Middletown transcript., 1892-03-03
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= DIR. F. S. Dunlap offers several tow
lots for sale.
- About the usual number of moving
will take place here on the coming 25th.
Mrs. Neeff, widow of the late John
Neeff of Akron, Ohio, is visiting Mrs. VIM
Neeff.
= Mr.. Stansbury of the firm of ]. E.
Stansbury & Son, of Baltimore, was in
town on Saturday.
- The recent rains have caused water to
raise in a number of the cellars in the
lower part of the town.
= The severe cold weather of the past
week has been serious set back to the
herring fishermen.
= Services will be held at st. Pauls
Catholic Church every Wednesday during
Lent at 7.30 A. M. and 7.30 P. NJ.
- Charles Mulholland of Philadelphia,
who was frequent visitor here, died at
his home in Philadelphia on Friday, after
lingering illness.
- James E. Sadler of this city will re-
move thirty large cannon balls from Fort
Delaware to Delaware City for reshipment
to Fortress Monroe this week.
= Samuel 81. Irons has received the
contract for driving three wells on the
Mccoy stock farm, near Kirkwood, and
began work on them this week.
- Delaware Castle No. 10, K. G. E
held sociable at their hall on Monday
evening. Refreshments were served, and q
literary entertainment given. Only the
members were present.
Mr.. Rupp, who succeeded Mr.. George
N. D. Bowen as section..b boss of this end of
the Delaware City and Newark railroad,
took charge on Tuesday.
= Considerable excitement was raised in
town last week by report that the miss
ing head of Noah Benson had been found
but on investigation the report was found
to be hoax.
The steamer Richard Willing of the
Ericsson Line arrived here on Tuesday
morning at eight O'Clock, about five hours
behind time, owing to the gale on the
Chesapeake bay.
Superintendent Price of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal Co., made
several trips here this week on his steam
yacht Linda; the recent storms causing
much uneasiness as to the safety of the
canal banks.
= Owing to the indisposition of the Rev.
Luther Oates, no services have been held
at the Presbyterian Church for the past
two Sunday nights. Morning services were
held at the usual hour.
= Mr.. James Lang who has been en-
gagged for many years as fireman of the tug
C. G. Ash, and who recently procured his
papers as engineer, was rendered recep-
tion by his friends on Tuesday evening.
- Presiding Elder Murray, held his last
quarterly conference at the N. E. Church
here on Saturday night, and preached at
the same church on Sunday evening to a
large congregation.
= The diphtheria, of which we had
few cases in town, has about disappeared,
those who were affected with the disease
having recovered. There was but one
death, and no epidemic, as was reported.
During the recent high tides the
stank across Dragon Creek at the New
Castle road showed signs of weakening,
and force of carpenters were sent by the
canal company to strengthen it it is now
perfectly safe.
- The construction force of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal which has been
engaged in making repairs on the property
of the company here, left for Chesapeake
City on Saturday, where they have begun
work on the lock.
- In the announcement of the death of
A. I. SWANS little daughter, last week,
the name should have read Ethel, not Ella,
as the printer had it. Mr.. SWANS other
children who have been sick have recovered.
- Ex-Representative James A. Multi
gan of Delaware City, is an applicant for
the position of Fish Commissioner. The
immense fishing interests of Red Lion
hundred make Delaware City the most
place in the State for the Fish
G Commissioners to be located.
- Seven thousand feet of lumber which
was used by the Ericsson Line Of Steamers
as platform for transferring freight dur
ing the temporary closing of the canal,
was sold on Monday, by auctioneer A. I.
Swan. With the exception of a small
quantity, it was bought by ]. R. Penning-
ton, lumber dealer.
= Ivanette Douty, granddaughter of
William NJ. Wingate, died here on Friday
Morning at the age of four years. The
funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock. Services were held at the
house, and interment in Delaware City
cemetery.
= The steamer Major Reybold will be-
gin making daily trips between Salem and
Philadelphia on Monday, making her
usual stops at Delaware City, New Castle,
Pennsgrove and Chester.
Charles Williams, better known as
Chicken Billy" negro employed at the
livery stable here, made an assault on
Frank Cleaver, carter of this town, on
Thursday, and severely injured him about
the face A warrant was sworn out for
his arrest, but before it could be served,
Williams had left for parts unknown.
= The entertainment given by pupils of
the Public School, at Assembly Hall, on
Friday evening was one of the best they
have ever given. The programme consisted
of comedies, vocal and instrumental music
and tennis drill. Everybody acquitted
themselves with credit, and the perform
ance was decided success in every parti-
cular.
"A large four masted schooner, bound
for Philadelphia, dragged her anchor on
Monday night during the heavy gale, and
drifted ashore on Fort Delaware, a short
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