooting into the f1ocks which fly
south in the evening, and from five o'clock
until dark guns boom continually at the
several places. Reed birds are very scarce,
but they may be more plentiful by the first
of September when the law is out.
= The large excursion steamer Excelsior
made her first stop here on Monday ON her
way to Cape May with Company H. excur-
sion of New Castle. She is about the same
size as the steamer Republic, and has first
class Accommodations for passengers. She
took seventy persons from here and four
hundred and ninety from Smyrna. The
excursion of Company II. was a success.
An effort is being made by a number of
our citizens to have her stop here some
night next week on her way to the fishing
banks.
- The body of an unknown white man
was found floating in the Delaware river a
short distance above Fort Delaware, on
Tuesday, by John Nitkle of this place, who
was fishing for sturgeon. 1t was taken to
the Fort, and the Coroner notified. Deputy
Coroner Giles came down, and had the
body taken to Delaware City, and from
here to New Castle, where he had ordered
an ambulance to meet him. The body was
4l,o4 of n sfout middle aoed man. and had