Middletown transcript., 1892-01-14
pEfAWARR CRY.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM OUR
REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

! DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 13.
| Mr.. William Boster of Myerstown, Pa. j
visiting Mf. w. NJ. HiBshman.
Mrs VIM. Hogan spent Tuesday an
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Mar.
| O'Neill.
Miss Annie Schunder returned home Of
Tuesday evening from six weeks visit t
Philadelphia.
Edward Milne, who formerly kept tn
Robinson House here, took charge of tn
Kirkwood Hotel at that place last week.
George Tybout who had been in poo
health for more than year past, died sud
denly at his home, on Tuesday morning
at half past nine O'Clock.
The ice men are disappointed. Prepara-
tions for cutting ice. were commenced or
Monday, but the fog and thaw of Tuesday
and Wednesday put an end to it for. the
present.
The estate of the late William Davidson
will shortly be sold by the heirs in order
to make division, and will probably be
bought by VIM. A. Davidson, his son and
successor in business.
The steam tug c. G. Ash of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Towing Co., has been
put on by the trip for the balance of the
winter. She was inspected by the U: S.
inspectors on Monday.
Mrs. and Hiss Lidie Bradway who have
been spending few weeks here, have de-
cided to return to Atlantic City next week,
where they will reopen the Delaware City
House about the 21st of this month.
The shad and herring fishermen are very
busy now pre- pairing their nets for the COM
ing season, which they expect will open
earlier than usual and be very profitable
one Many thousands OF dollars are invest
ed here in fishing outfits and good or bad
fishing season means comfort and happi-
ness or disappointment and deprivation for
several hundred people.
The pile drivers at Fort Delaware have
had very serious series of delays and
losses occasioned by storm and wind,
among them the, loss of a quantity of
timber for piling, which was cut loose from
the tug which had it, in tow, and drifted
out to sea. The very unfavorable weather
also impeded the work, and now the limit
of time, which had been extended, has
lapsed and they lose their contract. There
is really nobody to blame, simply a COM
bination of misfortunes, and everybody re-
grets the loss to the contractors.
The hop at Assembly Hall on Friday
night was as usual, a grand success. The
Assembly room was filed with guests
from Philadelphia, WILMINGTON, Middle
town, Elkton, Chesapeake, Salem, Port
Penn, Mt. Pleasant and the immediate
vicinity. The costumes were elaborate
and elegant, the music, by, Prof Albert's
orchestra, inspiring, and the happy couples
glided over the polished floor, needless of
the passing hours until recess was called
for refreshments after which dancing was
resumed and continued until four A. NJ,
when carriages were called and the d.ncers
driven to their respective abodes. S
Between forty and fifty ladies and gentle
men participated in the Second Annual
Twelfth Night Party held at Christ Church
Rectory. Games, music and mirth filed
the programme. Prof. and Mrs. John
Brown of Wilmington were present and
contributed large portion of the music.
On cutting the twelfth cake the gold ring
was drawn by Mrs. Maxwell, silver thimble
by Miss Norah Foard, coin by Mr.. Pan
coast, flour by Miss Emma Olive ; the
black cloth by Miss Lidie Bradway blue
cloth by Miss Matte McMunn and white
cloth by Mr.. Coale. At midnight Auld
Lang syne" closed the scene.
At the annual election of officers of the
Delaware City Volunteer Fire Company
held at the engine house on Thursday
night, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, George B.
Money ViceEpresident, S. H.. Irons !;
J. Amos Collins; Treasurer, DR..
F. Belville trustees G.. W. Reybold,
Geo. N. Bright, Reuben Anderson !;
directors Frank Rhein, S. H. Irons, VIM.
c. Bright, G.. N Bright, J. A. Collins,
John T. Cook, John Jarrel, John H.
Davidson, John O'Neil, Samuel Weaver.
The fire engine was reported in good order
and condition.