Middletown transcript., 1892-12-15
DELAWARE CITY.


Mrs. E. A. Stout who has been ill for
two months is down stairs again.
Delaware Clark, of Newark, was in town
on visit for several days last week.
Thomas Swan who for some time has
been ill with typhoid fever is out again.
Mr.. Miller, Friend of Rev. Mr.. Oates,
preached in the Presbyterian Church last
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lieut.. D'Armit, mother and two
friends were guests at Greenlid a
few days last week.
The bridge over the Dutch Neck road is
up. Levy Courtman Clark is having re-
pairs done upon it.
DIR. Neale of Delaware College Experi-
mental Station, spent Sunday with Mr..
Jao. c. Higgins at his home near town.
VIM. B. Jester of Delaware College and
Mrs. VIM. A. Jester have been on the sick
list this week, but are recovering rapidly.
A severe fire burned the marsh back of
Edward Reybold's place last Saturday
The light from the fire was plainly visible
from town.
Messrs. Stout and Hempill returned from
their trip to Culpepper county, Virginia.
with plenty of game including wild turkey
and quail.
Mr.. Kenard Ladder has moved to Phila-
delphia to live where he is in business.
His sisters, Miss Laura and Miss Nan,
are with him on quite an extended visit ;.
Major Reybold seems to be the most
noted gentlemen in this neighborhood for
travelling He paid a visit to Salem,
Philadelphia and Wilmington this week.
The Presbyterian, Episcopalian and
Methodist churches are practicing for their
Christmas exercises. Christmas day will
be celebrated as has been the custom for
years.
All the workmen but two, have stopped
work onthe home of Mr.. Scott at Rey bold's
Station and gone to Philadelphia. Mr..
Scott will have other improvements put
upon his place next February.
John G. Higgins had young horse
killed last week by getting into ditch.
The horse was valuable one, and it was
Mr.. Higgins intention to give it to Frank
Cleaver, who had such bad luck with his
stable of nice horses
The last mach to the reliefof the teachers)
of the socials given by the different divis-
ions of the public school, was held Satur-
day afternoon by the little tots of Miss
Lou Prices room. Nearly 100 were pres
ent, and they seemed to enjoy themselves
hugely.
Last Thursday night about thirty of the |
young people, mostly students in the aca-
1emic department of tue public schools. |
met in Assembly Hall by invitation and |
spent most delightful evening. Refresh
ments were served at 10. 80 soon after which |
The party broke up.
Several yachts have passed through the |
,anal this week. Amongthe number was
5he United States mail steamer Election
bound for Florida, and the Sybilla on her
return from the Chesapeake flats. The
Sybilla was rigged out with wild birds of
iifferent kinds and presented pleasing
light.
Foot ball seems to have taken hold upon
;he minds of the younger generation after
he great game of the Sd, and now nothing
will do but this one sport. Some of the
,lder boys had ball and commenced play
Fhereupon the little fellows followed suit.
Anything from bundle of rags to a tin
an serves as the object of their affection
md kicks.
Frank Cleaver has had quite misfortune
within the last two weeks Four out of a
table of five horses have died with the
anne trouble-paralysis of the larynx. The
who were called in declare
he disease not contagious yet can give no
ause for its appearance. It is generally
imposed that it comes from feeding oats
which had become mouldy. This is quite
common trouble throughout the State,
everal other horses having died in this vi
Unity within the last three months in con
equsnce of which many of the farmers
ire having their animals insured in the
Delaware Live Stock Insurance Company,
through their agent here, J. N. Warren.