Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
DEiAwARE CRY.
DELAWARE CITY, March Q.

Mr.. Edgar Price of Millington, Nd,
was in town on Wednesday.
- Men are at work making repairs on
the river banks on the farm of Miss Emma
Clark.
= Mr.. John A. Tillefy of Baltimore, in
ventor of the Tillery Gaping iron for cap
ping cans, is in town this week.
- Mr.. Eugene Lindsay of..the Prothono-
tary's Office, Philadelphia, spent sunday::at
his summer residence here.
= Grand Master Fisher of Wyoming,
with his staff of grand officers, will pay o
fraternal visit to Patrick Henry Lodge No.
IL, I. o. O. F. on the 23d inst.
. - The steamer Major Reybold began her
regular trips to Philadelphia on Monday,
leaving here at 7.45 A. NJ. and returning
leaving Philadelphia at 2 P. NJ.
= Miss Matte McMunn and Miss Anna
Pennington of the NJ. E. Sunday school,
were elected delegates to the Sunday
School Convention to be held at Dover on
March 11th and 18th.
= The Rev. Julius Dodd, pastor of the
Delaware City N. E. Church, will preach
his last sermon at that church on next
Sunday evening, which closes the Confer
ence year.
= Messrs. James E. Stansbury & Son
have decided to operate the Delaware City
cannery this season, provided they can
make arrangements with the farmers to
grow tomatoes for them.
Mr. William Hutchinson, who learned
the drug business with Mr.. William A.
Jester, and who has been attending the
College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, has
returned and resumed his old position with
Mr.. Jester.
= The personal property of the late
William Davidson will be sold by the ad-
ministrators, Messrs VIM. A. Davidson and
VIM. A. Jester. at public sale on the 21st
inst, in order to make division. Mr.. A.
I. Swan will be the auctioneer.
: The fishing season was opened in
earnest here this week, 14O0 herring being
caught at the lock on Monday morning,
and the gill net fishermen for herring,
numbering about thirty five boats, are
making things lively along the shores.
= The large house boat of Mr.. James E.
Sadler, which will be used for fishing pur-
poses, was finished this week, and will be
taken to Mispillion creek about the Goth
inst, at which point Mr.. Sadler will then
begin operations in sturgeon fishing with
his large fleet. He will use no market
boat this season, but will ship direct from
Milford, to New York by rail, during his
stay at that point.
: The steam yacht Sybella, belonging
to John F. Belts, the well-known brewer,
of Philadelphia, passed through here on
Monday on her return from southern
waters where the owner and party of
friends had been on cunning expedition.
A large number of wild ducks and geese
were displayed in the rigging, making
beautiful sight as she steamed down the
canal.
- The large four mas ted schooner,
Marguerite, which was reported ashore at
Fort Delaware in last weeks TRANSCRIPT,
was dug out by a dredging machine on
Mocday After being foated she hoisted
all her colors and anchored in the channel
opposite Fort Delaware until Tuesday
morning when she proceeded to Philadel-
phia. The Marguerite is the largest four
masted schooner aaoat, her tonnage being
2800 tons. Her owners and captain were
elated at getting her off with such slight
damage.
"A very sad death occurred here on
Monday morning when Annie L. wan, the
little eight year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. I. Swan died with membraneous
dyphtheria, after few days illness. On
the operation of tracheotomy was
performed by DR.. j. J. Black of New
Castle, assisted by Drs. Belville and Dun
lap, an incision being made in the throat
and silver tube inserted to prevent the
throat from closing and to enable the
patient to breathe. The operation was
performed on Saturday afternoon, and the
little patient made comparatively COM
but Notwithstanding every effort
to gave her life, she suecumbed to the
dreadful disease. The funeral took place
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ser
v;oes ware held at the house nv the Rev
H. L. C. Braddon of Christ Episcopal
Church, interment at Delaware City ceme-
terry. She is the second child which Mr..
and Mrs. Swan have lost by diptheria
within two weeks. Both children were
very bright and attractive, and the bereav-
ed parents have the sympathy of the entire
community.