Middletown transcript., 1896-10-10
DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Elsie Hickey spent Sunday in
Philadelphia.
| Mr.. Frempt and daughters are visiting in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. C. W. Pancoast visited Philadelphia
on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin have gone to Phila.
delphia to reside.
Miss Matte Hicken, of Chester, Pa, was
in town last week.
Mrs. Frank Schunder is the guest of her
mother near Port Penn.
A few oyster shells are most urgently re-
quired on Fifth street.
Rev. L. A. Oates attended the meeting oil
the Presbytery this week.
Mrs. Samuel Vail, of Dutch Neck, spent
Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ida Greed and children visited re-
latives in Philadelphia this week.
The ladies of the Methodist church
cleaned the church on Thursday.
Mr.. Halstead Warrick and sister re-
turned to Glassboro this week.
Very pretty new stained glass windows
have been put in the M. E. chapel.
The canal carpenters have arrived and
are at work on the drain ditch bridge.
John FARRELL is able to be down stairs and
manages to get about without crutches.
Miss Annie Hicken is expected home
next week from visit to friends in Ches-
ter.
Mrs. Peoples expects her sister, Miss
Anna Clark, of West Philadelphia, on Sat-
urday.
Miss Lucy Jackson has returned from
protracted visit to her sister at London
Grove, Pa.
Mrs. F. s. Dunlap and mother attended
the funeral of relative in Bridgeton. N.
T., last week.
The Rectory Improvement Fund Society
met on Moday evening at the home Of
Miss Fannie Reeves.
Mrs. G. Newbold Price, Jr., and Mrs. G.
N. Price, Jr.. were guests of relatives in
town on Wednesday.
The Whist Club, of which Mrs. r. g.
Manning nee Cheairs was member, pre-
sented her with an exquisite china set.
The A. NJ. E. Sunday Schoool Convention
held in the Odd Fellows (oId carriage fac
tory on Thursday was well attended.
Miss Annie Hunter went to Philadelphia
on Tuesday to meet her nephew, Mr.. Harry
Moore of Los Angeles, CAL, who has icome
to visit his old home hoping to benefit his
health.
Rev. II. s. Thompson, of the New Jer-
sey conference and son of the present pas
tor, preached in the Methodist church last
Sunday evening. Rev. T. B. Hunter, who
is the guest of his mother, preached in the
morning.
The yacht Venitza has moved below the
bridge for the winter; also Mr.. Hilles yacht.
This is rather an unusual thing as it was
considered difficult for bridge tenders to
see boats coming from the locks if masted
vessels were moved on the east side of the
canal.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary OF the P. e. Church was held on
Thursday in st. Andrews church, Will
mington. Rev. Geo. s. Gassner. Mrs. Swan
Sr., Mrs. N. Geo: Price. Mrs. a. G. johann
mes, Mrs. o. Jones and Mrs. ]. Amos Col
Inns attended the meeting.
AS boat containing eleven workmen
was returning from Ft Delaware on We'd
nesday the high prevailing wind upset the
boat and if it had not been for the timely
assistance of Capt. William Giberson whose
boat was near at hand, serious results
would have followed ,as it was only three of
the men received kucking.
George McIntire, William D. Clark and
E. Reybold will attend Goldey's this year.
Having beer student in this well known |
and popular institution. we are heartily |
glad of its success. Prof. Goldey is pains |
taking and desires his teachers to be So
his standard of scholarship also conduct |
is a. high one and deserves special commen-
dation. Several from our town have al |
ready attended the college; some have been |
graduated from it.