Middletown transcript., 1898-04-30
DELAWARE CITY.

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Monday evening.
Miss Lidie Bradway, of Atlantic City, was
in town this week.
Mrs. VIM. T. Vail and daughter visited
in Philadelphia this week.
Miss Florence Vanhekle, Of Philsdelphia,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Julia Brewer anG Miss NJ Mum re-
turned from few days visit to New Castle.
Rev. and Mrs. H. s. Thompson also at
tended the convention held in Dover this
week
Miss Annie schunder viii be the guest of
Miss Sallie Gassner over Sunday at Quaker
town. Pa.
Messrs. John Foard, Of Newport, and Eli
Foard, Of Chesapeake City, spent Monday
in town
Miss Tillie Murcb, of Wilmington, was
an over-Snnday visitor at her sisters, Mrs.
VIM. Milne.
The Literary Society of the Presbyterian
Church met on Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Matte Price.
Mrs. VIM. Jester and Miss Annie Schun-
der attended musical at the Century Club
in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church met in the lee.
ture room after prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Laura Frempt and Miss Katie Aker
attended the Sunday School Convention
held in Dover on Thursday as Delegates
from the Presbyterian Sunday School.
Rev. L. A. Oates requested the officers Of
the different organic ,lions connected with
the church and Sunday School TO meet
him at the Manst Friday evening to talk
over their work
Tie blacksmith shop at the Battery
burned down on Saturday early in the
evening. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Fears were entertained by some of the town
folk, ofthe fire reaching the ammunition
which is stored there.
1t was reported ON Sunday that Mr.. Vim.
Anderson and two of his boats had been
pressed into service by the Government
The true state of the case was that he and
his boats were hired by government to
lay the mines in the river.
The weather forecasts for Thursday
proved mistake. Instead of warm wave
with thunder storms, our town and vicinity
were visited by a fierce storm of wind,
sleet and hail. The hail cutting the leaves
of the trees into small bits which were
hurled some distance by the cold strong
north east wind.
1t is generally conceded that the people
here are not so much afraid the guns on Ft.
Mott as of the Spaniards if they should be
so fortunate as to reach our near neighbor-
hood. 1t is stated that one gun on Ft Mott
if fred will shatter every pane of glass in
the windows here. 1t is to be hoped there
will be no necessity for this monster to be
fred off. The sunrise aud sunset gun
shakes the houses somewhat once in while
but this is not the one referred to. J
Our State law affecting tramps should be
enforced here. One lady says she has fed
them every day for the past two weeks. A
lldu USSScQ lOI iOOu hil0 L1Oucy Ol OuH-
day night at a housr which had been closed
for the night, and as there, were no men in
the house the food was refused him as we'll
as the money. There should be some
measure adopted to prevent such occur
rences. Women when alone will not open
doors at late hour to strangers even
though hungry.
A large number of friends and relatives
attended the wedding of Miss Lottie Bland
to Mr.. Everett Craig OH Wednesday evening
in the Methodist Church which was prettily
decorated for the occasion. As the bridal
party entered the church Miss Hart of Will
mington played the wedding march. The
ushers were Messrs. George Bland, Clarence
Craig, Vance Craig, and Jas. Wakefield, of
JenkintowD, Pa After the ceremony was
concluded a reception was held at the home
of the brides father near Port Penn. The
bride received many valuable presents.
Rev. H. s. Thompson was the officiating
clergyman. Friends were present from Will
mington. Warwick, Nd, New Castle. st.
Georges, Port Penn and Jenkintown, Pa.