Middletown transcript., 1894-05-19
DELAWARE CITY.

Mrs. Laura Dunlap spent Sunday in Phil
adelphia.
Miss Mabel Johannes is visiting friends in
New Castle. I.
Services were held every evening in the
NJ. E. Church this week.
Miss Eta Beck has returned from pro-
tracted stay in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. FARRELL spent Sunday
with relatives in Wilmington.
Miss Bina Foard spent Sunday with her
brother Howard, in Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. A, vreeland was tina guest of
her mother. Mrs. Ogle, on Sunday.
The Kings Daughters met on Mon day
evening at the residence of Mrs. n. G. Price
Mrs. Robert E. Wiley was the guest of
her grandmother, Mrs. G. A. Ogle this
week.
Mrs. Clara Banks-nee SWANS very ill
at her home. near Stanton. Her mother is
staying with her.
Mrs. Moody has opened candy store and
ice cream saloon at Mrs. Rowan's old stand.
Be sure to give her call.
Miss Lizzie Davidson has returned from a
visit of several weeks to her sister, Mrs. NJ.
B. Dunlap, of Wilmington
Last Sunday being Whit Sunday, the P.
E. Church was appropriately and beauti-
fully decorated with flowers.
The merry -go-round is we'll patronized
tits quite the thing now to go and see the
"merry -go-round," and the riders.
A number of wheelmen passed through
town on Sunday. Our little town seems to
have become favorite halting or resting
place for them.
An excursion TO Germania Park rendered
the arrival of the Major on Monday much
later than usual. She arrived at 1 o'clock
a. M, to the great discomfort of her pass
engers.
The contest for the Demorest medal was
participated in by six members of the Loyal
Legion, and while we heartily congratulate
Miss Dora Frempt as the successful con-
testant, we desire to make honorable men,
ton of the declamations by Misses Bernice
Kane, Lily Hines. and May Southwick. AS
the medal cannot be presented unless there
are six contestants, and two Of the number
decided to drop out on Tuesday, Lidie
Nichols and Beulah Marley filled the va
cancies solely to oblige the four remaining
contestants, consequently had not received
any training of any account The judges
previously selected were Superintendent
Griffin and Mr.. Mote, of Port Penn, but the
storm preventing them from attending
Messrs. Reuben P. Japvier, of Wilmington,
George A. Gassner and w. A. Jester, of
Delaware City, kindly consented to act as
Judges. The Medal was presented by Rev.
George s. Gassner.
The little temperance workers gave their
proposed entertainment on Wednesday
evening, to an appreciative but limited
audience, owing to the unfavorable weather
the hall was not we'll filled. The little
folks were in good trim, and entered into
the spirit Of their work with right good
will. Even the little tots sang Justify Of
the virtues of prohibition tproumbition as
Sambo said bewailing the sad and baleful
influence of the fiend-rum. The pretty
costumes, the bright eyes and faces sur
mounted by wreathes of white flowers. the
soldiers. sailors, and last but not least,
Sambo and his inimitable appeal as he
chung the BOTTLE" the white cap and
crossed Kerchief of the Old Woman who
lived in a shoe, were all very pieaing.
The decorations representing
woods, in which the Temperance
Picnic was held, and favorably considered
by the birds-whose opinions were quantity
delivered by little Myra Nichols-the var
ious songs sung in chorus and separately by
several of the children, not ommiting to
mention "Dear Mother Merryhearts" own
songs, to which we listened with great
pleasure, testified to the skill and patience
of the ladies specially interested in the
society and to whom much credit is due,