Middletown transcript., 1894-06-30
DELAWARE CITY.
Miss Keen, of Blackbird, is in town.


Carter
Mrs. f. McTntire visited Wilmington or
Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Dunlap is visiting relatives in
Philadelphia
Mrs. Ogle and Miss Nj ills spent Wednes.
day in Wilmington.
Mrs. Martin B. Dunlap, of Wilmington,
was in town on Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Davidson starts for visit to
relatives in Boston to-day,
Robert Mills returned on Wednesday
from trip to Winchester Va.
Miss Hodgson, of Wilmington, is being
entertained by Mrs. George Green.
Miss Annie Hunter spent Tuesday night
and part of Wednesday in town.
Miss Ida Stanley, of sunbury. Pa, the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Julia Brewer.
W, Mullen and family are visiting
Mrs. William Mullen on Adams
street.
John G. Holl, of Atlantic City, was in
town on Wednesday Ell route for Balti-
more
Misses Helen Cheairs and Mary Reybold
attended the Commencement at Delaware
College last week
Rev. ]. S. Marsh, of Baltimore, was the
guest of Rev. Mr. Amos on Sunday, and
preached in the NJ E. Church on that dav.
Miss Adaline Cooper has returned home
after an absence of several months. Miss
Cooper has been very i'll, but is convalesc-
ing.
The Daughters of the King met at the
residence of Mrs. H. c. Johannes on Mon
day. They decided to postpone their meet
ings until September.
The steamer Cadwallader is making an
trip through the canal. Passing
through in the daytime, thus giving ample
opportunity to see the beauties of the
canal. 1t is be continued thus, the summer
season, and is an opportunity long desired
by many.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
The usual closing exercises of the Della
ware City High School occurred on We'd
nesday evening, and Assembly Hall was
crowded beyond its seating capacity,
Notwithstanding the extreme heat. The
greeting by several boys and girls was we'll
delivered, also the motion recitations
Who Was She?" by Harman Dempsey,
vas quantity recited by the bright eyed
title boy. Mira Nickle in her usual clear,
tones delighted us with "a
%aughtly Little Chick" The "Wand
Drill" by boys and girls of the interme-
late division was spiritedly and beauti
ully executed. Special mention should be
made of Mary Woods and Donald Cheairs,
9th of whom were faultlessly lythe and
raceful in every movement. The earnest
ess of the boys in Looking Ahead" tes-
fled to the time spent by teacher and pu-
lis in order to enable them to give SO
erfect recitation, The May Pole Dance
as very prettily executed by number of
iris in the grammar division. There were
,ur prizes given-Two for department, to
lark Beck and Alice T. Reybold-two for
est improvement in writing, to Charles
ibson and Myra Nickle. The main feature
the evening was a dramatic paraphrase
lsed upon Tennyson's Dream of Fair
omen, making very picturesque and
ljoyable entertainment and giving the
retty girls chance to do and look-their
EST. Miss Berenice Keane attired i'll
assic gown reclined upon the messy bank
I'd as the visions appeared gave voice to
er dreams. Miss Stella Ferguson ap-
Jared i'll two visions-''MaFy Queen of
'ots." and Tranquility" while Miss
lille Gassner portrayed both Night" and
Miss Minnie Morris as
Portia'' recited ''The Quality of Mercy
an exquisitely modulated voice. Miss
ertie Clark represented Morning." also
loan of Arc and in the latter made
ost impressive appearance. Miss frankie
empsey as Grace Darling" delighted the
Idience with a boating song and as
flaude Muller with a recitation. Miss
attic Price was the Sweet Sister of Char
=" Miss Julia Sadler took the character
Cleopatra with her black eyes, brow
und with FURNISHED gold, and Miss
,rtrude Sader Priscilla the Puritan
alden" who "cometh to tighten my
art with her beautiful smile of content
ent." Miss Edith Van Kirk was handsome
her representation of Lady Macbeth
lere were number of other pretty and
aceful characters who appeared as the
r sleeper dreamed and recited. Too
1ch praise cannot be given Miss Keane
: her admirable rendition in which she
troduced the different visions. The
ale was a tableau of all the visions beau
ully grouped with might" disappearing
the back ground and Tranquility"
nding over the dreamer with outstretched
nds as it were in benediction. In the
.eground stood the "Sister of Mercy" at
e side, at the other knelt "Pocoahontas,
e whole presenting most effective scene.
Thursday evening the regular Com
exercises were held, L. Irving
indy, Esq, of Newark, the orator of the
,ning. The graduating class numbered
hit was as Mr. Smith said, "as fine
SIS as any institute in the State could
n out" (By the way, Mr.. Smith is
I'd principal and it is hoped by many that
services will be secured for the next
ny. The markings of the class were
tie high. Miss Stella B. Ferguson gave
Salutatory, and the Valdictory was won
iss Matte Price. The other members
the class were William H. Van Hekle,
~ "An Intellectual Mint" E. L. Tosney,
Miss Mary j.. Morris "Rowing
/ Drifting" Miss Bernice Keane, "There
no Alps" Miss Gertrude Sadler, "The
nifty of Labor" Miss Edith VanKirk,
lie Advantages of Education. Mr.. l..
ing Handy is always sure of 'carn,
come in Delaware City. The subject of
Grafton was "The Public Schools of
aware" He gave history Of the origin
maintenance of the State schools,
xlng many comparisons between then
now" Rev J. Edwin Amos made a
# address to the graduating class, pay
a tribute at the same time to the men,
of the late Mrs Rutherford r Haves