Middletown transcript., 1898-03-19
DELAWARE CRY.
Mr.. Roy Keane is home this week.

Mr.. Roy Keane is home this week.
Mr.. Thomas sadler spent Sunday in Har-
rington.
Miss Jennie Vail spent Sunday in Will
mington.
Miss Lottie Bland spent Monday in
Wilmington.
Mr.. Richard Starr. of Salem, N. j., was
in town on Tuesday.
Miss Bertha vandegrift spent Wednes.
day in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Purnel L. Mcwhorter, of Middle
town, was in town this week.
Miss Julia Clark is reported very i'll at
the Hot Springs in Arkansas,
Arthur Heather was given a surprise
party on Wednesday evening.
The Literary Club met at Miss J. W. J.
Marley's on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. W. Beck and Mrs. o. B. Wingate
were in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Mrs. Lena Linn was the guest of her
sister in Wilmington this week.
A company of soldiers are to be sent to
Ft. Mott (Finns PoinD this week.
Mr.. Harry J. Moore is employed in New
York city instead of Philadelphia.
Mr.. George McIntire spent Sunday al
home his health is much improved
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church met at Mrs. J. Thomas Prices home
The ladies of Christ Church parish have
been busy papering the rectory this week.
About sixty soldiers arrived this week al
Fit. Delaware from Ft. McHenry, Balti
more.
Miss Julia sadler and Miss Agnes Val
enjoyed visit to the Quaker City thi'
week.
A young lady of our town received as I
valentine a hadsome cinceraria in ful
bloom.
Rev. W. ]. Wilkie, of Midd letown
officiated in Christ Church on Tuesday
evening
Nr. and Mrs. George Hoefsr. son ant
niece, of Philadelphia, are guests of Mr.
Peter Frempt.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Vail spent Wed
nesday with her sister, Mrs. John Vande
grift. near Port Penn.
Mrs. Eugene Lindsay has left Delawar
City. Mr.. Ferguson will reside in th'
Lindsay house next year.
Mrs. John Warren and son. visited il
| Wilmington this week. Mr.. Warren
visited near Middletown Saturday aud
Sunday.
Mr.. Yirden, contractor of Lewes, is il
town. He has the contract for Mr.. F.
Warmers house for the cellar of which
ground has been broken.
The cottoge prayer meeting of the W. c
| 7. q. met on Thursday at the home o
Mrs. A. ]. Pennington, The birthday o
Gen Neal Dow was appropriately remem
bered.
A number of our town people visited
Wilmington this week. Among them wer
Mrs. Geo. Green, Misses Sadie and Ami
Roberts. Adelbert Beck, Mrs. Raymond
Hickey. Mrs Samuel Hickey.
The law regarding the killing of rabbit
should be enforced here. Nearly every
day, Sunday included. men and boys will
dogs are hunting them in the swamp bacl
of Fifth street. 1t has been the custom
here to feed the dogs on the young rabbits
every spring.
DR.. Barrett's last visit as Presiding Eide
| in the NJ. E. Church was made here las
Sunday. At the close of the service tn
congregation was invited to come forward
and bid him farewell. "God be with you
till we meet again." was then sung. Will
deep regret the farewell was spoken, as DR.
B. had made many warm friends in tn
town.
The attendance at the prayer meeting il
the lecture room of the Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday evening was larger thar
usual Miss Laura Frempt was regularly
appointed organist and during the servic'
Miss Frempt and Miss Ella Cleaver sang
duett This was an agreeable departur
from the ordinary usual exercises and wa
duly appreciated.