Middletown transcript., 1896-03-07
DELAWARE CITY.

Miss Matte Price spent Sunday at home.
William Mullen. Jr., and wife are in
town.
Miss Jennie Clark was in Wilmington on
Saturday.
Mrs. John Swan, Jr., visited Baltimore
this week
Miss Fannie Cheairs is visiting friends in
Wilmington.
Rev. J. Edwin Amos spent Thursday in
Philadelphia.
Prof. Stubs. of Wilmington, was in
town on Tuesday.
Miss Cora Dunlap has returned from
visit to Blackbird.
William Mullen. of Wilmington. was in
town on Tuesday.
Miss Annie Hunter has recovered from
her indisposition.
james Vandegrift. of Port Penn, was in
town on Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Riley spent Sunday with
Miss Stella Ferguson.
Miss Maggie Stout visited friends in
Philadelphia this week.
The Misses Ubil entertained few friends
on Wednesday evening.
Fred Reybold, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Mrs. Carter is also very i'll. Her sister
Mrs. Foster is with her.
The Masons gave supper on Tuesday
evening at Stout's hotel.
Harry Mullen arrived in town on Tues
day from New Haven, Conn.
Miss Ida Hulshizer, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Miss Maggie Stout.
Mrs. George N. Bright is much better and
has gone away to the sea shore.
1t is reported the Steamer Reybold will
resume her trips on Monday, 9th.
Mrs. Howell has returned from pro-
tracted visit to Washington, D. c.
A preachers meeting was held on
Thursday at Union A. NJ. E. Church.
There was no service at Christ Church
Sunday owing to.the illness of the rector.
Miss Bessie Price is a student at the
night school at Goldeys Commercial COL
lege.
The w. C T. U. met at the home of Mrs.
Frank Jester, near town, on Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Mccall, Jr., and children,
of Wilmington. were visitors in town last
week.
George Rodgemen, of Chester, Pa, was
the guest of his aunt. Miss A. Cooper, on
Thursday.
Rev. George s. Gassner attended the
funeral of Rev. DR.. Gary at New Castle on
Wednesday.
The members of the M. Z. Church gave |
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos pleasant surprise at |
the NJ. E. Parsonage on Thursday evening.
Miss Retta Rurnite has returned from a
visit to her parents in Callmer, Pa. George
Cairns who accompanied her has returned |
also.
Old Mr.. Bowen is very i'll at the home of
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen is quite aged, this being his S9th I
year.
Attention is again called to the condi-
ton of the boardwalk at Colyin's Corner.
It nearly caused all accident to two ladies
on Sunday.
William Mullen. Sr.. is very i'll with
typhoid pneumonia. A trained nurse has
h,rk
tertained of his recovery.
A party of young people pleasantly sur
prised Eugene Reybold, Jr., on Friday
evening. Those present were Aida Dun
lap, Anna Hemphill, Laura Householder.
May Taylor, Ida Fountain, Beulah Marley,
Minnie Steele, Georgia Money, Elsie Price,
Harry Steelman, Elwood Anderson,
Eugene Householder. Ira Mote, Fred
and Willie Schunder.
Mrs. R. A. Barr celebrated her SD BIRTH
day on Saturday. Mrs. Barr who is well
known and highly esteemed in the town
and vicinity was born in Saybrook, Conn.,,
where she spent the years of her childhood
and girlhood. She has been a resident of
Delaware City for many years, having
married DR.. John Barr, son of DR.. j. Barr,
of Middletown. Their married life was
spent here and she continued to reside here
after his death. There is a peculiar signi-
iicance attached to this lady's birthdays as
they occur only on the Goth of February.
she can celebrate the occa-
sion only when leap year comes. Her
next birthday will not occur for eight
years. Her friends congratulate her and
wish her happy return of the day. She
was the recipient of several pleasant re-
minders from her friends. +