Middletown transcript., 1893-04-15
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DELAwABE Cry, April III 1s9a
AS James Bower Jr., was fishing on
Monday morning last off Iron wharf,
short distance below this city, he
found drifting southward with the tide
a shad skiff, with oars, an elegant
shad net, oilclothes and, fishing out
fits complete. No signs of any one
having been thrown out or other
wise leaving the boat were visible, but
every indication of arrangements hav-
ing been made on Sunday evening fer
an early start fishing on Monday morn
ing, and left the boat unsecured at
some wharf, drifted away. 1t was
not recognized by any of the water
men OF this city. Considerable mystery
surrounded the find until the next day,
whenit was claimed and satisfactorily
proved by man from Pennsville,
N. j., and the supposition of its drifting
away from the wharf verified. The
man claiming it started Immediately
with her from here for the Jersey shore.
When q short distance out from this
shore the boat capsized and the lone
inmate thrown into the water; he was,
however, after short struggle rescued
by parties from this city. The boat
righted and baled, when he again
started for home, where he is now sup
posed to have arrived safely.
Miss Lucy jackson, Of Chester, Pa.,
is in town for short stay.
Patrick Fosney has been quite ill
with the typhoid fever but is now
improving.
A load of bricks were put off here
last week for J. r. Pennington's brick
and lumber yard.
Mr.. Simpson, the " Dry Dock Man,
has permanently settled on his farm
just across the canal from this town.
Mr. Harrington Clark was home Sum
day last on a short visit to his rela-
tiyes.
Mayor w e. Reybold has had printed
and posted a lot of bills warning all
renters and property holders to have
well cleaned on or before May 1st,
all stables and out buildings, or they
win be reported to the State board of
health. This is well advised mea-t
sure taken against cholera, and the
towns people readily recognizing this
fact, are responding to the request
Mayor Reybold was lately reelected
Mayor for the ensuing two years.
No little opposition is being stirred
up in this neighborhood against the
governments placing quarantine
station either on Pea Patch or Reedy
Island. Not that the people are SO
much afraid of the contagious diseases
that will be in such close contact,
although that is not such pleasant
Thought but the injury it will be to
their main mode Of livelihood, the
fishing industry. ,Reedy Island, the
place seemingly chosen for this pur-
pose is only a few, hundred yards
from Port Penn, 2 miles from Della
ware City, 8 miles from New Castle |
and IA from Wilmington-and yet, |
HOY Island was abandoned because it |
was too close to the city of Baltimore
just 10 miles. Again they argue, that |
1t hardly seems fair that Delaware,s
citizens shouldsuffer for Pennsylvania
interest. A movement is on foot to
try and prevent the establishment of
such g station on either of the two
already mentioned islands.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stein, daughter of
John Berger, of this place, died at
her fathers residence on April 4th,
and was buried on the following Fri
day, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
shad are large but only a few are
being caught. Herring are here in
llforce. Last Monday morning a
aaul of 81, 900 was made in the locks.
shad are selling for S22 per hundred,
while Herring bring from 25 to 70
tents per hundred, depending upon
circumstances.
A very pleasant evening was spent
q the parlOrs of Delaware City House
,n Monday evening by the young
adies and gentlemen who compose the
room drill OF the two evenings pre-.
'ious A handsome 10 pound cake
vas presented to their drill master, and
nth this, some Ice cream, dancing and
ames, heyonng people enjoyed their
venings outing
The much talked of and worked for
for the benefit of the
chool Encyclopedias came off last ]
'fiday and Saturday evenings.
he fair was a success from ,,
sgining to end. Over SAT was made
bove every expense and everything ]
Ias sold This result was only
rought about by the tireless efforts
the people who seemed to think
lere was no trouble too great, no
ork too hard, no expense too large
L them to undertake. Particularly
ere some of the ladies untiring in ]
leir work, and the thanks of the
tire town are due them for the sue
IS they have SO nobIy helped to
,rk out for the towns.school. There
IS over $50 worth Of fancy articles
d. and this portion of the hall was
" pretty. "A gypsy fortune telling
f vas in one corner and the charm
/ gypsy. Miss Alice Clark, made
nv quarters by her magic art. The 4
opsr and ice cream were served down g g
irs id the first department On dt