Middletown transcript., 1894-06-02
DELAWARE CITY.

Mss Susie Moore is visiting friends in ST
Georges.
; Miss Lucy Ford, Of New Castle, spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
John G. Hall. of Washington, D. c., ii
visiting friends near Delaware City
Mrs Mary Moore, of Philadelphia, il
visiting her mother. Mrs NJ. Hunter.
Mrs. NJ. Gardiner, of Bryn Mawr spen
several days this week with relatives in
town.
Miss Emma Jones, accompanied by her
mother, went to Philadelphia this week to
have an operation performed OH her eyes.
Bishop Coleman visited Christ Church
parish on Friday evening of last week, for
the purpose of administering the rite of
| Confirmation
The ladies the NJ. E. church held fes-
tival for several evenings this week. We'd
nesday evening although stormy, was quite
success as they realized $17
Charles Cleaver whose death occurred
suddenly on Saturday night, was buried in
Hickey Grove Cemetery on Wednesday
Mr.. Cleayer was a resident of Delaware
City some years ago and was much respected
by the townspeople. A wife and two
daughters survive him.
Miss Alice Phillips whom we reported as
visiting in town last week, did not arrive
mt fHrrn oHatY nf 10
is a graduate of the Newark Training
School for nurses; is an accomplished nurse
and an estimable young lady. Her friends
here are greatly interested in her success.
The tent, flying horses and all the para
phernalia of the merry-go-round has dis
appeared from the green to the great dis
comfort of the children and some others.
After three weeks of varied success and var
liable weather, they left on Tuesday for
Salem, NJ. tits reported they realized $50
one of the first evenings of their sojourn
here. Ayoung lady, Miss Lizzie Crowding,
met with an accident on Friday evening.
The horses were in motion and finding she
was alone, she attempted to jump to the
ground. Failing to reach the ground she
struck the cable and being frightened
tainted. 1t was reported she was seriously
injured. A carriage was obtained and she
was taken to her mother at Mr.. Stout's hotel
She had entirely recovered from the effects
of the fall in day or two and says she was
more frightened than hurt
Decoration Day was observed here as
ucual, ON Wednesday. It has become the
custom, here as elsewhere, to not only deco
rate the graves of the soldiers-these alas!
are not all decorated-but those of persons
to whom their friends desire to pay such
tribute of affection. As we understand it,
Memorial Day was day dedicated to the
memory of our fallen soldiers; to be used as
Decoration Day for the sole purpose of
present time, if it were not for the flags
placed on their graves, it would be impossi-
BILE to tell which is which. A gentleman
"The people 60 out there just
before Decoration Day, get everything in
fine trim. dig out place in the grass for all
old tin can or broken glass jar place bou-
quet in it and go away. In few days the
flowers are withered. Some of them in
course of time are thrown away, the can or
jar remaining an unsightly object; and there
are great many who never go near these
graves again until Decoration Day comes
around again. l must confess l don't like
to see it, besides, it is not a family day; It's
soldiers day"