Middletown transcript., 1894-03-31
DELAWARE CITY.

MISS Julla CLARK Is VlSltlnS III Inliduei
phia.
Samuel Reeves and family are visiting
Clament Reeves.
Mrs. Mollie Smith is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Julia Breuer.
Miss Bertha Grant, of Philadelphia, was
in town on Monday.
Miss Annie McAllister is the guest of the
Misses Vail, in Dutch Neck.
/. Mrs. Rowan, who has been visiting in
Camden, n. j., has returned.
Edward Loos, of Philadelphia, visited
N. G, Price during the past week.
The Clothes-pin Sociable was given last
evening, in the Methodist Chapel.
The Misses Dilworth and Miss Price, of
Port Penn, were in town last Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. Taylor, from near Whining
ton, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bright.
Miss Fannie Cheairs who is student at
Swarthmore College, is home for the Easter
| holidays
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canal lock here resulted in the catch of
Is 900 herring.
A schooner load of ice from down East is
in the dock here for various parties in the
neighborhood.
Mrs. Emma Robertson, who was visiting
her son, Albert G. Robertson, in Washing
D. c., has returned.
Quite number of our sturgeon and shad
fishermen have gone down the bay. We
wish them good luck.
Misses Z I. Pennington and Lucy Jack
son entertained Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Raby
and daughter, Easter.
The mild weather that has generally pre-
vailed has started up mut h activity among
farmers and gardeners.
Mrs. Charles Bright, who is the guest of
Mrs. Alex Jarrell, will return to her home
in Wilmington on Saturday
Mrs Breuer at the time of this writing is
considered seriously ill. Her sister, Mrs
Byles of Philadelphia, is with her
Owing to the absence of a Methodist
clergyman, that church was not open last
Sunday except for Sunday School.
Mr.. Stout is busy having the Delaware
City Hotel refurnished prepared and
painted for the coming summer business.
The sloop that has been sunk in the
Wide Water, in the canal. for year or
more has been raised and is again in use.
Edward Milne, who was formerly pro-
prietor of the Robinson house here, has
again taken up his residence in Delaware
City.
Mrs. Powers and Miss Mary Powers. of
Connecticut, who have been visiting Mrs.
N. G. Price, started on their homeward
journey to-day.
Old Glory Council, No -, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ,
will attend Divine Services at the Episcopal
Church, in body, on Sunday. The Easter
music is 10 be repeated.
Country post-offices are usually slip-shod
w. w. Chairs and VIM. Price gave general
satisfaction and g. w. Bright is yet better.
His prompt, courteous and careful atten-
ton to the postal affairs leaves nothing to
be desired.
Rev. J. E. Amos, recent incumbent of
one of the Wilmington churches, is to be
the new methodist minister here. Irres-
pective of denomination we all extend a
cordial welcome to him. Rev. A. P. Pretty
man, his predecessor, we are informed goes
to Zion ceurch, near Elkton. Mr.. Pretty
man leaves many good friends in Delaware
City, who will be glad to see him when he
isso good as to come back and see US.
Last Sunday the Episcopal Church, as
Usual, had special feast-day service. The
church was beautifully decorated with cut
and pot flowers, and the choir did their
best. Mrs Won Culin's solo, "Open me the
Gates" was particularly pretty and Miss
Pennington deserves much praise for her
skillful rendition of the alto parts. Mr.,
Brown has a fine, rich bass voice and unfor-
tunatcly, has been suffering for some weeks
with a severe cold. Mrs. Won Culin and
Mr.. Brown have recently Joined the choir,
to its very great improvement. 1t is to be
hoped that some of the money lately so
literally contributed by some good people,
will be devoted to the Sunday School. 1t
has no library and is in deplorable condi-
ton AT the annual parish meeting on
Monday, the old vestry wBs reelected with
tl,a addition of Mr. TT Scott