Middletown transcript., 1898-03-12
DELAWARE CITY.
Mrs. John Cairns is critically III.


Mrs. John Cairns is critically III.
Capt. McMunn was in town on Monday.
The Misses colburn returnedon Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Wingate, sr. is improving in
health.
The Major Reybold resumed her trips on
Tuesday.
Miss Hannah Swan has returned to Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Emma Robertson is visiting friends
in Smyrna.
Miss T: Murch is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Milne.
Miss ]. W. 5. Marley was in Wilmington
on Saturday.
Mr.. H. Moore has accepted position in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Geo. N. Bright visited Wilmington
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. Bidd lie, of Wilmington, was in
town this week.
Mr.. F. Gray spent Sunday with his par
ents in Wilmington.
Rev. DR.. Geo. c. Hall officiated in Christ
Church on Tuesday night
Mrs. John Davidson has returned from
the hospital but is very i'll.
Mrs. sprankle is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Colburn.
Prayer meeting has been resu med in the
Presbyterian lecture room.
Mr.-H. Connolly. Of Wilmington. spent
Monday and Tuesday in town.
Rev. L. "A. Oates visited Baltimore and
Washington, D. c., this week.
DR.. Dunlap is having the frame house ad-
joining his grounds enlarged.
Dr. L. E. Barrett will preach in the NJ:
E. Church next Sunday evening.
Miss Carrie Clark is the guest Of her sis
ter Mrs. Mitchell in Aberdeen, Nd.
Mrs. N. Geo. Price visited Mrs. Price
senior in Wilmington on Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, of Wilmington, Wis
tied her mother and sister on Sunday.
Mrs. John Keane and Miss Berenice made
brief visit to Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Frank Reybold entertained her sis
ter. Miss Florence Tyabout on Tuesday.
Mrs. Clayton VonCulin and daughter
spent Sunday with friends in Philadelphia.
The lumber and bricks for the house to
be built for Mr.. F. c. Warner arrived this
week.
The Mite Society of the Pres. Church met
on Thursday at the home of Mrs. Geo, w.
Reybold.
Messrs. Frank Pordham. William j. Beck
and Stewart Beck were in, Wilmington or
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Benson, of Rock
land, visited relatives and friends in town
on Sunday.
Francis D. Dunlap has been appointed
bridge-tender to fill the vacancy caused by
| his fathers death.
A collection will be taken for the benefit
of the Cuban sufferers on Sunday in the NJ
E. Sunday School,
The ladies of Christ Church parish have
been making further and most desirabl;
improvements at the rectory.
DR.. and Mrs. Dunlap entertained Mrs F
T. Eagle, of New Castle; and Mrs. Murray
and Mrs. Clark, ofPhiladelphia on Monday
The w. c. T. U. met on Monday evening
at the M. e. parsonage. An unusually in.
teresting meeting was held; sketches Of Miss
Wizards life were read.
The fishermen have been out in the river
with their nets for week About 1000
herring were caught in the locks on Sunday
night (Query-Has gentle spring come with
the herring, the blue bird, the robin, and
the frog?)
Miss Laura Frempt, who has held the po-
sition of leading soprano in the choir of the
Pres. Church for eleven years. has resigned.
This fact is to be deplored as the absence Of
Miss Frempt's voice will be keenly felt. AS
leader of the choir she has given her time
and energy with unfailing interest and her
friends regret her decision.
Mr.. E. Hance has made clean sweep in
the old yard of the Maxwell house. Several
of our town people have improved ~ the
trees on their sidewalks by heheading them.
These trees and the grass-grown streets
(when they are clean) are the attractive
features of the town.
Bishop Coleman presided ut meeting in
the parish house after service last Thursday
night, for the purpose of considering the
advisability of calling rector Since that
time the Rev. Mr.. Vanderbroken was ten
dered call. Up to this date it has not
been accepted although very little doubt
seems to exist about his acceptance