Middletown transcript., 1898-05-14
DELAwARE CITY.

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Miss Jennie Vail was in Wilmington this
week.
Mrs. F. G. Warner visited in Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Mr.. E. Herbert of New Castle. was in
town this week.
Rev. and Mrs. H. s. Thompson were in
Philadelphia this week.
The ladies of Christ Church are having
the parish house painted.
The Daughters of the King met at Mrs.
Colburn's on Monday evening.
Miss Laura Frempt and father are visit
ing her sister near St. Georges.
Mr.. Parmalee Kidd, wife and sister Miss
Hettie were in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Wiley, of Philadelphia, viii
spend Sunday with her grandmother.
Mrs. David Cloud. of Chesapeake City,
Nd, is the guest of Miss Edna Ubil.
The Rectory Improvement Society met
at Miss A. Hunters Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard McMullen, of Will
mington were oyer-sunday visitors at her
parents.
Mr.. Chas. M. Curtis. of Wilmington. Of
fciated as lay reader i'll Christ Church last
!; Sunday.
The ladies of the Golden Eagle Society
held reception in their hall Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Martin B. Dunlap and wife were in
town on Wednesday. also Mrs. Clara A.
Downs
Misses Ida HerIshizer and Lidie Stout. of
Philadelphia. were over-sunday visitors in
town.
There were no services in the Presbyter-
ian Church last Sunday on account of the
pastors illness.
Interesting services have been held this
week in the R. G. Church. Several priests
were here establishing mission.
A search light is in operation every night
at Fort Delaware, throwing its powerful
light down the bay every fifteen minutes.
Mrs. F. Sherman, Mrs. E. s. Lloyd and
son returned to Wilmington on Sunday
from an extended visit to Mrs. Joseph
Ellison.
A schoo~ er lyirg in the canal near the
pivot brluse has been converted into a
boarding house for men employed at the
Battery.
Mrs. N. Geo. Price, Mrs. II. G. Johannes,
Misses Lidie Nickle, May and Margaret
EYerengam attended the Junior Auxiliary
meeting in Wilmington on Saturday.
Rev. Fletcher Clark. of Philadelphia, will
oficiate in Christ Church on Sunday. The
Holy Communion will be celebrated at
1890 a. m. Service both morning and
evening.
Fitzhugh Lee, the eighteen months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph s. Dun
lap of Wilmington, died on Monday Of
Spinal Meningitis. The remains we're
brought here for interment in Delaware
City Cemetery on Wednesday.
Two frame houses belonging to Mr.. J.
T. Cheairs below the old mill were burned
to the ground on Saturday night. Fortu-
nately for the town the wind was from the
northeast. Mr.. Cheairs was fully insured
but the tenants lost their little all.
The young ladies Of the Presbyterian
Church held Red, White and Blue Festi-
val on Tuesday evening in the lecture
room. Strawberries, cream and cake were
The order of the evening. The young ladies
were dressed in white with red, white and
blue ties at the throat. Willie Keane was
dressed as Uncle Sam which %was novel
and taking idea. Sum realized was $40.
A sad result of the war was the death oil
young John B. Anderson who was injured
while employed in placing the mines in
the river near here. He was member OF
the Epworth League. The funeral took
place on Sunday. Services were held in
the NJ. E. Church which were rendered
more impressive from the fact of the church
being draped with flags bearing the en-
blem of mourning, in honor of the victims
of the Maine disaster for whom a memor-
ial service was held in the evening. ReY,
Il. s. Thompson conducted the service.
The remains of the young man were in
TERED in the Delaware City Cemetery.
The Epworth League received their
friends and the st. Georges League on Mon
day evening. Rev. Mr.. Collins, of St.
Georges, opened the exercises with prayer,
and after singing "My Country It's of thee, u
Mr.. Thompson made a brief address urg
ing the necessity of National Christian
Commission, which was followed by an
address by Rev. Mr.. Westerfeld, of Chesa
peake City, who is president of the Mary
land League. Music was furnished by
part of the Delaware City Orchestra. Al
the close of the exercises Mr.. Thomp son