Middletown transcript., 1897-10-09
DELAWARE CRY.

Mis- Mary Higgins is visiting in Wood
bury. NJ.
Mr.. ". W. Chesirs is on wheeling tour
to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. McIntire spent Tuesday
in Philadelphia.
Messrs. Geo. and s. Ford, of New Castle,
were in town on Friday.
Miss Allie Clark attended Miss Arm
strong's wedding this week.
Preparatory lecture on Friday evening in
the lecture room of the Pres. Church.
Miss Annie Cheairs is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. R. c. Manning, in Trenton.
Mr.. Benson. of Wilmington, spent Sum
day with his relative VIM, Wingate, sr.
Mrs. Harry Swain and Miss Matte Swain
ofst Georges, were in town on Thursday.
MIR. William Jester has entered the law
department of the University of Pa. as q
student.
Rev. Geo. s. Gassner attended the meet
ing of the Church Club in Wilmington on
Tuesday.
The Young Peoples Society met in the
lecture room of the Pres. Church on Thurs
day evening.
Miss Nellie Pryor who has been visiting
Mrs. Geo. W. Reybold has returned to
Salem. NJ.
DR.. Duer and family, of Philadelphia,
also Mr.. Duer, his brother, are guests Of
Mr.. Henry Higgins.
The engagement of Miss Madaline Col
bourne to r.Judson Sprankle of Tennessee
has been announced.
Mrs. II. s. Thompson attended the Con-
vention of the Foreign Missionary Society
held in Germantown, Pa, this week
Rev. L. A. Oates returned from Bedford
Springs much improved in health. Mr..
Oates attended the Presbytery in Milford
this week.
Mr.. N. Geo. Price went to Wilmington
on Thursday to see his mother who is in
poor health. Miss Lou will visit her on
Saturday.
Miss Matte McMunn was elected as
Superintendent from the Methodist Sunday
School, and Miss Buelah Marley from the
Presbyterian.
There have been two or three cases of
diphtheria in town recently. One of Mr..
Summers Vankirk's children died last
week and another has been very ill with it,
also his wife.
The New Castle Co.. Sunday School Con-
vention will meet in the Methodist Church
in Delaware City on Nov. 4th. A meeting
was held on Friday evening to arrange
committees for the occasion.
The sad news of the death of Mrs. Nc
Dowell was received here on Tuesday. Her
death occurred in Mexico where she had
gone for her health. DR.. and Mrs. Nc
Dowen have many warm friends here who
sympathize with him in his great bereave-
ment.
The Delaware City Public School en- ded
its first month Sept 3o There were 1877
pupils on the roll. There were IS of these
present every day during the month. Those
receiving an average of 90 per cent. or over
were: George Clark, of the Academic De-
partment; Mabel Hicken. Miranda Nickle.
Caroline Clark, Alice Reybold, Laura
Young, Nellie Davidson, Florence Lee, and
Blanche Clayton of the Grammar Depart
ment; Carl Adler, Clara Swan, Morton
Price, Ella Wortz, Mary Schaefer, Verta
Wingate and PAUL. Bowen of the Interme-
diate Department.: Carl Aker. Lionel Bright,
Eugene Armstrong, Lydia Nickle. Grace
VonCulin, Alice Hickey, Mary Jester, Mar
ian Price. Mary Money, Alice Woods, Sadie
Woods and Lavada Knight of the Prim ary
Depart ment.
The W. G. T. q. met at the home of M rs.
Lynn on Monday evening. Quite number
were present including several visitors. The
meeting was opened in the usual manner
with singing and prayer, reports made by
the different committees, delegates ap.
pointed to attend the county convention
held in Georgetown this week, two or three
designations accepted subscriptions received
for the debt on the w. G. T. q. temple in
Chicago, and Superintendent appointed for
Sunday School work. After the business
of the evening was concluded the social
part of the program followed. Singing By
Miss Laura Frempt and Mrs. Frank Jester,
recitation by Miss Beulah Marty; reading
Ia sketch of Gen. Neal Dow's life" by
Mrs. VIM. A. Jester. Refreshments were
served and soon after the guests departe d
bearing with them the remembrance of a
pleasantly spent evening. Miss Matte jan
vier, president of the Delaware City Union.
was elected as a delegate to the County
Convention with Mrs. Julia Brewer as al
ternate.