Middletown transcript., 1892-01-21
DELAWARE CITY.
DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 21.

- Mr.. Howard FOard le1C IOr Fnllauel-
phia this week to accept a position ON the
Press.
Mr.. Fred Wipf, who has been a resi-
dent here for several years, removed to
New Castle on Wednesday.
i Miss Lidie Moss and Miss Sophia
Jones of Philadelphia, spent few days
with Mrs. C. Won Culin this week.
- The assessment lists for East Red Lion
hundred can be seen at the Delaware City
post-ofice and at the Delaware City Hotel.
= Mr.. James Lang of the steam tug G.
G. Ash left for Philadelphia on Wednesday,
where he will spend several weeks.
Mr.. VIM. T. Vail will remove to the
residence on Clinton street formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs Brewer and owned by Mrs.
McNamee.
Delaware City is quite a coaling
station for the tug boats during the winter
months, being very convenient for tugs
working in the bay saving them run to
Philadelphia and return.
The report that the contractors doing
the work on the piling at Fort Delaware
had been relieved of their contract, was a
mistake, as they have been granted the ex--
tension of time asked for.
Mr.. Atwood Richards, who has been
employed on the Pennsylvania railroad
here for the past year, has secured a posi-
ton with the bridge builders of the same
company, and will remove to Wilmington
this week.
- Mr.. Samuel Hines, Sr., met with a
very painful accident at the shops of Mr..
R. A. Moody, where he is employed, on
Tuesday, by bar of iron crushing almost
through his hand. He is doing well at
this writing.
1t is reported that the -four mill owned
and formerly operated by G.. w. Reybold
will be rebuilt, fitted out with new inn
proved machinery and put into operation.
This will be good news to the farmers in
this vicinity who have been obliged to haul
their grist long distances for several years.
"A tow of timber from the Susque-
hanna arrived here via the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal on Saturday evening,
and is now lying in the harbor here, watt
ing for the weather to moderate, when it
.11 he
tug, Ivanh6e for New York by the outside
route. This will be the first tow OF
timber which ever passed through here to
go to New York by way of the ocean the
large quantities of timber which pass
through here annually all go by way of the
Delaware and Raritan Canal. The reasons
for using the inland route are the great
danger to ocean steamers and other vessels
should raft be lost and drift into the
great channels of travel, and the loss of the
timber to the owners.
Emma Mulligan, y oungest daughter
of Nj. NJ. Mulligan, died at her home here
on Thursday. after a painful illness of four
weeks The funeral took place on Monday
morning at st. Paul's Catholic Church.
REQUIEM Mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father DAILY, pastor, followed with beau
tiful sermon by Rev. Father Brady of New
Castle. The funeral was large one, and
the church was crowded to the doors a
car full of friends came from Philadelphia,
Camden, Wilmington, New Castle, and
other places to pay a tribute of respect and
affection to the memory of their young
friend called away in the flower of her
youth. As the funeral entered the church
the choir sang, " Pray for the Dead"
Jerusalem, my Happy Home" was rem
dered as the funeral procession proceeded
from the church to the grave. Beautiful
flowers covered the casket at the head of
which rested white dove on bank of
rose beads, bearing the words, emma
At Rest Miss Mulligan was a young
lady of exceptional qualities, possessing a
bright, amiable disposition, always cheer
ful, sincere friend and a consistent Chris
tian and her early death has cast gloom
over the entire community, from which
she will be greatly missed. One of the
circumstances which makes her death an
extremely sad one is the fact that two
families were looking forward to joyful
wedding within a few months the family
of Miss Mulligan, and that of Mr.. Charles
A. O'Brien of Philad elphia, to whom she
was engaged to be married, and who devot-
edly attended her during her last illness
and death. The pail bearers were Mr..
William E. Smith Of Wilmington, Mr..
Daniel Cush of st. Georges, Mr.. John Gun
ming of Philadelphia, Captain John Lang,
Mr.. James Lang, and Everett Won Culin
of Delaware City.