Middletown transcript., 1892-09-01
DELAWARE CITY.
nrIAwARE cIrY sentember

= Jersey Sweet Potatoes are becoming
plentiful in our market.
= Mrs. p. j. Mulligan and daughter are
visiting at Chesapeake City this week.
= Miss Annie Snyder of Easton, Pa, is
the guest of Mrs. E. A. Stout at the Della
ware City Hotel.
= Detective Hutchins was in town on
Saturday in the interest of the State
Game Protective Association.
The steamer Major Reybold now leaves
Philadelphia at 2.3O P. NJ. instead of 8
o'clock, as heretofore.
Mrs. George Smith of Manaounk is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Schunder,
on Washington avenue.
= Harrington Clark, station agent at
Eddystone, on the Pennsylvania railroad,
visited his parents here this week.
- Miss Lily Messig, who has been spend
ing a short vacation here, returned to her
home in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
j. E. Simpson will build an addition
to his wheelwright and carriage shops on
Fifth street, now occupied by W. G. Webb.
Rev. Father DAILY of st. Paups Cath
olic Church is away this week attending
the Retreat of the Catholic clergy of the
Diocese.
= The Delaware City Public School
will open the fall term on Monday, Septem-
Der 5th, with Mr.. Handy as principal and
all the old teachers.
- Fred Morris, formerly an operator
here, is now in the passenger service of the
Pennsylvania railroad, running between
Baltimore and Washington.
= Miss Kate Lang of Philadelphia, who
has been spending a short vacation here
with her mother, will return home to-
morrow.
- The Hundred Executive Committee
has issued call for a meeting of the Demo-
Gratis of Red Lion Hundred, at st. Georges,
on Friday tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
= Charles v. Wise of New Castle, candi-
date for County Commissioner from the
Fourth District, on the Democratic ticket
was in town on Monday.
- DIR. E. w. Haines, the well known
dentist of Newark, Del. and who has an
office at Delaware City, will be married to
Mrs. Jennie Griffith of Wilmington, on
Thursday, September, 9Th, in that city.
= The entire business, carriage factory
and wheelwright and blacksmith shops,
with tools and stock, of the late Robert A.
Moody are offered for sale.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Coleman will oficiate
at Christ Episcopal Church on Sunday, and
will preach at both morning and evening
services.
= The steamer Major Reybold, of the
Philadelphia and Salem Navigation Com
pany, made her last Sunday trip of the
season last Sunday.
Rev. Il. L. C. Braddon, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, has sent in his
resignation, to take effect Oct. Is, and has
accepted call to Florence, New jersey.
A blue fish weighing six pounds was
caught in a sturgeon net at Delaware City
on Monday by John Nickle, fisherman
from this place. It is the first blue fish
ever caught this far up the river.
= The steamer Thomas Clyde will make
her last trip of the season from Delaware
City to Woodland Beach on Wednesday
September 7th. The present season has
been one of the most successful which this
favorite excursion steamer has ever had.
= The last run of sturgeon is on now,
and those who are fishing for them are
doing very well, seven being caught here
on Monday. As rule, the roe of the fish
caught this late in the season, is worthless,
but the meat finds good sale.
= The cement work on the outside Of
the torpedo battery on this shore which is
eight feet thick, is completed, and it is
now being covered with earth, an immense
derrick being used for hoisting the same.
There is still great deal Of work to be
done there, and operations will be con-
tinued until winter stops them.
= The steamer Delaware, with large
fishing party from Wilmington and band
of music, bound for Ship John, made stop
here on Monday morning. Two sturgeon
boats from here were taken in tow to be
used for fishing purposes after arrival at
Ship John. The party was under the
chrage of Superintendent McCausland OF
the Wilmington & Northern Railroad Co.
= Considerable excitement was raised
here on Saturday morning by the bursting
of ball section of the Harrison boiler at
the cannery of J. B. Stansbury & Sons.
The escaping steam blew the fire out OF
the furnace, scattering hot cinders among
the crowd of operators, and slightly scald-
ing several of them. An alarm of fire was
sounded, and in a few minutes the fire
engine and hose carriage were on the scene
but were not required to be put into
service.
The Ericsson Line of steamers which
make daily trips between Philadelphia
and Baltimore via Delaware City, one
boat leaving each city at five o'clock P. NJ,
are crowded with passengers every night.
The steamers present a beautiful sight when
the enter the lock, being brilliantly lighted
throughout by electricity. They are ele-
gantly fitted up, and present quite con-
trast to the same line of steamers of few
years ago. The company is having new
steamer built, which they expect to put
on the line next spring. She will be even
better fitted and have finer Accommodations
than the boats now in service.