Middletown transcript., 1898-01-15
DELAWARE cry.

Miss Anna Clark is visiting her sisters.
The Juniors gave social on Thursda.
/ evening.
Miss Florence Davidson was in town or
Thursday.
A protracted meeting is being held in the
NJ. E. Church.
Mrs. Captain Howell who has been i'll i:
convalescing.
The friends here of Mrs. Eliza Appleton,
of Odessa, will regret to hear of her severe
illness.
Mr.. Chas. M. Curtis. of Wilmington. of
ficiated as lay reader last Sunday in Christ
Church.
The Incubator Company is preparing and
sending out their usual large annual amount
of mail.
Mrs. Hummel Berghans, of Athens, Pa,
made brief visit to friends in Delaware
City last week.
Mr.. Richard Cam, tax collector. will be
in town on the 21st and 2sth of this month
at Johnson's Hotel.
Miss Jennie Case, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Miss Annie Hickey enroute for the
home of her parents near FELTON,.
Mr.. Geo McIntire, who has accepted a
position as teacher in the public school at
Blackbird, is at home ill with severe cold.
Bishop Monaghan visited St. PauI's R. C.
Church on Sunday. A choir from Will
minington rendered several fine selections:
A somewhat favorable report has been
received from Rev l. "A Oates of his brother
whose serious illness is OBTAINING Mr.. Oates.
Evening Services at Christ P. E. Church
will commence at 7.30 hereafter. There
will be services held in the church next
Sunday.
Mrs Alice Clark will rent her town house
and move to the old Clark homestead now
occupied by Mr. Edward Clark and family
in the spring.
Several of our young people attended
the dinner party given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Cleaver on Thursday at their home
near McDonough.
The Canal Carpenters have been at work
at this end of the canal. A brace has been
placed at the lower end of the logs at the
pivot bridge which will prevent persons
harboring their row boats there as they
have done for years
Mrs. Sarah Robinson, late of Whining
ton, was buried to-day in the Delaware
City Cemetery. Services were held in the
NJ. e Church of which the deceased had
been prominent member for many years.
She was 70 years old. Rev. T. s. Williams
and Rev. R. T. Scott attended the funeral.
The notice of the death of Mr.. Moses P.
Handy recalls the fact of his fathers incar-
ceration on Ft. Delaware during the late
wal. as political prisoner. Rev. Mr.. Handy
kept diary while there which was subse-
quently printed in book form under the
title of ~ nited States Bonds"
Oficers-elect of Old Glory Council Jr., o.
o. A. M. of Delaware City installed on 1
Thursday evening by J. Amos Collins and
also on Friday evening in New
ark Mr.. Collins and staff installed the Of
fcers-elect of American Flag Council Jr. o.
o. A. M.
Miss Josephine Foard is visiting Mrs. F.
McIntire en- route to Middletown. At pres
ent she has gone to Blackbird as a substi-
tnte for Mr.. McIntire. Upon her return
she will complete her visit to Mrs. McIntire
and Mrs. F. BelYille then leave for series
of visits to Middletown, Wilmington.
etc.
There will be musicale given on Tues
day evening, Jan. 18th in Central (Mulli-
gansO Hall under the auspices of the ladies
of Christ Church for benefit of the Church.
Prof Bartlette. of Wilmington, the we'll
known and popular elocutionist,w will recite;
there will be piano and violin solos. An
fine program has been prepared
with great care in order to make the enter
first class. Miss Dure, of Will
will sing.