Middletown transcript., 1892-06-02
DELAwARE CITY.

this week.
= Miss Sophia Jones of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. c.
Won Culin.
= Miss Sallie Girard and Katie Hanley
of Chester, Pa, visited friends here on
Sunday.
= Messrs. Joseph Endicott and Isaac Fl,
Ubil left on Wednesday morning to attend
the P. E. Diocesan Convention at Laurel.
= Fred Tugend has taken the position
of clerk at the Kirkwood Hotel of E. Milne
and will begin his new duties next week.
= Boating on the canal is popular
pastime, and several of the ladies are be-
coming experts at the oars.
= Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burke of West
Philadelphia, were the guests of Miss
Mary Holiday for a few days this week.
= Mrs. E. A. Stout of the Delaware
Hotel, left on Tuesday morning for Wilkes
Barre, Pa, where she will spend few
months. She was accompanied by her
sister, MISS 11llle dulSnlZers
- Benjamin Gam and Joseph E. Martin,
candidate for Receiver of Taxes on the
Republican ticket, made tour among the
Republicans here on Wednesday in the
interest of the latter's candidacy.
A very large force of men will begin
work on the torpedo battery at Fort Della
ware as soon as the material arrives. The
force on Delaware Battery will also be
increased when the material arrives at that
place. 1t is being expected at both places
very soon.
= Shad fishing closed here last week,
the poorest season known in several years.
The sturgeon fishing which was very dull
during the early part of the season, is i'm
proving, the catches being much better
for the past week. A large fleet of boats
are fishing for sturgeon here.
Mr. James Lang of this city and Miss
Katie Brophy of Philadelphia, were mar
ried at st. Johns Catholic Church in that
city on Wednesday afternoon at four
o'clock They left for their new home in
Delaware City the same evening, where on
their arrival they were rendered a warm
reception by their friends.
The Quaker City Yacht Club of Phil
adelphia, arrived here on Wednesday
morning, and the feet, headed by A. Col
burns handsome yacht, Venitzia, proceeded
through the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal on their annual cruise down the
Chesapeake Bay. The boats were newly
fitted and painted and presented very
handsome appearance.
- Mr.. Martin, sailor on board of a
coasting schooner, fell from the mast of the
schooner below Reedy Island, on Sunday.
He was brought to Delaware City on a tug
boat Sunday afternoon, and examined and
to by DR.. F. Belville, after which
the tug took him to Wilmington, where he
died in the hospital.
= The steamer Thomas Clyde has been
repainted and handsomely reftted. She
will leave the Harlan & Hollingsworth
shops on Friday and make her first excur-
sion of this year on Saturday. She will
carry number of charter excursions prev
ious to opening the regular season. Cap
tain F. McMunn will take command as
usual, and the crew from Delaware City
will be Edward Neeff, William Hines,
Henry Tugend, John Kane and Hezekiah
Scott. John Cunning will have charge of
the refreshment counter.
= Mayor Reybold deserves much credit
and has the approval of all of our citizens
for his promptness in quelling disturbances
and his determination to preserve peace
and good order on our streets. A distur-
bance occurred on Clinton street, on Satur-
day night which for while threatened to
become general row, when the Mayor
stepped in and arrested the offender, a
young darkey blood named Viney, who
was locked up, and given hearing the
next morning and fined. Our town has
always been noted for peace and good
order. There is large colored population
and, as rule, they are orderly, but of
late about half dozen young colored
toughs seem to have determined to take
possession of the street on Saturday nights,
giving way to no one and crowding pedes-
5rians from the sidewalk, evidently court
ng row. It is the intention of the Mayor
70 break the thing up, and in doing so has
not only the approval of the white people
but that of the better class of the colored
who, at their Church meetings
md festivals, have trouble with the same
element.
= Flowers and bunting, music and
,ratory were the features of Decoration
Day in Delaware City. Houses and stores
we're decorated with the national colors
md general holiday appearance prevail
ID. The cemeteries were thronged with
people and fragrant with floral tributes.
1t 2.30 P. NJ, the hour appointed for the
lag raising at the public school, large
gathered on the school green
where seats were provided and platform
aised. The school children were seated in
ront, and opened the exercises by repeat
ng the XIX Psalm and singing Gamer
Ca" The presentation speech was made
~ Principal F. E. Gardiner, and the ad-
lress of acceptance by Mr.. I. H. Ubil,
president of the school board, after which
he children, led by Prof. VIM. Anderson,
ang The Star Spangled Banner" Then
anne the event of the day, soul stirring
'ration by that eloquent orator, Prof. L.
irving Handy. His theme was patriotism
md the public school. To praise his elo-
Iuence would be like gliding gold the
public will better appreciate the reading of |
he oratien which, it is hoped, will appear
n the next issue of THE TRANSCRIPT.
After the speaking the children sang The
Flag of the Free ~ and Mayor W. E. Rey-
bold raised the stars and stripes over the
'chool house. After cheering the flag the
audience dispersed well pleased with the
lay.