Middletown transcript., 1896-01-18
DELAWARE CITY.

CkdtiDS lS SuOu Ou LIE udStu.
Mrs. Carter is somewhat better.
The Ice men are busy getting ice.
Miss Jennie Clark is somewhat better.
Capt. McMunn spent Sunday at home.
Fred Reybold spent Sunday with his par
ents.
John Aspril, Of Wilmington. was in town
on Tuesday.
Solomon Fountain was injured while at
work at Fort Delaware.
Miss Mollie Pordham is visiting friends
in Wilmington.
Mrs.J H. Roberts has been visiting her
son in Wilmington.
Miss Rebecea Clark has recovered from
an attack of bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. FARRELL entertained
Rev. Alfred T. Scott this week.
Miss Mollie Bracken, of West Philadel-
phia. was in town on Sunday.
Chas. Southwick has gone to Fort Hamil-
ton to reside with his parents.
The Mite Society of the Presby
Church metat Mrs. William Walls.
Mcclellan Reeves and wife, of Phoenix
vile, Pa, areguests of his parents.
Mrs. II. G. Johannes and Mrs. Amos Col
lins visited Wilmington on Tuesday.
Mrs. Howard Foard and daughter have
returned to their home in Philadelphia.
The Daughters of the King met at the
residence of Mrs. N. G. Price Monday even
ing.
Mrs. Frank Armstrong entertained her
sister, Mrs. L. Devoe. of Chester, Pa, this
week:
Miss Lidie Ewing and two friends, of
Wilmington. spent Wednesday with Mrs.
John Keane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. FARRELL entertained
Gov. Richards, Of Montana and his sister,
Mrs. Carlisle, on Thursday.
The W. G. r. US held their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of the president. Miss M. Janvier.
Rev. Alfred T. Scott preached in the M.
E. Church on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Services have been held in the church for
pasttwo weeks.
There are an unusual number of the
members of the Catholic Church i'll. Un-
Gle John O'neal is in serious condition al
so Michael Corbit and Patrick Tosney.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church met in the lee
ture room on Thursday afternoon. The
Young Peoples Missionary Society met on
Friday evening.
The stockholders of the Delaware City
| National Bank held their annual meeting
and election this week, selecting the old
board Of directors with Henry Cleaver
president and Francis McIntire. cashier.
William ,Newkirk, of West Philadelphia
met with an accident few days ago result
| ing in death. He was the son of William
Newkirk who is the brother of Mrs. VIM
| Mullen, and a resident of Delaware City
| some years ago. His wife survives him.
Marsh fires are unusually extensive fre-
| quently iniurying the farmers fences and
hedges. On Tuesday by this. means Steve
art Beck lost about fifty tons of hay. Sports
men are complaining that it destroys thu
coves for game.
A shooting match took place on Tuesday
between the Port Penn team: William
Bland, Geo. Bland, Bayard Fisher, s. Dyer
James Connor and three Yearsley brothers
and the Delaware City team: T. Stradler
Geo. Price, W. Reybold, Edwin Reybold
J. Rupp, John Longland, Elzie Longlane
and Messrs. Stout and Griffin. Neither wor
as there was tie.
| The regular monthly meeting of the Ep
worth League was held on Monday evening
| Those elected to serve as officers for th'
next year were Rev. J. Edwin Amos, presi
dent; George W. Craig, vice president; Mrs
VIM. Hemphill, second vice president; Mis-
Anna A. Pennington, third vice president
George R. Wharton, fourth vice president
Miss Lizzie M. Cleaver, secretary; Samue
r. Hines. Jr., treasurer.