Middletown transcript., 1892-06-09
DELAwARE CITY.
DELAWARE Cry, june 8.

= Miss Tillie Murch of Wilmington,
visited friends here on Monday.
Mr.. E. Milne and wife of Kirkwood,
were IN town on Sunday.
Sturgeon are still scarce, very few
being caught during the past week.
Miss Mary Messig has been spending
week with friends in Philadelphia.
= Miss Annie Schunder is spending
few weeks in Philadelphia with her sister.
= Butter is plentiful here and is selling
at fifteen cents pound. Eggs are scarce.
An effort is being made to have
fourth of July celebration in Delaware
City,
- Mr.. J. Thomas Prices child, which
has been ill for some time, is reported
better.
= Mrs. George N. Bright is visiting her
mother, Mrs. A. N. Sutton, who is ill at
st. Georges.
= The Democratic Executive Committee
of Red Lion hundred, will meet next week
and organize for the coming campaign.
= The cement for Fort Delaware and
Delaware Battery has arrived and is now
being unloaded at both places.
Evan G. Boyd and Captain Phillips
of Company q, New Castle, spent a few
hours in town on Sunday.
= Mr.. George Carmichael of Whining
ton, was here on Wednesday looking after
the interests of his father, who is candi-
dat for Sheriff.
- The Quaker City Yacht Club returned
from their cruise down the Chesapeake
bay on Tuesday, and left for Philadelphia
on the same afternoon.
= Children's Day will be observed at
the NJ. E. Church on Sunday morning and
evening, and at the Presbyterian Church
in the afternoon.
= Mr.. Albert Elliott and family-of Will
mington, will spend the summer at the
Harper farm formerly Anthony Reybold's)
near Delaware City.
- Willie Ketchen and his famous trot-
ting Irish setter dog are expected to parti-
cipate in the racing at DR.. McCoy's track,
on the fourth of July.
= Mayor Reybold has competed the re-
pairs on his steam yacht, including new
boiler, and made his first trip on the canal
last week, and everything worked satisfac-
torily.
nL. a,,.,oI aIooE;ou IF 4rucfoar nf
st. Paups Catholic Church will be held in
the vestry room on Thursday evening,
June 10Th, at half past seven.
= There will be a flag raising at Mr..
Scott's summer residence, Lexington, near
Delaware City, on the fourth Of July. A
pole eighty feet high will be planted, and
general jubilee will follow the flag rais-
ing
- Another old Delaware river tug boat,
the Ham. Disston, was burned to the
waters edge short distance above Sadler's
wharf on Friday morning. Very little
notice was taken of it as this seems to be
cemetery for tug boats, four having burned
here within few years.
- George Clark, the four year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Clark, died on Tues
day OF diphtheria, after an illness of few
weeks. He was very bright little fellow
and Just old enough to be interesting. The
funeral will take place to-day, Thursday,
at two o'clock.
1t is reported that an Ordnance Sergeant
will be placed in charge at Delaware Bat
| | teFJ Ia few weeks, which indicates
that work will be continued there until the
battery is completed. This is encouraging
for Delaware City, as it will give employ
ment to a great many men.
| = Delaware City has many handsome
flower gardens, but the most beautiful
garden of roses in the town or vicinity il
at DR.. F. S. Dunlap's. 1t is perfect
fairyland and what is more, the doctor Il
yery generous with his flowers, and thu
children know just where to go for hand
some bouquet.
= Strawberries are very plentiful in oul
market. Mr.. VIM. A. Prices crop i
larger this year than usual and the berries
are of extra fine quality. Besides supply
ing the town he ships large quantities t.
Wilmington, where they command th'
highest prices owing to their extra quality
A large number of boys are engaged IL
picking them.
= The Democratic nomination election
for Sheriff, Coroner, Receiver of Taxes ant
Comptroller will be held at E. A. Stout
hotel on Saturday. Polls open at i
o'clock, noon, and close at Z P. M. Th
judges named by the County Committee t
hold the election are E. Won Culin
George N. Bright and A. B. Cook.
= The introduction of the scarlet Glove
promises to give the dairy business in thi
section a boom. Mr. Henry Higgins has
thirty acre field of that variety which wa
in bloom last week. The sight was vel
worth a long drive to see. The effect wa
as if a scarlet cloth had been spread over
broad field of high ensilage. 1t will prob
ably be harvested next week.
= Mr.. J. Addison Hunter and famil
arrived here from Minneapolis on Monda
evening, and left for the seashore on Tues
day morning, where they will spend fey
weeks. Mr.. Hunter was born and raise
in Delaware City, has lived in Los Angeles
Cal, for the past five years, and recent
removed to Minneapolis, where he wi
make his future home.