Middletown transcript., 1898-04-23
DELAWARE CITY.
Early Fountaine is home for week.

Early Fountaine is home for week.
Miss Hannah Swan has returned tc
Philadelphia.
Mrs. F. T. Eagle. of New Castle, visited
her aunt this week.
Miss Mary Higgins is visiting friends in
Woodbury., NJ.
Mrs. F. Newkirk, of Wilmington, i.
visiting her brother.
Mics Bessie Mills. of Wilmington, was in
town on Wednesday.
Miss Stella Ferguson, of Wilmington, is
quite i'll with pneumonia.
Rev. George S. Gassner is isspending few
day in town this week.
Rev, A. P. Vanderbogart has declined
the call to Christ Church.
Major Raymond inspected the govern
ment works here on Wednesday.
Roy Keane, Norman Cleaver, Fred. Rey-
bold and Miss Lippincott spent Sunday in
town.
Mrs. James E. sadler and Miss Julia have
gone down the bay as usual with the fish
ing feet.
The Sunday School Convention Of the
Episcopal Church met in Wilmington on
Thursday.
Mr.. Swariz, of Germantown, is sojourn-
ing in Company with Mr.. Gassner in town
fora few days fishing.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Lottie Bland and Mr.. Clarence Craig. on
the 27th, in the NJ. E. Church.
The Women's Home Missionary Society
met in the lecture room of the Presby-
terian Church on Wednesday evening.
The ladies of the Mite Society we're most
successful in their efforts to raise SPECIAL
fund for a special need of the Church.
The President, Mr.. Gillingham, and Sec
retary, Mr.. Nicholson, of the Chesapeake
& Delaware Canal Co., were in town on
Wednesday.
The Convention of the W. G. T. q. held
at Townsend last week was attended by
Miss NJ. E. Janvier and Miss Beulah Marley
of the Delaware City Union.
psrish meeting was called after service
on Sunday n,jrning to discuss the question
of calling rector to Christ Church parish.
No conclusion was arrived at and there is
still no prospect of regular services in the
church.
Work on the battery is SO rushed and the
number of workmen employed has been
increased to such an extent that the men
are unable to secure boarding or lodging.
Several sleep in the lookup for want of
better quarters.
The entertainment given on Friday
evening by the Literary Society of the
Presbyterian Church was an enjoyable
affair. The young ladies sustaining their
parts with remark lie degree of skill and
showing conclusive evidence of their
ability as amateurs. The dignified chaper-
on, Miss Bessie Price; the typical old maid
so familiar with "our beloved Shakespeare. y
Miss Berenice Keane; the little Irish girl
whose brogue "the loike yess niver did
see," Miss Natalie Reybold; the charming
young pseudo widow, Miss Matte Price;
the widow Barnstaple with her numerous
blunders. Miss Nellie Vail; the trim maid,
her dark hair and eyes contrasting with the
snowy whiteness of the coquettish little
cap, Miss Julia Sadler; the two young girls
who were at once the delight and torment
of their chaperon's life, Misses BERTHE Clark
and Mary Tugend, were the characters in
the drama, "The Oxford Affair."" which
full house deeply appreciated. The young
ladies were kindly assisted by Mr.. Harbert
the Tell-known soloistof Wilmington, who
delighted the audience with several vocal
selections with piano accompaniment by
Mr.. Hadley. also of Wilmington. The
Delaware City Orchestra also rendered q
kind assistance. These gentlemen, Messrs.
G. Pancoast. G. Vail, II. Heal and George
Thompson accompanied on the piano, by
Miss Matte McMunn and Miss Nan Hemp
hill. have recently organized their orches-
ira but fully demonstrated that evening
their capability. Taken all together it was
as interesting and enjoyable an affair as
anything ever given here.