Middletown transcript., 1895-05-11
DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Laura Sadler is home on visit.
Mr.. w. Kennedy is the guest of Mr.. Hen
ry Higgins.
Miss Maggie Stout spent Wednesday il
Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Reybold has been visiting il
Wilmington.
Miss Rose Olive spent a few days in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. VIM. D. Clark, who has been i'll, j.
again able to be out.
Mrs. Lynn returned on Monday from 9
visit to Wilmington.
Robert Mills and family, of Wilmington
spent few days in town this week.
Bishop Coleman made his annual visit to
Christ Church on Thursday evening.
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Co.,
is making improvements on its wharf.
The Rectory Improvement Fund Society
met at Miss Hunters on Monday evening.
The w. G. T. U. Society met at the resi-
dence of Miss Julia Brewer on Monday
evening.
The Junior Auxiliary of the P. E. church
meets at st. Andrews church in Whining
ton to-day.
zer, of Philadelphia are visiting their SIS
ter, Mrs. Stout.
John Swan, who has been spending few
weeks with relatives in town, has resumed
his duties on the Alsenborn.
A ladies' chapter of the Golden Eagle
Society was organized here on Wednesday
and several ladies were initiated.
Mr.. Willard Smith, principal of our pub
hoc Tod Cr1D int
ent of the Public Schools of New Castle
county to succeed Mr. Griffin.
Miss Nettie Colburn was at Marshfields-
their country residence-for several days
last week, making preparations for the
arrival, this week, of the family for the
summer season.
boardwalk near the Methodist chuch is
most distressing and it is more than dis
tressing to be obliged to call the attention
of the readers of the TRANSCRIPT here and
elsewhere, to such facts. 1t is disgraceful.
By special request we call the attention
of the board of town officers to the dis
graceful conduct on our streets at night
Rowdyism and rum seem to be the order
OF the night. 1t is suggested by a gentle
man of our town that the store-keepers be
obliged to close their stores earlier; seeing
the impossibility of any necessary article
being sold after ten o'clock, it is cause for
wonder why they persist in keeping open
until midnight.
The Delaware City Auxiliary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society held a
meeting in the NJ. E. chapel on Thursday
evening. The meeting was ably and grace
fully presided over by Mrs. J. Edwin Amos
whose heart felt interest In the subject
handled during the evening" rendered it
most interesting. This subject was Africa
the missionary work, the use or abuse of
rum and opium, which Mrs. Amos said is
carried out to the natives by the same
ship that transports the Missionaries zone
ruins the soul which the other tries to save"
The program was varied one. Singing by
the choir Of the old familiar hymn From
Greenlands Icy Mountains" was heartily
Joined in by all present. The Bible readings
in which several joined responsively was
followed by an earnest prayer by the
pastor. which in turn was followed by the
corresponding secretary, Miss Ella Craig,
reading the minutes of the last meeting.
Then Mrs. Amos in delightfully."- pleasant
manner and an incredibly short time,
shipped us from New York to Liverpool,
thence to Africa, q voyage singularly free
from the usual discomforts of sea voyages
not even sea.sickness to contend with.
Miss Matte Mum in clear, distinct voice
read paper on Africa, which carried us a
little further on our journey. Mrs. C. Won
Culin read brief, but exceedingly in.
teresting account of Fetish Worship. Miss
Eva Gardiner contributed to the pleasure
of the evening by reading an extract from
letter by Missionary Bishop. entitled,
"Black Faces-Whits Hearts," Some
facts in regard to the opium and liquor
traffic as hindrances to the Missionary
work wereiread-frst as recognized in India
Miss Anna Pennington; Pacific Isle," by
Miss Irene Davidson; "China," Mrs. Ella
Jester; Testimony of Native Rulers" by
Mrs. James Pordham; Suppression lof
Liquor Trafic.h by Miss Grimes; 'Resolu-
tions of Our Own Missions" by Miss Anna
Pennington; sMiss Willard's Polyglot
Petition" Mrs. Hemphill and a short ad-
dress to the children by the President on
the habits and customs of the native
Africans we're both instructive and enter
tanning. Small baskets, termed spice
boxes, for the moment-containing printed
and numbered slips or SD ices were passed
around among the audience. and as the
numbers were called out the person holding
that bit of spice read it aloud. Everything
pertained to Africa and the liquor traffic,
even the solos sung by Mrs. Won Culin,
Misses McMunn and Cairns. and the hymns
by the choir. Miss Sadie Craig presided at
the organ. After the singing by the choir
of God be With Us It'll We Meet
Again." the bsnedictinn was pronounced
by Rev. J. Ewin Amos, and 1.-THE Night in
Africa" was concluded. We regret the
lack of interest shown by many of our
town people in subject of such vital i'm