Middletown transcript., 1892-10-06
DELAWARE CITY.
nr1AwARE CRY, October 4. !.

City, is the guest OF Mrs. bTauuon'
HI. C. Braddon will preach his
farewell sermon at Christ Eplscopai
Church on Sunday evening.
Mr.. Chalkey Phillips of Elkton,
visited his son. Mr.. Frank Philips, at
the Robinson House on Sunday.
= Miss Mary O'Neill, who has been
visiting in Philadelphia for the past
two months, has returned home.
= Several large RATS of timber, Tor
piling, passed through the canal, bound
for New York, on Tuesday.
= Miss Lizzie Girard will leave for
Chester ON Friday, where she VIII
spend the fall and winter.
- Elan Paige of the Port Penn
Hotel will move to the Manko building,
on Clinton street, where he Will open q
pool room.
Mr.. William Kaffe who was an
apprentice under Mr.. A. |. Swan, here,
has opened barber shop in Chesa-
peake City, Md.
A public sale of the real estate
and personal property of the late Mrs.
Jane Cleaver will take place at her late
residence on Saturday, Oct. 18th, at
one o'clock P. NJ.
- The tools, stock, etc.. OF black
smith and carriage business OF the iate
Robert A. Moody will be sold at public
sale on Oct. 9th.
= The fall shipments of oyster shells
from Baltimore have begun, and
several barge loads passed through
here this week for Wilmington and
Philadelphia parties.
= Mr.. ]. Amos. Collins who has
worked as horse shoer for the late IL.
A. Moody for the past seven years,
will open a horse sh0eing shop mere
within a few weeks.
- District Deputy Grand Master,
F. r. Householder accompanied py
the District Deputy Grand officers, in
stalled the officers elect of Washington
Lodge, 1. o. o. F. of New Castle on
Monday night.
A number of handsome yachts
pass through here every few days on
their way to Florida. Many of them
are elegantly fitted up, and in many
instances the owners have their faml-
lies aboard.
Inspector Alexander FARRELL has
decided to hold the general election at
the. Delaware City Fire Engine House,
it being better adapted for the purpose
than any other building in town.
Work on the torpedo battery
below Delaware City is progressing ;
the concrete and earth work is nearly
completed and sodding has been COM
menced.
- Mr.. Eugene Lindsay of Phila-
delphia, is making extensive improve
ments to his summer residence on the
river front here. The building will be
heightened, new story added, ana
verandahs built around it.
Miss Allie Clark gave very
pleasant reception at her home on
Monday evening. About twenty
couples were present and spent a social
evening in dancing, music, etc. MUSIC
was furnished by Prof. Webb.
Prof. Clark's dancing class held
their weekly socia ble-at the Academy
on Wednesday evening. These soci-
ables are we'll attended, and the class,
which consists mainly of beginners, is
making rapid progress. 1t is their in
tention to give grand ball in few
weeks.
- An effort is being made to organ
ize a football team in Delaware City.
There is plenty of good material here,
and there is no reason why the ef1ort
should not be successful, and a good
amateur team organized. A meeting
will be called in few days for that
purpose.
- Mr.. Joshua Derrickson the well
known stock dealer of Frankfort, Sus'
sex county, was in town this week.
Mr.. Derrickson is staunch Democrat
and says that Sussex is sure to give a
large Democratic majority.
At the meeting of the Delaware
CITY Volunteer Fire Company on
Thursday evening it was decided to
take part in the Firemen's parade at
New Castle on Oct. 18th. Another
meeting will be held this Thursday
evening to make further arrangements.
- The Delaware City minoe meat
factory opened last week with a fail
number of orders on hand. This week
so many large orders were received
that the force of workmen will be in
creased, and the factory will probably
run overtime.
| = The following members of Jack
son Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Messrs
Matthew Bigger, +. R. Householder
M. w. Hibshman, John Keane, G. w
Green, attended the Sc Annual Com
munication of the M. w. Grand
Lodge of Delaware A. F. & A. M. al
Wilmington on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
: Messrs. T. J. Clark and Alex.
Robbery will open an oyster saloor
and restaurant on Clinton street next
week. They will make a speciality Of
supply families with oysters. Both
young men are ative and popular and
} they will no doubt get fair share oi
patronage.
= Leonard Ayres, one of the cap.
pers at Stansbury's canning factory
was the victim of practical joke,
played by himself, in an exhibition oi
Gre-eating. Filling his mouth will
gasolene he b. Id d lighted paper in the
vicinity and blew. The oil ignited ant
exploded, burning his face and hair
The injuries were but slight, although
painful.
= Mr.. Daniel Weaver, who has beer
clerking for Mr.. W. G. Hickey, has ac
cepted a position in Philadelphia, and
J Mr.. John Cunning has resumed his ole
position with Mr.. Hickey which HI
occupied previous to taking charge O
the refreshment counter on the exeur
sion steamer Thomas Clyde.
- John F. Betz, Jr., Director o.
Public Safety Better, and Prothono'
tary VIM, B. Mann of Philadelphia
; passed through the lock here on Friday
on Mr.. Bet'Z steam yacht SYbella