Middletown transcript., 1898-05-07
DELAWARE CITY.

The Anderson fishing feet is having bad
luck.
H. G. Clark was in Philadelphia tins
week.
Mrs. Ida Creed spent A e,lne.day in Viii
ming
Mrs. James Clark was in Philadelphia
this week.
Miss Bina Morris spent few days at
! home this week.
Mr.. Richard Starr, of Salem. N. J., was
in town OH Monday.
Miss Annie Ayers was the guest Of Miss
Sadie Roberts this week.
Mr. Eugene Culisun. Of Camden, N. J..
Is sojourning here for few weeks.
Miss Lucie Martindale aud Miss May
Thompson were in town over Sunday.
Hiss Laura Belvile is entertaining her
cousin. Miss Mary Taylor,of Wilmington.
Mrs Geo. c. Bennett ofHarrisburg, Pa /,
was an over-Sunday visitor at her mothers.
Mrs. Thomas Heather, of FELTON,. visited
her brother, Mr.. John Warren. OH Sunday.
Miss A. E. Janvier and Mrs Hartman
spent Sunday with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cook. of Wilmington, oficiated as
lay reader in Christ p E. Church on Sun
day.
Miss Isabelle Williams who has been Wis
iting Miss Edith Vankirk has returned to
her home in Claymont.
Mr.. Edgar Price and son Paul, of Mil
lington, were guests of his brother, WA.
Price part of last and this week.
On Thursday mines we're begun to be
placed in the channel of the river on the
Delaware City side of the fort under the
direction of Major Andrews who is for the
present residing in the town.
Judging from the number of flags Of
of various size flying in town flom several
windows. the people here are quite pa
triotic. A deep interest is shown by the
eagerness to hear the latest war news, and
the arrival of the mail morning and even
ing is an event of unusual interest.
The young people of the Presbyterian
Church will hold q strawberry festival in
the lecture loom on Tuesday May 10th in.
the evening. Proceeds to be added to the
sum in hand which is to be devoted to buy
ing an organ for the Sunday School room.
As this is real necessity their friends will
do well to patronize the festival.
Mr.. Frank Bruner has entered upon a
venture, namely: sailing herring for sale.
He has men employed to catch the fish and
salt them down. The fish are not caught in
big net, but in scoop net. they are so
numerous. The Big run of fish in the
river was on Sunday and Monday. At
time of writing the shad fishing is not so
active as at the first of the week.
Miss Laura Frempt was highly compli-
mented last week while attending the Sun
day School convention held in Dover. Last
November when Che con vention was held
here Mr.. Calhoon. of Wilmington, the mus
ical director, and Miss Frempt sang a
hymn as a duet which so delighted the
audience that they were requested to re-
peat it in the evening which request wa
made last week as it was noticed they were
present. Miss Frempt has been invited to
to sing in Wilmington in the near future.
Mrs. Ellen Rodney Voris died in Will
mington few days ago in her 77th year.
She was descendent Of Caesar Rodny, one
of the signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. Mis-. Voeis- was well known
here, having been a resident of the town
for several years. She was deYout mem
Der of the Episcopal Church holding the
position as teacher in the Sunday School
while here. Strong warm friendships were
formed during the time and even her casual
acquaintances regret the death of so gentle
and estimable woman. The funeral SER
vices were held in ST. Andrews P. E.
Church in Wilmington, on Tuesday and
the remains were inferred in the Whining
ton and Brandywine Cemetery.